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ppint. 13th Mar 2024		Book John W. Campbell Jr. - A World By The Tale (1970)	should^W have^W "analog 3" added in english title field, after which bookcat will automagically sort this correctly together with the other editions
ppint. 13th Mar 2024		Book John W. Campbell Jr. - The Permanent Implosion (1970)	should^W have^W "analog 4" added in english title field, after which bookcat will automagically sort this correctly together with the other editions
ppint. 13th Mar 2024		Book John W. Campbell Jr. - Countercommandment (1970)	should^W have^W "analog 5" added in english title field, after which bookcat will automagically sort this correctly together with the other editions
ppint. 12th Mar 2024		Book Sara Paretsky - Fire Sale (2006)	a vi warshawski novel - seems to be the eleventh such
ppint. 12th Mar 2024		Book Sara Paretsky - Fire Sale (2006)	hodder headline hodder & stoughton hodder books imprint first general p/b printing dedication: for rachel, phoebe, eva, samantha, and maia --- my own hope for change in the world cover art (none really: darker version of h/cvr d-j "art") cover price £6.99 516pp. including twelve pages titles, indicia, table-of-contents, etc, 5 blank end pp.
ppint. 12th Mar 2024		Book Sara Paretsky - Fire Sale (2006)	hodder headline hodder & stoughton h/cvr first printing, first uk edition simultaneous with yp/b card-covered bind-up of the same signatures isbn 0340-83909-0 dedication: for rachel, phoebe, eva, samantha, and maia --- my own hope for change in the world cover (d-j) art (none really) cover (d-j) price £12.99 414pp. including ten pages titles, indicia, table-of-contents (chapters) etc, 2 blank end pp, perfectbound with endpapers between black cloth-covered boards, title, author, publisher under H logo in metallic red on spine
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book John W. Campbell Jr. - Analog 1 (1964)	paperback library mmpb first printing, first p/b edition reprint anthology of five short stories and three novelettes, introduction by john w. campbell jr. cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price 50¢ 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp.
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book John W. Campbell Jr. - Analog 1 (1963)	title is still wrong and should still be corrected to "analog 1" (and not " analog I ")
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book John W. Campbell Jr. - Analog 4 (1967)	contents: introduction (nf) john w. campbell, jr. subjectivity (short story) norman spinrad (vol.lxxii #5, 1/1964) the permanent implosion (novelelette) dean mclaughlin (vol.lxxii #6, 2/1964) sunjammer (ntte) poul anderson (vol.lxxii #2, 4/1964) as by winston p. sanders) aka the rogue (flying mountains series) a day in the life of kelvin throop (ss) r. a. j. phillips (vol.lxxiii #5, 7/1964) genus traitor (ntte) mack reynolds (vol.lxxiii #6, 8/1964) a case of identity (novella) randall garrett (vol.lxxiv #1, 9/1964) (a lord darcy story) the mary celeste move (ss) frank herbert (vol.lxxiv, #2, 10/1964)
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book John W. Campbell Jr. - Analog 5 (1968)	contents: "scientists are stupid!" (introduction nf) john w. campbell, jr. computers don't argue (short story) gordon r. dickson (vol.lxxvi #1, 9/1965) the adventure of the extraterrestrial (novelette) mack reynolds (vol.lxxv #5, 7/1965) fighting division (ss) randall garrett (vol.lxxv #6, 8/1965) mission "red clash" (novella) joe poyer (vol.lxxvi #4, 12/1965) countercommandment (ss) patrick meadows (vol.lxxvi #4, 12/1965) coincidence day (ss) john brunner (vol.lxxiv #6, 2/1965) balanced ecology (ss) james h. schmitz (vol.lxxv #1, 3/1965) (the hub) aka "the diamondwood trees" overproof (ntte) randall garrett (vol.lxxvi #2, 10/1965 as by jonathan blake mackenzie) say it with flowers (ss) poul anderson (vol.lxxvi #1, 9/1965 as by winston p. sanders) (flying mountains series)
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book John W. Campbell Jr. - The Thing From Another World (1952)	contents: who goes there? (novella) astounding vol.21 #6, 8/1938 blindness (short story) vol.13 #1, 3/1935 frictional losses (novelette) vol.17 #6, 7/1936 dead knowledge (ntte) vol.20 #5, 1/1938 elimination (ss) vol.17 #3, 5/1936 twilight (ntte) vol.14 #3, 11/1934 night (ss) vol.16 #2, 10/1935 (the sequel to ''twilight'')
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book Egon Friedell - The Return Of The Time Machine (1972)	daw books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first english language edition nf introduction by donald a. wollheim cover art by karel thole (unsigned, credited), as are the b+w frontispiece and three interior b+w illustrations cover price 95¢ near-meaningless daw books collector number 22 128pp. (check) including titles, indicia, frontispiece & illustrations, introduction, etc, end p. 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 stage first printing, 1972 distinguish from undated° unknown ordinality daw books c.4/1982° mmpb printing which differs: cat# UJ1727 isbn 0-87997-727-2 near-meaningless daw books collector number dropped from front cover, position taken by new cat# refer also to indicia publishing history to note that this reprinting is not stated cover price $1.95 ° date taken from locus #257, 6/1982
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book Michael Avallone - Devil, Devil (1976)	satan sleuth series #3: re-numbered #2 in uk by mews books/new english library who skipped #2: "the werewolf walks tonight" #1: "fallen angel" michael avallone (11/1974), q.v.
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book David Brin - The Uplift War (1987)	uplift series 1 #3 1#1: "sundiver" (1983), q.v. for both series listings, and links.
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book David Brin - The Uplift War (1987)	transworld publishers bantam books imprint first printing, first uk edition cover art by tony (anthony) roberts (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £3.50 660pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising bantam books second printing (1988)) near identical save: cover price £3.99 refer to also indicia which adds note of its reprinting
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book Douglas Baber - The Guarded Years (1957)	and the alternate cover art was cleverly sourced by the previous publisher! - - before that for this edition was painted! - - and from a different artist, too!
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book Fritz Leiber - The Big Time (1961)	first book publication of the main change-war (short) novel. winner of the hugo award for best sf novel of the year. serialised in galaxy 3, 4/1958 (galaxy uk #62, 63))
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book Donald A. Wollheim - The Earth In Peril (1957)	contents: things pass by (novelette) murray leinster; thrilling wonder stories vol. xxvii #2, summer/1945; (the cover story, art by earle bergey) letter from the stars (short story) a. e. van vogt; the arkham sampler, winter/1949 as "dear pen pal"; nebula vol.1 #1, 10/1952 the silly season (ss) c. m. kornbluth; f&sf vol.1 #4, fall/1950 the plant revolt (ntte) edmond hamilton; weird tales vol. xv #4, 4/1930 mary anonymous (ss) bryce walton; planet story vol.6 #7, summer/1954 one b+w illustration by ed emshwiller the star (ss) h. g. wells; the graphic, christmas 1897
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book John Shirley - The Brigade (1981)	cover art by grote (signed)
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book John Shirley - Bioshock: Rapture (2012)	and from the bram stoker award-winning author, too!
ppint. 11th Mar 2024		Book John Shirley - City Come A-walkin' (1980)	thank-you jimess: it's a good one, isn't it - both striking, and distinctive, as well as appropriate.
ppint. 10th Mar 2024		Book Terry Carr - Universe 1 (1971)	author field should^W has been varied to editor
ppint. 10th Mar 2024		Book Terry Carr - Universe One (1975)	author field should^W has been varied to editor
ppint. 10th Mar 2024		Book Terry Carr - Universe 2 (1972)	author field should^W has been varied to editor
ppint. 10th Mar 2024		Book Terry Carr - Universe Two (1976)	author field should^W has been varied to editor
ppint. 10th Mar 2024		Book Terry Carr - Universe 3 (1975)	author field should^W has been varied to editor
ppint. 10th Mar 2024		Book Terry Carr - Universe Three (1977)	author field should^W has been varied to editor
ppint. 10th Mar 2024		Book Terry Carr - Universe 4 (1975)	author field should^W has been varied to editor
ppint. 10th Mar 2024		Book Terry Carr - Universe Four (1977)	author field should^W has been varied to editor
ppint. 10th Mar 2024		Book Terry Carr - Universe Five (1978)	author field should^W has been varied to editor

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