the berkley publishing group ace books imprint mmpb first printing, first edition
cover art by steve hickman (credited)
cover price ($3.25 canada) $2.95 u.s.
so this printing should be re-flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule
224pp. including titles, indica, brief introduction by stasheff etc, end pp. advertising
considerably (not to say, comprehensively) rewritten version of "king kobold" (ace books 1971, q.v.), containing major plot differences from the earlier novel, which is effectively entirely separate a story, one classifiable in retrospect as a "road not taken" since all the further "warlock of gramarye" novels follow on from this version of the second story, aside of the immediate sequel, "the warlock unlocked " (ace books 1982), q.v.
both versions are direct sequels to the first "warlock of gramarye" novel, "the warlock in spite of himself " (ace books 1969), q.v.
near-identical reprints retain
cover art by steve hickman
but bear rising cat#s / isbns, cover prices:
3/1985 2nd printing
isbn 0-441-44489-X°
cover price (canadada $3.50) $2.95 u.s.
so this printing should be flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule
or not so re-flagged, according to equally well-respected moderator's heartfelt plea
(° - copy in my sf p/bs ~d-z shelving unit right now)
? 2/1986 ? 3rd printing
isbn 0-441-44490-3
cover price (canada ?$3.95? (not seen/seen reported)) $2.95 u.s.
10/1986 4th printing
isbn 0441-44491-1
cover price (canada $3.95) $2.95 u.s.
so this printing should be flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule
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(undated, as-yet unknown date) 7th printing
isbn 0441-44491-1 (so 5th & 6th printings presumably retain this isbn)
cover price (canada $4.95) $3.95 u.s.
so this printing should be flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule
- or not so re-flagged, according to equally well-respected moderator's heartfelt plea