"First Morrow/AvoNova Printing: May 1996" on the copyright page with a complete number line: "QP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (1996), the ISBN (0-688-14779-8), and the LCCN (95-4497).
"Jacket illustration by Eric Peterson" (over) "Jacket design by Amy Halperin" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
Each story is followed by an afterword. The "Story Poems" section (pages 263-287) is followed by a two page afterword.
