Legion

Book-club copies are common and are the principal trap: they carry the same Simon & Schuster imprint and 1983 date, and are catalogued as BCE/BOMC by dealers including BookMarx Bookstore, Neutral Balloon Books, and Bookshop Apocalypse. Because club copies can reproduce the trade copyright page, the number line alone is not decisive against a club copy — check the jacket, which on club copies carries no price at the flap and is commonly marked 'Book Club Edition' at the base of the front flap, plus the blind-stamped impression on the lower rear board and the lighter bulk and slightly smaller trim. One club copy is described in a black leatherette-textured board rather than the trade issue's black cloth and red boards.