Mother Was a Lovely Beast

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.