The Tough Guide to Fantasyland

Overview:

• Title: The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
• Author: Diana Wynne Jones
• Year: 1998
• ISBN-10: 0886778328
• Publisher: DAW Books
• Price: $6.99
• Pages: 302
• Binding: Paperback
• Type: Non-fiction
• Title Reference: The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
• Notes:
  • "First printing, December 1998"
  • 1st printing per number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  • "Cover art by Walter Velez" on the copyright page. No visible signature on the artwork.
  • Map artist not credited. The map on pages 6-7 is signed "©98 Miles Short". It's possible this is for humor and not the artist's name.
  • LCCN from LoC catalog lookup.
  • "DAW Book Collectors No. 1107."
  • Catalog ID "UE 2832" on the spine.
  • The last three pages of the book have no printed page numbers on them.
  • The book is formatted like a tour guide with a map, an introduction called "How To Use This Book", and topical sections organized by each letter of the English alphabet.
  • Illustration notes:
    • Each topical section begins with a zoomorphic Celtic knotwork letter that matches the first letter of the topics in that section. These illustrated letters are uncredited and have no signature.
    • Small illustrations are found on pages 24, 33, 40, 51, 61, 66, 80, 85, 92, 94, 104, 122, 128, 149, 155, 166, 177, 191, 204, 208, 222, 225, 244, 257, 276, 282, and 291.
      None of the small illustrations are signed except possibly the following:
      • Page 85 has an illustration of a dragon that appears to have letters written under the tail.
      • Page 92 has an illustration signed with the initials "J.W."
      • Page 104 has an illustration of a fish that may be signed DiFate.
      • Page 155 has an illustration of a dragon that appears to have letters written under the tail. The illustration appears to the same as the one on page 85 flipped 180 degrees.
      • Page 222 has an illustration that appears to be signed "Anon" in tiny letters.