The latest addition to my collection!
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I'm amazed at the amount of detail in this cover. I've only seen it before in photos online, where it's hard to make out the smaller details.
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Back cover.
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Here's the title page. As you can see, it's signed by Diana, but there's room at the top of that page for her to inscribe it to me personally, which I hope she'll do when I see her at her appearance in Fairfax, VA, on April 12. <g>
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Copyright page. Notice the full number line at the bottom, which is one way to identify a genuine OUTLANDER first edition.
I found this book on Amazon a couple of weeks ago, in "like new" condition, listed for $223, and I thought, that's a bargain, considering that I really have no desire to spend $600 for a pristine, unsigned, first edition. So, I splurged. <g>
The book is in excellent condition, with just a small amount of wear in the dust jacket, which I don't mind.
I am not normally a book-collector. I don't have any particular desire to own first editions of the rest of the series (except for future releases, of course!), but when I saw this, I thought it was too good a deal to pass up. <g>
For more information about how to identify an OUTLANDER first edition, look here.
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