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Author:	Brian Aldiss
Title:	Hothouse
Publisher:	Sphere
Country:	UK
Date:	1969
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction
Cat#:	10901
Total Editions:	8
First Published:	1962
Rating:	10.0 Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
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Brian Aldiss - Hothouse - Four Square - Paperback - UK (1964)

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OldMod67 1st Apr 2021		Yes, my edition states First Sphere Books edition 1969. Reprinted 1971. Reprinted 1973, 1976. Actually, this is probably as good example as any to support a second date drop down, which would pinpoint the edition, followed by the reprint date of that edition.



ppint. 31st Mar 2021		both the front and the back cover images should^W have now been transferred to bookcat item nc760244uk they are of the 1976 fourth sphere books uk p/b printing, not this 1969 first sphere books printing which has completely different cover art by a different artist, and different cover prices.



ppint. 27th Jun 2019		first sphere books p/b (not first uk p/b) 1969 cover art uncredited, unsigned cat# 10901 cover price 5/- (25p), south africa 60c, east africa 6/00, australia 8c, new zealand 75c 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 208pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. 7/1971 second sphere books printing cover art by eddie jones (signed) set in black main cover frame design early ''sphere science fiction classics'', on green ground, #1 in series cat# ? cover price ? 208pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. it seems possible there were two 1971 sphere books printings or bind-ups with different covers and possibly different cat#s: if there were, sphere books' later printing declarations under-count: 2/1973 thrid sphere books printing cover art by eddie jones retained black cover frame design incorporates ''sphere science fiction classics" on yellow ground retained cat# 11002 (implicit isbn: 0-7221-1100-2) cover price 30p, east africa 7/25, south africa 75c, australia $1.00, new zealand $1.00 208pp. titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising 1976 fourth sphere books printing cover art by eddie jones as second printing, cover design as second printing above, but adds hugo award-winning red flash across lower fly corner isbn 0-7221-1075-8 cover price 60p, rep. of ireland 66p, australia $1.95, new zealand $2.05 208pp including titles, indica etc, 2 end pp. advertising .. (?) .. 8/1977 (?fifth?) sphere books printing (data from locus #205, 10/1977) isbn 0-7221-1103-7 cover price 75p, (overseas territories prices?) next known/reported uk p/b edition is the first panther/granada publishing printing (1979), q.v.



ppint. 16th Dec 2017		the displayed front cover image 1329560 is of the later sphere books' 1976 fourth printing/edition with cover art by eddie jones, and semi-uniform cover design for sphere's sf classics series, as it bear the diagonal red hugo award-winning flash across the lower fly corner back cover image 1329561 this displayed rear cover is also of the later, fourth printing: 1976, cat# 10758, isbn 0-7221-1075-8 both images should be transferred to item nc760244uk there were at least five sphere books printings/editions on about as many cat#s-or-isbn10s.

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