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Publication: The Night Shapes

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  • Publication: The Night ShapesPublication Record # 44664
  • Author: James Blish
  • Date: 1962-10-00
  • Catalog ID: F647
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books
  • Price:
    $0.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 125+[2]
  • 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 Night Shapes by Richard Powers
  • Notes:
    • ©1962 First known Ballantine printing, no number line
    • The artist is not credited, Powers is on the artwork
    • The last two pages (126-127) are unnumbered and contain an Appendix listing Swahili terms and phrases from the novel.
    • Printed in the US
  • External IDs:
    • OCLC/WorldCat: 3887432
    • Reginald-1: 01498
Cover art supplied by 67.225.129.86

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Kraang 2007-06-20 20:28:05 Permanent 2022-09-05
Willem H. 2009-07-29 04:16:16 Permanent 2022-09-05
Bluesman 2009-08-30 15:54:17 Permanent 2018-12-13
Marc Kupper 2011-12-20 13:40:37 Permanent 2022-08-11
GlennMcG 2020-07-31 00:15:48 Permanent 2022-09-05
Spacecow 2021-02-02 12:42:34 Permanent 2022-09-05

Secondary Verifications

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Bleiler Early Years N/A Rtrace 2021-07-17 12:20:58
Bleiler Supernatural N/A Rtrace 2021-07-17 12:20:58
Bleiler1 (Gernsback) N/A Bluesman 2009-08-30 15:54:17
Bleiler78 N/A Bluesman 2013-01-21 14:27:35
Clute/Grant N/A Bluesman 2013-01-21 14:27:35
Clute/Nicholls Verified Bluesman 2013-01-21 14:27:35
Contento1 (anth/coll) N/A Bluesman 2009-03-13 12:05:43
Currey Verified Bluesman 2009-01-06 13:04:35
Locus1 N/A Bluesman 2009-03-13 12:05:43
Miller/Contento N/A Bluesman 2009-03-13 12:05:43
OCLC/Worldcat Verified Bluesman 2009-08-30 15:54:17
Reginald1 Verified Bluesman 2013-01-21 14:27:35
Reginald3 N/A Bluesman 2013-01-21 14:27:35
Tuck Verified Mhhutchins 2007-09-04 18:00:42
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