Childhood's End

Overview:

• Title: Childhood's End
• Author: Arthur C. Clarke
• Year: 1995
• Publisher: The Easton Press
• Pages: x+214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Type: Novel
• Title Reference: Childhood's End
• Notes:
  • "COLLECTOR'S EDITION" (over) "Bound in Genuine Leather" stated on the title page.
  • "The special contents of this edition are copyright © 1995 by The Easton Press..." stated on the copyright page. No stated date of publication.
  • This is a limited edition of an unknown number of copies and was available by subscription only.
  • One of The Masterpieces of Science Fiction series, indicated by the logo printed on the endpapers.
  • No ISBN, no printed price, and no dustjacket as issued.
  • The uncredited illustrative cover design is repeated on the back. The human figure appears to be designed from Richard Powers cover art for the Ballantine edition.
  • Pages are gilt-edged and there is a gold satin bookmark bound into the book.
  • The frontispiece is a full-color double-page spread printed on glossy paper, and, according to the copyright page, is from the collection of David Hartwell.
  • "Collector's Notes" (uncredited) are on a double-sided laid-in sheet.
  • This edition includes the new Chapter 1, and a new foreword by the author, both first published in the 1990 Pan edition.
  • Verified copy was purchased for approximately $45.00 from the publisher.