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Originally published in hardcover in 1984 by the Walker Publishing Company, Inc., New York, New York.
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016934480
ISBNs: 978-1-4555-4130-0 (trade pbk.), 978-1-4555-4133-1 (library edition hardcover), 978-1-4555-4131-7 (ebook)
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