the magnificent (nf introduction) frederik pohl
helen o'loy (short story) astounding vol. xxii #4, 12/1938
the day is done (ss) astounding vol. xxiii #3, 5/1939
the coppersmith (ss) unknown vol. ii #1, 9/1939; unknown atlas bre vol. iv #2 winter/1948
hereafter, inc. (ss) unknown vol. v #4, 12/1941; unknown atlas bre vol. iv #3, spring/1949
the wings of night (ss) astounding vol. xxix #1, 3/1942
into thy hands (ss) astounding vol. xxxv #6, 8/1945
and it comes out here (ss) galaxy vol. 1 #5, 2/1951
the monster (ss) argosy, 6/1951
the years draw nigh (ss) astounding vol. xlviii #2, 10/1951
instinct (ss) astounding vol. xxxxviii #5, 1/1952
superstition (novelette) astounding vol. lvi #6, 8/1954; astounding atlas bre vol. xi #1, 1/1955
for i am a jealous people! (novella) in ''star short novels'' ed. frederik pohl (1954), q.v.
the keepers of the house (ss) fantastic universe vol.4 #6, 1/1956; new worlds #73, 7/1958
little jimmy (ss) venture vol.1 #4, 7/1957
the seat of judgment (ntte) f&sf vol.12 #4, 4/1957; science fantasy #30, 8/1958
vengeance is mine (ntte) galaxy vol.23 #2, 12/1964 as ''to avenge man''
author's afterword (nf) lester del rey
random house group ballantine books mmpb first printings, first edition sharing merkin-printed covers
reprint collection of twelve short stories, three novelettes and a novella, introduced by frederik pohl, and with an afterword by lester del rey
cover art by h. r. van dongen (signed but this often guillotined off bottom edge, credited)
cover price $2.25 (copies intended for distribution north of the parallel)
cover price $1.95 (wholly merkin-printed copies for general distribtion)
368pp. (check) 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 state first ballantine books edition: september,1978
some few thousands of copies imported by futura publications and distributed in the british isles (at least, plus western eurrp) bearing a peelable white label on the back cover with uk price (? 80p?)
3/1986 third printing (one of the above first printing being retrospectively accounted the second) near-identical except:
cat# 32933
isbn 0345-32933-3
front cover typography changed (emboldened, no longer on a slant)
cover price $3.95
(i've seen no report of a canadadian-carcassed version of this but one may exist, as this bears no split/dual pricing on front cover, such as for the next-reported printing/edition:)
1995 fifth printing near-identical except:
cat# 32933
isbn 0345329333
front cover typography changed again
cover price (canada $6.50) u.s. $5.99