Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories
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Overview:
- Title: Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories
- Author: Terry Bisson
- Year: 1993
- ISBN-10: 0312854110
- Publisher: Tor
- Price: $19.95
- Pages: 254
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Collection
- Title Reference: Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories
- Notes:
- "First Edition: November 1993" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
- The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (1993), the ISBN (0-312-85411-0), and the {{LCCN|93-26550}}.
- "Edited by David G. Hartwell" (over) "Design by Lynn Newmark" stated on the copyright page.
- "Jacket art by Nick Jainschigg" (over) "Jacket design by Joe Curcio" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
- Page 221 features a blank space 2cm high by full page width. Page 223 features 2 such spaces. It is clear from the text of the story ("The Shadow Knows") that something should be printed in all 3 spaces.
- According to Locus1, there are two first edition states. The first printing omits small drawings that accompany "The Shadow Knows." [Copy verified by MHHutchins contains no drawings.]
- This first state dustjacket has no white asterisk adjacent to the barcode box on the rear cover. (Apparently, the second state dustjacket has such a feature.)
- Cover and spines of both the dustjacket and the book give the title as Bears Discover Fire.
- Other price: Canada $27.95