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Author:	Brian Aldiss
Title:	Hothouse
Publisher:	Four Square
Country:	UK
Date:	1964
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction
Cat#:	1147
Total Editions:	8
Rating:	10.0 Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
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This is the author's preferred title; alternate title is "The Long Afternoon of Earth"

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David Whiteley 3rd Jul 2022		Added back cover.



ppint. 31st Mar 2021		first new english library four square books imprint printing, first uk p/b edition cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price 3'6 208pp? including titles, indica, foreword by tom boardman, etc, end pp. advertising



HOOK45 SUBS 1st Jun 2021		Colectia Icar (this comment is from another edition of this book)



OldMod67 1st Apr 2021		Yes, my edition states First Sphere Books edition 1969. Reprinted 1971. Reprinted 1973, 1976. Actually, this is probably as good example as any to support a second date drop down, which would pinpoint the edition, followed by the reprint date of that edition. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 31st Mar 2021		both the front and the back cover images should^W have now been transferred to bookcat item nc760244uk they are of the 1976 fourth sphere books uk p/b printing, not this 1969 first sphere books printing which has completely different cover art by a different artist, and different cover prices. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 31st Mar 2021		fourth sphere books uk p/b printing, first with red hugo award-winning flash across lower fly corner cover art by eddie jones retained from second and third printings, science fiction classic design style front cover retained but no statement of sf classic series cover price 60p, rep. of ireland 66p, australia $1.95, new zealand $2.05 208pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 30th Apr 2020		barcode number truncated by too-small field: 07671400295 55930 (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 27th Jun 2019		first sphere books p/b (not first uk p/b) 1969 cover art uncredited, unsigned cat# 10901 cover price 5/- (25p), south africa 60c, east africa 6/00, australia 8c, new zealand 75c so should be re-flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule - or not so re-flagged, according to equally well-respected moderator's heartfelt plea 208pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. 7/1971 second sphere books printing cover art by eddie jones (signed) set in black main cover frame design early ''sphere science fiction classics'', on green ground, #1 in series cat# ? cover price ? 208pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. it seems possible there were two 1971 sphere books printings or bind-ups with different covers and possibly different cat#s: if there were, sphere books' later printing declarations under-count: 2/1973 thrid sphere books printing cover art by eddie jones retained black cover frame design incorporates ''sphere science fiction classics" on yellow ground retained cat# 11002 (implicit isbn: 0-7221-1100-2) cover price 30p, east africa 7/25, south africa 75c, australia $1.00, new zealand $1.00 208pp. titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising 1976 fourth sphere books printing cover art by eddie jones as second printing, cover design as second printing above, but adds hugo award-winning red flash across lower fly corner isbn 0-7221-1075-8 cover price 60p, rep. of ireland 66p, australia $1.95, new zealand $2.05 208pp including titles, indica etc, 2 end pp. advertising .. (?) .. 8/1977 (?fifth?) sphere books printing (data from locus #205, 10/1977) isbn 0-7221-1103-7 cover price 75p, (overseas territories prices?) next known/reported uk p/b edition is the first panther/granada publishing printing (1979), q.v. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 8th Jun 2019		penguin modern classics series or sub-imprint with new introduction by neil gaiman. cover art by carl glover cover price £8.99, canada $19.00 so should be re-flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule 288pp? including titles, indica etc, 5 end pp. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 16th Dec 2017		(not sphere books' 1969 first p/b printing: was cat# 10901 with different cover art, price 5/- (25p), etc.) cover art by eddie jones, image shown is from before being greatly cropped by the semi-uniform design adopted by sphere books for their sf classics series (or (possibly) after that design was dropped; but the presence of the pre-decimalisation primary uk cover price suggests this is the earlier printing) cover price 6/- (30p), australia 1.00c (sic), new zealand 1.00c (sic), south africa 75c, east africa 7/25 208pp. including titles, indica etc, 2 end pp.advertising/data n.b. front cover image 1515826 may equally well be of sphere books' third (1973) printing. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 16th Dec 2017		the displayed front cover image 1329560 is of the later sphere books' 1976 fourth printing/edition with cover art by eddie jones, and semi-uniform cover design for sphere's sf classics series, as it bear the diagonal red hugo award-winning flash across the lower fly corner back cover image 1329561 this displayed rear cover is also of the later, fourth printing: 1976, cat# 10758, isbn 0-7221-1075-8 both images should be transferred to item nc760244uk there were at least five sphere books printings/editions on about as many cat#s-or-isbn10s. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 16th Dec 2017		new english library four square books imprint second printing cover art unsigned, uncredited; retained from 1964 first printing cover price 3'6 208pp? including titles, indica, foreword by tom boardman, etc, end pp. advertising refer to the indica printing history to see which you hold. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 4th Dec 2017		aka "the long afternoon of earth" (merkin mmpb, abridged edition), q.v. (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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