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Author:	Arthur C. Clarke
Title:	Earthlight
Publisher:	Ballantine Books
Country:	USA
Date:	Feb 1955
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction
Cat#:	97
Total Editions:	10
Rating:	6.0 Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
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JimEss SUBS 13th Mar 2022		Covers added.



ppint. 27th Dec 2017		ballantine books mmpb first printing, simultaneous first edition simultaneous with ballantine books h/cvr edition H-97, sharing in b+w, cropped form on d-j, the mmpb cover art by richard powers (signed powers) cover price 35¢ 156pp? including titles, indicia etc, end p. near-identical second ballantine books mmpb printing 8/1955, date reported from 8th mmpb printing, its separate existence uncertain



ppint. 27th Mar 2023		pan books or pan macmillan pan imprint p/b seventh printing, with new (since the fifth or sixth printings) cover art by dean ellis (unsigned, uncredited; re-used from the ballantine books mmpb printings from 6/1972 onwards of this novel°) cover price 35p, $1.10 australia, $1.05 new zealand 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising ° - it is credited to dean ellis in the 11/1973 & ff. printing of the ballantine mmpb, but not - apparently - necessarily credited in earlier printings. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 27th Mar 2023		pan books p/b fourth printing with new cover art by chris foss (signed with his f in a line-drawn box, uncredited) cover price 25p, 60c south africa, 80c australia, 80c new zealand 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 13th Mar 2022		ballantine books mmpb fifth printing declared (accounting does not include bal-hi p/bs nor separate canadian mmpb printings) at least four near-identical reprintings on the same cat# with same new cover art & price cover art unsigned, uncredited cover price 75¢ 156pp? including titles, indicia etc, end p. refer to indicia printing history to distinguish between near-identical mmpb printings on same cat#, price: fifth printing: march, 1969 sixth printing: august, 1969 seventh printing: march, 1970 eighth printing: march, 1971 ninth printing: september, 1971 (tenth printing bears new cover art by dean ellis(?), (i)sbn (0)345-02752-3, cat# 02752, cover price $1.25, q.v.) (this comment is from another edition of this book)



JimEss SUBS 13th Mar 2022		Covers added. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 24th May 2019		pan books ltd. p/b third printing, with new cover art unsigned, uncredited cover art contained in a new uniform design cover for their sf titles cover price 3'6, 45c south africa, 60¢ australia, 4/6 new zealand 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 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 27th Dec 2017		pan books thrid printing (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 27th Dec 2017		ballantine books bal-hi printing cover art by richard powers (signed powers) (retained from F-698 but cropped to fit new) cover redesigned cover price 50¢ some or all bal-hi editions include nf essays; i do not know whether those of ''earthlight'' do. at least two printings bear this cat#, second 6/1966, not accounted amongst the mmpb printings the second bal-hi printing would be after the fourth ballantine mmpb printing, it would be the sixth ballantine books p/b printing over-all, inclusive of the bal-hi and the ballantine mm pbs (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 27th Dec 2017		ballantine books mmpb third printing cover art by richard powers (signed powers) (retained from declared second ballantine mmpb printings) cover price 50¢ 156pp?. including titles, indicia etc, end p. reported with canadadian-printed carcass: may exist with merkin-printed carcass - it was normal for ballantine books mmpbs to do both at the time (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 27th Dec 2017		pan books p/b second printing cover art by w. f. phllipps (signed, uncredited) cover price 2'6 160pp. including titles, indicia etc. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 27th Dec 2017		ballantine books simultaneous second mmpb printings/edition sharing merkin-printed covers bears new astronomical (not to scale) cover art by richard powers (signed powers) cover price 35¢ 156pp? including titles, indicia etc, end p. check indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both state second printing: november, 1957 (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 27th Dec 2017		pan books p/b first printing, first uk p/b edition pan books' uncommonly large print-runs for each printing of many of their p/b titles during this era of paper restrictions upon british publishers was achieved via a special relationship with an official in the ministry of information (prob'ly of production - but still, why spoil the opportunity to use the more ominous title?)°: pan books' manglement undertook to devote at least half of each print-run to the export market(s), in view of this omitting the usual uk cover prices from the front covers of ~half the covers; whilst the ministry permitted pan books to exceed the then usual paper restrictions - including upon obtaining paper from abroad, and even getting print-runs printed abroad - even, in *france !!!*. ° - publicity (advertising) for this official government campaign ran under the slogan, ''export - or die!'' cover art by gordon c. davies (signed ''gordon'', uncredited) cover price 2/- (on front cover of copies intended for uk, european, canadadian distribution) absence of uk cover price on front cover image above suggests image is of a copy finished with only xxxxian price (on bottom of back cover), but only the original poster can confirm this. 160pp. including titles, indicia etc. (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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Arthur C. Clarke - Earthlight - Pan - Paperback - UK (1957)

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Arthur C. Clarke - Earthlight - Ballantine Books - Paperback - USA (1957)

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Arthur C. Clarke - Earthlight - Ballantine Books - Paperback - USA (1963)

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Arthur C. Clarke - Earthlight - Ballantine Books - Paperback - USA (1965)

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Arthur C. Clarke - Earthlight - Pan - Paperback - UK (1966)

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Arthur C. Clarke - Earthlight - Pan - Paperback - UK (1963)

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Arthur C. Clarke - Earthlight - Ballantine Books - Paperback - USA (1969)

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Arthur C. Clarke - Earthlight - Pan - Paperback - UK - 0330105744 (1971)

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Arthur C. Clarke - Earthlight - Pan - Paperback - UK - 0330105744 (1974)