In the Time of War and Other Stories of Conflict / Master of the Road to Nowhere and Other Tales of the Fantastic

Overview:

  • Title: In the Time of War and Other Stories of Conflict / Master of the Road to Nowhere and Other Tales of the Fantastic
  • Author: Carol Emshwiller
  • Year: 2011
  • ISBN-10: 9781848631540
  • Publisher: PS Publishing
  • Price: £49.99
  • Pages: ix+141+ix+157
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Omnibus
  • Title Reference: The Seducer
  • Notes:
    • Illustrated limitation page appears after the front loose endpaper of the In the Time of War side with the following statement:
      • "This double edition" (over) "In the Time of War and Other Stories of Confict & Master of the Road to Nowhere and other Tales of the Fantastic" (over) "is limited to 200 Traycased hardcovers signed by Carol Emshwiller and introducers Ursula K. Le Guin and Phyllis Eisenstein. An unsigned edition is also available."
      Following the statement is the author's signature, below which are the signatures of both introducers. At the bottom is printed "This is copy" followed by a white box in which the copy number is handwritten.
    • This edition was dustjacketed and slipcased in a cloth box, and not traycased despite the limitation page statement.
    • The dustjacket's artwork is duplicated and adhered directly to the book's boards.
    • The two collections are published tête-bêche, i.e. head to tail, similar to an Ace Double.
    • Each collection has its own title page, copyright page, and story credits page.
    • The same untitled and uncredited single-page author bio appears after each collection with four blank pages between them.
    • "Published in May 2011 by PS Publishing Ltd." and "First Edition" stated on both copyright pages.
    • "COVER ART Copyright © 2011 by the Estate of Ed Emshwiller" and "Design and Layout by Alligator Tree Graphics" stated on both copyright pages.
    • The ISBNs of both this signed edition (978-1-848631-54-0) and the trade edition (978-1-848631-53-3) are stated on both copyright pages.
    • "Jacket art by Ed Emshwiller" (over) "Jacket design by Alligator Tree Graphics" printed on the both flaps of the dustjacket.
    • The ISBNs and prices of both editions are printed on both flaps of the dustjacket.
    • The advance review copy of this publication printed the collections consecutively and not back to back.