The Perfect Host

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Overview:

Title: The Perfect Host
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Year: 2000
ISBN-10: 1556433603
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Price: $18.95
Pages: xx+386
Binding: Trade Paperback
Type: Collection
Title Reference: The Perfect Host
Notes: First printing as per number line. Month from Locus1, which has the wrong cover artist credit. Note that this edition lacks the number in the series (here 5) which is usually present on the top of the spine.