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ppint. 21st Oct 2023		Book E. C. Tubb - Earthfall (1977)	futura publications ltd. first printing, first edition original novel cover art unsigned incorporates t.v. episode/press still cover price 80p, $2.50 canada 288pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. month of publication not given, taken from the bsfa's paperback parlour 4/1977
ppint. 21st Oct 2023		Book Douglas R. Mason - Phoenix Of Megaron (1976)	simon & schuster pocket books imprint mmpb first printing, first edition original novel cover art unsigned, incorporating t.v. episode/pr photo still; set in pocket books' uniform cover design for their space 1999 mmpbs, but field colour changed from deep blue to deep red cover price $1.50 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising
ppint. 20th Oct 2023		Book E. C. Tubb - Breakaway (1975)	dennis dobson first printing, first h/cvr edition cover (d-j) art unsigned, design by richard weaver (credited on d-j flap), spot magenta and yellow on b+w design mainly of profile of half an eagle and the moon; triangular yellow+magenta flash of space 1999 on bottom of spine and of front cover cover (d-j) price £2.95 144pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 20th Oct 2023		Book Phyllis A. Whitney - The Highest Dream (1975)	cat# Y6552 the prefix Y indicates cover price $1.25 in new american library's signet (& daw books) cat# system.
ppint. 20th Oct 2023		Book Douglas R. Mason - Android Planet (1976)	weidenfeld & nicolson arthur barker imprint first printing, first h/cvr edition preceded by, but probably intended to be published simultaneously with, the futura publications first edition original novel cover (d-j) art unsigned monochrome rendering of a t.v./pr still (?) set in uniform design cover in blues cover (d-j) price £3.65 144pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p, bound between covered boards
ppint. 20th Oct 2023		Book E. C. Tubb - Rogue Planet (1977)	weidenfeld & nicolson arthur barker imprint first printing, first h/cvr edition states ''published simultaneously by arthur barker ltd. and futura publications ltd.'', but this h/cvr edition did not appear until early 1977 according to lloyd currey original novel cover (d-j) art a monochrome rendering of a t.v. episode still or pr image, set in uniform design in reds cover (d-j) price £3.75 144pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p, bound between covered boards
ppint. 20th Oct 2023		Book E. C. Tubb - Alien Seed (1976)	weidenfeld & nicolson arthur barker imprint first printing, first h/cvr edition probably intended to be published simultaneously with the futura publications p/b edition original novel cover (d-j) art unsigned monochrome rendering of a t.v. still(?) in uniform design cover in blue and green cover (d-j) price £3.65 144pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p., bound between covered boards
ppint. 19th Oct 2023		Book Philip K. Dick - The Man Who Japed (1983)	abp group methuen london p/b first printing, second abp group p/b edition cover art by richard sparks (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £1.75 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 19th Oct 2023		Book Philip K. Dick - The Man Who Japed (1978)	abp magnum books first printing, first uk p/b edition ~simultaneous with the abp eyre methuen h/cvr first printing cover art by chris moore (shared with eyre methuen h/cvr d-j) cover price 85p, $2.95 australia, $2.75 new zealand 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 19th Oct 2023		Book Philip K. Dick - The Man Who Japed (1978)	abp group eyre methuen first printing, first h/cvr edition ~simultaneous with the abp magnum books p/b edition cover (d-j) art chris moore (shared with magnum p/b cover) cover (d-j) price £3.50 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 19th Oct 2023		Book Philip K. Dick - The Man Who Japed (1975)	charter communications, inc. ace books mmpb undated° first solo printing, second printing over-all cover art unsigned, uncredited; attributed to dean ellis in the ace image library cover price 95¢ 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising ° - received by locus early 1975, listed in #170, 15/3/1975, though advertised in various ace books' mmpb end pp. adverts from late 1973
ppint. 18th Oct 2023		Book F. Marion Crawford - For The Blood Is The Life (1996)	contents: introduction (nf) darrell schweitzer the dead smile (novelette) ainslee's, 8/1899 the screaming skull (ntte) collier's, 11/7, 18/7/1908 man overboard! (ntte) as a stand-alone h/cvr, 4/1903 for the blood is the life (short story) collier's, 16/12/905 the upper berth (ntte) ''unwin's annual for 1886'' ed. henry norman, 1895 by the waters of paradise (ntte) ''unwin's annual for 1887'' ed. henry norman, 1886 the doll's ghost (ss) the illustrated london news, 12/1896 the king's messenger (ss) cosmopolitan vol.44 #1, 11/1907 (n.b. its final page is missing from this collection)
ppint. 18th Oct 2023		Book F. Marion Crawford - For The Blood Is The Life (1996)	white wolf publishing small format tp/b first printing, first edition reprint collection of three short stories and five novelettes, nf introduction by darrell schweitzer the final short story is missing its last page, which a fan has made available online, q.v. cover art photograph by dedora von jutaz (unsigned, credited cover price $5.99, $7.99 canada 320pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents, introduction etc.
ppint. 18th Oct 2023		Book F. Marion Crawford - The Witch Of Prague (1974)	a two-volume ~trade p/b edition was published by (bernhard) tauchnitz, leipzig not for distribution in great britain or her colonies; tauchnitz voluntarily paid royalties to authors, and was active in campaigning for the extension of copyright protection for authors' works, that led to the berne convention.
ppint. 18th Oct 2023		Book F. Marion Crawford - The Witch Of Prague (1974)	tbl sphere books first printing, probably first modern p/b edition dennis wheatley library of the occult series #8 cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price 50p, (overseas territories prices) 356pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 16th Oct 2023		Book E. C. Tubb - Breakaway (1975)	simon & schuster pocket books imprint mmpb first printing, first merkin edition cover art photographic, from t.v. still cover price $1.50 144pp. including titles, indicia etc, plus - for total 160pp. (check) 16pp. b+w photos, end pp.
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book E. C. Tubb - Breakaway (1975)	a. space: 1999 year one series: #1-#6 novelisations of year one episode scripts; #7-#10 (both uk & usa) year one original novels: #1-#9, #10 (uk) p/bs by futura publications in their orbit science fiction series; #1-#6: h/cvrs by dennis dobson #7-#9: h/cvrs by arthur barker #1-#9, #10 (usa) mmpbs by pocket books #1: ''breakaway'' e. c. tubb (1975), q.v. #2: ''moon odyssey'' douglas r. mason as by ''john rankine'' (1975), q.v. #3: ''the space guardians'' brian n. ball as by ''brian ball'' (1975), q.v. #4: ''collision course'' e. c. tubb (1975), q.v. #5: ''lunar attack'' douglas r. mason as by ''john rankine'' (1975), q.v. #6: ''astral quest'' douglas r. mason as by ''john rankine'' (1975), q.v. #7: ''alien seed'' e.c. tubb (1976), q.v. #8: ''android planet'' douglas r. mason as by ''john rankine'' (1976), q.v. #9: ''rogue planet'' e. c. tubb (1976), q.v. #10 (u.s.a. only): ''phoenix of megaron'' douglas r. mason as by ''john rankine'' (1976), q.v. (1976 uk and commonwealth including canada p/b edition planned, but not published) #10 (u.k. and commonwealth including canada): ''earthfall'' e. c. tubb (1977), q.v. b. space 1999 year 2 series episodes novelisations: all by michael butterworth 2#1-2#6: p/bs by w. h. allen & co. star books 2#1, #2: h/cvrs by w. h. allen & co. allan wingate 2#1-2#6: mmpbs by warner books 2#1: ''planets of peril'' (1977), q.v. 2#2: ''mind-breaks of space'' (1977), q.v. 2#3: ''the space-jackers'' (1977), q.v. 2#4: ''the psychomorph'' (1977), q.v. 2#5: ''the time fighters'' (1977), q.v. 2#6: ''the edge of the infinite'' (1977), q.v. c. german language original space 1999 novels 3#1-3#6: p/bs by bastei lübbe 3#1-3#4 by hans wolf sommer, as by ''h. w. springer'' 3#5 by kurt brand 3#6 by m. f. thomas 3#1: ''das andromeda-rätsel'' (1978), q.v. 3#2: ''das erbe der roboter'' (1978), q.v. 3#3: ''die ewige von luna'' (1978), q.v. 3#4: ''invasion der esper'' (1978), q.v. 3#5: ''aktion exodus'' (1978), q.v. 3#6: ''der stahlplanet'' (1978), q.v. german language omnibus of translations of 2#1, 2#4, 2#6, plus 3#1, 3#3 O3#1: ''mondstation 1999: band 1'' michael butterworth, hans wolf sommer as ''h. w. springer'' (2019), q.v. space 1999 non-fiction NF#1: ''the making of space: 1999'' tim heald (1976), q.v. NF#2: ''exploring space: 1999'' john kenneth muir (1997), q.v. NF#3: ''space: 1999: year one : viewer's guide'' adrian sherlock (2018), q.v.
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Douglas R. Mason - Lunar Attack (1975)	futura publications p/b first printing, first edition orbit science fiction series cover art unsigned photographic/t.v. still cover price 45p, $1.65 australia, $1.40 new zealand, $1.75 canada 144pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Thomas M. Disch - One Hundred And Two H-Bombs (1971)	berkley publishing group berkley medallion mmpb first printing, first merkin edition reprint collection of two novelettes and twelve short stories, nf introduction by harry harrison contents differ from those of the compact books first edition, dropping the novelette, ''white fang goes dingo'' and the short story, ''leader of the revolution'', and adding two short stories: three points on the demographic curve (ss) sf impulse vol.1 #10, 12/1966 5 eggs (ss) in ''orbit one'' ed. damon knight (1966), q.v. cover art unsigned, uncredited (i'm certain it's by paul lehr, on stylistic grounds, but have no proof of this) cover price 75¢ 160pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Robert Sheckley - Options (1986)	wm collins sons grafton books grafton imprint p/b first printing, not first uk p/b edition uses a panther books publisher-identifying isbn cover art by neil breedon (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £2.50, $7.95 australia, $10.95 new zealand 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Robert Sheckley - The 10th Victim (1987)	new american library signet books imprint mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, not first mmpb edition cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price $3.95 (canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel) cover price $2.95 (wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution) 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer also to indicia publishing history printing number line to distinguish between wholly merkin-printed and canadian-carcassed variants: the latter drop first digit ''1'''from the full number line, formally identifying them as the second printing, though not as later in publication date
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Robert Sheckley - The Tenth Victim (1979)	grosset & dunlap charter communications ace books mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition cover art by wojtek siudmak (signed w siudmak, cropped off many copies, uncredited) cover price $1.75 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Robert Sheckley - Hunter/Victim (1988)	abp methuen london p/b first printing, first uk p/b edition cover art by peter elson (signed pe in line-drawn box, shared from methuen london h/cvr d-j) cover price £3.50 240pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Robert Sheckley - Hunter/Victim (1988)	abp methuen london h/cvr first printing, first h/cvr edition (we didn't manage to get the h/cvr out before the signet mmpb though, so not the first edition) cover (d-j) art by peter elson (signed pe in line-drawn box, credited) cover (d-j) price £10.95 240pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Robert Sheckley - Victim Prime (1987)	abp methuen london p/b first printing, first uk p/b edition cover art by peter elson (signed pe in line-drawn box, shared from first edition h/cvr d-j, in borders) cover price £2.50 208pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Robert Sheckley - Victim Prime (1987)	abp methuen london h/cvr first printing, first edition cover (d-j) art by peter elson (signed pe in line-drawn box, credited on d-j back flap) cover (d-j) price £9.95 208pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Robert Sheckley - The Tenth Victim (1969)	granada publishing mayflower books imprint p/b third printing over-all, with new cover art (collage; from film stills/press/pr images (?)) cover price 4/- (20p), 50c south africa, 65c australia, 65c new zealand 112pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Robert Sheckley - The Tenth Victim (1966)	ballantine books mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition novelisation by robert sheckley of the joseph e. levine film, ''la decima vittima'' (elio petri) based upon ''the seventh victim'' robert sheckley (galaxy vol.6 #1, 4/1953); ballantine books did not publish their edition as a science fiction category novel. cover art (composed from two images from the film/press/pr stills) cover price 60¢ 168pp. including titles, indicia etc, eight unnumbered pp. photographs from film, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both state first edition, december, 1965 but ballantine books' inlaid review slip state publication date of 3rd january, 1966 (source: lloyd currey)
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Robert Sheckley - The Robert Sheckley Omnibus (1973)	contents: introduction (nf) robert conquest (editor, as in the selecter of the stories included herein) ''immortality, inc.'' (1959), q.v. specialist (short story) galaxy vol. 6 #2, 5/1953, b+w illustration by callé bad medicine (ss) galaxy vol.12 #3, 7/1956, strato bre #42, 9/1956, both: as by finn o'donnevan, three b+w illustrations by cavat pilgrimage to earth (ss) playboy 9/1956, f&sf vol.12 #6, 6/1957, both: as ''love, incorporated'' ask a foolish question (ss) science fiction stories #1, (6/)1953 a ticket to tranai (novelette) galaxy vol.11 #1, 10/1955; strato bre #34, 1/1956 both: three b+w illustrations by cavat the battle (ss) if vol.4 #1 9/1954, one b+w illustration by virgil finlay hands off (ntte) galaxy vol. 8 #1, 4/1954, three b+w illustrations by kossin, strato bre #18, 9/1954, two of the three the prize of peril (ss) f&sf vol.14 #5, 5/1958, the cover story, art by ed emshwiller hunting problem (ss) galaxy vol. 10 #6, 9/1955, strato bre #33, 12/1955, both: a b+w illustration by hunter ghost v (ss) galaxy vol.9 #1, 10/1954, a b+w illustration by sanford kossin (an aaa ace story) something for nothing (ss) galaxy vol. 8 #3, 6/1954, strato bre #26, 5/1955, both: a b+w illustration by dick francis the store of the worlds (ss) playboy, 9/1959
ppint. 14th Oct 2023		Book Robert Sheckley - The Robert Sheckley Omnibus (1973)	victor gollancz h/cvr first printing, first edition reprint collection of ten short stories, two novelettes and one novel, nf introduction by robert conquest cover (d-j) art none, typographical d-j in black and magenta on ''gollancz yellow'' field cover (d-j) price 320pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, bound with endpapers between cloth-covered boards

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