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Publication: The Practice Effect

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  • Publication: The Practice EffectPublication Record # 178201
  • Author: David Brin
  • Date: 1987-11-00
  • ISBN: 0-553-26981-X [978-0-553-26981-9]
  • Publisher: Bantam Spectra
  • Price:
    $3.95?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 277
  • 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: NOVEL
  • Cover: The Practice Effect (1987) • by Jim Burns
  • Notes:
    • undated 7th printing of April 1984 Bantam edition
    • after-page ads are dated in 1987, with the latest date 11/87; using that date for placement in 1987 relative to the 7/87 6th printing (reissue with a new cover by Jim Burns)
    • copyright page states "Cover art copyright © by Peter Goodfellow", but this is a mistake -- the cover is clearly signed "BURNS '86" in the lower left corner of the back (it is a wrap-around).
    • In Canada $4.50
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