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Author:James Tiptree Jr.
Title:Star Songs Of An Old Primate
Publisher:  Del Rey
Country:USA
Date:Jan 1978
Format:Paperback
Genre:Fiction, Science Fiction
ISBN-10:0345254171
Cat#:25417
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ppint. ●
8th Sep 2021
 reprint collection of two novellas, two novelettes and three short stories, introduction by ursula k. le guin

contents:

introduction (nf) ursula k. le guin
your haploid heart (novelette) analog vol. lxxxiv #1, 9/1969
and so on, and so on (short story) phantasmicon #6, 6/1971
her smoke rose up forever (ss) ''final stage'' eds. edward l. ferman, barry n. malzberg (1974, 1975) (first edition text of entire book bears unauthorised changes; 1975 first p/b edition has correct text, as had been originally supplied to the h/cvr publishers by the editors)
a momentary taste of being (novella) ''the new atlantis'' ed. robert silverberg (1975))
houston, houston, do you read? (novella) ''aurora: beyond equality'' eds. susan janice anderson, vonda n. mcintyre (1976))
the psychologist who wouldn't do awful things to rats (ntte) ''new dimensions 6'' ed. robert silverberg (1976))
she waits for all men born (ss) ''future power'' eds. jack dann, gardner dozois (1976))
 
 
ppint. ●
7th Sep 2021
 ballantine books del rey series/imprint mmpb simultaneous first printings sharing merkin-printed covers

cover art by darrell k. sweet (signed)
cover price $1.75
288pp? (check) including titles, introduction by ursula k. le guin, indica, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising
refer to indica publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed
no priority established, nor liable to be, both state first edition: january 1978

distinguish from near-identical next ballantine / del rey mmpb printings:
cover price $2.25 (canadian-carcassed copies)
state second printing: february 1979
and second canadian printing: february 1979
(i've no record of whether the second u.s. printing does or does not give the canadian printing data)
 

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