Once There Was a Giant

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Overview:

Title: Once There Was a Giant
Author: Keith Laumer
Year: 1971
Publisher: Doubleday
Price: $5.95
Pages: 252
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Collection
Title Reference: Once There Was a Giant
Notes:
- "First Edition"
- Gutter code "M28" on page 252 indicating an early July, 1971 printing date (some verification copies have it partially obscured.)
- Publication date from Kirkus Reviews
- Cover artist credited on back flap of dustjacket