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Author:	Robert Sheckley
Title:	Citizen In Space
Publisher:	Ballantine Books
Country:	USA
Date:	Dec 1955
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction, Humour
Cat#:	126
Total Editions:	5
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ppint. 17th Jan 2018		ballantine books mmpb first printing, simultaneous first edition simultaneous with the ballantine books h/cvr reprint collection of eight short stories (one original to the collection) and four novelettes cover art by richard powers (unsigned, uncredited; attributed in ''science fiction and fantasy artists of the twentieth century'' jane frank (2009), q.v.) cover price 35¢ 200/208pp? including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising



ppint. 21st Nov 2017		first edition, published simultaneously with the hardcover edition, cat# H-126.



ppint. 6th Oct 2023		this edition° was available in the yuk-of-gb-&-ni for a while as a saw-cut remainder. ° - check indicia publishing history for any indication of a second printing; but i know of only the one (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 6th Oct 2023		contents: the mountain without a name (short story) (apparently original to this collection) the accountant (ss) f&sf vol.7 #1, 7/1954 hunting problem (ss) galaxy vol.10 #6, 9/1965; galaxy strato bre #33 a thief in time (novelette) galaxy vol.8 #4, 7/1954 the luckiest man in the world (ss) fantastic universe vol.3 #1, 2/1955 as ''the fortunate man'' hands off (ntte) galaxy vol.8 #1, 4/1954, three b+w illustrations by sanford kossin; galaxy strato bre #18, 9/1954, one b+w illustration by sanford kossin something for nothing (ss) galaxy vol.8 #3, 6/1954; galaxy strato bre #26, 5/1955 a ticket to tranai (ntte) galaxy vol.11 #1, 10/1955; galaxy strato bre #34, 1/1956 the battle (ss) if vol.4 #1, 9/1954, a b+w illustration by virgil finlay skulking permit (ntte) galaxy vol.9 #3, 12/1954, with three b+w illustrations by mel hunter citizen in space (ss) playboy 9/1955; argosy uk 4/1957 ask a foolish question (ss) science fiction stories #1, 6/1953 (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 6th Oct 2023		publisher is^W was somewhat wrong and should^W has been varied to ''ballantine bal-hi'' as bookcat goes by the imprint, not the publisher owning this, nor their ultimate owner. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 26th Dec 2019		"bal-hi" edition published by ballantine books, inc., who did not account their bal-hi editions as mmpbs; these seem to've been targeted primarily at high schools and colleges, and not to've been distributed via the news wholesalers, and were excluded from the mmpb editions' ordinal numbering. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 1st Jul 2019		new english library p/b first printing, first uk edition reprint collection of four novelettes and eight short stories cover art by bruce pennington (uncredited, unsigned; attribution from www bruce pennington.co.uk (seen wrongly attributed to ''ronald ferns'', with no source given)) cover price 6/-, $1.00 australia, 85c new zealand 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 192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end p. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 17th Jan 2018		grosset & dunlap charter communications ace books mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition reprint collection of eight short stories and four novelettes cover art by dean ellis (unsigned, credited) cover price $1.95 268pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 17th Jan 2018		ballantine books bal-hi imprint p/b first printing, not first merkin p/b edition adds a non-fictional "note to teachers and parents" by richard h. tyre cover art by richard powers cropped from the second ballantine books mmpb editions to fit new cover design layout and typography cover price 50¢ 208pp? including titles, indicia, introduction etc, end pp. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 17th Jan 2018		two near-identical merkin & canadadian printings of this sharing cat#, new cover art by richard powers (art is signed) cover price 50¢ 200/208pp? including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising refer to indica printing statement to determine which you hold; no priority established (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 21st Nov 2017		number in isbn10 field is the sbn9 from the indicia (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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Other Editions

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Robert Sheckley - Citizen In Space - Ace - Paperback - USA - 0441105955 (1978)

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Robert Sheckley - Citizen In Space - Ballantine Books - Paperback - USA (1962)

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Robert Sheckley - Citizen In Space - Ballantine Bal-Hi - Paperback - USA (1968)

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Robert Sheckley - Citizen In Space - New English Library - Paperback - UK - 450002306 (1969)