"First published in 1985 by Viking Penguin Inc." is stated on the copyright page with no mention of subsequent printings and no mention of the BOMC on the bottom. Boards are cream with black cloth spine. Front dust jacket flap has U.S. price on top, and the U.K. price on the bottom. Dust jacket back has five reviews for White Noise.
Note: The book club edition has a small gold maple leaf on the back right bottom of the binding (near the spine). The book club edition also has three lines on the bottom of the copyright page that provides BOMC address information.
Picture of the 1988 first edition dust jacket for Libra.
Picture of the first edition copyright page for Libra.
Picture of dust jacket where original $19.95 price is found for Libra.
Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of Libra.
Picture of the first edition Viking Penguin boards for Libra.
Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of Libra.
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