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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
ppint. 19th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Golden Helix (1989)	contents: 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
ppint. 19th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Golden Helix (1989)	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
ppint. 19th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Golden Helix (1985)	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
ppint. 19th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Golden Helix (1980)	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
ppint. 19th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Godbody (1987)	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)
ppint. 19th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Godbody (1986)	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
ppint. 19th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Stars Are The Styx (1979)	contents: all originally published in galaxy apart from the penultimate story, ''occam's scalpel'', in if: introduction (nf) theodore sturgeon tandy's story (novelette) vol.19 #4, 4/1961 rule of three (ntte) vol.1 #4, 1/1951 the education of drusilla strange (ntte) vol.7 #6, 3/1954; galaxy strato bre #17, 8/1954 granny won't knit (novella) vol.8 #2, 5/1954; galaxy strato bre #19, 10/1954 when you're smiling (ntte) vol.9 #4, 1/1955; galaxy strato bre #27, 6/1955 the claustrophile (ntte) vol.12 #4, 8/1956 the other man (nlla) vol.12 #5, 9/1956; galaxy strato bre #44, 11/1956 the stars are the styx (ntte) vol.1 #1, 10/1950 occam's scalpel (ntte) if vol.20 #12, 7-8/1971, with a b+w illustration by jack gaughan dazed (ntte) vol.32 #2, 9-10/1971
ppint. 19th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Stars Are The Styx (1979)	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
ppint. 18th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Visions And Venturers (1980)	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
ppint. 18th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Visions And Venturers (1979)	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
ppint. 18th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - The Worlds Of Theodore Sturgeon (1977)	contents: 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
ppint. 18th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Sturgeon Is Alive And Well ... (1978)	contents: 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
ppint. 18th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Sturgeon Is Alive And Well ... (1978)	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
ppint. 18th Jun 2023		Book Theodore Sturgeon - Starshine (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

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