Book

Author:	A. E. Van Vogt
Title:	Slan
Publisher:	Arkham House
Country:	USA
Date:	1946
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction
Total Editions:	8
Rating:	Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:
Price Guide:	Valuation Page
» Search eBay #AD » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

PRICE GUIDE

Add Valuation

Notes

$2.50

Comments and Reviews


ppint. 8th Feb 2024		ha! - you're right. i shouldn't've been anything like so categorically and definitely absolute. what i meant was, ''during the lengthy period that 25¢ was so overwhelmingly predominantly the only price of merkin-distributed mmpbs that many publishers didn't bother to print 25¢ upon the covers of many/all of their mmpbs, a cover price of 35¢ wasn't ever a consideration by the merkin newsstands' customers, or the five and dime store owners (shop-keepers), 35¢ wasn't even a recognised mmpb pricemark.'' (and the mmpb was primarily a phenomenon arising from the merkin news distribution system, being treated very like a monthly magazine, being distributed the month before the cover date and its covers being strippable-off for ''return'' for credit in the printed month of publication; some mmpb publishers later started to get relatively small print-runs of their titles' carcases printed in canada, possibly to avoid any importation tax liability, or to satisfy some other canadian legislation - but many did not, whether because they didn't make any great attempt to distribute their mmpbs thither; and those that did, generally still had the covers merkin-printed, either slightly varying them with a canadian cover price, or printing two prices upon all of the one print-run.) edit 12/2/24: i think i've re-written it to say what i meant tolerably clearly... (this comment is from another edition of this book)



annaloog 8th Feb 2024		Quote: ... and 35¢ was never an industry pricemark for merkin mmpb editions. ??? 1950s Ballantine PBs, like this example, have a 35c cover price. And Signet's 'S' price code indicates 35c. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 7th Feb 2024		the 25¢ - 35¢ pairings of elsewise identical, simultaneous or near-simultaneous mmpbs around this time do not seem to be separated in time sufficiently to indicate a price rise across/in any mmpb publisher's general catalogue, and 35¢ was never an industry pricemark for merkin mmpb editions during this period of the heyday of the almost universal 25¢ merkin mmpb. the 35¢ cover-priced copies almost certainly indicate a split between 25¢ mmpb prices for copies intended for general distribution, and 35¢ priced copies intended for distribution north of the parallel, in canada. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



JimEss SUBS 25th Jan 2024		Covers added. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 9th Feb 2020		cover art unsigned, uncredited (attributed to richard powers in "science fiction and fantasy artists of the twentieth century" jane frank (2009)) cover price 35¢ 160pp. including titles, indicia etc. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 9th Feb 2020		cover art (unsigned, uncredited; attributed to robert stanley by "dazzling" erin bowman) cover price 25¢, copies also exist 35¢ 224pp. including titles, indicia etc. the 35¢ cover-priced copies were probably intended for distribution north of the parallel. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 10th Jun 2019		further panther books printings 1968, 1970 & ff. bear different cat# not derived from ''1132'', and different cover art - so although printed from same typesetting, will presumably be a new bookcat item when eventually added. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 10th Jun 2019		revised text. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 18th Dec 2017		cover art unsigned, uncredited° cover price 2'6 160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. reprinted 10/1962 with same unidentified cover art°, cover design, cat# & price: consult indicia to see whether it is the second printing you hold. ° - given being by art sussman on www.asahi-net.org.jp (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 18th Dec 2017		first book publication year date of 1954 is a chronoclastic impossibility: the first book publication was arkham house's edition (us 1946) with over four thousand copies printed, and the second, revised edition of "slan" was that published by simon & schuster (us 1951). i don't know for certain which text the dell mmpbs follow (first issued with cover price of 25¢, later (? or possibly for distribution north of the parallel) 35¢ with same unattributed cover art and design), but the indica copyright dates include 1951 as well as mcmlxvi (1946), so probably the 1951 simon & schuster edition. (this comment is from another edition of this book)

Add a Comment or Review about this book

Other Editions

Book

A. E. Van Vogt - À La Poursuite Des Slans - J'Ai Lu - Paperback - France (1972)

Book

A. E. Van Vogt - Slan - Panther - Paperback - UK (1960)

Book

A. E. Van Vogt - Slan - Dell - Paperback - USA (1953)

Book

A. E. Van Vogt - Slan - Ballantine Books - Paperback - USA (1961)

Book

A. E. Van Vogt - Slan - Berkley - Paperback - USA (1968)

Book

A. E. Van Vogt - À La Poursuite Des Slans - J'Ai Lu - Paperback - France - 2277123811 (1985)

Book

A. E. Van Vogt - Slan - Simon And Schuster - Hardcover - USA (1951)