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
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
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
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)
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
introduction (nf) theodore sturgeon
the golden helix (novella) thrilling wonder stories vol. xliv #1, summer (6/1954) with two b+w illustrations by virgil finlay
the man who lost the sea (short story) f&sf vol.17 #4, 10/1959; venture atlas bre #2, 10/1963
and now the news... (novelette) f&sf vol.11 #6, 12/1956
the clinic (ss) in ''star science fiction stories No.2'' ed. frederik pohl (1953), q.v.; new words #46, 4/1956
... and my fear is great... (nlla) beyond vol.1 #1, 7/1953 with six b+w illustrations by william ashman; beyond bre #1, 1/1954 (?no b+w illustrations?)
the ultimate egoist (ntte) unknown vol. iv #5, 2/1941; unknown bre vol. iv #5, winter/1949 both: as by e. hunter waldo
the skills of xanadu (ntte) galaxy vol.12 #3, 7/1956; galaxy strato bre #42; both with three b+w illustrations by virgil finlay
the dark room (ntte) fantastic vol.2 #4, 7-8/1953; reprinted vol.15 #1, 9/1965; both a b+w illustration by ed emshwiller
yesterday was monday (ss) unknown vol. v #1, 6/1941 with three b+w illustrations by ed cartier; unknown bre vol. iii #10, summer/1947 (?no b+w illustrations?)
''i say ...ernst...'' (nf) los angeles weekly news 10/aug/1973
carroll & graf mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition
masters of science fiction series cover edge next to spine
reprint collection of two novellas, four novelettes and three short stories, nf introduction & afterword by the author
cover art by rowena morrill (re-used from bluejay books tp/b edition cover, where signature is visible)
cover price $3.95
336pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p. advertising
bluejay books first printing, first tp/b edition, not first p/b edition
reprint collection of two novellas, four novelettes and three short stories, nf introduction & afterword by the author
cover art by rowena morrill (signed rowena, credited)
cover price $7.95 (? check back & spine for a different canadian price ?)
336pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p.
a bluejay ''special edition'' - no number on front cover
locus recorded this as received in may - not january - 1985, so publication may well've been delayed
bantam doubleday dell group dell books mmpb first printing, first edition
(who also licenced a doubleday science fiction book club h/cvr edition for sale only to club members)
reprint collection of two novellas, four novelettes and three short stories, introduction & afterword by the author
cover art unsigned, uncredited; still as-yet unattributed sfaik
cover price $1.95
336pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p. advertising
new american library signet books imprint simultaneous mmpb first printings
cover art unsigned, uncredited
cover price ($4.50 canada) • $3.50 u.s.
208pp. including titles, indicia etc, nf introduction, nf afterword, end pp. advertising
refer to indicia to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed
no priority in date of printing established but canadian-carcassed copies drop the first digit from the printing number line, formally identifying them as the second printing (nal & daw late 1980 to late 1987)
donald i. fine trade h/cvr first edition ~simultaneous with 350-copy numbered, boxed edition h/cvr isbn ends in -79-9
''agape and eros'' (nf introduction) robert a. heinlein; nf afterword by stephen (r.) donaldson
cover (d-j) art by loretta trezzo (unsigned, credited on d-j back flap)
cover (d-j) price $14.95
160pp. including titles, indicia nf introduction etc, afterword, end p. bound with endpapers between covered boards; indicia publishing history includes full first printing number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
distinguish from near-identical doubleday science fiction book club edition
cat# 05434
printer's gutter code Q22 on p.158
bantam doubleday dell group dell mmpb first printing, first edition
reprint collection of two novellas and eight novelettes, with nf introduction by the author
cover art by rowena morrill (signed rowena, uncredited)
cover price $2.25
386pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising
distinguish from 5/1981 near-identical second printing which differs:
cover price $2.50
and by reference to indicia publishing history adding note of reprinting date
david & charles readers union group the science fiction book club first printing, not first h/cvr edition
for sale only to members of the science fiction book club, and later to members of the associated book clubs as an option
cover (d-j) art by
cover (d-j) price
304pp? (check) including titles domain, title page etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
follows the victor gollancz first h/cvr edition in omitting the eight b+w illustrations by james odbert
victor gollancz h/cvr first printing, first uk edition, first h/cvr edition
reprint collection of one novella, six novelettes and a short story
omits the eight full-page b+w interior illustrations by james odbert
cover (d-j) art none, typographical in magenta and black on ''gollancz yellow'' field
cover (d-j) price £5.50
304pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, bound with endpapers between cloth-covered boards
from plynck to planck (nf introduction) theodore sturgeon
the skills of xanadu (novelette) galaxy vol.12 #3, 7/1956; galaxy bre #42, 9/1956, both with three b+w illustrations by virgil finlay
there is no defense (novella) astounding vol. xxxx #6, 2/1948
the perfect host (nlla) weird tales vol. xxxxi #1, 11/1948
the graveyard reader (short story) science fantasy #31, 10/1958, the cover story, art by brian lewis;
also in ''the graveyard reader'' ed. groff conklin (1958), q.v.
the other man (nlla) galaxy vol.12 #5, 9/1956; galaxy bre #44, 11/1956 both with three b+w illustrations by jack gaughan
the sky was full of ships (ss) thrilling wonder vol. xxx #2, 6/1947
shottle bop (ntte) unknown vol. iv #5, 2/1941, with two b+w illustrations by ed cartier
memorial (ss) astounding vol.37 #2, 4/1946
maturity (nlla) astounding vol.38 #6, 2/1947; revised 1948
introduction (nf) by the author
to here and the easel (novella) in ''star short novels'' ed. frederik pohl (1954), q.v.
slow sculpture (novelette?) galaxy vol.29 #5, 2/1970, galaxy bre vol.29 #5, 3/1970
it's you! (non-sf) adam 1/1970
take care of joey (non-sf) knight 1/1971
crate (ss) knight 10/1970
the girl who knew what they meant (ss) knight 2/1970
jorry's gap (non-sf) adam 10/1968
it was nothing -- really! (ss) knight 11/1969
brownshoes (ss) adam 5/1969, in f&sf vol.37 #4, 10/1969 as ''the man who learned loving''
uncle fremmis (ss) adam (?/)1970
the patterns of dorne (ss) knight 5/1970
suicide (non-sf) adam 6/1970
pocket books simultaneous mmpb first printings, not first mmpb edition
cover art unsigned, uncredited
copies intended for distribution north of the parallel bear a small white maple leaf stating published in canada top left near spine on front cover°
cover price $1.50
192pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end pp.
° refer also to publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed
no priority established nor liable to be, both state first pocket books printing january, 1978
thomson books sphere books p/b first printing, not first uk p/b edition
reprint collection of three novelettes and three short stories
cover art by peter elson (signed with his pe in a line-drawn box)
cover price 85p, (overseas territories' prices ? dig out and check)
176pp. (re-check at same time) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising