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I am wondering about the claim that the original edition did not sell well. I have a copy of the Arrow Books paperback reprint, published in 1983, the year after the first edition, and reprinted in 1984 and 1987 (according to the reverse title page). This seems a surprisingly busy publication history for an unsuccessful book. TLockyer ( talk) 05:11, 25 November 2016 (UTC) reply