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Member	Book		Comment / Review
ppint. 19th Jul 2024		John W. Campbell Jr. The Black Star Passes	ace books small format mmpb undated° first printing, first p/b edition reprint collection of two novellas and a novelette cover art by jerome podwil (signed, credited) cover price 40¢ 224pp. including 6pp. titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising ° - indicia gives only the 1953 copyright date of the gnome press first edition 1966 date presumably taken from donald tuck
ppint. 19th Jul 2024		John W. Campbell Jr. Invaders From The Infinite	"serialized" in amazing stories quarterly spring-summer 1932 as by john w. campbell jr.
ppint. 19th Jul 2024		John W. Campbell Jr. Invaders From The Infinite	ace books small format mmpb undated° first printing, first p/b edition cover art by gray morrow (signed, credited) cover price 45¢ 192pp. including 4pp. titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising ° - indicia gives only the 1961 copyright date of the gnome press first edition 1966 date presumably taken from donald tuck
ppint. 19th Jul 2024		Marc Morris A Great And Terrible King	the first edition was the hutchinson imprint h/cvr first printing (2008) the first p/b edition was the random house group century, century hutchinson or arrow books group windmill press imprint first printing (2009)
ppint. 19th Jul 2024		Marc Morris A Great And Terrible King	random penguin group penguin imprint (though hutchinson group/arrow books group isbn) first printing accounted twenty-sixth printing by printing number° as accounting appears to include the arrow books group p/b edition printings cover art unsigned, not obviously credited cover price £14.99 \| can(ada) $31.99 480pp. (i-)xiii pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents (chapters), index of illustrations etc, end pp. index, plus two unnumbered eight page colour plates sections= 496pp. over-all ° - indicia page notes the elsewise unexplained printing number 026
ppint. 19th Jul 2024		S. M. Stirling Snowbrother (Revised)	barcode number truncated by too-small field: 076714 00499 3 72119 n. b. only the last element uniquely identifies the book, being the publisher's cat#
ppint. 19th Jul 2024		S. M. Stirling Snowbrother (Revised)	revised and enlarged edition of the first novel in the fifth millennium setting or (loose?) series by various authors and collaborations: #1: "snowbrother" s. m. stirling (1985), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 19th Jul 2024		S. M. Stirling Snowbrother (Revised)	baen publishing enterprises baen books imprint mmpb first printing, first revised, enlarged edition dedication: to jan cover art by larry elmore (signed, credited) b+w map by eleanor kostyk (unsigned, credited) cover price (canada $6.99) u.s. $4.99 304pp. including six unpaginated pp. titles, indicia, map etc, 8 end pp. advertising
WPLives 17th Jul 2024		Don Strack Diesels Of The Union Pacific 1934-1982	The first volume of the most complete roster/pictorial book published to date about Union Pacific's diesel locomotive fleet. This two-volume set covers builder's data and dispositions for each unit in UP's diesel-electric and turbine locomotives, as well as a varied selection of photographs detailing each model, from the early Pullman articulated trains and early EMC E units and giant GE-built gas turbines to the varied EMD SD40-2 fleet that moved transcontinental freight into the 1980s. This book has 224 pages; 308 black and white photographs; abbreviated bibliography; 14-page 1934-1982 timeline of Union Pacific diesel locomotives; four-page summary of road numbers, with years in service; four-page summary of locomotive model quantities; 40-page history of Union Pacific dieselization; 153-page unit-by-unit roster of Union Pacific diesel and turbine locomotives numbered from 1 to 999. (ISBN 1-881411-24-9) Volume I covers from steam turbines 1 and 2 to EMD E7A number 999. Volume II covers from EMC NW2 number 1000 to GE 44-ton 903999.
ppint. 16th Jul 2024		Larry Niven The Ringworld Throne	little, brown group (warner books uk) orbit books imprint p/b first printing, first uk p/b edition cover art by barclay shaw (unsigned, re-used from del rey merkin h/cvr & p/b editions) cover price £5.99, $14.95 australia 384pp. (check) titles, indicia etc, 6 end pp: 2pp. glossary, 1p. ringworld parameters, 3pp. cast of characters month of publication not given in indicia publishing history; taken from locus
WPLives 15th Jul 2024		Diesel Era Magazine Union Pacific's Big EMDs - DD35 And DDA40X	After testing EMD’s GP35-DD35-DD35-GP35 demonstrator set, Union Pacific was so pleased with the design that it almost immediately ordered an additional 25 DD35s and 22 matching GP35s, which were delivered between May and August 1964. These joined the four-unit demonstrator set previously acquired by the carrier. As with UP’S earlier experiences with cabless booster units, the lack of flexibility of these massive, mainline-only units soon became apparent, and a planned follow-on order for 15 units was changed from booster units to 15 units with fully equipped cabs – the DDA35 was born. The Centennials were the final example of Union Pacific’s search for the ideal locomotive. While the road pursued a study of its motive power needs in late 1967 and early 1968, UP in March 1968 tried, as a stopgap measure, using EMD’s SD45 model as a high-horsepower, high-speed locomotive, but with limited success. UP returned to the concept of double-engine locomotives and in a collaboration between the railroad and EMD, the DDA40X came to life. Within 13 months of an initial March 1968 communication, the railroad and the builder had worked out a definitive design, and the first unit was delivered. The timing of the first unit coincided with the 100th anniversary of the May 10, 1869, ceremony marking the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit, Utah – the DDA40X quickly became known as the Centennial. It was numbered 6900, and 46 more examples arrived over the next 28 months. This 128-page, 8-1/2x11-inch vertical-format perfect-bound (softcover) book covers these monsters with more than 130 black-and-white and 170 color photos, as well as diagrams.
JPGR&B SUBS 15th Jul 2024		Gary Burr Reunion	The set list in the book for The Beatles concert in Central Park in 1998 includes a song Peace and Love. This was written by the author, and a recording of Gary singing it, with Ringo on drums, can be found here.
ppint. 15th Jul 2024		Jack Vance City Of The Chasch	dennis dobson first printing, first h/cvr edition, not first uk edition (preceded by mayflower p/b edition) cover (d-j) art by richard weaver (unsigned, credited on d-j front flap) cover (d-j) price £2.75 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between cloth-covered boards
ppint. 15th Jul 2024		Jack Vance Servants Of The Wankh	dennis dobson first printing, first h/cvr edition, may have been preceded by the mayflower uk p/b edition cover (d-j) art by richard weaver (unsigned, credited on d-j front flap) cover (d-j) price £2.75 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between cloth-covered boards
ppint. 15th Jul 2024		Jack Vance The Dirdir	dennis dobson first printing, first h/cvr edition, first uk edition (preceded the mayflower p/b edition, just) cover (d-j) art by richard weaver (unsigned, credited on d-j front flap) cover (d-j) price £2.75 192pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between cloth-covered boards
ppint. 15th Jul 2024		Jack Vance The Pnume	dennis dobson first printing, first h/cvr edition, first uk edition (preceded the mayflower p/b by a year) cover (d-j) art by richard weaver (unsigned, credited on d-j front flap) cover (d-j) price £2.75 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between cloth-covered boards
ppint. 15th Jul 2024		Jack Vance The Pnume	daw books mmpb near-identical first printings sharing merkin-printed covers cover art by h. r. van dongen (signed, credited) b+w frontispiece by jack gaughan (signed, uncredited) near-meaningless daw books collector no.347 cover price $1.95 (canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel) cover price $1.75 (wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution) 160pp. including titles, indicia, etc. refer to indicia publishing history to see if the carcass of the copy held was canadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both state first daw printing, august 1979/123456789
ppint. 15th Jul 2024		Jack Vance The Dirdir	daw books mmpb near-identical first printings sharing merkin-printed covers cover art by h. r. van dongen (signed, credited) b+w frontispiece by jack gaughan (signed, uncredited) 2pp. b+w map of tschai (unsigned, uncredited: reprinted from the ace books mmpb edition) near-meaningless daw books collector no.347 cover price $1.95 (canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel) cover price $1.75 (wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution) 160pp. including titles, indicia , b+w map etc. refer to indicia publishing history to see if the carcass of the copy held was canadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both state first daw printing, july 1979/123456789
ppint. 15th Jul 2024		Jack Vance Servants Of The Wankh	daw books mmpb near-identical first printings sharing merkin-printed covers cover art by h. r. van dongen (signed, credited) b+w frontispiece by jack gaughan (signed, uncredited) 2pp. b+w map of tschai (unsigned, uncredited: reprinted from the ace books mmpb edition) near-meaningless daw books collector no.342 cover price $1.95 (canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel) cover price $1.75 (wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution) 160pp. including titles, indicia , b+w map etc. refer to indicia publishing history to see if the carcass of the copy held was canadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both state first daw printing, june 1979/123456789
JPGR&B SUBS 15th Jul 2024		Various Authors We Love You Beatles	I have e-mailed the publisher for information on the proposed publication date.
ppint. 14th Jul 2024		S. M. Stirling Snowbrother	the first novel in the fifth millennium setting or (loose?) series by various authors and collaborations: #1: "snowbrother" s. m. stirling (1985), (this book) #1a: "snowbrother (revised)" s. m. stirling (1992), q.v. #2: "the sharpest edge" s. m. stirling, shirley meier (1986), q.v. #2a: "saber and shadow" (1992), q.v. (revised, also adds nf-within-f appendices) #3: "the cage" s. m. stirling, shirley meier (1989), q.v. #4: "shadow's son" s. m. stirling, shirley meier, karen wehrstein (1991), q.v. #5: "shadow's daughter" shirley meier (1991), q.v. #6: "lion's heart" karen wehrstein (1991), q.v. #7: "lion's soul" karen wehrstein (1991), q.v.
ppint. 14th Jul 2024		S. M. Stirling Snowbrother	cover art by ken w. kelly, signed and credited - which should be no surprise, as this variant shares the merkin-printed colour card covers of the merkin mmpb first printing (and the first edition).
ppint. 14th Jul 2024		S. M. Stirling Snowbrother	this canadian-carcassed variant mmpb is the second printing, not the first printing - the indicia publishing history printing number line starts with the digit "2", identifying it as the second printing
ppint. 14th Jul 2024		S. M. Stirling Snowbrother	new american library signet books imprint mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by ken w. kelly (signed, credited) cover price (canada $3.50) * u.s. $2.95 256pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising distinguish from canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel by reference to the indicia publishing history printing number line which drops the digit "1", formally identifying the canadian as being the second printing
ppint. 14th Jul 2024		S. M. Stirling Drakon	draka series (originally a trilogy) #4: #1: ''marching through georgia'' (1988), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 14th Jul 2024		S. M. Stirling Under The Yoke	draka trilogy #3: #1: ''marching through georgia'' (1988), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 14th Jul 2024		S. M. Stirling The Stone Dogs	draka series (originally a trilogy) #3: #1: ''marching through georgia'' (1988), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 14th Jul 2024		Lesley Grant-Adamson Lipstick And Lies	hodder headline plc hodder & stoughton h/cvr first printing, first edition dedication: for alisoun gort cover (d-j) art (unsigned monochrome red & black photographic, uncredited in indicia) cover (d-j) price £16.99 272pp. (check, reference copy has library part-laminated boards incorporating the d-j) including six unpaginated pp. titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between red cloth-covered boards
MICKDOOM67 14th Jul 2024		John Creasey The Toff At The Fair	Front & rear cover images added.
WPLives 13th Jul 2024		Robert McGonigel Editor Dream Trains; The Last, Best Streamliners; 1946-1956	Bought brand new from publisher.

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