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First New Mermaid Edition published 1986 by Ernest Benn Limited
Second Edition published 2002 by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Reprinted 2007 (three times)
Reprinted with a new cover 2010
Reprinted 2011, 2012, 2013 (twice)
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