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  • Publication: The Ocean at the End of the LanePublication Record # 418064
  • Author: Neil Gaiman
  • Date: 2013-06-18
  • ISBN: 978-0-06-228022-0 [0-06-228022-8]
  • Publisher: William Morrow / HarperCollins
  • Price:
    $25.99?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 181+[1]
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Lane Coder
  • Notes:
    • "FIRST EDITION" stated on the copyright page with the complete number line: "13 14 15 16 17 OV/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
    • The first page following the front loose endpaper is a half-title page, signed by the author, below which is printed "FIRST EDITION," (over) "SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR". There is no limitation statement.
    • According to the author's blog, he signed about 9000 title pages which were bound into copies of the trade edition and were supposed to be sold for the same price. As of 2013-05-22, these copies were only available from Barnes & Noble's website (2000 copies according to the author's Facebook page) and selected brick-and-mortar book stores. It has a separate ISBN on BN.com (978-0-06-228021-3), but the copyright page of the verified copy (purchased from an independent book store) has a the same ISBN as the trade edition (978-0-06-225565-5) on the copyright page, but has the barcoded ISBN 978-0-06-228022-0) on the back cover. There is also a sticker on the front cover which states "SIGNED FIRST EDITION".
    • Date of publication from Amazon, confirmed by the verifier's receipt of a copy on the day of publication.
    • Date code "0613" printed on the front flap of the dustjacket.
    • "Designed by Jamie Lynn Kerner" stated on the copyright page.
    • The ISBNs of the hardcover edition (978-0-06-225565-5) and the international edition (978-0-06-227234-8) are stated on the copyright page.
    • "Jacket design by Adam Johnson" (over) "Front jacket photograph © by Lane Coder/Gallery Stock" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
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