The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle

Overview:

  • Title: The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle
  • Author: Peter Beagle
  • Year: 1979
  • Publisher: The Viking Press / SFBC
  • Price: $4.98
  • Pages: xiii+429
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Omnibus
  • Title Reference: Come, Lady Death
  • Notes:
    • "Book Club Edition" printed at the bottom of the front flap of the dustjacket indicates a printing by Doubleday for its various book clubs. It was available from several clubs at differing release dates and prices.
    • Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club for Spring 1979.
    • No printed price or stated date of publication. Both given here are taken from the SFBC catalog.
    • "1599" printed at the bottom on the back flap of the dustjacket.
    • The verified copy has gutter code "J21" on page 428 indicates a printing in May 1979. This may not be the first SFBC printing, because the book was released in May also.
    • "Jacket illustration by Darrell Sweet" printed on the front flap of the dustjacket.
    • Each work has a double-page illustrative title page, credited to Darrell K. Sweet on the copyright page. (This credit differs from that given for the dustjacket art.)
    • The introduction "The Self-Made Werewolf" is called simply "Introduction" on the contents page and is signed "Peter S. Beagle".