Alan Dean Foster and Eric Frank Russell - Design for Great-Day

First US edition, first impression

Publisher: Tor Books, New York
Publication Date: February 1995
ISBN: 031285501X
Format: Hardcover in original pictorial dust wrapper

Bibliographical Note

The first Tor hardcover edition, published in New York in February 1995. The explicit first-edition statement and complete number line ending in 1 support first-impression status. Alan Dean Foster expanded Eric Frank Russell's 1953 science-fiction novella into this full-length novel.

The Story & Contemporary Synopsis

"On an unexplored frontier of intergalactic space, two ruthless alien races are locked in a life-and-death battle for survival. James Lawson, a troubleshooter for the Combine, must defuse the crisis before it destroys the hard-won harmony of a hundred civilizations."

Detailed Condition Report

The Dust Wrapper - Original publisher's pictorial dust wrapper, retaining the $21.00 and CAN $29.95 prices to the front flap and housed in a transparent protective sleeve. The wrapper and sleeve show general surface rubbing, scattered handling marks, light edge wear and some rippling or creasing, with a small brownish mark visible towards the upper rear panel.

The Covers - Publisher's original blue cloth boards with silver spine lettering. The cloth displays mottling and light surface rubbing, together with minor wear at the corners and spine ends; the lettering remains clear and legible.

The Binding - The front inner hinge has opened beside the title page, exposing part of the underlying binding material. The hinge remains secure and that there are no loose pages, although the opening represents a material structural weakness and has been reflected in the condition grade.

The Internals - The photographed pages show light natural age-toning and remain clean and legible. No ownership inscriptions or annotations are visible.

Shipping & Packaging

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