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Publication: Lest Darkness Fall

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  • Publication: Lest Darkness FallPublication Record # 20226
  • Author: L. Sprague de Camp
  • Date: 1988-00-00
  • Publisher: The Easton Press
  • Pub. Series: The Masterpieces of Science Fiction
  • Pages: [10]+182+[4]
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Notes:
    • "COLLECTOR'S EDITION" (over) "Bound in Genuine Leather" stated on the title page.
    • "The special contents of this edition are copyright © 1988 by The Easton Press..." stated on the copyright page. No stated date of publication.
    • This is a limited edition of an unknown number of copies and was available by subscription only.
    • One of The Masterpieces of Science Fiction series, indicated by the logo printed on the endpapers.
    • No ISBN, no printed price, and no dustjacket as issued.
    • The uncredited illustrative cover design is repeated on the back.
    • Pages are gilt-edged and there is a gold satin bookmark bound into the book.
    • The frontispiece, credited on the title page and the copyright page, is on the verso of the page facing the title page.
    • There are four full-page B&W illustrations by Morrissey on unnumbered plates, given as [4] in this record's page count after the novel's page count.
    • The introduction appears on unnumbered pages. The pages before page 1 have been added to this record to place the introduction and frontispiece.
    • ”Collector's Notes” (uncredited) are on a double-sided laid-in sheet.
    • This edition appears to be a facsimile reprint of the 1979 Science Fiction Book Club edition.
    • Verified copy was purchased for approximately $40.00 from the publisher.
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