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Comment by ppint.:

hutchinson publishing group arrow books second printing
(may still be owned by london weekend television, or just bought from them by century books; check)

reprint collection of five novellas, two novelettes and seven short stories

cover art by bruce pennington (unsigned, uncredited; in "ultraterranium" bruce pennington (1991/2), q.v.)
cover price £2.25, $6.95 australia
416pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising

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Comment by ppint.:

contents:

the island of doctor death and other stories (short story) in "orbit 7" ed. damon knight (1970) °
alien stones (novelette) in "orbit 11" ed. damon knight (1972)
la befana (ss) galaxy vol.33 #4, 1-2/1973; galaxy tandem bre #5
the hero as werwolf (ss) in "the new improved sun" ed. thomas m. disch (1975)
three fingers (ss) in "new constellations" eds. thomas m. disch, charles naylor (1976)
the death of dr. island (novella) in "universe 3" ed. terry carr (1973) °
feather tigers (ss) edge #5/6, autumn-winter/1973
hour of trust (ntte) in "bad moon rising" ed. thomas m. disch (1973)
tracking song (nlla) in "in the wake of man" ed. (anonymous, probably roger elwood†) (1975)
the toy theatre (ss) in "orbit 9" ed. damon knight (1971) as "the toy theater"
the doctor of death island (nlla) in "immortal" ed. jack dann (1978) °
"cues (ss) in "the far side of time" ed. roger elwood (1974) (which, as in arrow books p/b t-o-c, lists this without the initial ")
the eyeflash miracles (nlla) in "future power" eds. jack dann, gardner dozois (1976)
seven american nights (nlla) in "orbit 20" ed. damon knight (1978)

° - the three "archipelago" series novellas; there is an archipelago short story, "death of the island doctor" in the introduction of the limited edition h/cvr collection, "the wolfe archipelago" gene wolfe (1988)
† - the original anthology copyright 1975 by roger elwood

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Comment by ppint.:

london weekend television hutchinson publishing group arrow books first printing, first uk edition

reprint collection of five novellas, two novelettes and seven short stories

cover art by bruce pennington (unsigned, uncredited; in "ultraterranium" bruce pennington (1991/2), q.v.)
cover price £1.95 (check for overseas territories prices)
416pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising

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Comment by ppint.:

simon & schuster pocket books mmpb near-identical simultaneous first printings sharing cover art, isbn etc. canadian covers bear statement printed in canada on back, on front on small white maple leaf icon

reprint collection of five novellas, two novelettes and seven short stories

cover art by don maitz (signed on back cover, uncredited)
cover price $3.25 canadian-printed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel
cover price $2.95 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution
416pp. (check) including titles, indicia , table-of-contents etc, end pp.

refer also to indicia publishing history to distinguish between the printings
no priority established nor liable to be, both state first pocket books printing june, 1980
and both bear full first printing number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Comment by annaloog:

Not credited on this edition, the cover painting artist is Don Maitz.

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Comment by annaloog:

The cover painting is the same as for the Timescape hardcover edition, attributed to Don Maitz.

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Comment by annaloog:

The cover graphic features a detail from the Timescape hardcover edition's painting, attributed to Don Maitz.

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Comment by annaloog:

The cover graphic features a detail from the Timescape hardcover edition's painting, attributed to Don Maitz.