The thing by Foster Alan-Dean - 2001

(edges "tanned" & light reading creases) (Film credits opposite title page) [1st. Corgi printing) (appears an uncommon U.K. pb.)

bantam, 1982 first edition thus. 20477 very good - fine, reading crease paperback,

Bantam Books, 1982. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition, second printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Cover shows moderate edgewear and creasing; Binding is sound; Interior covers are age toned; Interior pages are unmarked; Light soiling to page edges; Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bantam, 1982 Second printing July 1982 in Near FIne condition. Signed on the title page (signature only) by Alan Dean Foster.. Signed by Author. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus/Near Fine.

New York: Bantam, 1982. First Hardcover Edition / Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Signed copy of The Thing: by Alan Dean Foster, the first hardcover edition of his science fiction classic.. Octavo, 181pp. Black hardcover, title in blue on spine. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, faint foxing to fore edge, a near fine example. Code "M30" listed in gutter of page 180. In the Book Club Edition dust jacket, with light wear to corners and faint shelf wear to panels. Code "4790" listed on rear panel. Signed by the author on the title page. A nice example of the scarce hardcover edition. Alan Dean Foster's novel, The Thing, is based on the John W. Campbell novella Who Goes There from 1938. This movie novelization first appeared in paperback, published by Corgi Press in London in 1982. It was followed by the paperback edition from Bantam in February 1982 and this first hardcover edition in October 1982. The screenplay for the 1981 film of the same name was written by Bill… Read More