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Author:	Marion Zimmer Bradley
Title:	The Winds Of Darkover
Publisher:	Ace
Country:	USA
Date:	1970
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction
Cat#:	89250
Total Editions:	5
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ppint. 21st Feb 2019		ace books mmpb undated° first printing, first edition half a classic "ace double" format mmpb with two front covers, contents tête-beché to each other cover art by (frank) kelly freas (credited, art signed with his monogram) cover price 75¢ 256pp. including 2 x titles, indicia etc, advertising pp. in-between the "double"'s halves ° - © 1970, publication/printing date not given in indicia: copyright date taken as year of publication



ppint. 16th Feb 2019		marion zimmer bradley's originally-intended title was "the wings of darkover", but there was some misunderstanding or mis-communication. . .



ppint. 30th Nov 2017		doubled with "the anything tree" by john rackham, q.v.



ppint. 13th Apr 2024		#17 in the darkover series (1964-2016): #1: "darkover landfall" (1972), q.v. for series listing, and links. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 13th Apr 2024		berkley publishing group charter communications ace mmpb eighth printing over-all, stated fifth (!), with new cover art by kirk reinert (signed, credited) cover price ($2.95 canada) $2.75 u.s. 192pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising 3/1986 near-identical ninth printing over-all, stated sixth printing, retains cover art, differs: cat# 89261 isbn 0-441-89261-2 cover price ($3.75 canada) $2.95 u.s. 9/1988 near-identical tenth (?) printing over-all, stated third printing (!!!) retains cover art, isbn, differs: cover price ($4.75 canada (check)) $3.50 u.s. the next known mmpb is the daw books double with "the planet savers" (1995), q.v. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 17th Aug 2023		century hutchinson arrow books p/b first printing, second arrow books printing over-all, with new cover art by peter a. ''paj'' jones (signed?, credited on back cover) cover price £2.50 (no other price) 188pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 17th Aug 2023		london weekend television hutchinson group arrow books p/b first printing, first uk edition cover art by melvyn grant (signed melvyn, uncredited) cover price 80p, $2.50 australia (not for sale in canada) 188pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 17th Aug 2023		(?grosset & dunlap (check)) charter communications ace books imprint undated° mmpb first solo printing second printing over-all (was half an ''ace double'' format mmpb (1970), q.v.) cover art by michael whelan (signed with his m/w symbol in the carpet design, uncredited) cover price $1.50 188pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end p. advertising p. #70A ° gives only copyright date © 1970; publication date taken from locus #202, 7/1977 distinguish from near-identical further reprintings by rising cat#s (& isbns), rising cover prices, etc: the colour balance varies somewhat even within printings, but some are apparently deliberately darker: grosset & dunlap charter communications ace books imprint undated 1978° third mmpb printing over-all 0-441-89252-3 89252 cover price $1.75 ° - date taken from final page advertising 1977/1978-published available latest titles grosset & dunlap charter communications ace books undated 4/1980° fourth printing over-all 0-441-89253-1 89253 cover price $1.95 ° - date taken from locus grosset & dunlap charter communications (check not berkley publishing group) ace books undated°° 8/1982 fifth printing over-all, stated fourth printing isbn 0-441-89254-X cat# 89254 cover price $2.25 °° - date taken from later (?6th & 7th?) printings berkley publishing group ace books 5/1983 sixth printing over-all, stated third printing (!!!) isbn 0-441-89255-8 cat# 89255 cover price $2.50 berkley publishing group ace books mmpb 4/1984 seventh printing over-all, stated fourth printing (!!!!) 0-441-89256-6 89256 cover price $2.75 next known printing 4/1985 berkley publishing group ace books mmpb first printing, eighth ace mmpb printing over-all, stated fifth printing, bears new cover art by kirk reinart, new isbn 0-441-89260-4 and is a separate bookcat item (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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Marion Zimmer Bradley - The Winds Of Darkover - Ace - Paperback - USA - 0441892515 (1977)

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Marion Zimmer Bradley - The Winds Of Darkover - Arrow - Paperback - UK - 0099178109 (1978)

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Marion Zimmer Bradley - The Winds Of Darkover - Arrow - Paperback - UK - 0099178109 (1987)

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Marion Zimmer Bradley - The Winds Of Darkover - Ace - Paperback - USA - 0441892604 (1985)