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The Mystery of the Invisible Dog

Text by M.V. Carey
© 1975

Random House Trade and GLB Hardcover Editions

Publisher: Random House
First Printed: 1975
Cover Art by Jack Hearne
Internal Illustrations by Jack Hearne

Trade & GLB Edition First Printing Identification: 1234567890 numberline on the copyright page.

Additional Trade Edition First Printing Characteristics:
-- Matte cover finish
-- Blank white endpapers (see note below)
-- Back cover list to The Mystery of the Invisible Dog
-- No inner list

Notes:
-- With The Mystery of the Invisible Dog, all new titles had blank white endpapers in all printings. The only exception to this appears to be a very rare Invisible Dog First Printing variant which still contained the graveyard/spiderweb endpapers. Only two copies are known to exist.
-- At least the First and Second printings of the GLB Edition (with the original cover art) can be found with a back cover list to The Mystery of the Invisible Dog.
-- The GLB Edition of Invisible Dog was part of the Random House Reading Program. Copies can be found dating from both the 1970s and 1980s. The copies from the 80s have Adragna cover art (below).
-- Late printings of the GLB Edition used Robert Adragna's cover art as shown below.


First Printed: circa 1981
Cover Art by Robert Adragna
Internal Illustrations by Jack Hearne

First Printing Identification: 7890 numberline on the copyright page.

Random House First Paperback Edition

Publisher: Random House
Common Name: Hitchcock Cover
First Printed: 1981
Cover Art by Robert Adragna
Internal Illustrations: None

First Printing Identification: 1234567890 numberline on the copyright page.

Notes:
-- All of the paperback titles published in 1981 (with 1981 printings) had an insertion placed inside the front or back cover consisting of a Mystery Quiz with a removable bookmark.

Random House Revised Paperback Edition

Publisher: Random House
Common Name: Keyhole Cover
First Printed: 1984
Cover Art by Robert Adragna
Internal Illustrations: None

First Printing Identification: 1234567890 numberline on the copyright page.

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