ppint. ● 13th Sep 2023 | | BookStanley 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.
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ppint. ● 13th Sep 2023 | | BookPhilip 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-
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ppint. ● 13th Sep 2023 | | BookPoul Anderson - Vault Of The Ages | the berkley publishing group berkley imprint mmpbs were published as adult reading material
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ppint. ● 13th Sep 2023 | | BookJohn 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.
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ppint. ● 13th Sep 2023 | | BookJohn 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
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ppint. ● 12th Sep 2023 | | BookTerry 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
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ppint. ● 12th Sep 2023 | | BookTerry 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.
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ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023 | | BookOtis Adelbert Kline - The Swordsman Of Mars | and the first published year date, too, has now been corrected!
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ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023 | | BookPoul 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
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ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023 | | BookPoul 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
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ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023 | | BookPoul 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
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ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023 | | BookPoul 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
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ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023 | | BookMichael 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
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ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023 | | BookPoul 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.
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ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023 | | BookPoul 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.
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ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023 | | BookPoul 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
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ppint. ● 11th Sep 2023 | | BookPoul 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
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookEdmond 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
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookIvar Jorgenson - Starhaven | doubled with ''the sun smasher'' edmond hamilton (1959), q.v.
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookJo Clayton - Dance Down The Stars | duel of sorcery trilogy and sequel the dancer trilogy completed, details completed,
all links to & fro completed and tested.
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookJo 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.
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookJo 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
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookJo 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.
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookJo 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
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookJo 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.
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookJo 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
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookJo Clayton - Changer's Moon | duel of sorcery trilogy #3:
#1: ''moongather'' (1982), q.v. for two series listings, and links.
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookJo 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
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookJo Clayton - Moonscatter | duel of sorcery trilogy #2:
#1: ''moongather'' (1982), q.v. for two series listings, and links.
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ppint. ● 10th Sep 2023 | | BookJo 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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