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ppint. 20th Jan 2023		Book Frank Crisp - Undervattenspirater (1957)	''dirk rogers'' is the central character in ten novels written by frank crisp, of which this is the first; the forward may be an in-fiction forward by the character, or the attribution of the forward to him may be an in-joke by the author. . .
ppint. 19th Jan 2023		Book Poul Anderson - The High Crusade (1983)	the berkley publishing group berkley books imprint mmpb, first pure berkley mmpb imprint printing° cover bears new b-in-a-circle berkley logo cover art by tom kidd (signed, dated 1983, uncredited) cover price $2.50 168pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p. ° - from same typesetting as the transitional berkley medallion-to-berkley mmpb printings
ppint. 19th Jan 2023		Book Poul Anderson - The High Crusade (1979)	the berkley publishing group berkley books imprint° mmpb undated second printing°° cover art unsigned, uncredited; retained from first berkley books mmpb printing cover price $1.75 168pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p. ° - transitional period: imprint given as a berkley book on cover, but berkley medallion in indicia °° - date assigned determined by interpolation of cat#-inclusive isbn into first printings of known dates
ppint. 19th Jan 2023		Book Poul Anderson - The High Crusade (1978)	the berkley publishing group berkley books imprint° mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition cover art unsigned, uncredited still as-yet unattributed sfaik cover price $1.50 168pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p. ° - transitional period: states a berkley book on front cover, but berkley medallion in the indicia
ppint. 19th Jan 2023		Book Poul Anderson - The High Crusade (1982)	severn house h/cvr first printing, first h/cvr edition cover (d-j) art by evan ross (unsigned, credited on d-j rear flap) cover (d-j) price £6.50 144pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 19th Jan 2023		Book Frank Diamond - Love Me To Death (1955)	half ace books mmpb first printing, first edition sfaik classic ''ace double'' mmpb with two front covers, contents tête-beché to each other cover art by verne tossey (spelling? signed tossiy, perhaps tossey; attribution from the ace image library) cover price 35¢ ½ 320pp. (check) including 2 x titles, indicia etc, advertising pp.. in-between the double's halves doubled with ''the squeeze'' gil brewer (1955), q.v.
ppint. 19th Jan 2023		Book Gil Brewer - The Squeeze (1955)	half ace books mmpb first printing, first edition a classic ''ace double'' format mmpb with two front covers, contents, tête-beché to each other aka ''the pay off'' (phantom books, australia 1960) cover art by harry barton (signed (illegibly), uncredited; attribution from the ace image library) cat# D-123 cover price 35¢ ½ 320pp. (check) including 2 x titles, indicia etc, advertising pp. in-between the double's halves doubled with ''love me to death'' frank diamond (also seemingly first published in book form 1955), q.v.
ppint. 19th Jan 2023		Book Gil Brewer - 13 French Street (1963)	first published date is^W was wrong and should^W has been corrected to 1951
ppint. 19th Jan 2023		Book Gil Brewer - 13 French Street (1959)	first published date is^W was wrong and should^W has been corrected to 1951
ppint. 19th Jan 2023		Book Gil Brewer - 13 French Street (1954)	first published date is^W was wrong and should^W has been corrected to 1951.
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Cornell Woolrich - The Doom Stone (1960)	serialised in argosy 14, 21, 28/1/1939, 4/2/1939 as ''the eye of doom''.
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Cornell Woolrich - The Doom Stone (1960)	the hearst corporation avon books imprint mmpb first printing, first edition cover art unsigned, uncredited; sfaik still as-yet unattributed cover price 35¢ 160pp. including titles, indicia etc.
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Cornell Woolrich - Beyond The Night (1959)	contents: the moon of montezuma (novelette) fantastic vol.1 #3, 11-12/1952 somebody's clothes - somebody's life (short story) f&sf vol.15 #6, 12/1958; venture atlas bre #9, 5/1964 the lamp of memory (ss) in argosy 18/12/1937 as ''guns, gentlemen'' or as ''gun's, gentlemen'' my lips destroy (ss) horror stories vol.8 #4, 8/1939 as ''vampire's honeymoon'' (revised text) the number's up (ss) (seems to be original to this collection) music from the dark (ntte) dime mystery magazine 7/1935 as ''dark melody of madness''
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Cornell Woolrich - Beyond The Night (1959)	(possibly the hearst corporation) avon books imprint mmpb first printing, first edition almost entirely reprint collection of two novelettes and four short stories cover art unsigned, uncredited; sfaik still as-yet unattributed cover price 35¢ 160pp. including 6pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end pp.
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Algis Budrys - Rogue Moon (1962)	thank-you mickdoom67.
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Gil Brewer - Wild To Possess (1963)	monarch books, inc. mmpb second printing
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Gil Brewer - Wild To Possess (1959)	monarch books, inc. mmpb first printing, first edition
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Gil Brewer - Angel (1959)	gilbrewer.com gives 1960 as the date of this avon mmpb.
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Gil Brewer - Wild (1965)	fawcett publications gold medal imprint mmpb first printing, second fawcett publications mmpb printing (first was/were gold crest imprint), with new cover art (central detail from the fawcett publications crest mmpb cover art, reduced, reversed left-right) cat# k1466 cover price 40¢
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Gil Brewer - Wild (1958)	fawcett publications crest imprint mmpb simultaneous first printings, first edition cover art unsigned (uncredited?) cover price 35¢ (copies intended for circulation north of the parallel) (may be canadian-carcassed) cover price 25¢ (copies for general distribution)
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Gil Brewer - The Vengeful Virgin (1958)	fawcett publications crest imprint mmpb first printing, first edition cover art unsigned (uncredited?), sfaik stillmas-yet unattributed cover price 25¢
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Tom Wade - The United Planets (1962)	author's name should^W has been corrected to ''tom wade''
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Tom Wade - A Planet Named Terra (1962)	author's name should^W has ben corrected to ''tom wade''
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Tom Wade - The United Planets (1962)	sequel to ''a planet named terra'' also by tom wade, as by victor wadey (1962), q.v.
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Tom Wade - The United Planets (1962)	brown, watson ltd. digit books imprint p/b first printing, first edition cover art by c. stewart (re-used from digit D248 ''split worlds'' tyrone c. barr (1959), q.v.) cover price 2'6 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Tom Wade - A Planet Named Terra (1962)	sequel is ''the united planets'' also by tom wade, as by victor wadey (1962), q.v.
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Tom Wade - A Planet Named Terra (1962)	brown, watson ltd. digit books imprint p/b, presumed first printing, first edition cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price 2'6 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Tyrone C. Barr - Split Worlds (1962)	brown, watson ltd. digit books imprint p/b second printing with new cover art (unsigned, uncredited; attributed to cha' bril, most of whose art was on spanish p/bs, by bear alley website; he's there further identified as joaquin chacopino fabré by contributor tristan lapoussiere) cover price 2'6 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 18th Jan 2023		Book Tyrone C. Barr - Split Worlds (1959)	brown, watson ltd. digit books imprint p/b first printing, first edition cover art by c. stewart (signed, uncredited; not sfaik as-yet further identified) cover price 2'- 156pp. (check: probably 160pp. including advertisements) including titles, indicia etc, end pp brown, watson reused this cover art on digit books R590 ''the united planets'' tom wade as by ''victor wadey'' (1962), q.v.
ppint. 17th Jan 2023		Book Frank Belknap Long - The Mating Center (1961)	chariot books mmpb first printing, first edition title and author's name given as ''mating center'' and ''frank b. long'' on card cover, full title and full usual author's name given on title page cover art (unsigned, uncredited) cover price 50¢ 160pp. including titles, indicia etc. one of two novels written by frank belknap long for this minor chicago sleaze publisher

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