Sub title on title page: and Other Science Fiction Stories
First UK paperback edition.
192 pages.
Collection of 3 novelettes and 1 novella.
"The Martian Way", novelette. First published in Galaxy Science Fiction Vol 5 No.2, November 1952.
"Youth", novelette, Space Science Fiction Vol 1 No. 1, May 1952.
"The Deep", novelette, Galaxy Science Fiction Vol 5 No. 3, December 1952.
"Sucker Bait", novella, Astounding Science Fiction Vol 52 No. 6, February 1954.
first panther books p/b edition 2/1965, first uk p/b edition, cat# 1799
all panther, granada, grafton, etc. reprints retain this cat#, cat# derived-sbn or isbn
all reprints retain this 192pp. typesetting, though title page., indica, and adverts slowly change:
reprint collection of one novella and three novelettes
cover art unsigned, uncredited treated photographic
cover price 3/6
second printing 1967
cover art uncredited, unsigned photographic
cover price 3/6
third printing 1967 near-identical to the above
cover price 3/6, may add xxxxian, kiwiiiian, boer prices on back cover
fourth printing 1969 (details?)
fifth printing 1970
cover art uncredited, unsigned
cover design semi-uniform ''a'' containing art upon a sold colour ground, bearing typography
cover price 30p (6/-), australia 95c, new zealand 90c, south africa 75c, canada 95c
sixth printing 1971
cover art by robin goldman (credited on rear cover)
cover design semi-uniform ''asimov'' across top
cover adds cat#-derived sbn 586 1799 2
cover price 30p, australia 95c, new zealand 95c, south africa 75c, singapore $3.00, canada 95c
seventh printing 1973 near-identical reprint of the sixth, refer to indica to distinguish
eighth printing 1974
cover art by chris foss (uncredited, art is signed with his F-in-a-box monogram)
cover price 35p, australia $1.20, new zealand $1.20, canada $125
ninth printing 1976 near-identical reprint of eighth, refer to indica to distinguish
tenth printing 1976 (2nd) chris foss' cover art retained from here on, (further details?)
eleventh printing 1979 near-identical (adds granada in some positions, not front cover still panther books sf through end of granada publishing)
cover price 85p, (rep. of) ireland 93½p, australia $2.95, new zealand $2.75,
twelfth printing 1981 near-identical (claims published by granada 1965 in indica, which 11th printing may do also) (details? cover price likely £1.25)
thirteenth printing 1982 near-identical
cover price £1.50, australia $5.95, new zealand $5.95
fourteenth printing 1985, near-identical reprint of 13th printing, oversea cover prices may be varied (?)
refer to indica to distinguish
fifteenth printing 1988, near-identical to above save ''panther science fiction'' dropped from front cover,
grafton / grafton books / collins (/ wm. collins sons ltd.) replace(s) granada throughout
cover price £2.50 , (oversea prices?)
still issued on panther books old cat#-derived isbn.