Talking God

Book-club copies exist and are common; dealers list both a hardcover book-club issue and a Detective Book Club omnibus issue (Roslyn, N.Y., 1989) — the latter in stiff pictorial paper wraps with cream and gold lettering. Standard period tells apply: no price at the jacket flap, or "Book Club Edition" printed at the foot of the front flap; reduced trim and lighter bulk on thinner paper; a blind stamp or small dot on the rear board near the spine; and no Harper "FIRST EDITION" line on the copyright page.