On May 21, 2013, at 12:29 PM, Simon Patterson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi There, > > I'm a rare bookseller from Leeds in the UK, I specialise in speculative > fiction. A few weeks ago I acquired a copy of Magician in hardback > published in 1988 by Grafton. I understand that the print run was quite low > - does anybody have any numbers? > > Thank you in advance - I've subscribed to the list, I like to get to know a > bit about the authors I sell. > > Simon > '88? That was the one that used the Geoff Taylor paperback art for the dust wrap, if memory serves. I have no idea what the print run was, but probably under 1,500 as I believe it was more of a special promotion than a direct sale. When John's back in the group you can ask him as he keeps more detailed publication info than I do. I know that Harper (Granada, Grafton, Collins, etc.) has put out at least a half-dozen hardcovers in the last 30 years. The only rare one is the '83 1st edition, which had maybe 500 or so printed in sync with the "limp" trade paperback which did quite well. You're the first person to suggest the '88 reprint might be collectable, for what that's worth. Best, R.E.F.
