Publication: Off the Beaten Orbit

Publication: Off the Beaten OrbitPublication Record # 189129
Editor: Judith Merril
Date: 1959-00-00
Catalog ID: G397
Publisher: Pyramid Books
Price:
$0.35^?$: US dollar
Pages: 192
Format:
pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Cover: Off the Beaten Orbit by Richard Powers (variant of The Skylark of Space 1958)
Notes:
- "Off the Beaten Orbit (Original title: Galaxy of Ghouls)" on title page.
- "Pyramid Books edition 1959" and "(c) 1955 by Judith Merril" on copyright page.
- Cover credited by Jane Frank in The Art of Richard Powers.
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 2998568
- Reginald-1: 10038A

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Anthology Title: Off the Beaten Orbit • anthology by Judith Merril (variant of Galaxy of Ghouls 1955)

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