Best of Asimov

Overview:

• Title: Best of Asimov
• Author: Isaac Asimov
• Year: 1983
• ISBN-10: 3404281136
• Publisher: Bastei Lübbe
• Price: DM 19.80
• Pages: 363+[1]
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Type: Collection
• Title Reference: Die in der Tiefe
• Notes:
  • First edition of this translation.
  • {{Tr|diverse hands}}; see the individual shortfiction pieces for details, though most use the 1975 translations by Jürgen Saupe (the other ones were done by Barbara Heidkamp).
  • The copyright is assigned for the year 1973 to "Isaac Asimov/Sphere Books Ltd.".
  • Stated as a licensed edition of 1983 ("Deutsche Lizenzausgabe 1983").
  • Apparent first printing.
  • Month of publication from SF-star 1983 and the schedule of Bastei Lübbe Paperback in 1983 (one new book title each month).
  • The table of contents appears on p. 5 (p. 6 is blank).
  • The final page of the last piece of shortfiction (p. 363) is unnumbered; p. [364] lists the original titles & copyrights.
  • The only credit for the cover art is for "Ballantine", which is a publisher, not an artist; the credit for this entry is from the title's parent.
  • The cover design is credited to Quadro-Grafik.