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ppint. 8th Jan 2024		Book Simon Hawke - The Wizard Of Whitechapel	the wizard of ~ series #2: #1: ''the wizard of 4th street'' (1987), q.v.for series listing, and links.
ppint. 8th Jan 2024		Book Simon Hawke - The Wizard Of Whitechapel	warner books popular library imprint questar series mmpb first printing, first edition dedication: for adele, with thanks for a decade of working together. here's to the next ten cover art by dave (david b.) mattingly (credited) canadian isbn 0-445-20305-6 cover price $3.95 u.s.a. ($4.95 can(ada)) 224pp. including 6pp. titles, indicia etc, 3 end pp: 1p blank, 2pp. advertising the declared imprint upon the title page and in the indicia etc is popular library distinguish from near-identical second printing on the same (u.s.) isbn, which differs: cover price $4.50 u.s.a. ($5.95 can(ada)) indicia publishing history printing number line drops digit ''1'', leaving 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
ppint. 8th Jan 2024		Book Simon Hawke - The Wizard Of Sunset Strip	the wizard of ~ series #3: #1: ''the wizard of 4th street'' (1987), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 8th Jan 2024		Book Simon Hawke - The Wizard Of Sunset Strip	warner books popular library imprint questar series mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by dave (david b.) mattingly (credited) isbn in canada 0-445-20703-5 cover price $3.95 u.s.a. ($4.95 can(ada)) 208pp. including 6pp. titles, indicia etc, zero additional end pp. the declared imprint upon the title page and in the indicia, etc, is popular library distinguish from near-identical undated second printing on the same (u.s.) isbn, which differs: indicia publishing history printing number line drops digit 1, leaving 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
ppint. 7th Jan 2024		Book Poul Anderson - The Best Of Poul Anderson	contents: recollecting anderson (nf introduction) barry n. malzberg (1976) introduction (nf) poul anderson (1976) introduction (1976) the longest voyage (novelette) analog vol. lxvi #4, 12/1960; atlas bre vol. xvii #4, 4/1961; both: the cover story, & four b+w illustrations, by john schoenherr introduction (1976) the barbarian (ss) f&sf vol.10 #5, 5/1956 (the only fantasy story in this collection) introduction (1976) the last of the deliverers (ss) f&sf vol.14 #2, 2/1958; f&sf atlas bre vol.1 #3, 2/1960 introduction (1976) my object all sublime (ss) galaxy vol.19 #5, 6/1961, two b+w illustrations by dick francis; thorpe & porter bre #86, 6 or 7/1961 introduction (1976) sam hall (ntte) astounding vol. li #6, 8/1953; atlas bre vol. x #1, 1/1954; both: with three b+w illustrations by stockwell introduction (1976) kyrie (ss) in ''the farthest reaches'' ed. joseph elder (1968), q.v. introduction (1976) the fatal fulfillment (novella) f&sf vol.38 #3, 3/1970 introduction (1976) hiding place (nlla) analog vol. lxvii #1, 3/1961, with four b+w illustrations by john schoenherr; atlas bre vol. xvii #7, 7/1961 (a nicholas van rijn series story in the polesotechnic league universe) introduction (1976) the sky people (ntte) f&sf vol.17 #3, 3/1959 (a maurai story in the polesotechnic league universe) f&sf atlas bre vol.1 #1, 12/1959
ppint. 7th Jan 2024		Book Poul Anderson - The Best Of Poul Anderson	simon & schuster pocket books imprint mmpb simultaneous second printings by printing number line° reprint collection of two novellas, three novelettes, and four short stories (one fantasy) each is preceded by an nf introductory essay/note of up to two pages by the poul anderson: there is thus rather more non-fiction by poul anderson in this book, than fantasy. cover art by mara mcaffee (unsigned, uncredited, retained from pocket books mmpb first edition) cover price $2.50 canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $2.25 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 304pp. (check) including titles, indicia, nf introduction by barry n. malzberg etc, end pp. refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be°; canadian-carcassed copies bear white maple leaf symbol on front cover ° - date of second printings not given; taken from locus 225, 9/1979
ppint. 7th Jan 2024		Book Larry Niven - Tales Of Known Space	contents: timeline for known space (nf-within-f & nf article) larry niven my universe and welcome to it! (nf introduction) larry niven the coldest place (short story) if vol.14 #7, 12/1964 becalmed in hell (ss) f&sf vol.29 #1, 7/1965 wait it out (ss) in ''future unbounded: 40 years of tomorrow'' (sf convention booklet), ed. dian pelz (7/1968); reprinted in ''tomorrow's worlds'' ed. robert silverberg (1969), q.v. eye of an octopus (ss) galaxy vol.24 #3, 2/1966 how the heroes die (novelette) galaxy vol.25 #1, 10/1966; the cover story, art by dember, two b+w illustrations by virgil finlay the jigsaw man (ss) in ''dangerous visions'' ed. harlan ellison (1967), q.v. at the bottom of a hole (ntte) galaxy vol.25 #2, 12/1966; galaxy gsp bre 7-8(/1967) intent to deceive (ss) galaxy vol.26 #4, 8/1968 as ''the deceivers'', a b+w illustration by jack gaughan cloak of anarchy (ntte) analog vol. lxxxix #1, 3/1972, two b+w illustrations by jack gaughan the warriors (ss) if vol.16 #2, 2/1966 the borderland of sol (ntte) analog vol. xciv #5, 1/1975; cover story, art & two b+w illustrations by john schoenherr there is a tide (ss) galaxy vol.26 #6, 7/1968, four b+w illustrations by jeff jones safe at any speed (ss) f&sf vol.32 #5, 5/1967 afterthoughts (nf) larry niven bibliography (nf) (uncredited) about the cover (mostly nf...) rick sternbach
ppint. 7th Jan 2024		Book Larry Niven - Tales Of Known Space	some low thousands of copies of the wholly merkin-printed variant imported by futura publications ltd. and distributed in the uk & ni, prob'ly in the republic of ireland and also to some extent in western europe, baor naafis, bfpos at least in the mediterranean, etc. bearing futura's rounded corner white peelable label with uk price printed in black.
ppint. 7th Jan 2024		Book Larry Niven - Tales Of Known Space	random house group ballantine books imprint mmpb simultaneous first printings, first edition reprint collection of nine short stories and four novelettes all in the known space setting, some in-fiction nf material cover art by rick sternbach (unsigned, credited) b+w interior (inside front & back cover: kzinti, kzinti skeleton) art by bonnie dalzell (signed, credited) cover price $1.50 256pp. (re-check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents, timeline & introduction by the author, end pp. including ''afterthoughts'' (nf) larry niven, bibliography, ''about the cover'' (nf-ish) rick sternbach 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, august, 1975 and also to distinguish from near-identical 1975 second printing which states second printing: november 1975
ppint. 6th Jan 2024		Book Charles Sheffield - The Spheres Of Heaven	dust-jacket shown (images 335917, 8) is of the merkin science fiction book club edition
ppint. 6th Jan 2024		Book Charles Sheffield - The Spheres Of Heaven	distinguish from undated 3/2001° near-identical merkin science fiction book club edition which differs: sfbc cat# 35530 on back right-hand of dust-jacket near bottom indicia publishing history bears no printing number line, statement of edition nor publication date cover (d-j) price: none printed, but $11.98 to merkin sfbc members ° - date and price of the sfbc h/cvr edition taken from locus
ppint. 5th Jan 2024		Book Charles Sheffield - The Nimrod Hunt	sequel is ''the spheres of heaven'' (baen books 2001), q.v.
ppint. 5th Jan 2024		Book Charles Sheffield - The Spheres Of Heaven	publisher should^W has been varied to ''baen books'' to match the 179 baen books already entered in bookcat, helping unify the listing.
ppint. 5th Jan 2024		Book Charles Sheffield - The Spheres Of Heaven	sequel to ''the nimrod hunt'' (baen books 1986) q.v.
ppint. 5th Jan 2024		Book Charles Sheffield - The Spheres Of Heaven	baen publishing enterprises baen books h/cvr first printing, first edition cover (d-j) art by bob eggleton (signed, credited, credited on d-j back flap) cover price $24.00 ($35.50 canada) 448pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 5th Jan 2024		Book Larry Niven - Ringworld's Children	known space series #9: #C1: ''neutron star'' (1968), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 5th Jan 2024		Book Larry Niven - Ringworld's Children	holtzbrinck group st. martin's/tor books h/cvr first printing, first edition cover (d-j) art by stephan martiniere cover (d-j) price $24.95 ($34.95 canada) 296pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 5th Jan 2024		Book Larry Niven - The Ringworld Throne	"i'm certain - but i could be wrong" that the bca h/cvr is a smaller format than the orbit trade edition
ppint. 5th Jan 2024		Book Larry Niven - The Ringworld Throne	book club associates h/cvr first printing, not first uk h/cvr edition, not for sale by way of trade smaller format than the little, brown & co. (uk) trade uk h/cvr edition which preceded it dedication: for robert heinlein cover (d-j) art by john harris (unsigned, uncredited, re-used from orbit first uk h/cvr edition d-j) cover (d-j) price (none) 384pp. (checked) including (i-)viii pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents (chapters, 2pp.), etc, 6 end pp. including 2pp. glossary, 4pp. ringworld parsmeters (nf) perfectbound onto backing strip with endpapers between black cloth-covered boards, title, author & bca blocked in silver on spine
ppint. 5th Jan 2024		Book Larry Niven - The Ringworld Throne	little, brown group (warner books uk) orbit books imprint h/cvr first printing, first uk edition cover (d-j) art by john harris (unsigned, credited on d-j back flap) cover (d-j) price £16.99 384pp. (check) titles, indicia etc, 6 end pp: 2pp. glossary, 1p. ringworld parameters, 3pp. cast of characters
ppint. 5th Jan 2024		Book Larry Niven - The Ringworld Throne	known space series #8: C1: ''neutron star'' (1968), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 5th Jan 2024		Book Larry Niven - The Ringworld Throne	random house group ballantine books del rey imprint h/cvr first printing, first edition cover (d-j) art by barclay shaw cover (d-j) price $23.00 ($32.00 canada) 428pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 3rd Jan 2024		Book Harry Harrison - The Best Of Harry Harrison	sidgwick & jackson first printing, first h/cvr edition, possibly simultaneous first uk edition reprint collection of nineteen short stories and two novelettes cover (d-j) art unsigned, shared with futura publications p/b edition cover art cover (d-j) price £4.95 320pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 3rd Jan 2024		Book Harry Harrison - The Best Of Harry Harrison	futura publications ltd. p/b first printing, first uk edition or simultaneous first uk edition reprint collection of nineteen short stories and two novelettes cover art unsigned, uncredited (shared with sidgwick & jackson h/cvr d-j art) cover price 80p, (fish out & check for overseas territories prices) 320pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p.
ppint. 3rd Jan 2024		Book Harry Harrison - The Best Of Harry Harrison	simon & schuster pocket books imprint mmpb first printing, first edition reprint collection of eighteen short stories and two novelettes, introduction by barry n. malzberg harry harrison provided a brief introductory note to each included story cover art by ed soyka (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price $1.95 320pp. including unpaginated titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p. n.b. uk editions (futura publications orbit p/b and sidgwick & jackson h/cvr) contents differ slightly, dropping malzberg's introduction and ''not me, not amos cabot!'' and replacing these with ''the wicked flee'' & ''we ate the whole thing''
ppint. 1st Jan 2024		Book John Brunner - Timescoop	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, not first mmpb edition cover art by david a. cherry (?unsigned?, credited) cover price (canada $2.95) • u.s. $2.50 near-meaningless daw books collector no.599 240pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of the copy held was canadian- or merkin- printed canadian-carcassed copies drop the digit ''1'' from the full first printing number line, formally identifying them as the second printing, though no priority established in date of publication
ppint. 1st Jan 2024		Book John Brunner - Timescoop	bantam doubleday dell group dell mmpb near-identical second printings° sharing merkin-printed covers cover art by walter velez (signed ©walter velez 1980, uncredited) cover price $2.50 canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $2.25 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history to distinguish between variants (° stated new dell edition) no priority established nor liable to be, both state previous dell edition: one printing new dell edition \| first printing---january 1981
ppint. 31st Dec 2023		Book John Brunner - Timescoop	unbound signatures of this printing collected together with like of ''the profit of doom'' hugh dirac (1970), q.v. and ''quest for the future'' a. e. van vogt (1970), q.v. and published in the anonymously-edited sidgwick & jackson h/cvr omnibus ''s f special 8'' (1973), q.v.
ppint. 31st Dec 2023		Book John Brunner - Timescoop	sidgwick & jackson first printing, first uk edition, first h/cvr edition cover (d-j) art by john plumb cover (d-j) price £1.50 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 31st Dec 2023		Book Jack Dann - Junction	bar-code number truncated by too-small field: 0 71009 00250 14416

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