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Author:Philip José Farmer
Title:The Fabulous Riverboat
Publisher:  Panther
Country:UK
Date:1975
Format:Paperback
Genre:Fiction, Science Fiction
ISBN-10:0586039899
Total Editions:4
First Published:  1971
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1st UK paperback
Cover by Peter A. Jones

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Philip José Farmer - The Fabulous Riverboat - Berkley Medallion - Paperback - USA - 042502329X (1973)

Comments and Reviews
 
ppint.
17th Feb 2024
 riverworld series #2:

#1: "to your scattered bodies go" (1971), q.v. for series listing and links.

fix-up of
"the felled star" from if vol.17 #7, 7/1967 q.v., #8, 8/1967 q.v.
part one is the cover story, and both parts have a b+w illustration, all by jack gaughan
and
"the fabulous riverboat" from if vol.20 #11, 5+6/1971 q.v., #12, 7+8/1971 q.v.
both parts have a b+w illustration by jack gaughan
 

 
ppint.
17th Feb 2024
 granada publishing panther books imprint first printing, first uk p/b edition

cover art by peter andrew ''paj'' jones (unsigned, credited on back cover)
sbn 586039899
cover price 60p, $1.80 australia, $1.80 new zealand, $2.50 canada
256pp. including 6pp. titles, indicia etc, 4 end pp. advertising


distinguish from near-identical reprintings:

second printing 1978 which differs:
isbn 0586039899
cover price 85p, $2.95 australia, $2.75 new zealand, $2.50 canada

third printing 1979 which differs:
isbn 0586039899
cover price 95p, £1.04½ republic of ireland, $3.25 australia, $2.95 new zealand

granada panther fourth printing 1980 which differs:
front cover titles new typography larger, swirled
isbn 0586039899
cover price £1.25, $4.95 australia, $5.25 new zealand
indicia publishing history lists three printings, last 1979

granada panther fifth printing 1980 which differs:
front cover titles retain swirled typography
isbn 0586039899
cover price £1.25, $4.95 australia, $5.25 new zealand
indicia publishing history lists four printings, last 1980

granada panther sixth printing ,1982 which differs:
front cover retains swirled typography
isbn 0586039899
cover price £1.50 (overseas territories?)
indicia publishing history lists four printings, last two 1979, 1982 - i.e. omits both 1980 printings

granada panther seventh printing, 1983 which differs:
front cover retains swirled typography
isbn 0586039899
cover price £1.95, $5.95 australia, $5.95 new zealand
indicia publishing history lists five printings, last three 1979, 1982, 1983 (omits both 1980 printings)

granada panther eighth printing, 1985 which differs:
front cover retains swirled typography
isbn 0586039899
cover price £1.95, $5.95 australia, $7.95 new zealand
indicia publishing history lists six printings, last four 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985 (omits both 1980 printings)

wm. collins sons grafton books imprint, first grafton imprint 1986, ninth over-all, which further differs:
front cover retains panther science fiction and swirled typography of title
isbn 0586039899
cover price £2.50, $6.95 australia, $9.95 new zealand
indicia publishing history claims first published by grafton 1975, and reprinted 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 - still omits the two 1980 printings

wm. collins sons grafton books second printing 1988, tenth printing over-all, differs:
front cover drops the panther science fiction line, retains swirled typography
isbn 0586039899
cover price £2.99, $8.95 australia, $12.95 new zealand
indicia publishing history line: reprinted 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 - still omits the two 1980 printings

harpercollinspublishers first printing 12/1993, eleventh printing over-all, bears new
cover art by keith scaife
isbn 0586039899
cover price £4.99
first published by grafton 1975. reprinted ten times
this paperback edition 1993. 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2
 


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