ace books mmpb undated° first printing, first p/b edition
reprint collection of thirteen stories, eleven short stories and two novelettes:
omits "the handler" included in the victor gollancz h/cvr & sphere books p/b editions
cover art by jack gaughan (credited on back cover, also artwork is signed with his monogram)
interior b+w illustration by jack gaughan (signed with his monogram)
cover price 50¢
160pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising
° - the original doubleday merkin hardcover's 1966 copyright date is the only date in this mmpb's indicia, whose publication date year is from donald h. tuck; it is consistent both with the cover price, and with interpolation of cat#s
victor gollancz h/cvr first printing, first uk edition and first thus°
reprint collection of twelve short stories and two novelettes (° adds ss "the handler" to the contents of the doubleday h/cvr)
cover (d-j) art: none; classic "gollancz yellow" typographical with spot magenta and black, with zigzags
cover (d-j) price 18/-
160pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents etc, end p. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
semper fi (short story) analog vol. lviii #6, 8/1964 as "satisfaction"
the big pat boom (ss) galaxy vol.22 #2, 12/1963, a b+w illustration by h. r. van dongen
man in the jar (ss) galaxy vol.13 #6, 4/1957, strato bre #51,both: a b+w illustration by william ashman
the handler (ss) rogue 8/1960
mary (novelette) galaxy vol.22 #5, 6/1964 as "an ancient madness"; a b+w illustration by john giunta
auto-da-fe (ss) galaxy vol.19 #3, 2/1961, t&p/strato bre #84; both: a b+w illustration by bob ritter
to the pure (ss) new worlds #167, 10/1966
eripmav (ss) f&sf vol.14 #6, 6/1958; venture atlas bre #26, 10/1965 (!)
backward, o time (ss) galaxy vol.12 #4, 8/1956 as "this way to the regress", b+w illustration by wes
the night of lies (ss) f&sf vol.15 #4, 10/1958; venture atlas bre #12, 8/1964 (!)
maid to measure (ss) f&sf vol.27 #4, 10/1964
collector's item (ss) worlds of tomorrow vol.1 #2, 6/1963 as "the end of the search"
a likely story (ss) infinity vol.1 #2, 2/1956, a b+w illustration by robert engle
don't live in the past (nte) galaxy vop.2 #3, 6/1951, with six b+w illustrations by david maus
original publication details added (this comment is from another edition of this book)
thomson books ltd. (tbl) sphere books p/b first printing, first uk p/b edition, first p/b thus°
reprint collection of twelve short stories and two novelettes (° adds ss "the handler" to doubleday h/cvr)
cover art uncredited, unsigned
cover price 5/-, 6/00 east africa, 60c south africa, 80c australia, 75c new zealand
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 eight pages titles, indicia, table-of-contents (? check )etc, end p. information (this comment is from another edition of this book)
° - contains fourteen stories: adds the short story, "the handler" to the eleven short stories and two novelettes of the original collection (i.e. follows the victor gollancz uk h/cvr edition's contents). (this comment is from another edition of this book)