cover (d-j) art by mel hunter (unsigned, credited on d-j front flap)
cover (d-j) price $2.95
states first edition in indica publishing history
192pp. (check) including titles, indica etc, end p. bound with endpapers between covered boards
distinguish from near-identical doubleday science fiction book club edition (3/1956):
cover (d-j) price none; states book club edition on d-j front flap
no statement of first edition in indica publishing history
nine digit number in the isbn10 field is the sbn actually borne on the cover
a ten-digit isbn is trivially derivable from this, but none such is on the cover. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
the first printing bearing the new
cover art by chris foss (signed with his f in a line-drawn box on front cover; credited on back cover)
cover price 35p, 85c south africa, $3.50 singapore, $1.10 australia, $1.10 new zealand
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
distinguish from near-identical 1974 eighth panther books p/b printing by reference to the publishing history and also
cover price 35p, $1.20 australia, $1.20 new zealand, $1.55 canada
from near-identical 1976 ninth panther books p/b printing by reference to the publishing history and also
cover price 50p, $1.60 australia, $1.70 new zealand, $1.75 canada
from near-identical 1978 tenth panther books p/b printing by reference to the publishing history, also now bears panther / granada on spine, and also
cover price 75p, $2.15 australia, $2.35 new zealand, $2.25 canada
from near-identical 1979 eleventh panther books p/b printing by reference to the publishing history, panther / granada on spine,
cover price 75p, 82½p rep. of ireland, $2.50 australia, $2.50 new zealand
from near-identical 1981 twelfth panther p/b printing by reference to the publishing history,
cover price (to come)
from near-identical 1982 thirteenth panther p/b printing by reference to the publishing history, granada on spine, title page
cover price £1.25 (?overseas territories prices?)
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(from near-identical grafton books p/b printing(s) on same panther books sbn/derived isbn, retaining the chris foss cover art)
... ... ...
(the 2000 by now harpercollinsvoyager p/b on same panther books (i)sbn, 0-586-02440-9, is claimed to be the sixth printing (!) in its publishing history, bears new cover art by dominic forbes) (this comment is from another edition of this book)
fawcett publications fawcett crest imprint mmpb simultaneous first printings, not first mmpb edition
cover art unsigned, uncredited; widely accepted as being by paul lehr, which is stylistically convincing
cover price 75¢
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp.
refer to indica publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed
no priority established nor liable to be, both state october 1971 (and copyright date 1955) (this comment is from another edition of this book)
cover art (?unsigned?, uncredited; retained from lancer books second printing, seen attributed to frank kelly freas)
cover price 60¢
176pp. (check) including titles, indica etc, end pp. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
cover art (?unsigned?, uncredited; seen attributed to frank kelly freas)
cover price 50¢
indica publishing history states only a lancer book • 1966
176pp. (check) including titles, indica etc, end pp. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
lancer books mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition
cover art (?unsigned?, uncredited; seen attributed to ed emshwiller)
cover price 75¢
176pp. (check) including titles, indica etc, end pp. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
first new american library signet imprint mmpb printing, first p/b edition
cover art by richard powers (unsigned, uncredited; attribution from ''the art of richard powers'' jane frank (2001))
cover price 35¢
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
panther books fourth printing 1968
cover art uncredited, unsigned b+w photographic
cover price 5/-, south africa 60c, australia 80c, new zealand (6/6) 65c
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
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
near-identical fifth printing 1969
refer to indica to see which printing is held
seventh printing 1973 q.v. is the first bearing new
cover art by chris foss (signed with f in a line-drawn box, credited on back cover)
cover bears sbn 586 02440 9
cover price 35p, australia $1.10, new zealand $1.10, south africa 85c, singapore $3.00, canada $1.25
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end p.
near-identical eighth printing 1974
near-identical ninth printing 1976
near-identical tenth printing 1978 retains ''panther science fiction'' in chief, has both panther and granada in places
cover art by chris foss
cover price 75p, australia $2.15, new zealand $2.35, canada $2.25
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end p.
near-identical eleventh printing 1979
near-identical twelfth printing 1981
near-identical thirteenth printing 1982:
front cover retains ''panther science fiction'' in chief but ''granada'' most other places;
indica publishing history claims wrongly published by granada in 1959, when it was by panther books
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2000 harpercollinsvoyager still on the panther books isbn claims sixth printing, which is slightly improbable...
cover art by dominic forbes
cover price £6.99 (??)
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end p.
and this cover price seems inconsistent with:
12/2000 harpercollinsvoyager still on panther books isbn
cover art by dominic forbes
cover price £5.99
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end p.
especially as the gollancz imprint, ''gollancz yellow'' with black typography cover p/b is dated 2000, making any 12/2000 harpercollinspublishers edition or printing highly unlikely.
(the last two, harpercollinsvoyager p/b printings, are listed from report only, i've not examined copies) (this comment is from another edition of this book)
panther books first printing 1/1959
(month not given in the indica)
near-identical second printing 4/1964
(month not given in the indica)
cover price 3'6
192pp. (check: seen reported as 208pp.) including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
third printing 11/1965
(indica publishing history gives months of first two printings)
cover art uncredited, unsigned (numbers in glowing orange upon a black background)
cover price 3'6
192pp. including titles, indica etc. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
cover art by mel hunter (from ''men against the stars'' ed. martin greenberg, pyramid mmpb (1957), q.v.)
cover price 2'6
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end p. (this comment is from another edition of this book)