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ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Kim Newman Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard	#4 in the anno dracula series: #1: "anno dracula" (1992), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Kim Newman Anno Dracula: Dracula Cha Cha Cha	#3 in the anno dracula series: #1: "anno dracula" (1992), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Kim Newman Anno Dracula: THe Bloody Red Baron	#2 in the anno dracula series: #1: "anno dracula" (1992), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Kim Newman Anno Dracula	#1 in the anno dracula series: #1: "anno dracula" (1992), (this novel) #2: "the bloody red baron" (1995), q.v. later editions add the novella, "vampire romance" (2012 & ff.) #3: "judgment of tears: anno dracula 1959" (1998), q.v. aka "dracula cha cha cha" (uk 2000 & ff.), q.v. this was the intended first edition, from the originating publisher; however, the publishing group went through some unanticipated major changes, and it appeared after the licenced merkin first edition, under the changed title. later editions append the 40,000 word novella, "aquarius" (2012 & ff.) #4: "anno dracula: johnny alucard" (2013), q.v. #5: "one thousand monsters" (2017), q.v. #6: "daikaiju" (2019), q.v.
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Kim Newman Anno Dracula	barcode number truncated by too-small field; in full: 978067171591500499>
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Kim Newman Anno Dracula	simon & schuster ltd. pocket books imprint p/b first printing, first uk p/b edition first edition is the simon & schuster ltd. uk h/cvr first printing a paramount communications company dedication: for steve jones, the mammoth bookkeeper of vampires cover art unsigned, uncredited (unless by back cover credit: "designed by icon design solutions") cover price £4.99, $10.95 australia, $14.95 new zealand 476pp. including six unpaginated pages titles, indicia etc, 3pp. (in-fiction nf) letter; 11 end pp: a blank p, 7pp. author's note and acknowledgements, 3 blank pp.
annaloog 5th Sep 2024		Piet Prins Scout: The Secret Of The Swamp	In response to a correction request, the English language translation shows the book's title in English, corresponding with the cover image. The "English title" field shows the original publication's Dutch title.
ppint. 4th Sep 2024		John E. Muller The Uninvited	"john e. muller" was a house name; this novel was written (dictated) by r. l. fanthorpe.
ppint. 4th Sep 2024		Roger Zelazny Coils	the full artwork is reproduced sans typography & signature-obscuring barcode block on peterelson.co.uk
ppint. 4th Sep 2024		Roger Zelazny Coils	penguin first printing, first uk edition cover art by peter elson (painting is signed, but obscured by barcode block; credited) cover price £1.95, $4.95 australia, $7.95 new zealand 192p. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 4th Sep 2024		Roger Zelazny Coils	doubleday science fiction book club nelson doubleday imprint h/cvr first printing, first h/cvr edition, not first edition; for sale to members of the merkin science fiction book club only, initially, then as an option to members of (?some?) other doubleday book clubs cover (d-j) art by ron miller (signed, credited on d-j back flap) (n.b. mis-credited to howard chaykin in indicia) interior b+w illustrations by ron miller (credited) cover (d-j) price $2.98 188pp. (check) including titles, indicia, etc first printing bears gutter code M25 on p.182; there is at least one later printing
ppint. 4th Sep 2024		Roger Zelazny Coils	simon & schuster wallaby imprint t/pb first printing, first edition cover art by howard chaykin (signed chaykin, credited on back cover) b+w double page frontispiece and 15 full-page chapter interior illustrations by ron miller cover price $7.95 256pp. (check) including titles, indicia, b+w frontispiece etc, end pp.
David Whiteley 4th Sep 2024		Kevin McCormack Streets Of London	Added back cover and. with acknowledgement to Railmaster London a larger.front from a 2003 third impression. First edition 2001. Reprinted 2002. Third impression 2003.
MICKDOOM67 4th Sep 2024		Paul Charkin Light Of Mars	Cover art by Stan Nicholson. Back cover image added as well.
David Whiteley 3rd Sep 2024		Kevin McCormack London Buses In Colour : 1960s	Added back cover and. with acknowledgement to Whyperion. a larger. clearer front.
David Whiteley 3rd Sep 2024		Kevin McCormack Glory Days - RT	Added back cover and front from the book. 15th September: covers moved to their own entry.
David Whiteley 3rd Sep 2024		Kevin McCormack The Heyday Of London's Buses	Added back cover and. with acknowledgement to Whyperion. a larger front.
ppint. 3rd Sep 2024		Robert A. Heinlein The Day After Tomorrow	the quality of paper used for new english library's h/cvrs of this period is dreadful; the wood-pulp paper was much more highly acidic than the grade(s) generally used for uk p/bs, browned very quickly across the full page, and became increasingly brittle. caveat emptor! specialist dealers in secondhand sf, fantasy & horror books quite commonly referred to the publisher in regards to these h/cvr editions as "new english lavatory paper". . .
ppint. 3rd Sep 2024		Robert A. Heinlein The Day After Tomorrow	tim white's cover art is re-used from the 1/1979 new english library p/b, where it is credited to him on the back cover; after they bought the company in 1982 from times-mirror of los angeles (or whoever'd bought them), it was retained by hodder & stoughton for their new english library imprint reprintings.
ppint. 3rd Sep 2024		Robert A. Heinlein The Day After Tomorrow	new english library h/cvr first printing, first uk h/cvr edition cover (d-j) art by tim white (unsigned, ?credited on d-j flap? check this.) cover (d-j) price £4.25 144pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards d-j typography interpolates robert heinlein's central "a." into new english library's rendition of his byline
ppint. 3rd Sep 2024		Robert A. Heinlein The Day After Tomorrow	new english library fourth printing, with new isbn, and new cover art by tim white (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price 40p (check overseas territories prices) 144pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish between this and the near-identical: 4/1985 hodder & stoughton / new english library imprint first p/b printing, new english library p/b fifth printing over-all, also differs: cover price rise (?to £1.95? - check) near-identical with this (publishing history notes the further reprinting) 8/1974 near-identical new english library p/b sixth printing over-all retains white cover typography, cover price £1.95 n.b. cover typography has interpolated robert heinlein's central "a." into his byline
ppint. 3rd Sep 2024		Captain W. E. Johns Biggles In The Orient	collins/wm. collins sons/(variations) continued reprinting their armada imprint biggles p/b's until the middle of the 1980s. they closed the armada books imprint down in 1995.
JimEss SUBS 3rd Sep 2024		Maryl James Brandy On The Rocks	Covers added.
annaloog 2nd Sep 2024		Bram Stoker Dracula's Guest	?? Publisher should be Arrow?
David Whiteley 2nd Sep 2024		Kevin McCormack The Heyday Of The London Bus - 2	Added back cover and. with acknowledgement to Whyperion. a larger. clearer front.
ppint. 2nd Sep 2024		Captain W. E. Johns Biggles Hunts Big Game	may fair books armada books imprint first printing, first uk p/b edition cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price 2/6 160 blue edge-stained pp.° including 4 unnumbered pp. indicia, titles etc, 1 end p. advertising ("armada books": 15 biggles titles, "ocean haul" douglas duff, and three titles each by malcolm saville, and by enid blyton) ° - the edge staining includes the edges of the card covers
David Whiteley 2nd Sep 2024		Kevin McCormack The Heyday Of The London Bus - 3	Added back cover and. with acknowledgement to Whyperion. a larger. clearer front.
ppint. 2nd Sep 2024		Robert A. Heinlein The Day After Tomorrow	new english library first printing, not first uk p/b edition cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price 30p (check overseas territories prices) 144pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish between this and: 7/1972 near-identical new english library p/b second printing 5/1974 near-identical new english library p/b third printing new english library p/b 1/1979 fourth printing (new edition) bears new isbn, new cover art by tim white - and interpolates.robert heinlein's "a."
David Whiteley 1st Sep 2024		Kevin McCormack The Heyday Of The RT	Added images
ppint. 1st Sep 2024		Henry Kuttner The Best Of Kuttner 1	contents: or else (short story) in "ahead of time" henry kuttner (1953), q.v.; amazing vol.27 #6, 8/1953 year day (ss) in "ahead of time" henry kuttner (1953), q.v. shock (ss) as by lewis padgett, astounding vol. xxxi #1, 3/1943, two b+w illustrations by m. isip see you later (ss) thrilling wonder stories vol. xxxiv #2, 6/1949 (a hogben story), a b+w by virgil finlay the proud robot (novelette) as by lewis padgett, astounding vol. xxxii #2, 10/1943 (a galloway gallegher story) the ego machine (ntte) space science fiction vol.1 #1, 5/1952; space science fiction bre #8, 1953 juke-box (ss) as by woodrow wilson smith, thrilling wonder stories vol.xxix #3, 2/1947 cold war (ntte) thrilling wonder vol. xxxv #1, 10/1949; thrilling wonder atlas bre vol.1 #3, 6/1950; (a hogben story) call him demon (ntte) as by keith hammond, thrilling wonder vol. xxix #1, 10/1946, a b+w by virgil finlay the piper's son (ntte) astounding vol. xxxiv #6, 2/1945 (a baldy story), 3 b+w by paul orban absalom (ss) startling stories vol.14 #2, 10/1946 housing problem (ss) charm 10/1944 a gnome there was (ntte) unknown vol. v #3, 10/1941, three b+w illustrations by ed cartier the big night (ntte) as by hudson hastings, thrilling wonder vol. xxx #2, 6/1947 don't look now (ss) startling stories vol.17 #1, 3/1948

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