Books - Comments / Reviews by ppint.

Books - Comments / Reviews by ppint.

« Member Page

Page 6 of 676 : Previous : Next :

Member	Item		Review/Comment
ppint. 12th Sep 2024		Book A. E. Van Vogt - Supermind (1977)	daw books simultaneous near-identical first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition fix-up/rewrite of three novellas, with new material cover art by vincent difate (signed, credited) b+w frontispiece (unsigned, uncredited) cover price $1.25 near-meaningless daw books collector no.224 176pp. including titles, indicia etc. refer to indicia to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both stating first daw printing, january 1977 and both bearing full first printing history number-string 123456789
ppint. 12th Sep 2024		Book L. Sprague De Camp - Divide And Rule (1964)	contents: "divide and rule" serialised in unknown vol.1 #2, vol.1 #3, 4/1939, 5/1939, as "divide and rule!" "the stolen dormouse" in astounding vol.27 #2, vol.27 #3, 4/1941, 5/1941 both installments of both novellas with b+w illustrations by hubert rogers.
ppint. 12th Sep 2024		Book A. Bertram Chandler - Star Loot (1980)	rim worlds: john grimes #12: rim worlds a#1: "bring back yesterday" (1961), q.v. for rim worlds, john grimes series listings, and links.
ppint. 11th Sep 2024		Book John Brunner - The Jagged Orbit (1969)	thank-you, jimess.
ppint. 11th Sep 2024		Book Chuck Adams - The Drifter (1963)	cover art by dave dimmock
ppint. 11th Sep 2024		Book Chuck Adams - The Drifter (1963)	"chuck adams" was/is a john spencer & co./badger books house name, here applied to a novel written by john f. watt.
ppint. 11th Sep 2024		Book Ron Goulart - What's Become Of Screwloose? And Other Inquiries (1971)	sidgwick & jackson h/cvr first printing, first uk edition cover (d-j) art (unsigned, may be credited on front or back d-j flap (check)) cover (d-j) price £1.75 188pp.(check) including four unpaginated pages titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 11th Sep 2024		Book Ron Goulart - What's Become Of Screwloose? And Other Inquiries (1973)	contents: what's become of screwloose? (short story) if vol.20 #6, 7-8/1970; if universal-tandem bre 8-9/1970 junior partner (ss) fantastic vol.11 #9, 9/1962; reprinted in science fiction greats #16, winter/1969 hardcastle (ss) ©1971 apparently original in this collection into the shop (ss) f&sf vol.26 #4, 4/1964 prez (ss) if vol.20 #2, 2/1970; if universal-tandem bre vol.20 #2, 3/1970 confessions (novelette) f&sf vol.39 #2, 8/1970 monte cristo complex (ss) ©1971 apparently original in this collection the yes-men of venus (ss) amazing vol.37 #7, 7/1963 as the yes men of venus keeping an eye on janey (ss) in "infinity one" ed. robert hoskins (1970) hobo jungle (ntte) f&sf vol.38 #6, 6/1970 (a ben jolsen chameleon corps story)
ppint. 11th Sep 2024		Book Jack Vance - The Dying Earth (1977)	dying earth series #1: see bookcat primary edition for series listing and links.
ppint. 11th Sep 2024		Book Jack Vance - The Dying Earth (1972)	dying earth series #1: see bookcat primary edition for series listing and links.
ppint. 11th Sep 2024		Book George R. R. Martin - Songs Of The Dying Earth (2009)	Rated 9/10 not all of the stories manage quite the same combination of fantasy, eccentricity, surrealism, and poetic justice of vance's own dying earth stories; but they all of them evince a blending of at least some of these characteristics: and it's a worthy addition to the dying earth canon - as well as having been a recognition jack vance could and did enjoy in his lifetime. (n.b. merkin editions lose the "u" from the sub-title.) 1 person found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
ppint. 11th Sep 2024		Book Jack Vance - Star King (1973)	serialised in galaxy vol.22 #2, #3; 12/1963, 2/1964 q.v. part one is the cover story, and each part has three b+w illustrations, all by ed emshwiller
ppint. 11th Sep 2024		Book Jack Vance - The Star King (1980)	serialised in galaxy vol.22 #2, #3; 12/1963, 2/1964 q.v. part one is the cover story, and each part has three b+w illustrations, all by ed emshwiller
ppint. 10th Sep 2024		Book Jack Vance - Star King (1978)	daw books mmpb undated near-identical third printing (10/1980°) bears same cat#, same isbn: cover art by gino d'achille (signed, credited) near-meaningless daw books collectorsl no.305 cover price $1.75 (wholly merkin-printed) 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish from the two variant first printings: the first two digits are dropped from the printing number line, leaving: 3456789 some copies distributed north of the parallel bearing daw or new american library stickers over price on front cover stating "in canada $1.95" ° - publication date taken from locus #239, 11/1980
ppint. 10th Sep 2024		Book Jack Vance - Star King (1978)	daw books mmpb simultaneous near-identical first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, not first mmpb edition cover art by gino d'achille (signed with stylized gd, credited) near-meaningless daw books collector number 305 cover price $1.95 canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel cover price $1.75 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution 160pp. 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 daw printing september, 1978 and both bear full first printing number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
ppint. 10th Sep 2024		Book Randall Garrett - Starship Death (1982)	w. h. allen star books imprint p/b first printing, not first uk p/b edition cover art by attila hejja (signed, uncredited; reused from "legacy from the stars" john gregory (1979), q.v.) cover price £1.00 (check for overseas territories prices) 240pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising cover is almost exactly the same as that of the 1982 leisure books mmpb (q.v.); check whether this 1982 uk edition was - or was not - produced as a modified run-on of the leisure books mmpb printing.
ppint. 10th Sep 2024		Book Algis Budrys - Who? (1975)	random house group ballantine books simultaneous near-identical first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, not first mmpb edition cover art by bob (robert) giusti (signed, credited) cover price $1.50 192pp. including unpaginated pages 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: august, 1975
ppint. 10th Sep 2024		Book Algis Budrys - Who? (1979)	wm collins & sons fontana imprint first printing, not first uk p/b edition fontana science fiction series cover art by alun hood (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price 95p, £1.04½ rep(ublic) of ireland, $3.75 australia, $3.25 new zealand, $2.95 canada 192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 10th Sep 2024		Book Randall Garrett - Starship Death (1982)	isbn checksum digit calculated and is valid.† † - n.b. this should not be taken for granted with nordon / leisure books mmpbs printed claimed isbns, especially when the isbn printed appears to've been formed by using the numerical part of the catalogue number as its final digits, prepended by enough zeroes ("0") to give ten digits starting "08439-" as for a while was commonly the case.
ppint. 9th Sep 2024		Book Randall Garrett - Starship Death (1982)	nordon publications leisure books imprint mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition adds nf introduction by hank (jean marie) stine cover art by attila hejja (signed, uncredited; reused from "legacy from the stars" john gregory (1979), q.v.) cover price $2.50 240pp. (check) including titles, indicia, introduction etc, end pp. advertising © copyright date given in indicia: mcmlxii date of publication not given, taken from locus #257, 6/1982
ppint. 9th Sep 2024		Book Randall Garrett - Murder & Magic (1979)	the first lord darcy series collection: #1: ''too many magicians'' (1967), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 9th Sep 2024		Book Randall Garrett - Lord Darcy Investigates (1981)	the second lord darcy series collection: #1: ''too many magicians'' (1967), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 9th Sep 2024		Book Randall Garrett - Lord Darcy Investigates (1981)	contents: four lord darcy alternate historical mystery series stories: a matter of gravity (novelette) analog vol.xciv #4, 10/1974 the ipswich phial (novelette) analog vol.xcvi #12, 12/1976 (2 b+w illustrations by frank kelly freas) the sixteen keys (novelette) fantastic vol. 25 #3, 5/1976 (a b+w illustration by richard olsen) the napoli express (novella) iamsf vol.3 #4, 4/1979 (cover art + 4 b+w illustrations by jack gaughan)
ppint. 9th Sep 2024		Book Randall Garrett - Murder & Magic (1979)	contents: four lord darcy alternate history mystery stories, three from analog: the eyes have it (novelette) vol.lxxii #5, 2/1964, 4 b+w illustrations by john schoenherr a case of identity (novella) vol.lxxiv #1, 9/1964, cover story & 2 b+w illustrations by john schoenherr the muddle of the woad (novella) vol.lxxv #4, 6/1965, 3 b+w illustrations by john schoenherr a stretch of the imagination (short story) ''men and malice'' ed. dean dickinsheet (1973), q.v.
ppint. 9th Sep 2024		Book Randall Garrett - Murder & Magic (1979)	9/1981 near-identical second ace books mmpb printing differs: isbn 0-441-58541-6 cover price $2.50 9/1982 near-identical thrid ace books mmpb printing differs: isbn 0-441-58542-4 cover price $2.75 1984 near-identical probable fourth ace books mmpb printing differs: isbn 0-441-58543-2 cover price (not seen/seen reported)
ppint. 9th Sep 2024		Book Randall Garrett - Too Many Magicians (1968)	serialised in analog vol. lxxvii #6, lxxvii #1, #2, #3; 8, 9, 10, 11/1966 part one is the cover story for 8/1966, art by john schoenherr, also five, two, two, three b+w illustrations by schoenherr in the respective issues.
ppint. 9th Sep 2024		Book Ron Goulart - After Things Fell Apart (1975)	first in a loose series set in a fragmented, balkanised america: "after things fell apart" (1970) (this novel) "gadget man" (1971), q.v. "hawkshaw" (1972), q.v. "crackpot" (1977), q.v. "brinkman" (1981), q.v.
ppint. 9th Sep 2024		Book Ron Goulart - Gadget Man (1977)	second in a loose series set in a fragmented, balkanised america: "after things fell apart" (1970), q.v. "gadget man" (1971), (this novel) "hawkshaw" (1972), q.v. "crackpot" (1977), q.v. "brinkman" (1981), q.v.
ppint. 9th Sep 2024		Book Ron Goulart - Brinkman (1981)	fifth in a loose series set in a fragmented, balkanised america: "after things fell apart" (1970), q.v. "gadget man" (1971), q.v. "hawkshaw" (1972), q.v. "crackpot" (1977), q.v. "brinkman" (1981), (this novel)
ppint. 9th Sep 2024		Book Ron Goulart - Crackpot (1977)	fourth in a loose series set in a fragmented, balkanised america: "after things fell apart" (1970), q.v. "gadget man" (1971), q.v. "hawkshaw" (1972), q.v. "crackpot" (1977), (this novel) "brinkman" (1981), q.v.

Page 6 of 676 : Previous : Next :