ppint. 31st Oct 2019
| | edited by l. sprague de camp
collection of five novelelettes, three by robert e. howard and two by howard and l. sprague de camp
near-identical lancer books first editions/printings 1968 sharing merkin-printed covers and hence also
cat# 74-963
cover art by john duillo (uncredited, art is signed)
cover price 75¢
no number in any conan series upon front cover
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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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3/1970 lancer books unspecified number printing (date from denholm's "a lancer books checklist" sfc/megavore #10, 1980)
cover redesigned with series number 3" on broad orangey-red band across front cover in chief
cover art by john duillo retained, though cropped so signature no longer visible
cat# 75119 (75119-095 with cover price in three digits appended, on front cover)
number-string on spine 447-75119-095
cover price 95¢
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1971 near-identical lancer books printing sharing cat# 75119 reported by davie gordon
1/1973 near-identical lancer books printing sharing cat# 75119, differences:
lancer books knight piece head in line-drawn box logo now nested in block letter "L" on front cover
printer's indica "1-73" on p.223
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8/1977 prestige books distributed by ace books (date from locus #205, 10/1977
cover redesigned with green major typography on white background
cover art retained, part of john duillo's signature visible
cat# 11673-6
isbn 0-441-11673-6
cover price $1.95
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5/1979 (prestige books distributed by ace books second printing, or ace books first printing;
confirmation as to by what publisher this printing was officially published is still required)
cover art not reported
cat# 11673-6
isbn 0-441-11673-6
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(undated) ace books thrid printing (? including prestige books printing ?)
cover art by boris vallejo
cat# 11632-9
isbn 0-441-11632-9
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4/1982 prestige books distributed by ace books (? or ace books ?) printing
(printing number not reported)
(at antedate the thrid printing listed above)
cover art not reported
cat# 11632-9
isbn 0-441-11632-9
cover price $2.25
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1982 ace books printing (? including prestige books printing ?)
cat# 11614-0
isbn 0-441-11614-0
cover price $2.50
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7/1984 13th ace books printing (? including prestige books printing ?)
cat# 11457-1
isbn 0-441-11457-1
cover price $2.75
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1/1986 ace books eighteenth printing ? including prestige books printing ?)
cover art of reported
cat# 11584-5
isbn 0-441-11584-5
cover price $2.95
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11/1986 nineteenth ace books printing (? including prestige books printing ?)
cover redesigned, major typography in red on black field on front cover and spine
cover art by boris vallejo retained
cat# 11863-1
isbn 0-441-11863-1
cover price (canada $3.95) u.s. $2.95
so this printing should be re-flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule
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3/1990 twenty-first ace books printing (? including prestige books printing?)
cover art by boris vallejo retained
cat# 11863-1
isbn 0-441-11863-1
cover price $3.50 (canada $? not reported)
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8/1993 twenty-second ace books printing (? including prestige books printing?)
cover art by boris vallejo retained
cat# 11863-1
isbn 0-441-11863-1
cover price (canadada $5.95) u.s. $4.50
this printing should be re-flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule
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