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  • Publication: Courtship RitePublication Record # 189905
  • Author: Donald Kingsbury
  • Date: 1982-07-00
  • ISBN: 0-671-45224-X [978-0-671-45224-7]
  • Publisher: Timescape Books
  • Price:
    $8.95?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 463
  • Format:
    tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: Courtship Rite by Rowena Morrill
  • Notes:
    • No statement of edition on the copyright page, but there are two complete number lines, one for the hardcover edition: "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" and one for this simultaneously published trade paperback "1 3 5 7 9 108 6 4 2 Pbk".
    • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data omitting the year of publication, but including the ISBNs of both editions (0-671-44033-0 and 0-671-45224-X Pbk.), and the LCCN (81-23290).
    • No stated date of publication, only the year of copyright. Date given here is from the code "0782-850" printed on the back of the dustjacket.
    • "Designed by Daniel Chiel" stated on the copyright page.
    • "Sections of Courtship Rite have appeared in the February 1, March 1, March 28 and April 25, 1982 issues of Analog" stated on the copyright page. (The last date is incorrect as the issue was dated May 1982.)
    • "Painting by Rowena Morrill" printed on the back cover.
    • The novel ends on page 460. There is a three page dedication starting on page 461, signed by the author, and an uncredited "About the Author" bio on page 464.
    • Cover artwork is identical to the hardcover edition. Differences in this edition's cover are: 1) There is a blurb on the front cover above the author's name. 2) There is a blurb by A. E. van Vogt at the top on the back cover. 3) ISBN and date/price code on the back cover are different. 4) The statement concerning the Timescape program and cover art credit is moved from the hardcover's back flap to this paperback's back cover.
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