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ppint. 23rd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - The Scarf Of Passion (1949)	should have "the scarf" added in english title field, after which bookcat will automagically sort this correctly together with the other editions.
ppint. 23rd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - The Scarf Of Passion (1948)	should^W has had "the scarf" added in english title field, after which bookcat will automagically sort this correctly together with the other editions.
ppint. 23rd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - The Scarf Of Passion (1948)	avon publishing co. digest(?) format p/b first printing, first p/b edition aka (and originally) "the scarf" (1947), q.v. cover art unsigned, uncredited, still as-yet unattributed sfaiaa cover price 35¢ 128pp. possibly including paper covers, including titles, indicia etc.
ppint. 23rd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - The Scarf Of Passion (1949)	aka (and originally) "the scarf" (1947), q.v.
ppint. 23rd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - The Scarf (1952)	avon books mmpb first printing, possibly first avon books edition, possibly first mmpb edition, not first avon publishing co. edition cover art unsigned, uncredited, still as-yet unattributed sfaiaa cover price 25¢ 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp.
ppint. 22nd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - American Gothic (1987)	tom doherty associates tor books mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition cover art by david mann canadian isbn differs: 0-812-51573-0 cover price can(ada) $4.95, u.s. $3.95 256pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp advertising
ppint. 22nd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - American Gothic (1975)	fawcett publications fawcett crest imprint mmpb first printing, probably first p/b edition cover art by harry bennett (signed, uncredited) cover price $1.25 224pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp advertising
ppint. 22nd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - American Gothic (1975)	horror novel of detection into a murders mystery, based upon the real h. h. holmes series of murders at the world's fair, 1893 - the 1893 columbian world's exposition.
ppint. 22nd Mar 2024		Book Robert Bloch - American Gothic (1975)	w. h. allen howard & wyndham star books imprint p/b first printing, probably first uk edition cover art by peter goodfellow (unsigned, uncredited; from his website) cover price 60p, $1.90 australia & new zealand, $2.50 canada 224pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Dan McGirt - Dirty Work (1993)	new american library roc imprint mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by den beauvais (unsigned, uncredited; in this collected photo on his website) cover price (canada $5.50) • u.s. $4.50 288pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - I, Zombie (1982)	author should^W has been varied to doris piserchia, whose pseudonym "curt selby" was/is.
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - Blood Country (1981)	author should^W has been varied to doris piserchia, whose pseudonym "curt selby" was/is.
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - I, Zombie (1982)	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition written by doris piserchia, whose pseudonym for her horror novels was/is "curt selby" cover art by ken w. kelly (signed, credited) near-meaningless daw books collector no.497 cover price $2.50 canadian-carcased copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $2.25 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian-or merkin-printed no priority established in date of publication, but the digit "1" is dropped from the indicia printing number line of the canadian-carcased copies, formally identifying them as the second printing
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - Blood Country (1981)	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition written by doris piserchia, whose pseudonym for her horror novels was/is "curt selby" cover art by ken w. kelly (signed, credited) near-meaningless daw books collector no.436 cover price $2.50 canadian-carcased copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $2.25 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 176pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian-or merkin-printed no priority established in date of publication, but the digit "1" is dropped from the indicia printing number line of the canadian-carcased copies, formally identifying them as the second printing
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Dan McGirt - Jason Cosmo (1990)	jason cosmo non-trilogy #1: allegedly humorous fantasy (yr hmbl srppnt. has not read these, and received no feedback from anyone who bought them in IMT): dan mcgirt's written the three published in mmpb (and in the uk in pan p/bs) were intended to be the start of an ongoing series, but a change of policy at new american library suddenly led to this (amongst other publishing commitments) being abandoned; he has since begun to self-publish substantially revised versions: #1: ''jason cosmo'' (1989) (this novel) (rewritten as ''hero wanted'' (2009), q.v., with different sequel plus ''internal sequel'' e-story set during #1) #2: ''royal chaos'' (1990), q.v. (rewritten as "royal crush" (2015) (e-book only, at least so far; now #3, following new #2 "noble cause" (2010) (e-book only, at least so far)) #3: ''dirty work'' (1993), q.v. ((comprehensively rewritten, and diverging even further,) new #4: "dirty deeds" (20??)(e-book yet?)
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Dan McGirt - Jason Cosmo (1989)	new american library signet books mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by richard hescox (signed, uncredited) cover price (canada $4.95) • u.s. $3.95 240pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Dan McGirt - Royal Chaos (1990)	jason cosmo trilogy #2: #1: ''jason cosmo'' (1989), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Dan McGirt - Royal Chaos (1990)	new american library roc imprint mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by richard hescox (signed) cover price (canada $4.95) • u.s. $3.95 240pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising
ppint. 21st Mar 2024		Book Dan McGirt - Dirty Work (1993)	jason cosmo non-trilogy #3: #1: ''jason cosmo'' (1989), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 20th Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - The Deadly Sky (1983)	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition cover art by frank kelly freas (signed, credited) near-meaningless daw books collector no. 515 cover price $2.95 canadian-carcased copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $2.50 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 176pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian-or merkin-printed no priority established nor liable to be, but canadian-carcased copies drop the digit "1" from the indicia publishing history printing number line, formally identifying them as the second printing
ppint. 20th Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - The Dimensioneers (1982)	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition cover art by (frank) kelly freas (signed, credited) near-meaningless daw books collector no. 486 cover price $2.50 canadian-carcased copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $2.25 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 176pp. including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian-or merkin- printed no priority established in date of publication nor liable to be, but canadian-carcased copies drop the digit "1" from the printing number line, formally identifying them as the second printing
ppint. 20th Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - Earth In Twilight (1981)	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition cover art by wayne barlowe (signed, credited) b+w frontispiece by h. r. van dongen (signed, uncredited) near-meaningless daw books collector no. 458 cover price $2.50 canadian-carcased copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $2.25 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian-or merkin- printed no priority established in date of publication nor liable to be, but the indicia publishing history drops the digit "1" from the printing number line, formally identifying them as the second printing
ppint. 20th Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - Doomtime (1981)	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition cover art by h. r. van dongen (signed, credited) b+w frontispiece also by van dongen (signed, uncredited) near-meaningless daw books collector no. 435 cover price $2.50 canadian-carcased copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $2.25 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 176pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian- or merkin- printed no priority established in date of publication, but canadian-carcased copies drop the digit "1" from the printing number line, formally identifying them as the second printing
ppint. 20th Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - The Fluger (1980)	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition cover art by h. r. van dongen (unsigned, credited) near-meaningless daw books collector no. 409 cover price $2.25 canadian-carcased copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $1.95 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 240pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian-or merkin-printed no priority established nor liable to be, both state first daw printing, november 1980/123456789
ppint. 19th Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - The Spinner (1980)	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition cover art by h. r. van dongen (signed, credited) near-meaningless daw books collector no.392 cover price $2.25 copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $1.95 copies for general distribution oddly, the carcass of neither is stated to be canadian-printed - usually, the higher cover-priced variant would be - and both give the new york street address for daw books; yr hmbl srppnt. may have an idea or two, but does not know what actually happened at new american library and their printers to give rise to this strange state of affairs. both state first printing, july 1980/123456789 (it isn't a normal-for-daw books third (i.e. second merkin) printing, and is definitely the variant intended for canadian distribution, as the price code letter isn't varied to match the higher price - which is a sure identification during the period new american library printed a different cover price on the canadian-distributed, normally canadian-carcased variants' covers.)
ppint. 19th Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - Spaceling (1979)	some wholly merkin-printed copies reported bearing a new american library price sticker raising their price to $1.95 - perhaps the canadian-carcased copies ran out locally - or maybe sold out completely.
ppint. 19th Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - Spaceling (1979)	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition cover art by george barr (signed, g. barr, credited) b+w frontispiece also by barr (similarly signed, uncredited) near-meaningless daw books collector no. 338 cover price $1.95 canadian-carcased copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $1.75 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 240pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian-or merkin-printed no priority established nor liable to be, both state first daw printing, may 1979/123456789
ppint. 19th Mar 2024		Book Mary L. Trump - Too Much And Never Enough (2020)	simon & schuster uk ltd. simon & schuster imprint first printing, first uk h/cvr edition possibly simultaneous with the merkin first edition dedication: for my daughter, avary, and my dad cover (d-j) art (none: photographic, as per merkin h/cvr but typography differs) cover (d-j) price £20 240pp. including twelve unnumbered pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents (chapters etc.) prologue etc, 14 end pp. including 11pp. index, 2 blank pp, brief note about the author, perfectbound onto a flexible backing strip with endpapers between black cloth-covered boards, with author, title, & imprint logo blocked in silver on the spine
ppint. 19th Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - Earthchild (1979)	dennis dobson first printing, first uk edition, first h/cvr edition cover (d-j) art by richard weaver b+w interior illustration by jack gaughan signed with his jg digraph, retained from the daw books mmpb cover (d-j) price £4.25 208pp.(check) including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 19th Mar 2024		Book Doris Piserchia - Earthchild (1977)	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition cover art by michael whelan (signed with his stylised m/w "sigil", credited) b+w interior illustrations by jack gaughan (signed with his jg digraph, uncredited) near-meaningless daw books collector number 241 cover price $1.50 208pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian-or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both state first printing, may 1977/123456789

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