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ppint. 6th Sep 2024		Book Lee Hoffman - The Caves Of Karst (1972)	j. m. dent & sons readers union group science fiction book club first printing, not first uk h/cvr edition for sale only to members of the sf book club initially, on a near-inertia sales opt-out basis, then available to members of other readers union book clubs, always by mail-order cover (d-j) art unsigned, uncredited monochrome random black saw-tooth lengths on white (i e. unprinted) ground cover (d-j) price 224pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards "SFBC" is printed at base of d-j spine renumbered cat# 5009 in the great renumbering™ by david & charles after they bought the readers union group of book clubs from j. m. dent - but as neither cat# was printed on book nor d-j, yr hmbl srppnt. s'spects this is of largely theoretical interest
ppint. 6th Sep 2024		Book Lee Hoffman - The Caves Of Karst (1970)	dennis dobson first printing, first h/cvr edition cover (d-j) art by richard weaver (unsigned, credited for jacket design on d-j front flap) cover (d-j) price 30/- 224pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between cloth-covered boards
ppint. 6th Sep 2024		Book Lee Hoffman - The Caves Of Karst (1969)	(possibly intext group†) ballantine books mmpb near-simultaneous near-identical first printings sharing merkin-printed covers cover art unsigned°, uncredited cover price 75¢ 224pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian-or merkin- printed canadian-printed carcase states first printing: march 1969; merkin-printed states first printing: february 1969 † - check title page and indicia for statement of this, or - more likely - its absence from both ° - very faint trace possibly "ray"
ppint. 6th Sep 2024		Book Kris Neville - Peril Of The Starmen (1967)	magazine publication in imagination vol.5 #1, 1/1954 (n.b. *not* 1953, though © 1953 by greenleaf); cover art & b+w illustration by w. e. terry.
ppint. 6th Sep 2024		Book Lee Hoffman - Telepower (1967)	lee hoffman is/was the habitual professional by-line of shirley bell hoffmann 14/8/1932-6/2/2007
ppint. 6th Sep 2024		Book Lee Hoffman - Telepower (1967)	belmont publications mmpb simultaneous near-identical first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition half a "belmont double" cover art unsigned, uncredited; sfaik as-yet unattributed cover price 50¢ ½ 160pp. including 2 x titles, indicia, both novellas/short novels, etc, end p. advertising refer to indicia to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both state a belmont book --- august 1967
ppint. 6th Sep 2024		Book Lee Hoffman - Telepower (1967)	cat# is^W was wrong and should^W has been corrected to B50-779 as per the cover image, and the cat# assigned to the other half of this belmont publications mmpb "double"
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Book Mendal W. Johnson - Let's Go Play At The Adams' (1976)	panther / granada publishing p/b published 1976, reprinted 1977, 1978, 1978, 1979, 1979, 1979: near-identical seventh printing still retaining photographic cover art below typography, isbn: cover price £1.25, £1.37½ rep(ublic) of ireland, $4.25 australia, $3.95 new zealand
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Book Mendal W. Johnson - Let's Go Play At The Adams' (1976)	granada publishing panther books imprint first printing, first uk p/b edition dedication: to my wife, ellen argo johnson cover art unsigned photograph by bob marchant of a detached doll's head, credited on back cover cover price (partly scratched out, partly black felt-tipped out) 272pp. including 6pp. titles, indicia etc, 1 end p. advertising 9 len deighton titles and a gift set, 5 peter van greenaway titles, all stated to be granada paperbacks full by-line with middle initial on title page; middle initial dropped from author's name on cover.
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Book Mendal W. Johnson - Let's Go Play At The Adams' (1974)	granada publishing hart-davis, macgibbon ltd. h/cvr first printing, first uk edition cover (d-j) art unsigned photograph by bob marchant of a detached doll's head, credited on back flap cover (d-j) price 272pp. including 6pp. titles, indicia etc, 1 blank end page, bound with endpapers between covered boards full by-line with middle initial on title page; middle initial dropped from author's name on d-j.
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Book Kim Newman - Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard (2013)	#4 in the anno dracula series: #1: "anno dracula" (1992), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Book Kim Newman - Anno Dracula: Dracula Cha Cha Cha (2012)	#3 in the anno dracula series: #1: "anno dracula" (1992), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Book Kim Newman - Anno Dracula: THe Bloody Red Baron (2012)	#2 in the anno dracula series: #1: "anno dracula" (1992), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Book Kim Newman - Anno Dracula (1993)	#1 in the anno dracula series: #1: "anno dracula" (1992), (this novel) #2: "the bloody red baron" (1995), q.v. later editions add the novella, "vampire romance" (2012 & ff.) #3: "judgment of tears: anno dracula 1959" (1998), q.v. aka "dracula cha cha cha" (uk 2000 & ff.), q.v. this was the intended first edition, from the originating publisher; however, the publishing group went through some unanticipated major changes, and it appeared after the licenced merkin first edition, under the changed title. later editions append the 40,000 word novella, "aquarius" (2012 & ff.) #4: "anno dracula: johnny alucard" (2013), q.v. #5: "one thousand monsters" (2017), q.v. #6: "daikaiju" (2019), q.v.
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Book Kim Newman - Anno Dracula (1993)	barcode number truncated by too-small field; in full: 978067171591500499>
ppint. 5th Sep 2024		Book Kim Newman - Anno Dracula (1993)	simon & schuster ltd. pocket books imprint p/b first printing, first uk p/b edition first edition is the simon & schuster ltd. uk h/cvr first printing a paramount communications company dedication: for steve jones, the mammoth bookkeeper of vampires cover art unsigned, uncredited (unless by back cover credit: "designed by icon design solutions") cover price £4.99, $10.95 australia, $14.95 new zealand 476pp. including six unpaginated pages titles, indicia etc, 3pp. (in-fiction nf) letter; 11 end pp: a blank p, 7pp. author's note and acknowledgements, 3 blank pp.
ppint. 4th Sep 2024		Book John E. Muller - The Uninvited (1961)	"john e. muller" was a house name; this novel was written (dictated) by r. l. fanthorpe.
ppint. 4th Sep 2024		Book Roger Zelazny - Coils (1984)	the full artwork is reproduced sans typography & signature-obscuring barcode block on peterelson.co.uk
ppint. 4th Sep 2024		Book Roger Zelazny - Coils (1984)	penguin first printing, first uk edition cover art by peter elson (painting is signed, but obscured by barcode block; credited) cover price £1.95, $4.95 australia, $7.95 new zealand 192p. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 4th Sep 2024		Book Roger Zelazny - Coils (1982)	doubleday science fiction book club nelson doubleday imprint h/cvr first printing, first h/cvr edition, not first edition; for sale to members of the merkin science fiction book club only, initially, then as an option to members of (?some?) other doubleday book clubs cover (d-j) art by ron miller (signed, credited on d-j back flap) (n.b. mis-credited to howard chaykin in indicia) interior b+w illustrations by ron miller (credited) cover (d-j) price $2.98 188pp. (check) including titles, indicia, etc first printing bears gutter code M25 on p.182; there is at least one later printing
ppint. 4th Sep 2024		Book Roger Zelazny - Coils (1982)	simon & schuster wallaby imprint t/pb first printing, first edition cover art by howard chaykin (signed chaykin, credited on back cover) b+w double page frontispiece and 15 full-page chapter interior illustrations by ron miller cover price $7.95 256pp. (check) including titles, indicia, b+w frontispiece etc, end pp.
ppint. 3rd Sep 2024		Book Robert A. Heinlein - The Day After Tomorrow (1980)	the quality of paper used for new english library's h/cvrs of this period is dreadful; the wood-pulp paper was much more highly acidic than the grade(s) generally used for uk p/bs, browned very quickly across the full page, and became increasingly brittle. caveat emptor! specialist dealers in secondhand sf, fantasy & horror books quite commonly referred to the publisher in regards to these h/cvr editions as "new english lavatory paper". . .
ppint. 3rd Sep 2024		Book Robert A. Heinlein - The Day After Tomorrow (1980)	tim white's cover art is re-used from the 1/1979 new english library p/b, where it is credited to him on the back cover; after they bought the company in 1982 from times-mirror of los angeles (or whoever'd bought them), it was retained by hodder & stoughton for their new english library imprint reprintings.
ppint. 3rd Sep 2024		Book Robert A. Heinlein - The Day After Tomorrow (1980)	new english library h/cvr first printing, first uk h/cvr edition cover (d-j) art by tim white (unsigned, ?credited on d-j flap? check this.) cover (d-j) price £4.25 144pp. including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards d-j typography interpolates robert heinlein's central "a." into new english library's rendition of his byline
ppint. 3rd Sep 2024		Book Robert A. Heinlein - The Day After Tomorrow (1979)	new english library fourth printing, with new isbn, and new cover art by tim white (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price 40p (check overseas territories prices) 144pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish between this and the near-identical: 4/1985 hodder & stoughton / new english library imprint first p/b printing, new english library p/b fifth printing over-all, also differs: cover price rise (?to £1.95? - check) near-identical with this (publishing history notes the further reprinting) 8/1974 near-identical new english library p/b sixth printing over-all retains white cover typography, cover price £1.95 n.b. cover typography has interpolated robert heinlein's central "a." into his byline
ppint. 3rd Sep 2024		Book Captain W. E. Johns - Biggles In The Orient	collins/wm. collins sons/(variations) continued reprinting their armada imprint biggles p/b's until the middle of the 1980s. they closed the armada books imprint down in 1995.
ppint. 2nd Sep 2024		Book Captain W. E. Johns - Biggles Hunts Big Game (1963)	may fair books armada books imprint first printing, first uk p/b edition cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price 2/6 160 blue edge-stained pp.° including 4 unnumbered pp. indicia, titles etc, 1 end p. advertising ("armada books": 15 biggles titles, "ocean haul" douglas duff, and three titles each by malcolm saville, and by enid blyton) ° - the edge staining includes the edges of the card covers
ppint. 2nd Sep 2024		Book Robert A. Heinlein - The Day After Tomorrow (1972)	new english library first printing, not first uk p/b edition cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price 30p (check overseas territories prices) 144pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish between this and: 7/1972 near-identical new english library p/b second printing 5/1974 near-identical new english library p/b third printing new english library p/b 1/1979 fourth printing (new edition) bears new isbn, new cover art by tim white - and interpolates.robert heinlein's "a."
ppint. 1st Sep 2024		Book Henry Kuttner - The Best Of Kuttner 1 (1970)	contents: or else (short story) in "ahead of time" henry kuttner (1953), q.v.; amazing vol.27 #6, 8/1953 year day (ss) in "ahead of time" henry kuttner (1953), q.v. shock (ss) as by lewis padgett, astounding vol. xxxi #1, 3/1943, two b+w illustrations by m. isip see you later (ss) thrilling wonder stories vol. xxxiv #2, 6/1949 (a hogben story), a b+w by virgil finlay the proud robot (novelette) as by lewis padgett, astounding vol. xxxii #2, 10/1943 (a galloway gallegher story) the ego machine (ntte) space science fiction vol.1 #1, 5/1952; space science fiction bre #8, 1953 juke-box (ss) as by woodrow wilson smith, thrilling wonder stories vol.xxix #3, 2/1947 cold war (ntte) thrilling wonder vol. xxxv #1, 10/1949; thrilling wonder atlas bre vol.1 #3, 6/1950; (a hogben story) call him demon (ntte) as by keith hammond, thrilling wonder vol. xxix #1, 10/1946, a b+w by virgil finlay the piper's son (ntte) astounding vol. xxxiv #6, 2/1945 (a baldy story), 3 b+w by paul orban absalom (ss) startling stories vol.14 #2, 10/1946 housing problem (ss) charm 10/1944 a gnome there was (ntte) unknown vol. v #3, 10/1941, three b+w illustrations by ed cartier the big night (ntte) as by hudson hastings, thrilling wonder vol. xxx #2, 6/1947 don't look now (ss) startling stories vol.17 #1, 3/1948
ppint. 1st Sep 2024		Book Henry Kuttner - The Best Of Kuttner 2 (1970)	contents: the voice of the lobster (novelette) thrilling wonder stories vol. xxxv #3, 2/1950, a b+w by virgil finlay masquerade (short story) weird tales vol.36 #5, 5/1942 the iron standard (ntte) as by lewis padgett, astounding vol. xxxii #4, 12/1943, 3 b+w by frank kramer endowment policy (ss) as by lewis padgett astounding vol. xxxi #6, 8/1943 when the bough breaks (ntte) as by lewis padgett, astounding vol. xxxiv #3, 11/1944, 7 b+w by arthur williams line to tomorrow (ss) as by lewis padgett, astounding vol. xxxvi #3, 11/1945, 2 b+w by frank kramer clash by night (novella) as by lawrence o'donnell, astounding vol. xxxi #1, 3/1943; the cover story, art by william timmins; three b+w illustrations by paul orban (sequel is "fury" henry kuttner (1950), q.v.) a wild surmise (ss) in ''star science fiction stories" ed. frederik pohl (1953), q.v. what you need (ss) as by lewis padgett, astounding vol. xxxvi #2, 10/1956 the twonky (ss) as by lewis padgett astounding vol. xxx #1, 9/1942, a b+w illustration by paul orban mimsy were the borogoves (ntte) as by lewis padgett, astounding vol. xxx #6, 2/1943, two b+w illustrations by william augustin kolliker the devil we know (ntte) unknown vol. v #2, 8/1941; unknown atlas bre vol. iii #6, winter/1945 exit the professor (ss) thrilling wonder stories vol. xxx #1, 10/1947 (a hogben story) two-handed engine (ntte) f&sf vol.9 #2, 8/1955

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