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Author:	Hal Clement
Title:	Mission Of Gravity
Publisher:	Galaxy Novels
Country:	USA
Date:	1958
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction
Cat#:	33
Total Editions:	7
Rating:	8.0 Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	2 Own
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ppint. 29th Mar 2019		galaxy publishing corporation, inc. galaxy science fiction novel no. 33 first , first mmpb edition, first p/b edition cover art by wallace a. wood cover price 35¢ 192 digest format pp. including titles, indicia etc. a series of novels published in mmpb format by the publisher of the major sf magazine, galaxy, q.v., after moving from the digest format of the magazine in which format the first galaxy novels were published.



ppint. 1st Apr 2023		orion publishing group gollancz imprint tp/b first printing self-announced ''collectors' edition'' series, undesired by actual sf collectors as overpriced uncollectible yp/b editions, the covers of which had front & back flaps cover art (none, cover is typographical on bright lemon yellow ground)(i.e. *not* ''gollancz yellow'') cover price £9.99 208pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. but essentially blown up from the 1987 victor gollancz ltd. vgsf p/b typesetting, q.v., suitably adjusted (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 1st Apr 2023		victor gollancz ltd. vgsf imprint p/b first printing, not first uk p/b edition cover art by anthony (tony) roberts (unsigned sfaics, likely on the original art, credited on back cover) cover price £2.50 208pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 29th Mar 2019		random house group ballantine books mmpb simultaneous first printings, not first mmpb edition near-identical printings sharing merkin-printed covers, and hence also cat#, isbn and cover art by h. r. van dongen (unsigned, credited) cover price 95¢ 240pp? including titles, indicia etc; end pp. advertising refer to indicia to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed. no priority established nor liable to be, both stating first ballantine books edition & publication date except: check indicia also for presence/absence of publishing history lines stating second printing may 1979 (& retrospectively predating the canadadian first printing a month later than the merkin), cover price splits: cover price $1.75 wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribution cover price $2.25 canadadian-carcassed copies intended for distribution north of the parallel the third, 7/1984 printing retains cover art by h. r. van dongen cover price $2.75 new cat# 31622 isbn 0-345-31622-3 2/1995 totally new cover design, art; ($6.99 canada) $5.99 us cover price, still 31622 &c. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 6th Jun 2018		cover art by bruce pennington (attribution on bruce pennington fan facebook page) cover price 60p, republic of ireland 64p, cyprus 650 mils, gibraltar 65p, malta 65c, new zealand $1.90, spain pts 155, trinidad (w.i.) $3.60, canada $2.25, °australia $1.75 so should be re-flagged "international" according to reelected moderator's rule - or not so re-flagged, according to equally well-respected moderator's heartfelt plea ° recommended but not obligatory 192pp. including titles, indica etc. cover design in sf master series and so emblazoned. number in isbn10 field is the sbn actually borne by this edition. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 6th Jun 2018		cover art "the doubter" by yves tanguy (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 6th Jun 2018		(possibly still almat corp.) pyramid books imprint mmpb first printing, not first mmpb edition was galaxy science fiction novel no. 33 mmpb (1958) cover art by ed emshwiller (credited, as "emsh") cover price 40¢ 176pp. including titles, indica etc; end pp. advertising 8/1969 second pyramid books mmpb printing has new cover art by john schoenherr cat# T-2063 cover price 75¢ 176pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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Hal Clement - Mission Of Gravity - Pyramid - Paperback - USA (1962)

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Hal Clement - Mission Of Gravity - Penguin - Paperback - UK (1963)

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Hal Clement - Mission Of Gravity - New English Library - Paperback - UK - 450029948 (1976)

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Hal Clement - Mission Of Gravity - Ballantine Books - Paperback - USA - 0345270924 (1978)

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Hal Clement - Mission Of Gravity - VGSF - Paperback - UK - 057504022X (1987)

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Hal Clement - Mission Of Gravity - Gollancz / Orion Publishing Group - Paperback - UK - 0575070943 (2000)