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Publication: The Genetic General

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  • Publication: The Genetic GeneralPublication Record # 310178
  • Author: Gordon R. Dickson
  • Date: 1961-00-00
  • Catalog ID: R437
  • Publisher: Digit Books
  • Price:
    2/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
  • Pages: 155+[1]
  • 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 Genetic General (1960) • by Ed Valigursky
  • Notes:
    • "First publication in the U.K."
    • Only dates are for magazine appearance [1959] and the ©1960; year from Tuck
    • The artist is not credited, no visible signature
    • Cover art is the same as the Ace double, credited to Valigursky by the Ace Image Library
    • The last page of text is not numbered
  • External IDs:
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Clute/Grant N/A Bluesman 2011-12-20 14:07:41
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Contento1 (anth/coll) N/A Bluesman 2011-12-20 14:07:41
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Locus1 N/A Bluesman 2011-12-20 14:07:41
Miller/Contento N/A Bluesman 2011-12-20 14:07:41
OCLC/Worldcat Verified Bluesman 2011-12-20 14:07:41
Reginald1 N/A Bluesman 2011-12-20 14:07:41
Reginald3 N/A Bluesman 2011-12-20 14:07:41
Tuck Verified Bluesman 2011-12-20 14:07:41
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