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Comment by ppint.:
at least three undated near-identical reprintings distinguishable by the progressive dropping of the lowest remaining digit from the indicia publishing history printing number line, from
2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 (= first printing), 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 (=:second printing),
4 6 8 10 9 7 5 (= third printing), 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 (= fourth printing), et seq. ad inf.
(other publishers us ''0'' instead of ''10'' in their printing number lines, some use 1234567890, others 0987654321 as their base first printing number line, some space the digits and some do not, some extend the number line up to 12 , some to 15, once the printing reaches 7th or 8th, others extend it to 20 straight away once 7th or 8th printing is reached;
and latterly, i've noted publishers giving only a single number, e.g. 24 . . .)
in all cases, there is no guarantee the date of any of the reprintings is that of the first printing
unless this is specifically stated to be the so
for the later printing, in the publishing history.
Comment by ppint.:
faber & faber (though there was only ever the one) h/cvr first printing, first edition
cover art by lee gibbons, based on the qi set design by jonathan paul green, with qi rings illustrated by andy spence design
cover price £10.99
400pp. including xii pp. titles, indicia etc, 1 blank end p, perfectbound with yellow endpapers between laminated boards
also credits the qi elves, collectively and individually: anne miller, andrew hunter murray, anna ptaszynski & alex bell