"new writings in science fiction" original anthology series 1964 through 1978:
founding editor john (e. j. "ted") carnell; vols. #1 through #21;
succeeded by kenneth (h. k., h. kenneth) ("ken") bulmer; vols. #22 through #30.
precise form of the series titles varies with publishers and during the series:
titles have been regularised so editions' variations sort together:
edited by john carnell:
#1: "new writings in sf1" (1964), q.v.
#2: "new writings in sf2" (1964), q.v.
#3: "new writings in sf3" (1965), q.v.
#4: "new writings in sf4" (1965), q.v.
#5: "new writings in sf5" (1965), q.v.
#6: "new writings in sf6" (1965), q.v.
#7: "new writings in sf7" (1966), q.v.
#8: "new writings in sf8" (1966), q.v.
#9: "new writings in sf9" (1966), q.v.
#10: "new writings in sf10" (1967), q.v.
#11: "new writings in sf11" (1967), q.v.
#12: "new writings in sf12" (1968), q.v.
#13: "new writings in sf13" (1968), q.v.
#14: "new writings in sf14" (1969), q.v.
#15: "new writings in sf15" (1969), q.v.
#16: "new writings in sf16" (1969), q.v.
#17: "new writings in sf17" (1970), q.v.
#18: "new writings in sf18" (1971), q.v.
#19: "new writings in sf19" (1971), q.v.
#20: "new writings in sf20" (1972), q.v.
#21: "new writings in sf21" (1972), q.v.
edited by kenneth bulmer:
#22: "new writings in sf22" (1973), q.v.
#23: "new writings in sf23" (1973), q.v.
#24: "new writings in sf24" (1974), q.v.
#25: "new writings in sf25" (1975), q.v.
#26: "new writings in sf26" (1975), q.v.
#27: "new writings in sf27" (1975), q.v.
#28: "new writings in sf28" (1976), q.v.
#29: "new writings in sf29" (1976), q.v.
#30: "new writings in sf30" (1978), q.v.
a "best of" reprint anthology drawn from #1 - #4:
a: "the best from new writings in sf" (1971) q.v.
h/cvr, p/b sub-titles differ, but sort together.
derived reprint anthologies in bantam books mmpb:
b: "new writings in science fiction SF 7" (1971), q.v.
c: "new writings in SF 8" (1971), q.v.
d: "new writings in SF 9" (1972), q.v.
"bind-ups" of sidgwick & jackson carcasses (cf. their "sf specials"): original page numbers kept.
no credit for putting these editions together given, only the original individual books' editors:
n: "new writings in sf special one" (1975)
(#21, #22, #23)
o: "new writings in sf special two" (1978)
(#26, #29)
p: ''new writings in sf special three'' (1978)
(#27, #28)
foreword (nf) john carnell
key to chaos (novelelette) edward mackin
two's company (short story) robert rankine (pseudonym of douglas r. mason) (a dag fletcher story)
man on bridge (ss) brian aldiss
haggard honeymoon (ntte) joseph green, james webbert
the sea's furthest end (ntte) damien broderick
(this rewritten as "the game of stars and souls", in his collection "uncle bones" (fantastic books 2009))
transworld publishers corgi books first printing, first p/b edition
near-identical second printing 1965
cover art unsigned, uncredited; sfaik still as-yet unattributed
cover price 3/6 (no overseas territories' prices)
192pp. including titles, indica, foreword (nf) e. j. carnell, etc; end pp. advertising
distinguish from near-identical second printing by absence/presence of publication history line
corgi edition reprinted 1965
1970 third corgi books p/b printing has isbn not incorporating original cat#, new psychedelic cover art