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Author:	A. E. Van Vogt
Title:	The Beast
Publisher:	Doubleday
Country:	USA
Date:	1963
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction
Total Editions:	6
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ppint. 10th Feb 2020		first edition, so stated in indica; bears printer-bookbinder's code E7 on p.207 cover (d-j) art by howard burns (credited on front flap) cover (d-j) price $3.50 208pp. including titles, indica etc. bound between boards n.b. also exists in near-identical doubleday sfbc edition for sale only to club members: states book club edition on d-j flap corner bearing later months' gutter codes on p.207 including E17, later E21



ppint. 28th Apr 2022		manor books mmpb first printing though declared third printing; this accounting includes the three (or four?) printings of the two macfadden books mmpb editions cover art unsigned, uncredited; still as-yet unattributed sfaik cover price 75¢ 160pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 10th Feb 2020		near-identical editions/printings sharing merkin-printed covers, and hence also cat#, isbn, cover art by frank kelly freas (credited, signed) near-meaningless daw books collector no. 567 cover price (canada $2.95) • u.s. $2.50 so should be re-flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule 176pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising refer to indica to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed both printed february, 1984 but canadadian-printed carcass bears number-string 23456789 wholly merkin-printed copies bear full first printing number-string 123456789 (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 10th Feb 2020		near-identical editions/printings sharing merkin-printed covers and hence also cat#, cover art by richard powers (signed "powers") cover price 60¢ 160pp. including titles, indica etc. refer to indica to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both stating a macfadden book .... 1964 (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 20th Dec 2017		second manor books mmpb, its indica acknowledges no other printings/editions, but first manor books mmpb was 9/1972, cat# 75-479, prob'ly prepared as third macfadden mmpb printing. cover design by tony destefano, but cover art unsigned, uattributed cover price 95¢ 160pp. including titles, indica etc. aka "moonbeast", q.v. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 20th Dec 2017		second macfadden printing/edition with new cat#, cover art (unsigned, uncredited photographic) cover price 60¢ 160pp. including titles, indica etc. may exist with canadadian-printed carcass, see indica to check. aka "moonbeast", q.v. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 9th Nov 2017		aka "moonbeast" (uk p/bs 1969-84), q.v. (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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Other Editions

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A. E. Van Vogt - The Beast - MacFadden - Paperback - USA (1964)

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A. E. Van Vogt - The Beast - MacFadden - Paperback - USA (1968)

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A. E. Van Vogt - The Beast - Manor - Paperback - USA (1975)

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A. E. Van Vogt - The Beast - Daw - Paperback - USA - 0879979100 (1984)

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A. E. Van Vogt - The Beast - Manor Books - Paperback - USA (1972)