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| Book Number | B0016210 |
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| Title | The Colour of Magic |
| Author(s) | Author: Pratchett, Terry [Terence David John] Terry [Terence David John] Pratchett (1948-)—An English novelist, best-known for his Discworld series of comic fantasy novels |
| Edition and Format | First Edition, [First Printing] —Book edition identified by: Publisher's imprint information states 'First published in by Colin Smythe Limited', no later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information and the last book listed in the list of books published is 'Stratta'. Dust jacket edition identified by: Three quotes for 'Stratta' ending with one by 'Library Journal' on the front flap, Terry Pratchett's bio on the rear flap, 'PRINTED IN THE U.S.A' on the foot of the rear flap and Advert for 'Stratta' on the lower panel Hardback, Octavo (20-25 cm high). [vi] and 7 to 205 printed pages in publisher's original green cloth with gilt 'Terry Pratchett', 'The Colour of Magic' and Colin Smythe logo on the spine, in dust jacket. There were 500 copies of the first printing, with 400 believed to have to issued to libraries and a printed overlay was placed on the front flap of most copies as a result of inaccuracies spotted in the blurb when the jacket was returned from the American printers. ISBN 0861400895 [9780861400898] |
| Publisher(s) | Colin Smythe, Gerrards Corss, 1983 Colin Smythe—. |
| Series | Discworld Series Number One Discworld Series—A series of comedic fantasy books set on the Discworld, that parodies, fantasy books, mythology, folklore and fairy tales. Titles include The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort, Sourcery, Wyrd Sisters, Pyramids, Guards! Guards!, Eric, Moving Pictures, Reaper Man, Witches Abroad, Small Gods, Lords and Ladies, Men at Arms, Soul Music, Interesting Times, Maskerade, Feet of Clay, Hogfather, Jingo, The Last Continent, Carpe Jugulum, The Fifth Elephant, The Truth, Thief of Time, The Last Hero, The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, Night Watch, Monstrous Regiment, A Hat Full of Sky, Going Postal, Thud!, Wintersmith, Making Money, Unseen Academicals and I Shall Wear Midnight. The series contains 38 books. The first book was originally published in 1983 |
| Content | Content A comic fantasy novel which is the first book in the Discworld series. Interplanetary tourist, Two-flower, joins up with a drop-out wizard, Rincewind, whose spells only seem to work half of the time to undertake a chaotic voyage through a crazy world filled with monsters and dragons…. |
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