August 22, 2010 - these records were found on Worldcat for this title:
| OCLC | Publisher | ISBN(s) | Description |
|---|
| {{OCLC|2598214}} | San Francisco : W.H. Freeman, ©1977 | 0716703645 0716703637 | viii, 157 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| {{OCLC|299360254}} | San Francisco : W H Freeman, 1977 | 0716703645 | |
| {{OCLC|462663652}} | San Francisco : W. H. Freeman, cop. 1977 | | viii, 157 s. 1 tav. : ill. |
| {{OCLC|4002499}} | London : Heinemann Educational, 1977 | 0435329588 | [2], vii, 128 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 23 cm. |
| {{OCLC|603040707}} | London : Heinemann Educational Books, 1977 | 0435329588 | 128 p ; 23 cm : fig.; tab. |
| {{OCLC|639654840}} | London : Heinemann Educational, 1977 | 0435329588 | 128 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 23 cm. |
| {{OCLC|642131788}} | 1977 | | (2. print.)
San Francisco: Freeman (1977). VIII,157 S.m. Abb., Taf.u. Kt., 1 Taf. |
- The printing date is not stated. Dating clues are a 1977 copyright and a stated LCCN of 76-49469. The records for this tile on Library of Congress and Fantastic Fiction indicate this publication is the first edition.
- The ISBN is stated on the copyright page and possibly the back cover. (My copy has a library sticker on the back and I see "IS" which is then cut off by the sticker. This is likely "ISBN 0-7167-0364-5" ~Marc Kupper)
- The publisher is stated on the title page as "W. H. Freeman and Company" over "San Francisco".
- The price is not stated.
- The cover art credit is stated on the copyright page as "Cover photograph courtesy of Aerofilms and Aero Pictorial, Ltd."
- The copyright page states "76-49469".
- The Preface essay is bylined "California Institute of Technology" over "September 5, 1976" on the left and "Fred Hoyle" on the right.
