Alfred A. Knopf, 1994 cover
Cover of the Alfred A. Knopf, 1994 edition of this book. The Macdonald and Jane's 1976 jacket has not been photographed yet.
Identification points are listed only where two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026.
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Knopf published the first edition in New York in 1976. The first British edition appeared in London the same year under the Raven Books imprint of Macdonald and Jane's. It is an octavo bound in black boards (described by some dealers as textured cloth) with the title in gilt on the spine, and it has red endpapers. The jacket is priced £3.95 net, so check that the price has not been clipped. Signed copies of the British first are offered at a considerable premium over unsigned ones.
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Check these points. Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: £3.95 net. Each point is confirmed by at least two independent sources.
Macdonald and Jane's, London, in 1976, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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