berkley putnam h/cvr first printing, first edition
reprint collection of one short novel, eight novelettes, three short stories, nf essay by sandra miesel
cover (d-j) art by anthony ''tony'' roberts (unsigned, credited on d-j front flap; re-used from ''the corridors of time'' poul anderson (granada/panther 1975 uk), q.v.)
cover (d-j) price $10.95
400pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, bound with endpapers between covered boards
distinguish from the 10/1978 merkin science fiction book club h/cvr edition which differs:
cat# 5439
no cover (d-j) price (states book club edition on d-j front flap)
380pp. (check) inclusive (i.e. text was re-set in smaller type)
printer's gutter code I39 on page no.365 on the first printing of this book club h/cvr edition indicates printed september for sale to book club members only from october 1978 as the fall/1978 selection or special selection
contents:
technic civilization / the merchant princes / the polesotechnic league / avalon series stories:
(the three-volume uk p/b edition reprints the full collection,
breaking before and after the novel, ''the man who counts'' (''war of the wing-men''):
a chronology of technic civilization (nf/nf within f) sandra miesel
wings of victory (novelette) analog vol. lxxxix #2, 4/1972
the problem of pain (ntte) f&sf vol.44 #2, 2/1973 (avalon),
the cover story, art by Bert tanner
how to be ethnic in one easy lesson (ntte) in ''future quest'' ed. roger elwood (1973)
margin of profit (ntte) astounding vol. lviii #1, 9/1956 (nicholas van rijn) three b+w illustrs by freas
esau (ntte) analog vol. lxxxiv #6, 4/1970 as ''birthright'',
cover story, art and two b+w illustrations by frank kelly freas
the season of forgiveness (short story) boys life, 12/1973
''the man who counts'' (novel), as ''war of the wing-men'' (1958), q.v. (nicholas van rijn)
a little knowledge (ntte) analog vol. lxxxvii #6, 8/1971
day of burning (ntte) astounding vol. lxxviii #5, 1/1967 as ''supernova'' (david falkayn),
cover story, art by chesley bonestall, two b+w illustrations by frank kelly freas
lodestar (ntte) in ''astounding: john w. campbell memorial anthology'' ed. harry harrison (1963) (nicholas van rijn)
wingless (ss) in ''children of infinity'' ed. rogervelwood (1973), as ''wingless on avalon''
rescue on avalon (ss) boys life 7/1973 (avalon) (this comment is from another edition of this book)
berkley publishing group berkley books imprint mmpb first printing, first p/b edition
reprint anthology of one short novel, eight novelettes and three short stories, nf essay by sandra miesel
cover art by bob fowke (unsigned, uncredited; re-used from ''(the children of) shiny mountain'' david dvorkin (abp / magnum books 1978), q.v., where bob fowke is credited on the back cover)
cover price $2.25
448pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table of contents etc, end pp.
refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish from near-identical undated second printing (this comment is from another edition of this book)