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Publication: Das Licht der Finsternis

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  • Publication: Das Licht der FinsternisPublication Record # 716580
  • Author: Fritz Leiber
  • Date: 1983-02-00
  • ISBN: 3-404-22053-6 [978-3-404-22053-3]
  • Publisher:
    Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
  • Pub. Series: Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller
  • Pub. Series #: 22053
  • Price:
    DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
  • Pages: 233
  • 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: Das Licht der Finsternis by Darrell K. Sweet (variant of Gather, Darkness! 1975)
  • Notes:
    • First German edition ("Deutsche Erstveröffentlichung" is stated on the back cover).
    • Translated by an uncredited hand.
    • The copyright is assigned for the year 1950 to the author.
    • Stated as a licensed edition of 1983.
    • Apparent first printing.
    • Month of publication from SF-star Februar 1983.
    • A dedication is printed on p. 5.
    • The cover art is not credited, only an 'archive' is stated as the source; the artist could be determined via the English Ballantine Books edition of the novel.
    • The cover design is credited to Quadro-Grafik.
  • External IDs:
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