The Big Lifters

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Overview:

Title: The Big Lifters
Author: Dean Ing
Year: 1988
ISBN-10: 0312930674
Publisher: Tor
Price: $16.95
Pages: 243
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Novel
Title Reference: The Big Lifters
Notes:
• "First printing: July 1988" • First printing by number line 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 • Map and illustrations by Alan McKnight on copyright page, none are signed • "Jacket art by Elizabeth Frayn" on rear flap, as is "Jacket design by Carol Russo", no visible signature on the wraparound artwork • The artwork is actually by Alan Gutierrez, as per his website which also offers an 'explanation' of the circumstances of the purloined artwork being used without his permission or knowledge; the painting had not previously been used but became the cover for Terraforming in 2016.