Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places

Overview:

• Title: Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
• Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
• Year: 1989
• ISBN-10: 080211105X
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Price: $19.95
• Pages: viii+306
• Binding: Hardcover
• Type: Non-fiction
• Title Reference: Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
• Notes:
  • "First Edition 1989" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
  • Month of publication from the code "1/89" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
  • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (1988) [incorrect], the ISBN (0-8021-1105-X), and the {{LCCN|88-11266}}.
  • "Jacket design by Jo Bonney" (over) "Jacket illustration adapted from an Australian Aborigine rock painting at Unbalanya Hill, Arnhemland" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
  • There are graphic codes at the end of each of the titles in the table of contents which indicate which of the four themes of the collection this particular essay deals with: feminism, social responsibility, literature (or writing), or travel.
  • In the table of contents and on each essays title page, there is a date which roughly corresponds with the date written or first delivered as a speech. The dates do not necessarily represent the first date of publication, which is considered the date of record on the ISFDB.
  • The collection is divided into two major parts: "Talks and Essays" (pages 1-238) and "Reviews" (pages 239-302).
  • Pages 303-306 contain the acknowledgements.