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ppint. 25th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - The Continent Makers And Other Tales Of The Viagens	collection of almost all of the viagens interplanetarias series short stories, a new novelette and two novellas not published as short novels or half "ace doubles" #1: "cosmic manhunt" (1954), q.v. for series listing and links.
ppint. 25th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - Rogue Queen	n.b. there is no "missing second printing": the canadian-carcased simultaneous first printing was retrospectively accounted the second signet books mmpb printing, as was standard practice for new american library with such simultaneous first printings of signet and of its other imprint mmpbs (where it possessed the canadian rights and made such use of them), until late 1978 through late 1980 (iirc). this also applies to daw books mmpbs produced and distributed for donald a. wollheim's company during this period.
ppint. 25th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - Rogue Queen	new american library signet books mmpb undated° simultaneous third° and fourth printings sharing merkin-printed covers cover art (unsigned, uncredited; i'm pretty certain it's by dean ellis, but this isn't yet an attribution) cover price $1.50 192pp. including titles, indicia, introduction etc, end pp. including "glossary of ormazdian names and words" (nf-within-f), advertising refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both undated dropping "1 2" or "1 2 3" from printing number line: fourth printings have the canadian-printed carcases. ° - date of publication taken from locus #213, 8/1978
ppint. 25th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - Rogue Queen	new american library signet books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, not first mmpb edition cover art (unsigned, uncredited; i'm pretty certain it's by dean ellis, but this isn't yet an attribution) cover price 95¢ 192pp. including titles, indicia, introduction etc, end pp. including "glossary of ormazdian names and words" (nf-within-f), advertising refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both state first printing november 1972
ppint. 25th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - Rogue Queen	dell books first printing, first p/b edition; i didn't note if it was an mmpb or a digest format p/b cover art by mike ludlow (unsigned, credited) (pretty lurid in colour and picture) cover price 25¢ 192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - Rogue Queen	a viagens interplanetarias series novel, often omitted from listings of the series; #1: "cosmic manhunt" (1954), q.v. for series listing, and links
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - Tower Of Zanid	serialised in science fiction stories : vol.8 #6 (uk #3), vol.8 #7 (uk #4), vol.9 #1 (uk #5), vol.9 #2 (uk #6); 5/1958, 6/1958, 7/1958, 8/1958. with b+w illustrations by (frank) kelly freas.
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - Tower Of Zanid	viagens interplanetarias series #6: title on title page is "the tower of zanid" #1: "cosmic manhunt" (1949), q.v. for series listing, and links
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - Tower Of Zanid	viagens interplanetarias series #6: #1: ''cosmic manhunt'' (1949), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - The Bones Of Zora	the front cover puff-line is still not the, or even a, subtitle, and should still be deleted
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - The Bones Of Zora	viagens interplanetarias series #8 #1: "cosmic manhunt" (1954), q.v. for series listing, and links
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - The Prisoner Of Zhamanak	viagens interplanetarias #7: #1: "cosmic manhunt" (1954), q.v. for series listing and links.
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book John E. Muller - The Mind Makers	"john spencer & co."'s house name here draws a felicitous veil over the notoriously self-effacing robert lionel fanthorpe, sometime m.b.i.s., longtime reverend...
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book John E. Muller - The Mind Makers	john spencer & co. (publishers) badger books imprint p/b first printing, first edition cover art by henry fox (according to the o.p. - nor reason nor source given) cover price 2'6 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book David Brin - The Postman	bar-code number truncated by too-small field; in full: 076783 00395 25704 only the final part actually identifying the book, and the particular edition, being its cat#
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book David Brin - The Postman	incorporates two previously published novellas: ''the postman'' (iamsf vol.6 #11, 11/1982) (cover story, art by jon weiman, three b+w illustrations by gary freeman) cyclops (iamsf vol.8 #3, 3/1984) (cover story, art by jon weiman, one b+w illustration by broeck steadman)
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book Damon Knight - Turning On	victor gollancz h/cvr first printing, first uk edition and first thus° reprint collection of twelve short stories and two novelettes (° adds ss "the handler" to the contents of the doubleday h/cvr) cover (d-j) art: none; classic "gollancz yellow" typographical with spot magenta and black, with zigzags cover (d-j) price 18/- 160pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p.
ppint. 24th Mar 2024		Book Damon Knight - Turning On	contents: semper fi (short story) analog vol. lviii #6, 8/1964 as "satisfaction" the big pat boom (ss) galaxy vol.22 #2, 12/1963, a b+w illustration by h. r. van dongen man in the jar (ss) galaxy vol.13 #6, 4/1957, strato bre #51,both: a b+w illustration by william ashman the handler (ss) rogue 8/1960 mary (novelette) galaxy vol.22 #5, 6/1964 as "an ancient madness"; a b+w illustration by john giunta auto-da-fe (ss) galaxy vol.19 #3, 2/1961, t&p/strato bre #84; both: a b+w illustration by bob ritter to the pure (ss) new worlds #167, 10/1966 eripmav (ss) f&sf vol.14 #6, 6/1958; venture atlas bre #26, 10/1965 (!) backward, o time (ss) galaxy vol.12 #4, 8/1956 as "this way to the regress", b+w illustration by wes the night of lies (ss) f&sf vol.15 #4, 10/1958; venture atlas bre #12, 8/1964 (!) maid to measure (ss) f&sf vol.27 #4, 10/1964 collector's item (ss) worlds of tomorrow vol.1 #2, 6/1963 as "the end of the search" a likely story (ss) infinity vol.1 #2, 2/1956, a b+w illustration by robert engle don't live in the past (nte) galaxy vop.2 #3, 6/1951, with six b+w illustrations by david maus original publication details added
ppint. 23rd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - The Scarf	new english library p/b first printing, first uk edition sfaiaa cover art unsigned, b+w photographic treated with spot red, light blue titles cover price 30p, (overseas territories prices - check) 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 23rd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - The Scarf Of Passion	should have "the scarf" added in english title field, after which bookcat will automagically sort this correctly together with the other editions.
ppint. 23rd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - The Scarf Of Passion	should^W has had "the scarf" added in english title field, after which bookcat will automagically sort this correctly together with the other editions.
ppint. 23rd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - The Scarf Of Passion	avon publishing co. digest(?) format p/b first printing, first p/b edition aka (and originally) "the scarf" (1947), q.v. cover art unsigned, uncredited, still as-yet unattributed sfaiaa cover price 35¢ 128pp. possibly including paper covers, including titles, indicia etc.
ppint. 23rd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - The Scarf Of Passion	aka (and originally) "the scarf" (1947), q.v.
ppint. 23rd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - The Scarf	avon books mmpb first printing, possibly first avon books edition, possibly first mmpb edition, not first avon publishing co. edition cover art unsigned, uncredited, still as-yet unattributed sfaiaa cover price 25¢ 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp.
ppint. 22nd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - American Gothic	tom doherty associates tor books mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition cover art by david mann canadian isbn differs: 0-812-51573-0 cover price can(ada) $4.95, u.s. $3.95 256pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp advertising
ppint. 22nd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - American Gothic	fawcett publications fawcett crest imprint mmpb first printing, probably first p/b edition cover art by harry bennett (signed, uncredited) cover price $1.25 224pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp advertising
ppint. 22nd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - American Gothic	horror novel of detection into a murders mystery, based upon the real h. h. holmes series of murders at the world's fair, 1893 - the 1893 columbian world's exposition.
ppint. 22nd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - American Gothic	w. h. allen howard & wyndham star books imprint p/b first printing, probably first uk edition cover art by peter goodfellow (unsigned, uncredited; from his website) cover price 60p, $1.90 australia & new zealand, $2.50 canada 224pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Dan McGirt - Dirty Work	new american library roc imprint mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by den beauvais (unsigned, uncredited; in this collected photo on his website) cover price (canada $5.50) • u.s. $4.50 288pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - I, Zombie	author should^W has been varied to doris piserchia, whose pseudonym "curt selby" was/is.

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