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ppint. 20th Jan 2024		Book Tim Powers - The Drawing Of The Dark (1981)	granada publishing group granada imprint p/b first printing, first uk edition cover art by gino d'achille (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £1.95 (check for overseas territories prices) 384pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising n.b. isbn is a mayflower books imprint block number
ppint. 20th Jan 2024		Book Tim Powers - The Drawing Of The Dark (1979)	random house group ballantine books del rey series (logo on cover only) mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by doug beekman (unsigned, credited) cover price $1.95 336pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 20th Jan 2024		Book Lord Dunsany - Beyond The Fields We Know (1972)	intext publisher ballantine books mmpb simultaneous first printings, possibly sharing merkin-printed covers°, first edition cover art by gervasio gallardo (signed reversed left-right on back cover) cover price $1.25 320pp..(check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. including ''the naming of names'' (nf article) lin carter, advertising ° - refer to indicia publishing history to see if canadadian-carcassed copy intended for distribution north of the parallel, or wholly merkin-printed copy for general distribution is held. yr hmbl srppnt. knoweth not whether merkin-printed covers were shared by the canadadian variant or no; should a bookcatter or other browser discover that they hold such a copy, it would be appreciated if they were to report upon the matter, including the precise phraseology used by ballantine books, inc. in the indicia, in their comment, to advise, inform and educate. . .
ppint. 20th Jan 2024		Book Steve Holland - The Mushroom Jungle (1993)	zeon books, an associate company of zardoz books, tp/b first printing, first edition 20 whitecroft, dilton marsh, westbury, wilts ba13-4dj cover art by f.t. (signed, uncredited) cover price £14.95 212pp. including xii pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents, 6pp. nf introduction by brian stableford, etc, 16 end pp. including 2pp. select general bibliography, 2p. about the author & bibliography, 2pp. index, 8pp. b+w reproductions of p/b publishers' logos, some front covers, 1p. advertising for paperback, pulp and comic collector magazine
ppint. 20th Jan 2024		Book Lois McMaster Bujold - Borders Of Infinity (1994)	pan macmillan pan books imprint p/b first printing, first uk edition cover art by keith scaife (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £4.99 (check for overseas territories prices) 320pp. including titles, indicia (no table-of-contents) etc, 3 end pp. miles vorkosigan/naismith his universe and times (uncredited nf annotated timeline)
ppint. 20th Jan 2024		Book Lois McMaster Bujold - Borders Of Infinity (1999)	refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish betwixt the at least first three near-identical printings: 10/1989 baen books first mmpb printing, first edition dedication: for john cover art by gary ruddell (unsigned, credited) isbn 0-671-69841-9 cat# 69841 cover price $3.95 320pp. including six unpaginated pp. titles, indicia, no table-of-contents (stated a novel in indicia), 3 unpaginated end pp. ''miles vorkosigan/naismith his lifecand times'' (nf within f annotated timeline) uncredited front cover bears puff-line ''by the author of falling free'' above cover price 12/1989 baen books second mmpb printing (details to come) differs: indicia publishing history adds line: second printing, december (1989) 10/1991 baen books third mmpb printing cover art by gary ruddell retained isbn 0-671-72093-7 bar-code number 0 76714 00499 3 72093 cat# 72093 cover price (can $5.99) u.s. $4.99 320pp. including 6pp. titles, indicia, no table-of-contents (stated a novel in indicia), 3 end pp. timeline front cover bears red pinked-edge bezant declaring ''hugo and nebula winning author'' in black above cover prices
ppint. 19th Jan 2024		Book Katherine Kurtz - Saint Camber (1979)	random house group ballantine books mmpb simultaneous first printings, first p/b edition cover art by darrell k. sweet (unsigned, credited, shared with ballantine h/cvr first edition) cover price $2.75 canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $2.25 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 464pp? (check) including titles, indicia, b+w map, etc., end pp. including appendices, advertising i do not know if the card covers of the canadian-carcassed variety were shared from the merkin p/b, with altered printed cover price, or canadadian-printed; this information should be printed on the card covers
ppint. 19th Jan 2024		Book Katherine Kurtz - Saint Camber (1978)	distinguish from near-identical doubleday (merkin) science fiction book club edition 5/1979° which differs: cover (d-j) price none (reportedvprice to sf bookclub members $3.50) sfbc cat# 2160 on d-j back flap 380pp. (check) including titles, indicia, map etc, end pp. including appendices bound with endpapers between covered boards pagination differs from ballantine books first edition h/cvr trade edition, so text has been re-set; first sfbc printing bears printer's gutter code J17 on p.364, boards taupe, with black typography ° month of publication not given, taken from sfbc wki
ppint. 19th Jan 2024		Book Katherine Kurtz - Saint Camber (1978)	random house group ballantine books h/cvr first printing, first edition cover (d-j) art by darrell (k.) sweet (unsigned, credited on d-j back flap) b+w map by bob (robert) porter (credited) cover (d-j) price $9.95 480pp. (check) including titles, indicia, map, etc, end pp. including appendices, advertising, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 18th Jan 2024		Book Katherine Kurtz - Camber Of Culdi (1979)	distinguish from 5/1979 merkin doubleday science fiction book club h/cvr edition which differs: sfbc cat# 2161 on d-j back flap, also states book club edition printer's gutter code J13 on p.264 (later printings have other month+date printer's gutter codes) 288pp? (check) including titles, indicia, b+w maps etc, end pp. appendices, bound with endpapers between covered boards pagination differs from the ballantine books trade h/cvr edition
ppint. 18th Jan 2024		Book Katherine Kurtz - Camber Of Culdi (1979)	random house group ballantine books h/cvr first printing, first h/cvr edition, not first edition cover (d-j) art by darrell k. sweet (unsigned, credited on d-j back flap) b+w maps by bob porter cover (d-j) price $8.95 336pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. including appendices, advertising, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 18th Jan 2024		Book Katherine Kurtz - Camber Of Culdi (1976)	refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish from near-identical second and third printings: (?1976/1977?) ballantine books mmpb second printing differs: indicia publishing history adds line stating second printing and date 1/1978 ballantine books third printing same cover art, same cover design, cover price, differs: indicia publishing history adds line stating third printing and date isbn 0-345-27597-5 adds del rey series name to wyvern fantasy logo the next ballantine books printing is the 3/1979 first h/cvr edition
ppint. 17th Jan 2024		Book Kate Wilhelm - The Mile-Long Spaceship (1980)	g. k. hall & co. gregg press imprint h/cvr first printing, first merkin h/cvr edition library edition reprint taken from the berkley medallion mmpb, printed on acid-free paper cover art none; and issued without d-j cover price none printed: retail price $13.00° 192pp. including xxx pp. titles, indicia etc, introduction by susan wood, sewn in signatures bound with endpapers between green buckram-covered boards, titles in gold on red background rectangle on spine ° - price taken from locus 233, 5/1980
ppint. 17th Jan 2024		Book Kate Wilhelm - Andover And The Android (1966)	contents: the mile-long spaceship (short story) astounding vol. lix #2, 4/1957, atlas bre vol. xiii #8, 8/1957; both with a b+w illustration by (frank) kelly freas fear is a cold black (novelette) , 1963 jenny with wings (ss) , 1963 a is for automation (ss) future #45, 10/1959 gift from the stars (ss) future #40, 12/1958 no lights in the window (ss) , 1963 one for the road (ss) fantastic universe vol.11 #4, 7/1959 andover and the android (ss) , 1963 the man without a planet (ss) f&sf vol.23 #1, 7/1962; f&sf atlas bre vol. iii #12, 11/1962 the apostolic travellers (ss) , 1963 the last days of the captain (ss) amazing vol. 36 #11, 11/1962, two b+w illustrations by jack gaughan
ppint. 17th Jan 2024		Book Kate Wilhelm - The Mile-Long Spaceship (1963)	publisher is^W was wrong and should^W has been varied to berkley medallion as bookcat goes by the imprint
ppint. 17th Jan 2024		Book Kate Wilhelm - Margaret And I (1981)	simon & schuster pocket books timescape mmpb second printing, not first mmpb edition dedication: for damon -- of course cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price $2.50 224pp. including 8pp. titles, indicia etc, 2 end pp. advertising
ppint. 17th Jan 2024		Book Kate Wilhelm - Margaret And I (1978)	simon & schuster pocket books mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition dedication: for damon -- of course cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price £1.75 224pp. including 8pp. titles, indicia etc, 2 end pp. advertising
ppint. 17th Jan 2024		Book Kate Wilhelm - Margaret And I (1972)	thank-you, jimess.
ppint. 17th Jan 2024		Book Simon Hawke - Jehad (1984)	the shade trilogy #3: #1: ''last communion'' nicholas yermakov (1981), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 17th Jan 2024		Book Simon Hawke - Jehad (1984)	new american library signet books imprint mmpb first printing°, first edition cover art by paul alexander (signed alexander, uncredited) cover price (canada $3.50) • u.s. $2.75 224pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. including afterword (nf) nicholas yermakov, advertising ° - may exist in near-identical simultaneously canadadian-printed carcase variant intended for distribution north of the parallel: bookcatters possessing or elsewise with access to a copy are requested to check the indicia page of the copy held and if it proves to be the canadadian-printed variety, to post the exact phraseology printed stating this, and quoting the exact printing number line, in a comment here. tia, love, ppint.
ppint. 17th Jan 2024		Book Simon Hawke - Epiphany (1982)	the shade trilogy #2: #1: ''last communion'' nicholas yermakov (1981), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 17th Jan 2024		Book Simon Hawke - Epiphany (1982)	new american library signet books imprint mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition cover art by paul alexander (signed alexander) cover price $2.95 canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $2.50 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 176pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history to distinguish between the two varieties: canadadian-printed carcases state printed in canada & drop digit ''1'' from the printing number line, formally identifying them as the second printing (nal practice from late 1980 through late 1987) wholly merkin-printed copies bear the full first printing number line, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
ppint. 16th Jan 2024		Book Fritz Leiber - Conjure Wife (1984)	possibly berkley publishing group / grosset & dunlap, charter communications, ace imprint mmpb third ace mmpb printing with new cover art unsigned, uncredited (possibly by norman walker) cover price ($2.95 canada) • $2.75 u.s. 224pp? (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 16th Jan 2024		Book Fritz Leiber - Conjure Wife (1981)	grosset & dunlap charter communications ace books imprint mmpb second printing cover art by fma reused from first ace books mmpb printing, now on single-fronted (non-die-cut) cover cover price $2.50 224pp. (check: text appears to've been re-set if this is correct) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising indicia publishing history states this ace printing: july 1981
ppint. 16th Jan 2024		Book Fritz Leiber - Conjure Wife (1977)	grosset & dunlap charter communications ace books imprint mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition two varieties of the die-cut outer front cover revealing the head, shoulders, raised arms & hands of the woman in the cover art on the thinner second card front cover: one is copper metallic foil finished, the other is black; both outer front covers bear the ordinary front cover typography (second, inner) cover art by fma (signed, not as-yet further identified so far as i am aware) cover price $1.95 256pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 16th Jan 2024		Book Fritz Leiber - Our Lady Of Darkness (1984)	berkley publishing group ace imprint mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition cover art by norman walker (unsigned, credited) cover price ($2.75 canada) • $2.50 u.s. 192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 16th Jan 2024		Book Fritz Leiber - Our Lady Of Darkness (1978)	putnam-berkley publishing group berkley books imprint mmpb first printing, possibly first p/b edition cover art by richard powers (unsigned, uncredited; shared from the putnam h/cvr d-j where it is credited) cover price $1.75 192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish from 2, 3 or 4/1979 near-identical reprinting using same isbn and cover art, same cover price, same adverts: adds undated line stating second printing
ppint. 16th Jan 2024		Book Adam Hall - The 9th Directive (1977)	cover art by tony (anthony) roberts (credited on back cover)
ppint. 16th Jan 2024		Book Tom Holt - Expecting Someone Taller (1994)	little, brown group (warner books uk) orbit books p/b, seventh futura / orbit p/b over-all, with new cover art by steve lee cover price £4.99 (check for overseas territories prices) 224pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish from further near-identical printings on same isbn retaining cover art by steve lee in 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003 (by which time cover price had risen to £5.99, $9.99 canada)
ppint. 16th Jan 2024		Book Tom Holt - Expecting Someone Taller (1988)	futura publications b-format p/b first printing, first p/b edition cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price £3.99, $10.95 australia, $17.99 new zealand 224pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish from near-identical reprintings with same isbn and cover art, which differ by adding successive lines, reprinted 1988; reprinted 1990 (cover price may've risen...)

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