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ppint. 16th Oct 2024		Book A. Bertram Chandler - The Wild Ones (1985)	rim worlds; john grimes #15: rim worlds a#1: "bring back yesterday" (1961), q.v. for rim worlds, john grimes etc. series and links.
ppint. 16th Oct 2024		Book A. Bertram Chandler - The Last Amazon (1984)	rim worlds: john grimes #14: rim worlds a#1: "bring back yesterday” (1961), q.v. for rim worlds, john grimes listings, and links.
ppint. 16th Oct 2024		Book Mark Clifton - Eight Keys To Eden (1965)	thank-you mickdoom67 pan's early sixties sf cover art wasn't always exactly inspiring, was it?
ppint. 15th Oct 2024		Book A. Bertram Chandler - Frontier Of The Dark (1984)	bar-code number truncated by too-small field: 0 72742 00275 25504 the final element of five digits being the only part that uniquely identified this book on the primary wholesaler's (and on the publisher's) catalog, being this edition's cat#
ppint. 15th Oct 2024		Book A. Bertram Chandler - Frontier Of The Dark (1984)	berkley publishing group ace books mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by attila hejja (unsigned, credited) cover price $2.75 cat# 25504 240pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 15th Oct 2024		Book A. Bertram Chandler - The Anarch Lords (1981)	rim worlds: john grimes #13: rim worlds a#1: "bring back yesterday" (1961), q.v. for rim world, john grimes etc. series listings & links.
ppint. 12th Oct 2024		Book Robert A. Heinlein - Universe (1951)	first of two novelettes published as stand-alone (though obviously linked) stories in astounding science fiction, later collected and published in h/cvr by victor gollancz as the fix-up (possibly no revision of either to fit together, i've not checked; so may be a ''non-fix-up'') novel, "orphans of the sky" (1963), q.v. ''universe'' (novelette) astounding vol. xxvii #3, 5/1941 the cover story, with five b+w interior illustrations also by hubert rogers ''common sense'' (novelette) astounding vol. xxviii #2, 10/1941 five b+w interior illustrations by paul orban
ppint. 4th Oct 2024		Book William Hope Hodgson - The Boats Of The 'Glen Carrig' (1982)	wm collins sons grafton books imprint p/b first printing, not first uk p/b edition cover art by luis rey (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £3.50, $9.95 australia, $14.95 new zealand, $5.95 canada 192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 4th Oct 2024		Book William Hope Hodgson - The Boats Of The Glen Carrig (1982)	tbl (thomson books ltd) sphere books first printing, first uk p/b edition cover art by les edwards cover price £1.50, £1.50 malta, $4.95 australia 192pp. (check) including (i-)xii pp. titles, indicia, nf introduction by lin carter, etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 3rd Oct 2024		Book George Baker - The Clones (1968)	caravelle books flagship mmpb first printing, apparently first edition cover art unsigned, uncredited (style strongly suggesting an established artist used by other publishers) cover price 60¢ 160pp. including titles, indicia etc.
ppint. 3rd Oct 2024		Book Elmer J. Carpenter - Moonspin (1967)	caravelle books flagship mmpb first printing, apparently first edition cover art unsigned, uncredited cat# 715 cover price 60¢ 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end p.
ppint. 3rd Oct 2024		Book Leo P. Kelley - Mythmaster (1973)	thank-you jimess.
ppint. 2nd Oct 2024		Book Andrew J. Offutt - Genetic Bomb (1975)	warner paperback library mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by vincent di fate (unsigned, credited as v. difate) cover price $1.25 208pp. including 6pp. titles, indicia etc, end pp.
ppint. 2nd Oct 2024		Book Peter Valentine Timlett - The Twilight Of The Serpent (1977)	the seedbearers trilogy #3: #1: ''the seed bearers'' (1974), q.v.; for series listing, and links.
ppint. 2nd Oct 2024		Book Peter Valentine Timlett - The Power Of The Serpent (1976)	the seedbearers trilogy #2: #1: ''the seed bearers'' (1974), q.v.; for series listing, and links.
ppint. 2nd Oct 2024		Book Peter Valentine Timlett - The Seedbearers (1976)	the seedbearers trilogy #1 #1: ''the seed bearers'' (1974), q.v.; for series listing, and links.
ppint. 2nd Oct 2024		Book Peter Valentine Timlett - The Seed Bearers (1974)	#1 of the seedbearers trilogy: #1: ''the seed bearers'' (1974) (this novel) aka ''the seedbearers'' (1974, 1976), q.v. #2: "the power of the serpent" (1976), q.v.; #3: "the twilight of the serpent" (1977), q.v. omnibus of #1, #2 & #3: #0: ''the seedbearers saga'' (2002), q.v.
ppint. 1st Oct 2024		Book Lin Carter - Dragonrouge (1984)	terra magical series #2: #1: "kesrick" (1982), q.v. for series listing and links.
ppint. 30th Sep 2024		Book Clifford D. Simak - City [complete] (1991)	octopus publishing group mandarin imprint p/b first printing, octopus having engulfed abp, essentially the second printing of the abp/methuen london 1988 edition, with new cover art (unsigned, uncredited) cover price £3.99 276pp. (check); including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising month of publication not given in the indicia; taken from locus.
ppint. 30th Sep 2024		Book Clifford D. Simak - City [complete] (1988)	abp/methuen london first complete uk edition°, first printing thus cover art by nick rodgers (unsigned, credited on back cover as nick rogers) cover price £3.50 276pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. month of publication not given in the indicia; taken from locus. ° - includes "epilog" (short story) in "the john w. campbell memorial anthology" eds. harry harrison, brian aldiss (1973) plus clifford simak's musing notes concerning the wisdom - or otherwise - of returning to a greatly loved series after so long a time.
ppint. 30th Sep 2024		Book Clifford D. Simak - Out Of Their Minds (1987)	abp/methuen london first printing, not first uk p/b edition cover art by chris moore (unsigned, credited on back cover) cover price £2.50 176pp. including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising month of publication not given in the indicia; taken from locus. chris moore's covers art is not a copy of frank kelly freas' art for the daw mmpb, but would seem to owe at least a little to it, for the appealig/appalling figure. . .
ppint. 28th Sep 2024		Book Clifford D. Simak - Out Of Their Minds (1983)	daw books simultaneous near-identical first printings, not first mmpb edition cover art by frank kelly freas (signed, credited) near-meaningless daw books collector no.514 cover price $2.50 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution, printing number line 123456789 cover price $2.95° canadian-carcased variant intended for distribution north of the parallel,; though published simultaneously, the indicia printing number line first printing, november 1980/23456789 identifies them as the second printing ° - the second letter of the cat# is not varied to reflect the different cover price
ppint. 28th Sep 2024		Book Clifford D. Simak - Out Of Their Minds (1975)	may be the berkley medallion mmpb fourth printing, as an earlier printing is also stated to be the third.
ppint. 28th Sep 2024		Book Joan D. Vinge - Eyes Of Amber And Other Stories (1981)	contents: eyes of amber (novelette) analog vol. xcvii #6, 6/1977; cover story, art by john schoenherr to bell the cat (ntte) iamsf vol.1 #2, summer/1977 view from a height (short story) analog vol. xcvii #6, 6/1978; cover story, art by ron miller media man (novella) analog vol. xcv #10, 10/1976; cover story, art by vincent difate, also two b+w difate illustrations the crystal ship (nlla) "the crystal ship" ed. robert silverberg (1976) tin soldier (nlla) "orbit 14" ed. damon knight (1974)
ppint. 28th Sep 2024		Book Clifford D. Simak - Out Of Their Minds (1973)	dent/david & charles readers union science fiction book club first printing, not first uk h/cvr edition cover d-j art (unsigned, uncredited yellow & black composition including partial view of a human eye) cover d-j price (none, though the £1.60 price of the 1972 sidgwick & jackson uk h/cvr is noted) 188 pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, perfect bound (check) with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 28th Sep 2024		Book Clifford D. Simak - Out Of Their Minds (1970)	the berkley publishing group berkley medallion mmpb first printing, first p/b edition cover art by herbert norton rogoff (signed, uncredited) cover price 75¢ 192 pp. including 4 unnumbered pages titles, indicia etc. refer also to indicia publishing history to distinguish from the undated near-identical third printing° which differs: adds line stating third printing° ° - this statement may have been erroneous, whether through the expected or actual appearance of a near-identical second printing, or the presumption of the existence of a canadian-carcased variant first printing, later accounted the second - or simple publishing office/printer's mistake; the berkley medallion 11/1975 mmpb cat# Z2997, q.v., bearing new cover art by richard powers is also stated to be the third berkley medallion mmpb in its indicia
ppint. 27th Sep 2024		Book A. Bertram Chandler - Star Loot (1981)	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. 27th Sep 2024		Book A. Bertram Chandler - Star Loot (1981)	robert hale first printing, first uk edition, first h/cvr edition cover (d-j) art by jim cambridge (unsigned, credited on d-j front flap) cover (d-j) price £6.25 176pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 27th Sep 2024		Book A. Bertram Chandler - Matilda's Stepchildren (1983)	rim worlds; john grimes #11: rim worlds a#1: "bring back yesterday" (1961), q.v. for rim worlds, john grimes etc. series listings & links.
ppint. 27th Sep 2024		Book Tanith Lee - The Silver Metal Lover (1982)	daw books mmpb simultaneous near-identical first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, and hence also isbn, cat# and cover art by don maitz (signed, credited) b+w frontispiece by tanith lee (unsigned, credited) near-meaningless daw books collectors no.476 cover price $2.75 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution, printing history line first daw printing, april 1982, number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 includes digit "1" cover price $2.95 canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel, indicia printing history line first daw printing, april 1982/23456789 244pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc., end pp. advertising though published simultaneously, the printing number line formally identifies the canadadian-carcassed variant as the second printing refer also to indicia to check where carcass of the copy held was printed

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