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Publication: The Sands of Mars

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  • Publication: The Sands of MarsPublication Record # 451649
  • Author: Arthur C. Clarke
  • Date: 1964-00-00
  • Catalog ID: X281
  • Publisher: Pan Books
  • Price:
    5/6?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: 207
  • 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 Sands of Mars by W. F. Phillipps
  • Notes:
    • This pub, probably an overseas edition, is similar in all points to the other 1964 edition priced 3/6, except for the fact that :
      • No price appears on cover.
      • The only price mentioned is the Australian one : 5'6 on bc.
    • "This edition published 1964 by Pan Books Ltd."
    • Printing not stated, no number line [later printings establish the first in 1964]
    • Cover artist not credited but the signature WFP is clearly visible.
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