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Publication: Down & Dirty

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  • Publication: Down & DirtyPublication Record # 54674
  • Editor: George R. R. Martin
  • Date: 1988-12-00
  • ISBN: 0-553-27463-5 [978-0-553-27463-9]
  • Publisher: Bantam Spectra
  • Price:
    $4.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 518
  • 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: ANTHOLOGY
  • Cover: Down & Dirty by Frank Riley (artist)
  • Notes:
    • A Bantam Spectra Book / December 1988
    • First printing according to the number line.
    • Titled Wild Cards V: Down and Dirty on the cover and spine, but simply Down & Dirty on the title page and the running title on every page of the book.
    • Cover art copyright © 1988 by Frank Riley on copyright page, no visible signature
    • Designated on the title page as a "Wild Cards Mosaic Novel edited by George R. R. Martin and written by..", listing 10 authors including Martin. This book in the series is more "mosaic" than previous ones in that several of the contributions have been broken into smaller parts and spread throughout the novel.
    • There is no table of contents but individual contributions are acknowledged on their respective title pages and on the copyright page. When the story is split into several parts, only the title page of the first part is credited.
    • C$5.50 in Canada
  • External IDs:
    • OCLC/WorldCat: 19090562
    • Reginald-3: 29097
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Anthology Title: Down & Dirty • [Wild Cards • 5] • anthology by George R. R. Martin

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