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Comment by ppint.:

contents: all four demu series stories:

#1: "cage a man" (1973), q.v.
"the learnings of eeshta" (short story, if vol.22 #1, 10/1973, if tandem bre No.9
(prefaced by nf author's note to this short story)
#2: "the proud enemy" (1975), q.v.
#3: "end of the line" (1980), (original to this omnibus)

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Comment by ppint.:

simon & schuster pocket books mmpb simultaneous first printings, first omnibus edition
first publication of #3

omnibus edition of the demu trilogy plus a demu short story

cover art by vincent difate
cover price $2.50 (canada)
cover price $2.50 (u.s.)
528pp. (check) including 6pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents, etc, end pp. advertising

refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian-or merkin- printed
no priority established nor liable to be, both state first pocket books printing march 1980 and give full first printing number line

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Comment by 23skidoo:

Two years ago I spotted another paperback edition of this in a hospital gift shop of all places, except with a black, not red cover. I haven't seen it since, but just noting for the collectors.

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Comment by JimEss SUBS:

Hopefully someone can upgrade the back cover someday. I've added it using the "better than nothing" justification.