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ppint. 7th Dec 2023
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introduction (nf) theodore sturgeon
unite and conquer (novelette) astounding vol.xxxxii #2, 10/1948, four b+w illustrations by orban
special aptitude (short story) other worlds vol.3 #2, 3/1951, as ''last laugh'' by ted sturgeon
mewhu's jet (ntte) astounding vol.xxxviii #3, 11/1946, four b+w illustrations by swenson
hurricane trio (ntte) galaxy vol.10 #1, 4/1955, three b+w illustrations by william (bill) ashman
...and my fear is great... (novella) beyond vol.1 #1, 7/1953, six b+w illustrations by ashman; beyond strato bre #1, 1/1954
minority report (ntte) astounding vol. xxxxiii #4, 6/1949
the hurkle is a happy beast (ss) the magazine of fantasy (later f&sf) vol.1 #1, fall (10/)1949
thunder and roses (ntte) astounding vol. xxxx #3, 11/1947
bulkhead (ntte) galaxy vol.9 #6, 3/1955, three b+w illustrations by ashman,; galaxy strato bre #29, 8/1955, one illustration only; both as ''who?''
tiny and the monster (ntte) astounding vol. xxxix #3, 5/1947, four b+w illustrations by ed cartier
a way home (ss) amazing vol.25 #4, 4-5/1953 as ''the way home'', two b+w illustrations by d. (david) stone |
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ppint. 4th Jan 2018
| | publisher's name is "funk and wagnalls" (as per dust-jacket), or "funk & wagnalls", not " funk wagnall " |
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ppint. 25th Nov 2017
| | reprint collection of a novella, seven novelelettes and three short stories
all mmpb, p/b, and later hardcover editions drop two of the eleven. |
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ppint. 6th Jan 2020
| | pyramid books mmpb third printing
cover art by jack gaughan (credited on back cover)
cover price 60¢
192pp. including titles, indicia etc. (this comment is from another edition of this book) |
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ppint. 6th Jan 2020
| | pyramid books fourth mmpb printing
cover art by dennis hermanson (credited on back cover)
cover price 60¢
192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book) |
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ppint. 6th Jan 2020
| | jove books imprint mmpb near-identical printings sharing merkin-printed covers, cat#,
cover art (unsigned, uncredited, sfaik as-yet unattributed)
cover price $1.50
192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
refer to indicia to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed
no priority established nor liable to be, both stating first jove/hbj edition published february 1978 (this comment is from another edition of this book) |
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ppint. 4th Jan 2018
| | indicia states four previous pyramid books printings (jove books / hbj/jove being the renamed pyramid books after the takeover by harcourt brace jovanovich), accounting still ignoring the canadadian printing. (this comment is from another edition of this book) |
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ppint. 4th Jan 2018
| | pyramid books second printing, according to indica - ignoring the canadadian printing c. 1960
cover art by robert engle (unsigned, credited on back cover)
cover price 40¢
192pp. including titles, indicia etc. (this comment is from another edition of this book) |
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ppint. 25th Nov 2017
| | pyramid books mmpb first printing, first p/b edition, first thus
collection of nine stories out of the hardcover first edition's eleven.
all mmpb, p/b, later h/cvr editions follow this, not the 1955 first edition full contents.
cover art by mel hunter
cover price 35¢
192pp. including titles, indicia etc.
near-identical canadian printing bears cat# 501 above pyramid books logo on front cover, and is also confirmed by the indicia; probably printed c. 1960 (this comment is from another edition of this book) |
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