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ppint. 2nd Apr 2023		Book Roger Zelazny - The Dead Man's Brother (2011)	publication date of this edition/printing is wrong and should be corrected to 29/3/2011 this is the titan books ltd. / hard case crime tp/b still available from titan books limited see titanbooks.com/catalog/?series=hard-case-crime&page=10 it should be re-flagged ''uk'' as per other hard case crime editions published by titan books ltd. since they - apparently - bought hard case crime publishers/imprint, here on bookcat.
ppint. 2nd Apr 2023		Book Roger Zelazny - The Dead Man's Brother (2011)	written in 1971, but only found in roger zelazny's papers fourteen-odd years after his death in 1995.
ppint. 2nd Apr 2023		Book Roger Zelazny - The Dead Man's Brother (2011)	this is not the 2/2009 first edition: the dorchester publishing hard case crime imprint tp/b first printing, isbn 0-8439-6115-5; isbn13 978-08439-6115-7, was the first edition. this is the 29/3/2011 titan books ltd. / hard case crime edition published after the extremely dodgy dorchester publishing withdrew from all real (''hard copy'') book publishing and attempted to impose new, extremely disadvantageous terms and conditions upon the authors it had published, and various authors' organisations, authors' agents and individual authors kicked up a major stink about this. see wikipedia in re dorchester publishing, or the ongoing contemporaneous coverage in locus as the dorchester publishing affair blew up. n.b.yr hmbl srppnt. does not know whether dorchester publishing behaved similarly towards the hard case crime publishers duo. dorchester publishing is now defunct. cover art by charles (''chuck'') pyle (unsigned, credited as chuck pyle on back cover, also in indica as charles pyle) cover price £6.99, $7.99 canada, $6.99 us 256pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. include nf afterword by trent zelazny
ppint. 1st Apr 2023		Book Fritz Leiber - Farewell To Lankhmsr (2000)	orion publishing group millennium imprint p/b first printing, not first uk p/b (save bearing this title) retitling of ''the knight and knave of swords'' (1988), q.v. cover art by geoff taylor (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £6.99, $9.99 canada (? check) 368pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 1st Apr 2023		Book Hal Clement - Mission Of Gravity (2000)	orion publishing group gollancz imprint tp/b first printing self-announced ''collectors' edition'' series, undesired by actual sf collectors as overpriced uncollectible yp/b editions, the covers of which had front & back flaps cover art (none, cover is typographical on bright lemon yellow ground)(i.e. *not* ''gollancz yellow'') cover price £9.99 208pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. but essentially blown up from the 1987 victor gollancz ltd. vgsf p/b typesetting, q.v., suitably adjusted
ppint. 1st Apr 2023		Book Hal Clement - Mission Of Gravity (1987)	victor gollancz ltd. vgsf imprint p/b first printing, not first uk p/b edition cover art by anthony (tony) roberts (unsigned sfaics, likely on the original art, credited on back cover) cover price £2.50 208pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 1st Apr 2023		Book Henry Gee - The Science Of Middle-earth (2005)	the author's analysis and arguments - frequently good, sometimes excellent - are somewhat handicapped by his determination to cleave closely to his declared credo that there is no meaningful distinction between fantasy and science fiction, so nor - essentially - between science and fantasy.
ppint. 1st Apr 2023		Book Henry Gee - The Science Of Middle-earth (2005)	souvenir press tp/b first printing, first uk edition title is hyphenated - correctly - on title and half-title pages, and at tops of even-numbered pp. 8 through 252; it is unhyphenated on front cover and spine. foreword by david brin, introduction by the author cover art by luis v. rey (unsigned, credited on back cover; two rather poor cartoonish figures in & against inappropriate backdrop and vehicles) cover design hugh adams, ab3 design (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £10.99 256pp. including 6 unnumbered pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents (chapters) etc, foreword, nf introduction, 4½pp. author's note, 1p. about j. r. r. tolkien (uncredited), end pp: 16½pp. notes, 14pp. index, 3 blank pp, penultimate p. brief 1 para. note about the author
ppint. 1st Apr 2023		Book D. H. Lawrence - Lady Chatterley's Lover (1971)	for copyright reasons this edition is not for sale in the usa penguin book uk p/b published by penguin books ltd. in 1961 leading to a famous court case over the book's alleged obscenity in the royal courts of justice, london, during which the prosecution demanded whether you would let your wife or servants read this. . . eighth penguin books uk p/b printing. should^W has been re-flagged ''uk''.
ppint. 1st Apr 2023		Book Leigh Brackett - The Big Jump (1955)	thank-you, jimess.
ppint. 1st Apr 2023		Book Philip K. Dick - Solar Lottery (1955)	thank-you, jimess.
ppint. 31st Mar 2023		Book Fritz Leiber - Lean Times In Lankhmar (1999)	bar-code number truncated by too-small field.
ppint. 31st Mar 2023		Book Fritz Leiber - Lean Times In Lankhmar (1999)	orion publishing group millennium imprint p/b first printing, first uk edition introduction by raymond e. feist cover art by geoff taylor (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £6.99, $14.95 australia, $9.99 canadada (re-check) 424pp? (check) including titles, indicia, introduction, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 31st Mar 2023		Book Fritz Leiber - Ill Met In Lankhmar (1999)	orion publishing group millennium imprint p/b first printing, first uk edition cover art by geoff taylor (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £6.99, $9.99 canadada (re-check) 464pp. including xiv partly paginated pp. titles, indicia, introduction etc.
ppint. 31st Mar 2023		Book Fritz Leiber - Return To Lankhmar (1999)	bar-code number truncated by too-small field.
ppint. 31st Mar 2023		Book Fritz Leiber - Return To Lankhmar (1999)	orion publishing group millennium imprint p/b first printing, first uk edition thus omnibus edition of fafhrd & the grey mouser #5 & #6, with introduction by neil gaiman cover art by geoff taylor (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £6.99, $9.99 canada 464pp. including partly paginated x pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents, introduction etc, no additional end pp.
ppint. 31st Mar 2023		Book Leigh Brackett - The Best Of Leigh Brackett (1986)	should any bookcatter™ discover they hold a declared second printing of the mmpb with carcase (or ''book'') noted as being printed in canadada, it'd be appreciated if they were to be so good as to post the cover price together with the wording in the indicia printing history so declaring it; - tia, yr hmbl srppnt.
ppint. 30th Mar 2023		Book Leigh Brackett - The Best Of Leigh Brackett (1986)	random house group ballantine books mmpb second printing cover art by boris vallejo (signed boris, credited; retained from ballantine books mmpb first printings) cover design changed: main typography is now horizontal instead of on a slant, and in light green cover price $3.95 (?no simultaneous canadian-carcassed printing with different canadadian price?) 448pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 30th Mar 2023		Book Leigh Brackett - The Starmen Of Llyrdis (1980)	random house group ballantine books imprint mmpb simultaneous second printings sharing merkin-printed covers cover art by dean ellis (unsigned, credited, retained from ballantine books 1976 first printings) cover price $2.50 (canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel) cover price $1.85 (wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution) 168pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising isbn is given on the indica page refer to indicia printing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both state second printing: november 1980
ppint. 29th Mar 2023		Book Jassy Davis - Winter Warmers (2020)	why not read for comprehension, and just perhaps refer to the reality of merkin usages over the decades - ? what yr hmbl srppnt. stated is factually correct, and there are examples of such merkin (mis)usage here on bookcat. (yuk-of-gb-&-ni publishers occasionally err, also, as from time-to-time noted; but generally not consistently and not repeatedly so for decades.)
ppint. 29th Mar 2023		Book Brian W. Aldiss - Farewell, Fantastic Venus! (1977)	author field should^W has been varied to editor and co-author field to co-editor.
ppint. 29th Mar 2023		Book Brian W. Aldiss - Farewell, Fantastic Venus! (1971)	author field should^W has been varied to editor and co-author field to co-editor.
ppint. 29th Mar 2023		Book Brian W. Aldiss - Farewell, Fantastic Venus! (1968)	author field should^W has been varied to editor and co-author field to co-editor.
ppint. 29th Mar 2023		Book Brian W. Aldiss - Farewell, Fantastic Venus! (1977)	contents: foreword (nf) brian w. aldiss clouded judgments (nf introduction) brian w. aldiss (orig.°) a trip to venus (excerpt) john munro, 1968 the story of the heavens (nf) sir robert ball, 1882 honeymoon in space (excerpt) george griffith, 1968 never-fading flowers (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.°) the destinies of the stars (nf) translation of ''stjärnornas öden'' svante arrhenius, 1915 ''last and first men'' (excerpt) olaf stapledon (1930), q.v. ''pirates of venus'' (excerpt) edgar rice burroughs (1934), q.v. ''perelandra'' (excerpt) c. s. lewis (1943), q.v. swamp and sand (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.) alchemy (short story) dorothy de courcy, john de courcy, out of this world adventures vol.1 #2, 12/1950 the man from venus (nf) frank r. paul, fantastic adventures vol.1 #2, 7/1939 a city on venus (nf) anonymous, later credited to ''henry gade'', which appears to be a ziff-davis house name, most of the pieces bearing it still as-yet unattributed unveiling the mystery planet (a ''for your information'' nf article) willy ley, galaxy vol.10 #6, 9/1955; galaxy bre #33, 12/1955; both: cover art article, art by ed emshwiller venus is hell! (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.) exploring the planets (nf) v. a. firsoff, 1964 (source not identified) the big rain (novella) poul anderson, astounding vol. liv #4, 10/1954, cover story, art & six b+w illustrations by h. r. van dongen; astounding atlas bre vol. xi #3, 3/1955, cover art after van dongen, six b+w interior illustrations by h. r. van dongen intelligent life in the universe (excerpt) (nf) carl sagan, 1966 (source not identified, may be the title of one of his books - check!) big sister (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.) ''escape to venus'' (excerpt) s. makepeace lott (1956), q.v. sister planet (novella) poul anderson, satellite vol.3 #6, 5/1959 before eden (short story) arthur c. clarke, amazing vol.35 #6, 6/1961, b+w illustration by virgil finlay the open question (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.) some mysteries of venus resolved (nf) sir bernard lovell, the times, 30/10/1967 dream of distance (nf) anonymous (source not given ?) venus mystery for scientists (nf) john davy, the observer ?/10/1967 scientist says icecaps on venus would make life possible (nf) evert clark, new york times 9/3/1968 bibliography of principal non-fiction works consulted (nf) (unattributed) (orig.) = original to this anthology all dates given are in the year c.e., month/year c.e., or day/month/year c.e. international format
ppint. 29th Mar 2023		Book Brian W. Aldiss - Farewell, Fantastic Venus! (1977)	granada publishing group panther books imprint p/b second panther printing with new cover art by chris foss (signed with his f in a line-drawn box, uncredited) cover price 75p (overseas territories prices?) 272pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p. advertising the sbn entered in the isbn10 field above is as borne on the new front cover: an isbn may lurk on spine, back cover - or in the publishing indicia.
ppint. 29th Mar 2023		Book Brian W. Aldiss - Farewell, Fantastic Venus! (1971)	granada publishing group panther books imprint p/b first printing, first p/b edition of complete book thematic reprint anthology of two short stories, two novellas, six novel excerpts, nf articles, one nf article excerpt, nf bibliography, introduction by brian. cover art unsigned, iirc uncredited, mainly typographical, small circular swirly coloured art(?) low in middle cover price 30p (overseas territories prices?) 272pp. (check) including titles, indica, table-of-contents etc, end p. number entered in isbn field above is the sbn actually borne on the front cover an isbn is trivially derivable from this, but the book covers bear none such.
ppint. 29th Mar 2023		Book Brian W. Aldiss - Farewell, Fantastic Venus! (1968)	macdonald & co. publishers macdonald imprint h/cvr first printing, first edition thematic reprint anthology of two short stories, six novel excerpts, two novellas, sixteen nf articles, one nf article excerpt, and an nf bibliography, with introduction by brian. cover (d-j) art somewhat limited, line drawing keyholed by the large, block letter SF that was the common d-j design of this macdonald sf series cover (d-j) price 30/- the number entered in isbn field is the sbn actually borne on and in this book: an isbn is trivially derivable, but the book bears none such 304pp. (check) including x partly paginated pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p,, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 29th Mar 2023		Book Jassy Davis - Winter Warmers (2020)	do not follow the misleading and often incorrect advice in the comment, ''for 45worlds purposes...'': in many instances of the merkin (mis)usage of the bar-code number, it is only the final element of the bar-code number that identifies the book uniquely, being the only element including the book's cat#, or the numerical part of the cat# that is included as part of the isbn: in all such instances, omitting the final element or block of the bar-code number renders it about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
ppint. 28th Mar 2023		Book Frederik Pohl - Alternating Currents (1966)	n.b. penguin books uk p/b 2452 is this book, and not ''the case against tomorrow'' as is erroneously entered as nc661693us, and which should be deleted as a chimaera.° ° - edit 10/2024 and has been.
ppint. 28th Mar 2023		Book Jassy Davis - Winter Warmers (2020)	bar-code number actually on back cover truncated by too-small field: 9 780008 402006 51499

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