Clarke County, Space

Overview:

  • Title: Clarke County, Space
  • Author: Allen Steele
  • Year: 1991
  • ISBN-10: 0099787504
  • Publisher: Legend
  • Price: £4.99
  • Pages: 302
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Clarke County, Space
  • Notes:
    Dated 1st printing of 1991 edition. Month from Locus1. First known Legend printing. Title page:
    • "Allen Steele"
    • "Legend Book" as sub-imprint.
    Copyright page:
    • "A Legend Book"
    • "Published by Arrow Books Limited [over] An imprint of Random Century Group"
    • "First published in Great Britain 1991 by Random [over] Century Group"
    • "Legend edition 1991"
    • "© Allen Steele 1991"
    • No number line.
    • 10-digit ISBN.
    Back cover:
    • "UK £4.99 AUS $10.95 * recommended price" (no other pricing)
    • "Illustration Julian Baum [over] Science Photo Library" (no visible signature)
    Locus1 wrongly credits "cover by David. A. Hardy". Julian Baum's artwork, titled Space Art: Ships Of Long Range Pioneer Fleet, can be seen here at fineartamerica.com (as of 2020-02-02). The signed Gurney Norman half-page essay is on unnumbered page 6. It appears to be selectively quoted from a NASA debate thread here. The novel starts on the first numbered page, 11. Gloss cover.