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  • Publication: The Morcai BattalionPublication Record # 542345
  • Author: Diana Palmer
  • Date: 2008-04-01
  • ISBN: 978-1-4104-0539-5 [1-4104-0539-7]
  • Publisher: Thorndike Press
  • Price:
    $31.95?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 473
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Notes:
    • Large print edition
    • First printing per "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 21 11 10 09 08" number line.
    • The date of printing is given as "2008". The 2008-04-01 date is from Amazon.com. Ingram reports the publication date is 2008-05-28.
    • "Copyright © 1987 by Susan S. Kyle."
    • "Revised text Copyright © 2007 by Susan S. Kyle."
    • "This is the revised text of the work, which was first published by Manor House Inc. in 1980 under the name Susan S. Kyle"
    • The publisher is stated on the title page as "Thorndike" over "Chivers". The copyright page starts with "This Large Print edition is published by Thorndike Press, Waterville, Main, USA and by BBC Audiobooks Ltd, Bath, England." Chivers is mentioned near the bottom of the copyright page as: U.K. Hardcover: 978 1 405 64504 1 (Chivers Large Print) U.K. Softcover: 978 1 405 64505 8 (Camden Large Print) Printed in the United States of America
    • The back cover lists several ISBNs: U.S. Hardcover ISBN-13 978-1-4104-0539-5 ISBN-10 1-4104-0539-7 U.K. Hardcover ISBN 978-1-405-64504-1 U.K. Softcover ISBN 978-1-405-64505-8 barcode 9781410405395
    • The price is not stated. The source for $31.95 reported on this record is Amazon.com when checked on 2015-10-09. As of 2016-11-22 both Amazon.com and amazon.ca are reporting the book as out of print and no longer show the list price. When checked again on 2017-05-11 amazon.com is showing a $31.95 list price.
    • Pagination: A "Dear Reader" essay runs from pages 5 to 7, page [8] is blank, pages [9] and [10] are not numbered and contain an untitled acknowledgments essay, the main story runs from pages 11 to 449, page [450] is blank, a Glossary runs from 451 to 470, "About the Author" on page 471, page [472] is blank, and page 473 is a publisher's blurb that starts with "We hope you have enjoyed this Large Print book. Other Thorndike, Wheeler, and Chivers Press Large Print books are available at your library or directly from the publishers." Pages [474] to [480] are blank. ISFDB's rules about the page count indicate that the last numbered page should be recorded and so 473 is used for this record though pages 471 and 473 would not have been counted had they not been numbered.
    • The artwork is printed directly on the cover. There is no dust jacket or wrapper.
    • The cover art is credited on the back cover as "Cover design used with permission of LUNA Books". The ISFDB publication record for the LUNA edition reports that the cover art is not credited. Signature not found.
    • The Dear Reader essay on pages 5-7 ends with Susan Kyle (over) a.k.a. Diana Palmer.
    • The original publication data from Amazon.com as of 2015-10-09 was accurate.
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