The Centauri Device
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Doubleday, 1974
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- Editions recorded
- 11 on Open Library, 7 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Centauri Device?
The first edition of The Centauri Device by M. John Harrison was published in Garden City, N.Y by Doubleday in 1974.
How many editions of The Centauri Device are there?
We track 2 editions of The Centauri Device, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.