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
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
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
introduction
some lapse of time (novelette) science fantasy #57, 2/1963
imprint of chaos (ntte) science fantasy #42, 8/1960 (traveller in black)
thou good and faithful (ntte) as by john loxmith, astounding vol. li #1, 3/1953, cover story, art & 4 b+w illustrations by pawelka; astounding atlas bre vol. ix #8, 8/1953, cover based on that by pawelka, 2 b+w illustrations from the four by pawelka; this story's text is noted as being revised
earthman, beware! (novelette) super science stories vol.8 #2, 6/1951; sss pembertons bre #6, 11/1951
quixote and the windmill (short story) astounding vol. xxxxvi #3, 11/1950, a b+w illustration by ed cartier
gypsy (ss) astounding vol. xxxxiv #5, 1/1950, two b+w illustrations by jack gaughan
for the duration (ss) venture vol.1 #5, 9/1957; venture atlas bre #8, 4/1964; both: a b+w illustration by john schoenherr
duel on syrtis (ss) planet stories vol.4 #11, 3/1951
the star beast (ntte) super science stories vol.7 #2, 9/1950, a b+w illustration by virgil finlay
the disintegrating sky (ss) fantastic universe vol.1 #2, 8-9/1953
among thieves (ntte) astounding vol. lix #4, 6/1957; astounding atlas bre vol. xiii #10, 10/1957; both: 3 b+w illustrations by h. r. van dongen
see you later (short story) thrilling wonder stories vol. xxxiv #2, 6/1949, a b+w illustration by virgil finlay
this is the house (novelette) astounding vol. xxxvi #6, 2/1962, 3 b+w illustrations by frank kramer
the proud robot (ntte) as by lewis padgett, astounding vol. xxxii #2, 10/1943, 3 b+w illustrations by frank kramer
gallegher plus (ntte) as by lewis padgett, astounding vol. xxxii #3, 11/1943; astounding atlas bre vol. ? #?, 4/1944
the ego machine (ntte) space science fiction vol.1 #1, 5/1952; space science fiction bre vol.2 #3 (check), 1953
android (nte) f&sf vol.2 #3, 6/1951
the sky is falling (ntte) planet stories vol.4 #8, 8/1950
juke-box (ss) thrilling wonder stories vol. xxix #3, 2/1947
granada publishing group panther books imprint first printing, first uk p/b edition
cover art unsigned, uncredited of a crescent-lit world apparently illuminated by a fairly distant red star;
a yellow flash across the bottom fly corner bears in red "his towering bestseller of the first new world"
cover price £1.25
frederik pohl's first name is mis-spelled "frederick" on the title page
this first edition appears to've been reprinted at least three times in the next couple of years, but on-line sellers generally do not identify that they are selling these subsequent printings;
refer to the indicia publishing history to distinguish between reprints (which may be identified as second or third impressions, or printings), and should be dated, from the true first edition.
collins 14 st. james's place london (no mention of william, any son(s), nor ltd. liability), not first edition
cover (d-j) art not known - missing d-j
cover (d-j) price not known
192pp. including 6pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents (chapters) etc, bound with endpapers between off-white cloth-covered boards, title, author (& collins, at foot) in black on the spine cloth
full indicia:
first published 1945
this edition 1952
printed in great britain
collins clear-type press : london and glasgow
well world saga (originally intended to be a trilogy) #1
#1: "midnight at the well of souls" (1977) (this book)
#2a (or #2): "exiles at the well of souls" (1978) q.v.
#2b (or #3): "quest for the well of souls" (1978) q.v.
#3a (or #4): "the return of nathan brazil" (1980) q.v.
#3b (or #5): "twilight at the well of souls: the legacy of nathan brazil" (1980) q.v.
(end of the original trilogy-in-five-paperbacks)
....
#4 (or #6): "the sea is full of stars" (1990) q.v.
#5: (or #7): "ghost of the well of souls" (2000) q.v.
n.b. the second and the fourth books in the well world saga are not complete stories: each is the first half of a novel completed in the third and fifth books in the series, respectawigglily.
the watchers at the well series:
2#1: "echoes of the well of souls" (1993) q.v.
2#2: "shadows of the well of souls" (1994) q.v.
2#3: "gods of the well of souls" (1994) q.v.
#3a (or #4) in the well of souls saga, starting but not completing the third novel which is finished, together with the original well of souls series, in #3b (or #5)
#1: "midnight at the well of souls" (1977), q.v. for full series & sub-series listing and links
universal publishing & distribution (upd) award books mmpb first printing, more-or-less simultaneous first edition with tandem books uk p/b edition, q.v. for contents listing & original publication data
reprint anthology of seven short stories and three novelettes, nf introduction by the editor
cover art by virgil finlay (signed, signature more, less, or completely guillotined off fly edge, uncredited)
cover price 69¢
208pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising
publisher, new cat#/cover price are printed in black upon a white (i.e. uncoloured) rectangle cut out of the elsewise identical second printing's cover, immediately below the pyramid logo, where this information for that earlier printing was previously situated.
reprint collection of 5 short stories and 2 novelettes with introductions & nf biographical essay by the author, introduction to the collection by theodore sturgeon
cover art by diane dillon, leo dillon (unsigned, credited to leo and diane dillon back cover of first edition)
cover price 95¢
176pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p. advertising
refer also to indicia publishing history to distinguish; states second printing, january, 1974
front cover is very close to that of the first edition, but publisher, (new) cat#, (new) price & logo are moved next to spine, running upwards towards top edge, allowing the title to be moved up to run across the top of the cover, with harlan ellison's name also moved up; the blurb between those & after his name are changed to read "seven times winner of the/hugo and nebula awards" and "fantastic science fiction stories that/defy belief introduced by theodore sturgeon" respectively.
pyramid books mmpb simultaneous second printings sharing merkin-printed covers
reprint collection of 5 short stories and 2 novelettes with introductions & nf biographical essay by the author, introduction to the collection by theodore sturgeon
cover art by diane dillon, leo dillon (unsigned, credited to leo and diane dillon back cover of first edition)
cover price 75¢
176pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p. 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 second printing, february, 1972
the mover, the shaker (nf introduction) theodore sturgeon
how science fiction saved me from a life of crime (nf) appears original to this collection
i have no mouth and i must scream (short story) if vol.17 #3, 3/1967
big sam was my friend (ss) science fiction adventures vol.2 #4, 3/1958
eyes of dust (ss) rogue 12/1959
world of the myth (novelette) knight 12/1964
lonelyache (ss) knight 7/1964
delusion for a dragon slayer (ss) knight 9/1966
pretty maggie moneyeyes (ntte) original to this collection, appeared in knight 5/1967
reprint collection of 5 short stories and 2 novelettes with introductions & nf biographical essay by the author, introduction to the collection by theodore sturgeon
cover art by diane dillon, leo dillon (unsigned, credited to leo and diane dillon on back cover)
cover price 60¢
176pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p. advertising
last known english language ''richard blade'' series novel, #37.
the series was continued in french language original novels from #38 through #206, initially published by plon, terminating in 2012 through irreconcilable differences between vauvenargues, the by-then publishers, and the authors. the titles of #207 & 208 were announced as forthcoming, but it's not known if these were actually written.
"original pinnacle books edition, published for the first time anywhere":
this line appears in the indicia of every pinnacle books edition/printing of all richard blade series books whose first printings are dated after pinnacle books took over publishing the series from macfadden books (publisher owned by the macfadden-bartell corporation), so far as i have seen.