proof edition

With the 1989 proof edition, the design was changed to feature different Kangaroos, a more world-recognized symbol of Australia.

Soon after, 10,000 readers' copies - glossy, specially bound proof editions - were sent out, far more than the usual 2,000 to 5,000 for a large-selling author.

A proof edition of the first ten "days" was circulated in Saint Petersburg in 1805, and a second extract was published in Paris in 1813, almost certainly with Potocki's permission.