Doomsday Book

Overview:

• Title: Doomsday Book
• Author: Connie Willis
• Year: 2001
• Publisher: The Easton Press
• Pages: [20]+445
• Binding: Hardcover
• Type: Novel
• Title Reference: Doomsday Book
• Notes:
  • "COLLECTOR'S EDITION" (over) "Bound in Genuine Leather" stated on the title page.
  • "The special contents of this edition are copyright © 2001 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.
  • Pages are gilt-edged and there is a gold satin ribbon bookmark bound into the book.
  • The frontispiece, credited on the title page only, is on the page facing the title page.
  • The introduction appears on unnumbered pages, so the pages before the first numbered one have been added to this record in order to place it. The first of the unnumbered pages counted here is the half title page, which would be [1], the back of the frontispiece would be [3], and so on. "Acknowledgements" are on p. [9].
  • "Collector's Notes" (uncredited) are on a double-sided blown-in (unbound) sheet.
  • This edition is a facsimile reprint of the 1992 Bantam Spectra edition.
  • Verified copy was purchased for approximately $50.00 from the publisher.
  • There is an untitled excerpt credited to "Brother John Clyn, 1349" on p. [19].