10/1968 lancer books first edition/printings sharing merkin-printed covers, and hence also
cat# 73-8000
cover art by john duillo (uncredited, art is signed)
cover price 60¢
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
refer to indica to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed
no priority established nor liable to be, both stating a lancer book • 1968
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1969 lancer books printing very incompletely reported, believed near-identical with above save:
indica publishing statement reads a lancer book • 1969
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7/1970 undated lancer books printings sharing redesigned merkin-printed covers bearing series number "6" on broad bright green band across front cover in chief
date taken from "a lancer books checklist" william j. denholm III, (megavore #10, 1980)
cover art by john duillo retained, a bit cropped vertically
cat# 75136 (75136-095 on front cover)
cover price 95¢
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
refer to indica to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed
no priority established nor liable to be, no statement of this printing's date
4/1972 lancer books printing near-identical with above printing given as 7/1970
cover art by john duillo retained,
cat# 75136(-095 on front cover)
"4-72" printer's indica on p. 189
cover price 95¢
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
9/1972 lancer books printing near-identical with 4/1972 printing save:
"9-72" printer's indica on p. 189
5/1973 lancer books printing near-identical with 4/1972 printing save:
series number "12" on with bright green band across front cover in chief
lancer books knight piece head logo now nested in hollow "L"
cat# 78745 (78745-125 on front cover)
number-string 447-78745-125 on spine
"5-73" printer's indica on p. 189
cover price $1.25
5/1977 prestige books distributed by ace books edition
date from locus #202, 7/1977
cover art by john duillo retained
series number "12" in line-drawn
cover price $1.95
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
conan pastiche novel written by l. sprague de camp and lin carter
first published by lancaer books, inc., believed first published 10/1968
first edition: both 1968 first known printings (!) share merkin-printed covers bearing no series number on front cover.
lancer books series #? (?1968-1969, possibly early 1970)
lancer books series number "6" (7/1970- ?)
lancer books series number "12" (5/1973 - ?)
prestige books distributed by ace books, inc, then ace books, series number "12" (5/1977- ?)