"First printing, September 1976"--Veso of title-page.
"DAW=sf books, no. 211"--Cover.
"UY1255"--Cover.
"A DAW Book original, never before in paperback"--Page 4 of cover.
"Cover art by Michael Whelan"--Verso of title-page.
Frontispiece signed with monogram initials by Michael Whelan.
Summary
"Once a colony ship has left Earth, it cannot be recalled and it cannot be contacted. The fate of these vessels and their cargoes--designed to be the seeds of new human worlds--remained a tantalizing mystery to those who stayed home. The mission of the scientific recontact ship "Daedalus" was to go out there and find out what happened. And, if necessary, help out the colonists should their developing worlds have taken warped paths. The Florians is the story of the first flight of the "Daedalus" and its crew of seven"--Page 4 of cover.
