Elfland

Overview:

  • Title: Elfland
  • Author: Freda Warrington
  • Year: 2009
  • ISBN-10: 9780765318695
  • Publisher: Tor
  • Price: $25.99
  • Pages: 463
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Elfland
  • Notes:
    • First printing that states "First Edition: August 2009" over "Printed in the United States of America" over "0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
    • The publisher is stated on the title page as "(Tor logo)" over "A Tom Doherty Associates Book" over "New York".
    • Priced for sale in Canada at C$32.99. Prior to verification this ISFDB publication record reported the price as $25.95. The publication states $25.99. The source for $25.95 is unknown but is probably a pre-publication price.
    • The story ends on page 462. Page 463 is not numbered and contains an "About the Author" bio/essay. Page 464 is blank.
    • The cover artist credit is stated on the back jacket flap. A signature is not visible within the artwork.
    • The interior artist is credited on the title page.
    • The copyright page credits "Edited by James Frenkel".
    • The copyright statement is "Copyright © 2009 by Freda Warrington".
    • The copyright page includes a Library of Congress Cataloging-in—Publication Data block with "2009012918".
    • A limited Amazon Look Inside is available for this publication. Amazon did not include the front/back covers nor dust jacket flaps and is missing some of the preliminary pages. Here's a list of the pages in the publication and what Amazon shows:
      • [0] Front cover - Amazon has a generic image.
      • [1] Half title - not on Amazon.
      • [2] Books by Freda Warrington - matches.
      • [3] Title page - matches.
      • [4] Copyright page - matches.
      • [5] Dedication statement - not on Amazon.
      • [6] Blank - Amazon has "This page is intentionally left blank."
      • [7] Introduction - matches
      • [8] Blank - Amazon has "This page is intentionally left blank."
      • [9] "Elfland" - matches.
      • [10] Blank - Amazon has "This page is intentionally left blank."
      • [11] Prelude - missing from Amazon
      • 12 second page of Prelude - matches
      • [13] Interlude - matches
      • 14 to 462 - seems to match - I did not inspect every page.
      • [463] "About the Author" - matches
    • Primary verification is against a public library copy. I should be able to retrieve this publication if needed for a verification question. ~Marc Kupper.
    • March 15, 2011: The list price is no longer available on Amazon.com under this ISBN implying the publication is out of print and and CDN$ 32.99 on Amazon.ca. Amazon is offering a "Hardcover, Bargain Price" at $10.40 (60% off) which reports the list price as $25.99 and that the book is in stock.