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ppint. 24th Jun 2023		Book Piers Anthony - Battle Circle Trilogy (1984)	omnibus edition of the battle circle trilogy (1968 - 1972 - 1975), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 24th Jun 2023		Book Piers Anthony - Battle Circle Trilogy (1984)	transworld publishers corgi books imprint p/b first omnibus edition printing, first thus uk cover art (unsigned) (possibly by geoff taylor, but this is not an attribution) cover price £3.95, $6.95 australia, $7.95 new zealand 544pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish from near-identical reprinting(s) on same isbn; two of the cover prices differ on the 1985 reprinting: $8.95 australia, $9.95 new zealand there's at least one later printing bearing different cover art credited to stephen lavis, and bearing a new corgi books imprint isbn; but i've no record of having seen this, let alone stocked it.
ppint. 24th Jun 2023		Book Piers Anthony - Blue Adept (1983)	apprentice adept series #2: #1: ''split infinity'' (1980), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 24th Jun 2023		Book Piers Anthony - Blue Adept (1983)	granada publishing group granada imprint p/b first printing, first uk edition cover art by tim white cover price £1.95, $5.95 australia, $5.95 new zealand 384pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish between near-identical reprintings 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, ... under the same isbn. by 1986 the imprint changes to grafton books, reflecting the sale of granada publishing ltd. to the collins group, whereupon the first printings are retrospectively claimed for that imprint.
ppint. 24th Jun 2023		Book Piers Anthony - Juxtaposition (1983)	the apprentice adept series #3: #1: ''split infinity'' (1980), q.v. for series listing, and links.
ppint. 24th Jun 2023		Book Piers Anthony - Juxtaposition (1983)	granada publishing group granada imprint p/b first printing first uk edition cover art by tim white cover price £1.95, $5.95 australia, $5.95 new zealand 424pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish between near-identical printings 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, ... all on the same isbn; by 1986 the imprint changes to grafton books, reflecting the sale of granada publishing to wm. collins sons/the collins group, whereupon the first printings are retrospectively claimed for that imprint.
ppint. 23rd Jun 2023		Book Karl Edward Wagner - Dark Crusade (1976)	warner books mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by frank frazetta (unsigned - painting likely is signed, credited) cover price $1.50 224pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 23rd Jun 2023		Book Piers Anthony - Split Infinity (1983)	1. the apprentice adept series (part one): aka the split infinity trilogy (uk): 1#1: ''split infinity'' (1980) (this novel) 1#2: ''blue adept'' (1981), q.v. 1#3: ''juxtaposition'' (1982), q.v. omnibus of the trilogy: O1: ''the apprentice adept'' (1983), q.v. aka ''double exposure'' (book club edition 1982 for sale only to doubleday book club members) 2. (the apprentice adept series part two:) aka the phaze and proton tetralogy: (1#4) 2#1: ''out of phaze'' (1987), q.v. (1#5) 2#2: ''robot adept'' (1988), q.v. (1#6) 2#3: ''unicorn point'' (1989), q.v. (1#7) 2#4: ''phaze doubt'' (1990), q.v. the division into two parts is largely - though not entirely - a construct arising from the change in publishers after 1#3; there would be an arguable case for regarding the two as one heptology. different extended episodes in the over-all story occur in an apparently fantasy setting, with creatures of fantasy, but the over-all story occurs in a science fictional planetary system.
ppint. 23rd Jun 2023		Book Piers Anthony - Split Infinity (1983)	granada publishing group granada imprint p/b first printing, first uk edition cover art by tim white cover price £1.95, $5.95 australia, $5.95 new zealand 384pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 23rd Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Synthetic Man (1978)	harcourt brace jovanovich jove books imprint mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition acknowledges seven previous - pyramid books - printings, which typesetting this successor imprint uses, suitably emended cover art unsigned cover price $1.50 176pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 23rd Jun 2023		Book E. Everett Evans - Man Of Many Minds (1953)	there was apparently a sequel, ''alien minds'' e. everett evans (fantasy press 1955); but yr hmbl srppnt.'s never seen a copy of this.
ppint. 23rd Jun 2023		Book E. Everett Evans - Man Of Many Minds (1968)	pyramid books mmpb second printing, with new cover art by gray morrow (signed, credited on back cover) cover price 60¢ 192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 23rd Jun 2023		Book E. Everett Evans - Man Of Many Minds (1959)	pyramid books mmpb first printing, first p/b edition cover art by (frank) kelly freas cover price 35¢ 192pp. including titles, indicia etc.
ppint. 23rd Jun 2023		Book E. Everett Evans - Man Of Many Minds (1953)	fantasy press, reading, pennsylvania h/cvr first printing, first edition so stated nf introduction by e. e. smith cover (d-j) art by mel hunter (signed) cover (d-j) price $3.00 224pp. (re-check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp, bound with endpapers between covered boards
ppint. 23rd Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Synthetic Man (1975)	pyramid books mmpb seventh printing (accounting still omits the 1960 canadian printing) cover art by gray morrow (signed, uncredited, retained from sixth printing) cover price $1.25 (on white rectangular cutout let into in the cover art in place of previous cover price) 176pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
ppint. 23rd Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Synthetic Man (1974)	publication date of this printing (cat# N3344, 95¢) is wrong and should be corrected to april 1974 as per publishing history in the indicia on the reverse of the title page.
ppint. 21st Jun 2023		Book Barry N. Malzberg - The Gamesman (1975)	pocket books possibly simultaneous° mmpb first printings, first edition dedication: to phillip k. dick (there should've been one l - philip k. dick; i've no idea whose error this was) cover art by ed soyka (signed, credited) sbn 671-80174-0 cover price $1.25 192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising refer to indica publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed ° - some or all canadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel bear a separate printing date of october 1975 which may be a mistake, may be the actual printing date of both, or may indicate the book drew enough pre-publication orders that it was reprinted before publication
ppint. 21st Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - E Pluribus Unicorn (1956)	contents: nf introduction by groff conklin the silken-swift... (short story) f&sf vol.5 #5, 11/1953 (without the trailing ''...'') the professor's teddy-bear (ss) weird tales vol.40 #3, 3/1948 bianca's hands (ss) argosy uk 5/1947, reprinted in argosy uk 6/1956 a saucer of loneliness (ss) galaxy vol.5 #5, 2/1953; galaxy strato bre vol.3 #6, 8/1953 the world well lost (ss) universe #1, 6/1953 it wasn't syzygy (novelette) weird tales vol.40 #2, 1/1948 the music (ss) 1953 (written 1947 or 1948, may be first publication) scars (ss) zane grey's western magazine 5/1949 fluffy (ss) weird tales vol. 39 #10, 3/1947 the sex opposite (ntte) fantastic vol.1 #2, fall/1952 die, maestro, die! (ntte) dime detective 5/1949 cellmate (ss) weird tales vol.39 #9, 1/1947; reprinted in satellite vol.3 #4, 3/1959 a way of thinking (ntte) amazing vol. 23 #7, 10-11/1953; amazing strato bre vol.1 #2, 2/1954 about sturgeon (nf note) (unattributed)
ppint. 21st Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - E Pluribus Unicorn (1956)	ballantine books mmpb first printing, first p/b edition reprint collection of four novelettes and nine short stories, with nf introduction by groff conklin cover art by richard powers (unsigned, uncredited; attributed by jane frank in ''the art of richard powers'' (2001), q.v. cover price 35¢ 224pp. (check) including (i-) xii pp. titles, indicia, nf introduction, table-of-contents etc, end p. nf bibliographical note
ppint. 21st Jun 2023		Book Prentice Winchell - Alibi Baby (1960)	brown, watson digit books imprint p/b first printing, sfaiaa first uk edition first published ives, washburn h/cvr (us 1955), first p/b avon books cat# 685 mmpb (1956)
ppint. 21st Jun 2023		Book William Knoles - Flesh For Hire (1961)	nightstand was one of william hamling's pornography/''sleaze'' empire imprints
ppint. 21st Jun 2023		Book Phyllis Marie Wadsworth - Overmind (1967)	sidgwick & jackson h/cvr first printing, first edition cover (d-j) art (none: typographical cover on yellowy-orange or orangey-yellow field) cover (d-j) price 21/- 288pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp., bound with endpapers between covered boards unbound carcasses later bound up with like of ''the time-hoppers'' robert silverberg (uk 1968), q.v., and ''caviar'' theodore sturgeon (uk 1968), q.v., as ''science fiction special 3'' (1971), q.v.
ppint. 21st Jun 2023		Book Robert Silverberg - The Time-hoppers (1968)	sidgwick & jackson h/cvr first printing, first uk edition cover (d-j) art (none: typographical cover twice over) cover (d-j) price 18/- 192pp. including (i-) x pp. titles, indicia etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards unbound carcasses later bound up in ''a robert silverberg omnibus'' (1970), q.v.; and later still together with like of ''caviar'' theodore sturgeon (uk 1968), q.v., and ''overmind'' phyllis marie wadsworth (1967), q.v., in ''science fiction special 3'' (1971), q.v.
ppint. 21st Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Caviar (1968)	contents: bright segment (novelette) (original to this collection 1955) microcosmic god (ntte) astounding vol. xxvii #2, 4/1941 ghost of a chance (short story) unknown worlds vol. vii #1, 6/1943 as ''the green-eyed monster'' prodigy (ss) astounding vol. xxxxiii #2, 4/1949; astounding atlas bre 9/1949 medusa (ntte) astounding vol. xxvi #6, 2/1942; astounding atlas bre 3/1942 blabbermouth (ss) amazing vol. xxi #2, 2/1947 shadow, shadow on the wall (ss) imagination vol.2 #1, 2/1951 with '' and trailing ...'' twink (ss) galaxy vol.10 #5, 8/1955; galaxy strato bre #32, 11/1955
ppint. 20th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Caviar (1968)	sidgwick & jackson h/cvr first printing, first uk h/cvr edition, not first uk edition (was the first sphere p/b) cover (d-j) art (unsigned) cover (d-j) price 21/- 192pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards unbound carcasses later bound up with like of ''the time-hoppers'' robert silverberg (uk 1968), q.v., and ''overmind'' phyllis marie wadsworth (1967), q.v., as ''science fiction special 3'' (1971), q.v.
ppint. 20th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Not Without Sorcery (1975)	contents: introduction (nf) theodore sturgeon (1948) it (novelette) unknown vol. iii #6, 8/1940; unknown atlas bre vol. iii #6, 8/1940 poker face (short story) astounding vol. xxvii #1, 3/1941 artnan process (ntte) astounding vol. xxvii #4, 6/1941 ether breather (ss) astounding vol. xxiv #1, 9/1939 butyl and the breather (ss) astounding vol. xxvi #2, 10/1940 (sequel to ''ether breather''), two b+w illustrations by ed cartier brat (ss) unknown vol. v #4, 12/1941; unknown atlas bre iv #3, spring/1949 two percent inspiration (ss) astounding vol. xxviii #2, 10/1941 cargo (ntte) unknown vol. iv #3, 11/1940
ppint. 20th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Joyous Invasions (1967)	contents: to marry medusa (novella) galaxy vol.6 #4, 8/1958; galaxy bre #67, 10/1958; both: three b+w illustrations by diane and leo dillon the comedian's children (novelette) venture vol.2 #3, 5/1958; venture atlas bre #22, 6/1965 the [widget], the [wadget], and boff (novella) f&sf vol.9 #5, vol.9 #6, 11/1955, 12/1955
ppint. 20th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Visions And Venturers (1980)	contents: the hag sèleen (novelette) unknown vol. vi #4, 12/1941; unknown bre vol. vi #6, 2/1943 by theodore sturgeon, james h. beard the martian and the moron (ntte) weird tales vol.41 #3, 3/1949 the nail and the oracle (ntte) playboy 10/1965 won't you walk --- (ntte) astounding vol. lvi #5, 1/1956; astounding bre vol.12 #6, 6/1956; both as ''won't you walk ... '' talent (short story) beyond vol.1 #2, 9/1953 one foot and the grave (ntte) weird tales vol.41 #6, 9/1949 the touch of your hand (novella) galaxy vol.6 #6, 9/1953; galaxy strato bre vol.3 #11, 2/1954 the travelling crag (ntte) fantastic adventures vol.13 #7, 7/1951
ppint. 20th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Alien Cargo (1986)	contents: introduction (nf) theodore sturgeon (original to this collection, 1984) it (novelette) unknown vol. iii #6, 8/1940; unknown bre vol. iii #6, 8/1940; both: three b+w illustrations by ed cartier; reprinted in argosy uk 1/1947 cargo (ntte) unknown vol. iv #3, 11/1940, with two b+w illustrations by ed cartier poker face (short story) astounding vol. xxvii #1, 3/1941 microcosmic god (ntte) astounding vol. xxvii #2, 4/1941, with three b+w illustrations by charles schneeman two percent inspiration (ss) astounding vol. xxviii #2, 10/1941 brat (ss) unknown vol. v #4, 12/1941; unknown bre vol. iv #3, spring/(1949) medusa (ntte) astounding vol. xxviii #6, 2/1942 with two b+w illustrations by ed cartier; astounding bre atlas vol.? #?, 3/1942 the martian and the moron (ntte) weird tales vol.41 #3, 3/1949 shadow, shadow on the wall (ss) imagination vol.2 #1, 2/1951 with quotes and title trailing ... the travelling crag (ntte) fantastic adventures vol. 13 #7, 7/1951; reprinted in amazing vol.42 #4, 11/1968 the touch of your hand (nlla) galaxy vol.6 #6, 9/1953; galaxy strato bre vol.3 #11, 2/1954; both: three illustrations by ed emshwiller (usa), (dig out bre and check sig./compare) twink (ss) galaxy vol.10 #5, 8/1955; galaxy strato bre #32, 11/1955 bright segment (ntte) in ''caviar'' theodore sturgeon (1955), q.v. ''won't you walk ...' (ntte) astounding vol. lvi #5, 1/1956; astounding atlas bre vol.12 #6, 6/1956
ppint. 19th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Stars Are The Styx (1984)	bluejay books tp/b first printing, first tp/b edition, not first p/b edition cover art by rowena morrill (signed, credited; re-used from dell books mmpb first edition cover art) cover price $6.95 382pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc. bluejay books ''special edition'' no series number on front cover

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