victor gollancz h/cvr first printing, first edition
reprint anthology containing one novella, six novelettes and one short story, introduction by the editors
cover (d-j) art (none, typographical cover in magenta and black on ''gollancz yellow'' field, typography surrounded by narrow-line black zigzags
cover price 21/-
272pp. (check) including titles, indica, table-of-contents etc, bound with endpapers between cloth-covered boards
introduction (nf) kingsley amis, robert conquest
student body (novelette) f. l. wallace, galaxy vol. 5 #6, 3/1953, 6 b+w illustrations by william ashman
crucifixus etiam (short story) walter m. miller (jr.), asf vol. l #6, 2/1953, 1 b+w illustration by paul orban; asf bre vol. ix #7, 7/1953 (no illustrations)
noise level (ntte) robert f. jones, asf vol. l #4, 12/1952, 4 b+w illustrations by h. r. van dongen; asf bre vol. ix # 5, 5/1953 (no illustrations)
grandpa (ntte) james h. schmitz, asf vol. lii #6, 2/1955; asf bre vol. xii #7, 7/1955, both: 3 b+w illustrations by frank kelly freas (a tale of the hub)
mother of invention (novella) tom godwin, asf vol. lii #4, 12/1953; asf bre vol. x #5, 5/1954; both: 5 b+w illustrations by frank kelly freas
the far look (ntte) theodore l. thomas, asf vol. lvii #2, 8/1956, 4 b+w illustrations by frank kelly freas; asf bre vol. xiii #1, 1/1957 (no illustrations)
big sword (ntte) pauline ashwell, asf vol. lxii #2, 10/1958 as by paul ash with 5 b+w illustrations by frank kelly freas, signed, but misattributed; asf bre vol. xv #1, 1/1959 (no illustrations)
commencement night (ntte) richard ashby, asf vol li #6, 8/1953; asf bre vol.10 #1, 1/1954 (this comment is from another edition of this book)
pan books imprint p/b first printing, first uk p/b edition
reprint anthology of a novella, six novelettes and a short story, introduction by the editors
cover art by w. f. phillipps (signed, uncredited)
cover price (25p) 5/-, 60c south africa, 85c australia, 75c new zealand, 95c canada
288pp. (check) including 8pp. titles, indica, table-of-contents etc, 5 end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)
berkley publishing group berkley medallion imprint mmpb first printing, first p/b edition
reprint anthology containing one novella, six novelettes and one short story, introduction by the editors
cover art by paul lehr (signed, uncredited)
cover price 75¢
304pp. (check) including titles, indica, table-of-contents etc, end p. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)
'' and robert conquest'' should^W has been deleted from author: field and entered in the co-author field
title should be corrected to ''spectrum V'' - which it bears on the title page;
''spectrum 5'' is indeed upon its cover, but the title page takes precedence in bibliographies. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
pan macmillan pan books imprint p/b second printing (1972) bearing new
cover art uncredited, unsigned
cover price 30p, australia 95c, new zealand 95c, south africa 75c, canada $1.25
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
288pp? including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
''5'' on front cover and spine, ''V'' on title page iirc, unchanged from the first pan books printing.
#1: ''spectrum (1)'' (1961), q.v. for series listing, and links. (this comment is from another edition of this book)