The Masters of Solitude

Overview:

  • Title: The Masters of Solitude
  • Author: Marvin Kaye, Parke Godwin
  • Year: 1978
  • Publisher: Doubleday / SFBC
  • Price: $3.50
  • Pages: 397+[1]
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Masters of Solitude
  • 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 November 1978.
    • No printed price or stated date of publication. Both given here are taken from Locus.
    • "1468" printed at the bottom of the back flap of the dustjacket.
    • First printing has gutter code "I43" [verified] on page 396, indicates a printing in October 1978.
    • "Jacket illustration by Emanuel Schongut" (over) "Jacket typography by Judith Turner" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
    • The copyright page lists the Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 77-92217.
    • "Portions of the book originally appeared in Galileo Magazine" stated on the copyright page.
    • The uncredited map on page [398] is signed "SPITT".
    • First printing has dark grey boards with orange/brown lettering