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Author:	Brian Aldiss
Title:	The Canopy Of Time
Publisher:	Four Square
Country:	UK
Date:	1963
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction
Cat#:	821
Total Editions:	3
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ppint. 20th Aug 2018		godfrey philips ltd. four square books ltd. first printing, first p/b edition reprint collection of ten short stories and a novelette. adds new: introduction by brian. cover art unsigned, uncredited; sfaiaa still as-yet unattributed cover price 2'6 192pp. including titles, indica etc.



ppint. 10th Jul 2023		contents: author's note (nf) brian w. aldiss three's a cloud (short story) new worlds #79, 1/1959 as ''the unbeaten track'' all the world's tears (ss) nebula sf #21, 5/1957 who can replace a man? (ss) infinity vol.3 #5, 6/1958 as ''but who can replace a man?'' blighted profile (ss) science fantasy #29, 6/1958, revised 1964(1963?) (then re-written in 1985(1979?)) judas danced (ss) star science fiction (#1), 1/1958 as ''judas dancing''; science fantasy #27, 2/1958 o ishrail! (ss) new worlds #48, 4/1957 as ''oh ishrail!'' incentive (ss) new worlds #78, 12/1958 gene hive (ss) nebula sf #30, 5/1958; nebula sf (us) #?, 9/1958: in both, as ''journey to the interior'', with two b+w illustrations by atom; aka ''gene-hive'' (i.e. hyphenated) secret of a mighty city (ss) f&sf vol.14 #5, 5/1958 as ''have your hatreds ready'' they shall inherit (ss) nebula sf #32, 7/1958; nebula sf (us) #?, 11/1958 visiting amoeba (novelette) authentic #82, 7/1957 as ''what triumphs?'' (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 6th Jul 2019		first nel p/b printing, not first uk p/b preceded by three printings as four square books, first by godfrey philips ltd. four square books ltd, then co-owned 49%-51% by godfrey philips ltd. and times-mirror inc.'s new english library ltd. cover art by bruce pennington (uncredited, unsigned; attribution from his website and from rainfallsite.com, art is also collected in ''ultraterranium'' bruce pennington, nigel suckling (1992), q.v.) cover price 30p (6/-), (other territories' prices?) 192pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising 1972 near-identical nel p/b second printing retains isbn, cover art by bruce pennington indica publishing history adds line reprinted july 1972 cover price 30p (6/-), spain pts 75, australia & new zealand $1.00 so this printing 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 1975 nel p/b thrid printing retains cover art by bruce pennington isbn 0-450-02254-4 indica publishing history adds line this nel new edition published may 1975 cover price 40p, rep. of ireland 42½p, spain pts 105, gibraltar 45p, malta 45c, cyprus 450 mid, australia $1.25, new zealand $1.25, trinidad (w.i.) $2.40 so this printing 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, indica etc, end pp. advertising (nel books advertising may differ) (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 14th Dec 2017		faber & faber h/cvr first printing, first edition (1959) the science fiction book club h/cvr edition (1961, only for sale to book club members) (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 14th Dec 2017		four square books second and third p/b printings (both 1964) bear slightly redesigned, now white-framed cover, retain cover art unsigned, uncredited; still as-yet unattributed cover price 3'6 192pp. including titles, indica etc, end p. refer to indica publishing history to see which 1964 printing you hold, the latter bearing two statements of reprinted 1964 (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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Brian Aldiss - The Canopy Of Time - Four Square - Paperback - UK (1964)

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Brian Aldiss - The Canopy Of Time - New English Library - Paperback - UK (1971)