Brain Wave, cover of the IBooks, Inc., 2003 edition (the New English Library 1976 cover is not yet photographed)IBooks, Inc., 2003 cover

Cover of the IBooks, Inc., 2003 edition of this book. The New English Library 1976 jacket has not been photographed yet.

(1st ed. reprinted) / introduction by Brian W. Aldiss. Hardback

Brain Wave (1976)

Publisher New English Library Year 1976 ISBN 9780450029813
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Who published the Brain Wave 1976 hardback?
New English Library, London, in 1976, in hardback.
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Who published the Brain Wave 1976 hardback?

New English Library, London, in 1976, in hardback.