Deathbird Stories
| First published | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| ISBN | 0060111763 |
| Cover art | Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon |
| Pages | xv+334 |
Notes
On copyright page: "First Edition" (as noted by Currey), "Copyright (c) 1975 by Harlan Ellison", "Book designed by C. Linda Dingler" and ISBN.
Month from '0275' on the front flap
"Jacket design by Leo and Diane Dillon" on jacket back flap.
Wraparound cover artwork is signed "L+D.Dillon" near bottom left rear corner
Book has 1 or 2 sentence intro to each story on page before number in TOC.
Book has "Caveat Lector" note on page iii (unnumbered)
Book has 3 quotations on page xii (unnumbered)
Book has 3 paragraph quotation from letter to Leo Tolstoy by George Bernard Shaw on page xi (unnumbered)
Book has T.S. Elliot quotation on page 297 (as part of the story)
Book has Ambrose Bierce quotation on page 335 (unnumbered).
Acknowledgments on page vii (unnumbered)
Numberline at bottom right of very last unnumbered page 75 76 77 78 79 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 [indicating first printing, 1975].
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Locus Poll Award | Best Single Author Collection | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1976 | World Fantasy Award | Best Anthology/Collection (old) | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1978 | British Science Fiction Award | Best Short Fiction | Winner |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1976 | Dell | Paperback | Collection | 1737 | Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon | 346 |
| Deathbird Stories |
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1976 | Dell | Paperback | Collection | 1737 | Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon | 346 |
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1977 | Dell | Paperback | Collection | 1737 | Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon | 346 |
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1978 | Pan Books | Paperback | Collection | 346 | ||
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1980 | Dell | Paperback | Collection | Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon | 346 | |
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1983 | Bluejay Books | Trade Paperback | Collection | Barclay Shaw | xv+297 | |
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1984 | Bluejay Books / SFBC | Hardcover | Collection | 01100 | Barclay Shaw | xv+297 |
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1990 | The Easton Press | Hardcover | Collection | xviii+345 | ||
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1990 | Collier / Macmillan | Paperback | Collection | Jim Burns | xviii+297 | |
| Deathbird Stories | 1993 | Collier / Macmillan | Trade Paperback | Collection | Jim Burns | xx+295 | ||
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2006 | Science Fiction Book Club | Hardcover | Collection | 1180866 | Bruce Jensen | xiv+288 |
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2009 | e-reads.com | Trade Paperback | Collection | 346 | ||
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2011 | Subterranean Press | Hardcover | Collection | Gnemo | xxi+394 | |
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2011 | Subterranean Press | Hardcover | Collection | Gnemo | xxi+394 | |
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2012 | Gateway / Orion | eBook | Collection | |||
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2014 | Open Road Integrated Media | eBook | Collection | |||
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2014 | Open Road Integrated Media | Trade Paperback | Collection | 346 | ||
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2020 | Recorded Books | digital audio download | Collection |