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Editor:	Brian W. Aldiss
Co-editors:	Harry Harrison
Title:	Farewell, Fantastic Venus!
Publisher:	Macdonald & Co.
Country:	UK
Date:	1968
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction, Non-Fiction
ISBN-10:	356024660
Total Editions:	3
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ppint. 29th Mar 2023		author field should^W has been varied to editor and co-author field to co-editor.



ppint. 29th Mar 2023		macdonald & co. publishers macdonald imprint h/cvr first printing, first edition thematic reprint anthology of two short stories, six novel excerpts, two novellas, sixteen nf articles, one nf article excerpt, and an nf bibliography, with introduction by brian. cover (d-j) art somewhat limited, line drawing keyholed by the large, block letter SF that was the common d-j design of this macdonald sf series cover (d-j) price 30/- the number entered in isbn field is the sbn actually borne on and in this book: an isbn is trivially derivable, but the book bears none such 304pp. (check) including x partly paginated pp. titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p,, bound with endpapers between covered boards



ppint. 29th Mar 2023		author field should^W has been varied to editor and co-author field to co-editor. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 29th Mar 2023		author field should^W has been varied to editor and co-author field to co-editor. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 29th Mar 2023		contents: foreword (nf) brian w. aldiss clouded judgments (nf introduction) brian w. aldiss (orig.°) a trip to venus (excerpt) john munro, 1968 the story of the heavens (nf) sir robert ball, 1882 honeymoon in space (excerpt) george griffith, 1968 never-fading flowers (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.°) the destinies of the stars (nf) translation of ''stjärnornas öden'' svante arrhenius, 1915 ''last and first men'' (excerpt) olaf stapledon (1930), q.v. ''pirates of venus'' (excerpt) edgar rice burroughs (1934), q.v. ''perelandra'' (excerpt) c. s. lewis (1943), q.v. swamp and sand (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.) alchemy (short story) dorothy de courcy, john de courcy, out of this world adventures vol.1 #2, 12/1950 the man from venus (nf) frank r. paul, fantastic adventures vol.1 #2, 7/1939 a city on venus (nf) anonymous, later credited to ''henry gade'', which appears to be a ziff-davis house name, most of the pieces bearing it still as-yet unattributed unveiling the mystery planet (a ''for your information'' nf article) willy ley, galaxy vol.10 #6, 9/1955; galaxy bre #33, 12/1955; both: cover art article, art by ed emshwiller venus is hell! (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.) exploring the planets (nf) v. a. firsoff, 1964 (source not identified) the big rain (novella) poul anderson, astounding vol. liv #4, 10/1954, cover story, art & six b+w illustrations by h. r. van dongen; astounding atlas bre vol. xi #3, 3/1955, cover art after van dongen, six b+w interior illustrations by h. r. van dongen intelligent life in the universe (excerpt) (nf) carl sagan, 1966 (source not identified, may be the title of one of his books - check!) big sister (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.) ''escape to venus'' (excerpt) s. makepeace lott (1956), q.v. sister planet (novella) poul anderson, satellite vol.3 #6, 5/1959 before eden (short story) arthur c. clarke, amazing vol.35 #6, 6/1961, b+w illustration by virgil finlay the open question (nf) brian w. aldiss (orig.) some mysteries of venus resolved (nf) sir bernard lovell, the times, 30/10/1967 dream of distance (nf) anonymous (source not given ?) venus mystery for scientists (nf) john davy, the observer ?/10/1967 scientist says icecaps on venus would make life possible (nf) evert clark, new york times 9/3/1968 bibliography of principal non-fiction works consulted (nf) (unattributed) (orig.) = original to this anthology all dates given are in the year c.e., month/year c.e., or day/month/year c.e. international format (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 29th Mar 2023		granada publishing group panther books imprint p/b second panther printing with new cover art by chris foss (signed with his f in a line-drawn box, uncredited) cover price 75p (overseas territories prices?) 272pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p. advertising the sbn entered in the isbn10 field above is as borne on the new front cover: an isbn may lurk on spine, back cover - or in the publishing indicia. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 29th Mar 2023		granada publishing group panther books imprint p/b first printing, first p/b edition of complete book thematic reprint anthology of two short stories, two novellas, six novel excerpts, nf articles, one nf article excerpt, nf bibliography, introduction by brian. cover art unsigned, iirc uncredited, mainly typographical, small circular swirly coloured art(?) low in middle cover price 30p (overseas territories prices?) 272pp. (check) including titles, indica, table-of-contents etc, end p. number entered in isbn field above is the sbn actually borne on the front cover an isbn is trivially derivable from this, but the book covers bear none such. (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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Brian W. Aldiss - Farewell, Fantastic Venus! - Panther / Granada - Paperback - UK - 586034609 (1971)

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Brian W. Aldiss - Farewell, Fantastic Venus! - Panther / Granada - Paperback - UK - 586034609 (1977)