Mother Was a Lovely Beast
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Overview:
- Title: Mother Was a Lovely Beast
- Author: Philip José Farmer
- Year: 1974
- ISBN-10: 0801959640
- Publisher: Chilton
- Price: $6.95
- Pages: xiv+246
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Anthology
- Title Reference: Mother Was a Lovely Beast
- Notes:
- "First Edition" stated on copyright page.
- Copyrighted 1974 to Philip José Farmer; no statement of printing.
- The copyright page contains an entry for Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the ISBN.
- Booknumber 5964 on backcover.
- Publisher is given as "Chilton Book Company" on the title page and the copyright page.
- A dedication to Leslie Fiedler appears on p. v; contents on p. vii.
- P. vi cites five lines from The Winter's Tale apparently as a motto.
- The foreword to "One Against a Wilderness" is mistakenly listed as beginning on p. 109 in the table of contents.
- The cover art is not credited, but the signature 'DDYEN' is clearly visible.
- Month of publication from Locus #170 (March 15, 1975).
- "Jacket design by Graphic Dimensions" is stated and a photo of Farmer which is credited to Don Fanzo is printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.