The Far Call

Overview:

  • Title: The Far Call
  • Author: Gordon R. Dickson
  • Year: 1978
  • Publisher: The Dial Press/James Wade / SFBC
  • Price: $1.98
  • Pages: 371
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Far Call
  • 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.
    • Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club for September 1978.
    • No printed price or stated date of publication. Both given here are taken from Locus #216 (November 1978).
    • "3442" printed at the bottom on the back flap of the dustjacket.
    • First printing has gutter code "T30" [verified] on page 371, indicates a printing in July 1978.
    • "Jacket illustration by Robert Adragna" (over) "Jacket design by Holly McNeely" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
    • The OCLC record, while not specific to the SFBC has the correct page count; the trade edition has 414 pages