The Dreadful Lemon Sky
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Fawcett Gold Medal, 1974
The first edition of The Dreadful Lemon Sky by John D. MacDonald was published in New York by Fawcett Gold Medal in 1974. We track 2 editions.
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- Editions recorded
- 22 on Open Library, 18 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Dreadful Lemon Sky?
The first edition of The Dreadful Lemon Sky by John D. MacDonald was published in New York by Fawcett Gold Medal in 1974.
How many editions of The Dreadful Lemon Sky are there?
We track 2 editions of The Dreadful Lemon Sky, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.