The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories

Overview:

  • Title: The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories
  • Author: E. M. Forster
  • Year: 1976
  • ISBN-10: 0394721764
  • Publisher: Vintage Books
  • Price: $3.95
  • Pages: vii+143
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Type: Collection
  • Title Reference: The Curate's Friend
  • Notes:
    • Assumed first printing that states "First Vintage Books edition, September 1976." There is no number line. It seems this is a reprint as the copyright is "Copyright 1947 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Copyright renewed by Dr. Donald Ambrose Perry, Executor of the Estate of E. M. Forster."
    • While the copyright page says the initial copyright is by Alfred A. Knopf Wikipedia identifies the "first edition" as published by Sidgwick & Jackson.
    • The introduction is signed "E. M. Forster, Cambridge, England 1946" pointing to a 1946 or 1947 first publication.
    • The initial publication location/dates are not stated but the author's introduction starts out "These fantasies were written at various dates previous to the first world-war."
    • The front cover has the SBN 394-72176-4 and catalog # V-176, the spine has V-176, and the copyright page states "ISBN: 0-394-72176-4".
    • The cover artist is not credited nor is a signature visible.