Publication: The Man Who Never Was

Publication: The Man Who Never WasPublication Record # 833596
Author: R. A. Lafferty
Date: 2021-03-14
ISBN: 978-1-61347-266-8 [1-61347-266-8]
Publisher: Centipede Press
Price:
$65.00^?$: US dollar
Pages: 383
Format:
hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
Type: COLLECTION
Cover: The Man Who Never Was by Jacob McMurray
Notes:
- Illustrated limitation page appearing on the last page before the back loose endpaper bears the statement "The edition is limited to 300 signed and numbered copies. This is copy number" below which the number of the copy is printed (not handwritten) in a much larger font. This is followed by the signatures of Neil Gaiman (the introducer), John Pelan (the editor and author of the afterword), and Jacob McMurray (the cover artist/designer).
- "Published in 2021 by Centipede Press" stated on the copyright page. Month of publication from the publisher's website. Pre-paid verified copy was received mid-April 2021.
- The price is not stated in the book. Price from the publisher's website.
- "The Collected Short Fiction" (over) "Volume 6" (over) "Introduction by Neil Gaiman" (over) "Edited by John Pelan" on the title page.
- "Cover artwork and design © 2021 by Jacob McMurray" stated on the copyright page.
- A full-page B&W photograph of the author appears on page [6] facing the introduction's title page. There is a half-page B&W photograph of the author on page 8.
- The contents page, the introduction, and the afterword are printed on differently colored pages.
- There is a place-keeping ribbon (purple satin) bound into the book. The book is fully clothbound.
- Statement from the publisher's website: "The three hundred signed copies (signed by Neil Gaiman, John Pelan, and Jacob McMurray) are reserved for those that are purchasing the entire set. If you order and have received unsigned copies of the previous volumes, you will also received an unsigned copy of The Man Who Never Was." Unsigned copies had the same price.
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 1257967689

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Collection Title: The Man Who Never Was • [The Collected Short Fiction (R. A. Lafferty) • 6] • (2021) • collection by R. A. Lafferty

Contents (view Concise Listing)

7 • Not to Mention R. A. Lafferty • (2021) • essay by Neil Gaiman
27 • The Man Who Never Was • (1967) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
39 • Something Rich and Strange • (1986) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
57 • Maleficent Morning • (1990) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
67 • What's the Name of That Town? • [Institute for Impure Science] • (1964) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
81 • Tongues of the Matagorda • (1982) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
97 • The End of Outward • (1983) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
113 • Oh Tell Me Will It Freeze Tonight • (1976) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
133 • Quiz Ship Loose • [Habitable Worlds] • (1978) • novelette by R. A. Lafferty
159 • Horns on Their Heads • (1976) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
179 • And Mad Undancing Bears • (1974) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
197 • Groaning Hinges of the World • (1971) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
209 • Long Teeth • (1960) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
219 • Slow Tuesday Night • (1965) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
229 • Rainbird • (1961) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
243 • Brain Fever Season • [Men Who Knew Everything] • (1977) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
263 • Day of the Glacier • (1960) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
275 • Three Shadows of the Wolf • (1975) • novelette by R. A. Lafferty
311 • Lord Torpedo, Lord Gyroscope • (1980) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
331 • Or Little Ducks Each Day • (1975) • novelette by R. A. Lafferty
361 • Marsilia V • (1982) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
379 • Afterword, and a belated thank you... • (2021) • essay by John Pelan

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Publication: The Man Who Never Was

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