The Demolished Man
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Overview:
- Title: The Demolished Man
- Author: Alfred Bester
- Year: 1986
- Publisher: The Easton Press
- Price:
- Pages: 250+[6]
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Novel
- Title Reference: The Demolished Man
- Notes:
- "COLLECTOR'S EDITION" (over) "Bound in Genuine Leather" stated on the title page.
- "The special contents of this edition are copyright © 1986 by The Easton Press..." stated on the copyright page. No stated date of publication.
- This is a limited edition of an unknown number of copies and was available by subscription only.
- One of The Masterpieces of Science Fiction series, indicated by the logo printed on the endpapers.
- No ISBN, no printed price, and no dustjacket as issued.
- The uncredited illustrative cover design is repeated on the back.
- Pages are gilt-edged and there is a gold satin ribbon bookmark bound into the book.
- Unusual for this series, there is no frontispiece. The interior art consists of six full-page illustrations, credited to Di Fate on both title and copyright pages. Each B&W illustration has an additional single color: three orange and three green.
- "Collector's Notes" (uncredited) are on a double-sided laid-in sheet.
- This edition is a facsimile reprint of the 1952 Shasta edition. There is a quite large bottom margin, probably due to the conversion from Shasta's 21 cm. size to Easton Press's 24 cm. size.
- Verified copy was purchased for approximately $40.00 from the publisher.