new american library signet books imprint mmpb near simultaneous° canadian third and undated merkin sixth printings, sharing re-revised cover design of second and canadian first printings:
much larger titles, author, latter vertically upward alongside spine, all on white field; adds "by the author of stranger in a strange land" to front cover puff line, drops "complete and unabridged"
cover art by paul lehr (reduced cropped from first mmpb printing where signature is visible, uncredited)
cover price 75¢
160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising
refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian- or merkin- printed
no priority established nor liable to be, canadian states third printing, december, 1968; merkin states sixth printing, no date (other than the original copyright date)
° - near simultaneous, because of sharing the merkin-printed covers (this comment is from another edition of this book)
new american library signet books imprint mmpb near simultaneous° merkin third and canadian second printings, and near-identical undated° merkin fourth printing, sharing revised cover design of second and canadian first printings:
much larger titles, author, latter in white vertically upward alongside spine, all on purple field
cover art by paul lehr (reduced cropped from first mmpb printing where signature is visible, uncredited)
cover price 50¢
160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising
refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian- or merkin- printed
no priority established nor liable to be, both state may, 1964, canadian states second printing, merkin states third printing, preceding the date;
also to distinguish from the near-identical first canadian and first, third, and fourth merkin printings
° - undated (c. 10/1966 by publication date of latest new tile advertised on p. 160) near-identical merkin fourth printing states fourth printing, elsewise identical save for end p. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)
new american library signet books imprint mmpb simultaneous second and canadian first printings, sharing revised cover design:
much larger titles, author, latter in white vertically upward alongside spine, all on purple field
cover art by paul lehr (reduced cropped from first mmpb printing where signature is visible, uncredited)
cover price 50¢
160pp. including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising
refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadian- or merkin- printed
no priority established nor liable to be, both state march, 1964, canadian states first printing, merkin states second printing, preceding the date;
also to distinguish from the near-identical second canadian and third merkin printings (this comment is from another edition of this book)
hamilton & co. (stafford) panther books imprint first printing, first uk p/b edition
cover art unsigned, uncredited, sfaik as-yet still unattributed
cover price 2'6
160pp. including titles, indicia etc. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
pan books p/b edition first printing, not first uk p/b
omits any mention of the earlier 3/1960 panther books uk p/b from the publishing history in its indicia.
cover art by w. f. phillipps (signed, uncredited)
cover price 5/-, 80c australia, 75c new zealand, 60c south africa
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, indicia etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)