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Publication: The Father of Stones

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  • Publication: The Father of StonesPublication Record # 39653
  • Author: Lucius Shepard
  • Date: 1989-05-26
  • ISBN: 0-9621725-0-2 [978-0-9621725-0-2]
  • Publisher: WSFA Press
  • Pub. Series: Disclave Guest of Honor Books
  • Pub. Series #: 1
  • Price:
    $30.00?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 133
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: CHAPBOOK
  • Cover: The Father of Stones (1988) • by J. K. Potter
  • Notes:
    • Limited to 500 signed, slip-cased copies. Slip-cases were plain black cloth with no printing.
    • Prepared for Disclave #33 (May 26 - 29, 1989) in Washington, DC. Shepard - Guest of Honor, Potter - Artist Guest of Honor.
    • Publication date from convention date.
    • Small sized (7 by 5 approx) first publication of this story.
    • First book by WSFA Press. (The Washington Science Fiction Association)
    • Set in same universe as "The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule" and "The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter."
    • No price printed on book. Price from publisher's prospectus backed up by Library of Congress listing.
    • Copies were offered for sale prior to the convention for $30.00 plus $3.00 shipping (U.S.) or $5.00 shipping (outside of U.S.).
    • Copies were mailed to buyers beginning in early June after the end of the convention.
    • PV's copy confirmed via postcard on February 3, 1989.
  • External IDs:
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Chapbook Title: The Father of Stones • chapbook by Lucius Shepard

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