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ppint. ● 13th Sep 2023		Book Stanley Paul - Denis Compton's Annual 1956	publisher should^W has been emended to ''stanley paul'' - as per the other eight books by this publisher so far catalogued here - - after which bookcat will^W now correctly sorts this together with the other eight books.
ppint. ● 13th Sep 2023		Book Philip Nelkon - The Ultimate Scrabble® Book	random house (uk group unstated) stanley paul imprint h/cvr first printing, probable first edition† cover (d-j) art none, cover is mainly typographical in black, red, yellow and white (unprinted) upon a green & dark green mottled field cover (d-j) price none printed on the d-j of my copy 160pp. including x pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents (acknowledgements, introduction by gyles brandreth, chapters by title, answers, glossary, perfectbound with endpapers between red cloth-covered boards, title, author, hutchinson group logo° & stanley paul blocked in gold on spine † - almost certainly originated by random house uk, but i have not seen a merkin edition (which may not exist) to compare with this ° - the hutchinson group logo of two lines representing stylised horns and sides of a bulls head, is also upon the spine of the d-j above ''stanley paul'', again in two lines, but nowhere on the book or the d-j is there any reference to the hutchinson publishing group, hutchinson books or any other form of the name. the isbn (originally sbn) publisher prefix is from the block originally assigned to hutchinson publishers, (0-)09-
ppint. ● 13th Sep 2023		Book Poul Anderson - Vault Of The Ages	the berkley publishing group berkley imprint mmpbs were published as adult reading material
ppint. ● 13th Sep 2023		Book John Lloyd - 1,411 Qi Facts	at least three undated near-identical reprintings distinguishable by the progressive dropping of the lowest remaining digit from the indicia publishing history printing number line, from 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 (= first printing), 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 (=:second printing), 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 (= third printing), 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 (= fourth printing), et seq. ad inf. (other publishers us ''0'' instead of ''10'' in their printing number lines, some use 1234567890, others 0987654321 as their base first printing number line, some space the digits and some do not, some extend the number line up to 12 , some to 15, once the printing reaches 7th or 8th, others extend it to 20 straight away once 7th or 8th printing is reached; and latterly, i've noted publishers giving only a single number, e.g. 24 . . .) in all cases, there is no guarantee the date of any of the reprintings is that of the first printing unless this is specifically stated to be the so for the later printing, in the publishing history.
ppint. ● 13th Sep 2023		Book John Lloyd - 1,411 Qi Facts	faber & faber (though there was only ever the one) h/cvr first printing, first edition cover art by lee gibbons, based on the qi set design by jonathan paul green, with qi rings illustrated by andy spence design cover price £10.99 400pp. including xii pp. titles, indicia etc, 1 blank end p, perfectbound with yellow endpapers between laminated boards also credits the qi elves, collectively and individually: anne miller, andrew hunter murray, anna ptaszynski & alex bell
ppint. ● 12th Sep 2023		Book Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards!	hachette uk / orion / victor gollancz imprint h/cvr first printing, simultaneous first edition simultaneous with the card-covered bind-up of the same signatures softcover edition cover (d-j) art by graham higgins as also is all the full-colour comic book cartooning script (text in speech bubbles, etc.) by stephen briggs cover (d-j) price £14.99 (check) 128pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. ● 12th Sep 2023		Book Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! [The Graphic Novel]	hachette uk / orion / victor gollancz imprint softcover first printing, simultaneous first edition card-covered bind-up of the same signatures as the h/cvr first edition cover art by graham higgins as is all the full-colour comic cartooning comprising this graphic novel script (text) by stephen briggs cover price £9.99 128pp. including titles, indicia etc.
ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023		Book Otis Adelbert Kline - The Swordsman Of Mars	and the first published year date, too, has now been corrected!
ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023		Book Poul Anderson - The Earthbook Of Stormgate	berkley publishing group berkley books imprint mmpb first printing, first p/b edition reprint anthology of one short novel, eight novelettes and three short stories, nf essay by sandra miesel cover art by bob fowke (unsigned, uncredited; re-used from ''(the children of) shiny mountain'' david dvorkin (abp / magnum books 1978), q.v., where bob fowke is credited on the back cover) cover price $2.25 448pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table of contents etc, end pp. refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish from near-identical undated second printing
ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023		Book Poul Anderson - The Earthbook Of Stormgate	berkley putnam h/cvr first printing, first edition reprint collection of one short novel, eight novelettes, three short stories, nf essay by sandra miesel cover (d-j) art by anthony ''tony'' roberts (unsigned, credited on d-j front flap; re-used from ''the corridors of time'' poul anderson (granada/panther 1975 uk), q.v.) cover (d-j) price $10.95 400pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards distinguish from the 10/1978 merkin science fiction book club h/cvr edition which differs: cat# 5439 no cover (d-j) price (states book club edition on d-j front flap) 380pp. (check) inclusive (i.e. text was re-set in smaller type) printer's gutter code I39 on page no.365 on the first printing of this book club h/cvr edition indicates printed september for sale to book club members only from october 1978 as the fall/1978 selection or special selection
ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023		Book Poul Anderson - Brain Wave	title is^W was wrong and should^W has been separated into its two words, ''brain wave'' as per title page, front cover and spine it will^W then^W is now automagically be sorted correctly by bookcat together with other editions of the novel
ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023		Book Poul Anderson - Brain Wave	title is^W was wrong and should^W has now been separated into its two words, ''brain wave'' as per title page, front cover, and spine it will^W then^W is now automagically be sorted correctly by bookcat together with other editions of the novel
ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023		Book Michael Moorcock - Stormbringer	granada publishing group mayflower books p/b over-all fourth printing cover by bob haberfield retained from mayflower books first printing, first uk p/b edition cover price 35p, $1.20 australia, $1.20 new zealand, $1.25 canada 192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish from near-identical fifth printing, which differs: cover price 40p, etc. adds statement of fourth printing and year (1974 again) in publishing history
ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023		Book Poul Anderson - Vault Of The Ages	berkley publishing group berkley books imprint mmpb second printing, with new cover art by david egge (signed egge, uncredited(?check)) cover price $1.95 176pp. (check not 160pp. ?mayn't include the forward? or something) including titles, indicia etc.
ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023		Book Poul Anderson - Vault Of The Ages	berkley publishing group berkley books imprint mmpb first printing, not first p/b edition cover art by wayne d. barlowe (signed with his symbol of initials in line-drawn box, uncredited) cover price $1.75 176pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp.
ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023		Book Poul Anderson - Vault Of The Ages	john c. winston co. h/cvr first printing, first edition (so stated) winston science fiction series #10 cover (d-j) art by paul orban endpapers b+w illustrations by alex schomburg cover (d-j) price $2.00 212pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, bound with decorated endpapers between covered boards month of publication/printing not given; possibly taken from the whole sf database 2
ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023		Book Poul Anderson - Vault Of The Ages	the hearst corporation avon books camelot imprint p/b° first printing, first p/b edition cover art by joseph ''joe'' polsino (signed jp, credited) cover price 60¢ 192pp. including titles, indicia, 4pp. nf forward by the author, etc, end pp. ° - does not seem to've been an mmpb, being printed on higher quality paper and kept in print longer
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Edmond Hamilton - The Sun Smasher	aka ''starman come home'' (novella) universe #7, 9/1954 unstated but clearly the cover story, art by malcolm h. smith, one b+w illustration by h. w. mccauley
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Ivar Jorgenson - Starhaven	doubled with ''the sun smasher'' edmond hamilton (1959), q.v.
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Jo Clayton - Dance Down The Stars	duel of sorcery trilogy and sequel the dancer trilogy completed, details completed, all links to & fro completed and tested.
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Jo Clayton - Serpent Waltz	the dancer trilogy #2: (the duel of sorcery setting #5:) 2#1: ''dancer's rise'' (1993), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Jo Clayton - Serpent Waltz	daw books mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by david a. cherry (unsigned?°, credited) near-meaningless daw books collector no.946 cover price (canada $5.99) • u.s. $4.99 336pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising ° -:david cherry's initials(?) may be on the top rail of the boat/ship's hull near the bottom edge
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Jo Clayton - Dancer's Rise	the dancer trilogy #1: (duel of sorcery setting #4:) 2#1: ''dancer's rise'' (1993), (this book) 2#2: ''serpent waltz'' (1994), q.v. 2#3: ''dance down the stars'' (1994), q.v. duel of sorcery trilogy: #1: ''moongather'' (1982), q.v. for the two series listings, and links.
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Jo Clayton - Dancer's Rise	daw books mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by richard hescox (signed, mis-credited to jody a. lee) near-meaningless daw books collector no.925 cover price (canada $5.99) • u.s. $4.99 372pp. (check) including titles, indicia, end pp. advertising
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Jo Clayton - Dance Down The Stars	the dancer trilogy 2#3: (duel of sorcery setting #6:) 2#1: ''dancer's rise'' (1993), q.v. for series listing and links.
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Jo Clayton - Dance Down The Stars	daw books mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by jim warren near-meaningless daw books collector no.962 cover price (canada $5.99) • u.s. $4.99 372pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Jo Clayton - Changer's Moon	duel of sorcery trilogy #3: #1: ''moongather'' (1982), q.v. for two series listings, and links.
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Jo Clayton - Changer's Moon	daw books mmpb simultaneous first two printings sharing merkin-printed covers and cover art by jody a. lee (signed jalee, credited) near-meaningless daw books collector no.638 cover price $3.95 (canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel) cover price $3.50 (wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution) 352pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history printing number line to distinguish between variants: the simultaneous canadian-carcassed copies printing number line drops the first digit leaving 23456789, formally identifying them as the second printing
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Jo Clayton - Moonscatter	duel of sorcery trilogy #2: #1: ''moongather'' (1982), q.v. for two series listings, and links.
ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023		Book Jo Clayton - Moonscatter	daw books mmpb simultaneous first two printings, first edition sharing merkin-printed covers, cover art by ken w. kelly (signed, credited) interior b+w map (unsigned, uncredited) near-meaningless daw books collector no.516 cover price $3.50 (canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel) cover price $2.95 (wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution) 308pp. (check) including titles, indicia, b+w map etc, end pp. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history printing number line to distinguish between variants: from late 1980 to mid-1990s canadian-carcassed copies drop the first digit leaving 23456789 formally identifying them as the second printing, as is true of all new american library-produced mmpbs

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