File:Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide front.jpg

Summary[edit]

Scan of the front cover of The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide, a collection of all five novels in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams and the short story Young Zaphod Plays it Safe. Published in 1997 by Portland House, a division of Random House.

Fair use rationale for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[edit]

1. This image is only being used in a lead article about the different versions and history of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for informational and educational purposes. Specifically it illustrates one of the various omnibus editions of the Hitchhiker's series of novels, as published in the United States.
2. It is a low resolution image, in an inferior graphics format (JPEG).
3. It is not believed that this image will interfere with the rights of Douglas Adams's estate, or his current publishers, in the sales of his books.
4. It is also believed that the use of this image will not infringe upon the copyrights of Portland House, or Random House.

Licensing[edit]

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