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Publication: The Reluctant Swordsman

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  • Publication: The Reluctant SwordsmanPublication Record # 46029
  • Author: Dave Duncan
  • Date: 1988-05-00
  • ISBN: 0-345-35291-2 [978-0-345-35291-0]
  • Publisher: Del Rey / Ballantine
  • Price:
    $3.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 326
  • 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 Reluctant Swordsman by Darrell K. Sweet
  • Notes: "First Edition: May 1988" No printer's key or printing statement. Book one of the Seventh Sword printed under the title on the title page and on the front cover. "Appendix: List of Swordsmen" uncredited list of ranking of swordsmen on unnumbered page following story. A Del Rey Book (over) logo (over) Fantasy at right top corner front page. Ballantine/35291/$3.95 running at top right and ending at the Del Rey logo. First Time in print on back cover. Copyright 1988 by D. J. Duncan. Cover artist not credited. Signature "DKS" initials on the lower right corner of the artwork are partly obscured by "never before" in white letters. LCCN stated on the copyright page and verified via LoC catalog lookup.
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