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Author:	Alfred Bester
Title:	Starburst
Publisher:	Signet
Country:	USA
Date:	May 1958
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction
Cat#:	S1524
Total Editions:	5
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ppint. 18th Sep 2019		first signet mmpb and first edition of this mainly reprint collection of nine short stories ("travel diary" & "the diehard" appear to be original to "starburst") and two novelelettes cover art by richard powers (uncredited, unsigned; attribution from "the art of richard powers" jane frank, richard powers (2001), q.v.) cover price 35¢ 160pp. including titles, indica etc.



ppint. 11th May 2021		mostly reprint collection of nine short stories and two novelettes contents: disappearing act (short story) "star science fiction stories 2" ed. frederik pohl (12/1953), q.v. adam and no eve (ss) astounding vol.xxviii #1, 9/1941 star light, star bright (ss) f&sf vol.5 #1, 7/1953 the roller coaster (ss) fantastic vol.2 #3, 5-6/1953 (b+w illustration by bernard krigstein) oddly and id (ss) astounding vol.xlv #6, 8/1950 the starcomber (novelette) f&sf vol.6 #3, 3/1954 as "5,271,009" (cover story, art by fred kirberger, credited as kirberger) travel diary (ss) (seems to be original to this collection) fondly farenheit (ntte) f&sf vol.7 #2, 8/1954 hobson's choice (ss) f&sf vol.3 #4, 8/1952 the die-hard (ss) (seems to be original to this collection) of time and third avenue (ss) f&sf vol.2 #5, 10/1951 (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 7th Jun 2019		second sphere books printing cover art by colin hay (uncredited, unsigned; attributed in science fiction monthly vol.1 #7, 7/1974) cover price 30p, east africa 7/25s, australia $1.00, new zealand $1.00 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 160pp. including titles, indica etc, 2 end pp. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 7th Jun 2019		mainly reprint collection of nine short stories and two novelettes cover art uncredited, unsigned deranged photographic cover price 5/-, east africa 6/00s, south africa R0.60, australia 80c, new zealand 65c 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 160pp. including titles, indica etc, 2 end pp. data/advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 26th May 2019		pan books p/b first printing, not first uk p/b edition cover art by gino d'achille (signed gda, uncredited) cover price 60p (overseas territories prices?) 160pp. including titles, indica etc (no table-of-contents), end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 21st Dec 2017		simultaneous near-identical printings of D2672 sharing us-printed covers: the merkin second printing and the first canadadian printing cover redesigned from first signet printing/edition, shifting richard powers' cover art bodily upwards. cover price 50¢ 160pp. including titles, indica etc. refer to indica to see which of the two printings, and where the carcass of the copy held was printed no priority established nor liable to be, canadian states first printing, april, 1965 (next simultaneous signet mmpb 1970 shares merkin-printed covers with new cover art by bob pepper is accounted the fourth printing in the merkin copies' indica, and the second in that of canadadian-printed copies; the following 1980 is accounted the sixth printing (merkin copies) and the seventh (canadadian).) (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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Other Editions

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Alfred Bester - Starburst - Signet - Paperback - USA (1965)

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Alfred Bester - Starburst - Sphere - Paperback - UK (1968)

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Alfred Bester - Starburst - Sphere - Paperback - UK (1973)

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Alfred Bester - Starburst - Pan - Paperback - UK - 0330251112 (1977)