ppint. ● 11th Mar 2020
| | undated second ace mmpb (4/1969 date given presumably from stuart wells) , near-identical with first ace books mmpb printing and first edition, retaining
cover and b+w interior art by jack gaughan (both signed)
but cover design - largely major typography - changed,
cat# 80800
cover price 50¢
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
undated (1972 from andre norton books website) third ace mmpb printing by cat#
cover art by harry borgman (signed)
cover price 75¢
cat# 80801
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
- whether gaughan's b+w frontispiece retained in borgman-covered printings is not as-yet reported
near-identical fourth ace mmpb printing (1974 by locus from 2/1974 date of latest book in advertisements)
cover art by harry borgman (signed, retained from 80801)
cover price 95¢
cat# 80802
192pp..including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising - adverts differ
undated fifth ace mmpb printing (1976 according to andre norton books website)
cover art by harry borgman (signed, retained from 80801)
cover price $1.25
cat# 80803
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
undated
cover art by harry borgman (signed, retained from 80801)
rounded lower-case "a" ace logo above cat#, price at top (righthand) fly edge front cover,
cat# 80804-2
cover price $1.50
192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
undated, apparently re-set type as pagination change:
near-identical with above, save:
very dark/black bar over line of presumed intended cat#, price at top (lh) spine edge front cover
cat# 80804-2
cover price $1.50
256pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
this ace printing: november 1978 stated, at least eighth by cat# and noted detail changes,
cover art by harry borgman (signed, retained from 80801)
new cover design
pointed upper-case "A" ace logo
cat# 80805-0
cover price $1.95
256pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
.. ..
possibly 1981 eighth printing by indica publishing history number-string,
(may be accurate if F-322 first edition is not included in accounting)
cat# 80806-9
isbn 0-441-80806-9
cover art by harry borgman (signed, retained from 80801)
cover price $2.25
still ace sf leading up to pointed upper-case "A" ace logo
.. ..
eleventh printing / march 1983
cover art by john pound (signed "pound" and dated)
cat# 80807-7
isbn 0-441-80807-7
cover price $2.50
now ace fantasy leading up to pointed top upper-case "A" ace logo
256pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
twelfth printing / october 1983
cover art by john pound retained
pointed upper-case "A" ace fantasy logo retained
cat# 80807-7
isbn 0-441-80807-7
cover price $2.50
256pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
thirteenth printing / april 1986
cover art by john pound retained
pointed upper-case "A" ace fantasy logo
cat# 80808-5
isbn 0-441-80808-5
cover price ($3.50 canada) $2.75 u.s.
so this printing should be flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule
256pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
fourteenth printing by indica publishing history number-string
cover art by john pound retained
rounded top surround, upper-case "A" ace logo
cat# 80808-5
isbn 0-441-80808-5
cover price ($4.75 canada) $3.50 u.s.
so this printing should be flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule
256pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising |