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Publication: The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World

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  • Publication: The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the WorldPublication Record # 38877
  • Author: Thomas M. Disch
  • Date: 1998-05-00
  • ISBN: 0-684-82405-1 [978-0-684-82405-5]
  • Publisher: The Free Press / Simon & Schuster
  • Price:
    $25.00?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 256
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NONFICTION
  • Cover: The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World by Thomas Stvan [as by Tom Stvan]
  • Notes:
    • No statement of edition on the copyright page, but there is a complete number line: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
    • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (1998), the ISBN (0-684-82405-1), and the LCCN.
    • Month of publication from the date/price code "05982450" printed on the back cover of the dustjacket.
    • "Designed by Pei Koay" stated on the copyright page.
    • "Jacket design by Tom Stvan" (over) "Jacket photograph by Geoff Spear" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
    • The book is divided into chapters, but those were also published as separate essays and can be read as such.
    • $35.00 in Canada
  • External IDs:
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