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Attack from Atlantis

Scanned in an image for [this], also added the essay by Del Rey to the contents. On the cover just below the nose of the foreground 'fish' is a single letter 'B' inside a circle. Set off any bells? I don't really recognize any style. --~ Bill, Bluesman 22:23, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Added the signature to the Artist Signature Images and did a verification request. Who knows. --Willem H. 14:19, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Best of Fredric Brown

Can you confirm that Bloch's introduction in this publication is correctly titled? That content record was just removed from the first edition by a primary, because it didn't state the title of the introduction on its title page, and was replaced by this title. Before we create a variant I wanted to be sure. Thanks for looking. Mhhutchins 18:39, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

It's as confirmed by Dirk Broer. Record and vt are correct. --Willem H. 14:23, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Ouch!

Sheesh! Sorry to hear about the food poisoning! Please get well soon! (I always use the freshest blood I can find for this very reason...) Ahasuerus 22:58, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

I thought new editors were disappearing at an alarming rate .... Perhaps a posting for all newbies??¿¿?? Might keep them in line. ;-)) --~ Bill, Bluesman 04:45, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
On the first point: but what's up if even the fresh blood is poisoned? But, no joking: I hope you get back well on all levels. Stonecreek 15:26, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
I've eaten twice in Groningen -where Willem lives afaik-, both times Mexican. No problems then however. Hope you get better soon.--Dirk P Broer 12:41, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
It had something to do with a sandwich full of overdated chicken. My own fault, I should have thrown it away. Once you have salmonella in your system you're f*cked good. They kept me in the hospital for nearly three weeks to nourse me back to life. Thanks for all the concern. --Willem H. 14:30, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

6XH

Scanned a new image and 'adjusted' two contents titles for [this] edition. Enjoy the convalescence, but then back to work!! ;-)) --~ Bill, Bluesman 04:43, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Valid changes both. Thanks! --Willem H. 14:38, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Enchantment by Boris & Doris Vallejo

The change I tried to make at the title (not publication) level was to add Boris Vallejo as author, not just as cover artist b/c the book is by both of them... the cover at 237181 shows stories by Doris Vallejo, illustrations/art by Boris Vallejo, but MHutchins has placed my edit on hold till I get input from you since you've verified one of the 4 versions of the title. Could you answer? Thanks and I hope you're feeling better. Ofearna 06:40, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Answered on Michael Hutchins' page. --Willem H. 16:03, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Bowker's Dover Beach

I've removed my primary verification of this record. Turns out my copy is a second printing for which I've created a new record. Please feel free to take over the Primary1 slot of the first printing. Thanks. Mhhutchins 18:46, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Have done. Thanks! --Willem H. 18:54, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Year's Best Fantasy 2

Uploaded new cover image for this pub. BarDenis 11:53, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, but please take a look at the message in yellow on top of this page. Messages like this should be on the other page. --Willem H. 15:26, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Mirror of Dreams

Added some notes about two pen and ink illustrations im this pub. BarDenis 12:24, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Nice, I had been struggling with those. But again, take a look at the message in yellow. Thanks, --Willem H. 15:29, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Frederik Pohl's New Scientist "Mars at the British Ass."

Please see this discussion. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 12:54, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Responded there. --Willem H. 15:25, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

"Jack Limekiller" series

Hi Willem. It's good to hear you are making progress! I hope you are continuing to feel better with each passing day. If you feel up to offering an opinion, I have this and this on hold. They would remove the "Jack Limekiller" series membership from Manatee Gal, Won't You Come Out Tonight and Sleep Well of Nights, both of which appear in your verified Avram Davidson: Collected Fantasies. What do you think? Please don't put any effort into this if you're not up to it: I see Dirk is 2-verifier, so I will ask him, and I see they appear in some other verified pubs, so I'll ask a similar question of them. Thanks. --MartyD 10:18, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Never mind. I figured it out. The submissions are removing the variants from the series; the parents are in it. I still hope you feel better. ;-) --MartyD 10:23, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for finding the reason before I wasted my (still meagre) energy on it. And thanks for notifying me of course. --Willem H. 11:14, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Endangered Species

Hi, found the cover artist for Endangered Species, it is Peter Elson.--Dirk P Broer 20:28, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, but I moved the message here, where you should have put it. Please take a look at the message in yellow on top of this page. --Willem H. 07:24, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Stand on Zanzibar

Hello, Willem. I have a fourth printing of John Brunner's Stand on Zanzibar, and as you are the sole verifier of this printing, can you check to see that the catalogue number is indeed #02758 as in the listing, and not #22758, as it appears on my copy. Also, (this may now be moot) I wish you a speedy recovery and feel well soon. --John-- Syzygy 06:47, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Typo again. The number is indeed #22758, it can even be seen on the coverscan. Corrected now. Thanks! --Willem H. 09:13, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Land of Unreason

Expanded the notes a little for [this] and changed the interior artist credit. It had been to Tim Kirk, whose name appears nowhere in/on the book, while Cartier is prominently credited. Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 01:32, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Did I really miss this? Must have been a bad moment. You're absolutely right! Thanks, --Willem H. 07:55, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Lost Souls by Brite

I'm thinking about changing the name of the publisher "Dell Abyss" into "Abyss / Dell" to conform with the ISFDB standard. The publisher in all of the pubs in my collection is given as "Dell Publishing" with the "Abyss" logo on the spine, and no mention of "Dell Abyss" in the actual books, even though that's how Locus handled all of them. Can you look at your copy of Lost Souls and see if this pattern is still present there (even though it was a later printing, so it may have been published after the imprint was dissolved.) Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 15:02, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

My copy has "A Dell Book" on the titlepage and the "Abyss" logo on the spine. On page [1] there is an explanation of the Abyss line, which mentions "Dell's Abyss imprint", but no further mention of "Dell Abyss" in the book. --Willem H. 15:37, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
That matches my copy exactly. I'll adjust the publisher's name to conform to the standard. Thanks. Mhhutchins 16:14, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Children of the Lens

Added the artist to [this]. A link in the notes shows the previous [flipped] image from a different publication. --~ Bill, Bluesman 00:36, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Amazing. Thanks! --Willem H. 06:55, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Stephen King books by "Donald M. Grant/Scribner"

I've raised a question about these books, several of which you verified, on RTrace's discussion page (he also verified several of them). I'm hoping you could take a look at that discussion. Chavey 13:56, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Skylark of Valeron

I don't doubt your eyes, but is EMSH really on [this] cover? If so then several records are mis-credited. Thanks! --~ Bill, Bluesman 17:48, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes it is, I'm very sure. Want a better scan? There's also a Gaughan cover (see here). I think some lazy people at Pyramid forgot to change the credit when they changed the cover. --Willem H. 18:56, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
Actually, it appears they may have changed it to Gaughan even before the '70 cover. Definitely a mix-up from Pyramid at some point. Thanks for checking. Waiting to hear from [Teddybear] before doing changes. --~ Bill, Bluesman 20:02, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Delany's Tales of Nevèrÿon

I uploaded a cover image and added notes to this record, and changed the credit of the appendix to "S. L. Kermit" (a Delany pseudonym). The records for later editions of this had already credited Kermit for this appendix as well so I merged this one's title record with the other one. Mhhutchins 13:45, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

You're absolutely right. Thanks! --Willem H. 14:57, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Heinlein dates

An interesting source of information has given me the dates for the first Ace printings of the ten Heinlein juveniles. Apparently Ace published one a month from Sept.'70 until June '71.

  1. Tunnel in the Sky 9-70
  2. The Star Beast 10-70
  3. The Rolling Stones 11-70
  4. Rocket Ship Galileo 12-70
  5. Red Planet 1-71
  6. Between Planets 2-71
  7. Have Space Suit - Will Travel 3-71
  8. Time for the Stars 4-71
  9. Space Cadet 5-71
  10. Citizen of the Galaxy 6-71

So, I'm going to update the records, citing a Mr. Stuart Wells. Figured one message was better than ten! He had an ad on AbeBooks selling the fine lot and noted he bought and bagged them when new, so they've never been read. I asked if he knew the order, and he answered! --~ Bill, Bluesman 23:16, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Copied the dates to my own database. Thanks! --Willem H. 06:54, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

"Speaking of Science Fiction: The Paul Walker Interviews"

You verified this book, which is one edition of the only book we have listed with publisher LUNA Publications. I've added some comments to the publisher, but I have two questions to ask: (1) Since this does not appear to be an acronym (the editors previously published "Luna Monthly"), it would seem it should not be capitalized; (2) The publisher name is somewhat ambiguous because there are other publishing companies with that name (one in Wikipedia). Although none of the other companies appear to have published spec fic, I wonder if there might be a way to disambiguate this publisher. For example, Amazon lists your book with a publisher of "Frank Dietz", hence I wonder if it would be consistent with what's in the book to use a publisher name along the lines of "Luna Publications (Frank Dietz)". Chavey 15:05, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

The capitalization comes from the copyright page of the book where the line "Published by LUNA Publications" can be found, note that copyright page uses the same capitalization for "LUNA Monthly". Frank Dietz is listed in the dedication page.
Dietz is only mentioned on the dedications page. However, there is an adress given for LUNA Publications (655 Orchard Street, Oradell, New Jersey), which is also the adress given for LUNA Monthly, so we can be reasonably sure Dietz was the publisher. On disambiguating the publisher I would suggest "LUNA Publications (N.J.)". --Willem H. 16:30, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
The reason I suggested the change in capitalization is from the Publisher policy that says:
"Case should be regularized unless there is a clear reason not to. For example, a Tor book often gives the imprint name as "TOR Books"; this should be entered as "Tor Books". DAW, however, is an acronym, and so "DAW Books" is the correct form for that imprint.
It seems that there is no reason for the capitalization of "LUNA", except for emphasis (like putting an exclamation mark at the end of every sentence in a comic book), and hence it should be "regularized" according to this policy. But I agree with the "(N.J.)". Chavey 06:27, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
Makes sense. I changed the publisher to "Luna Publications (N.J.)". --Willem H. 08:33, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

New Worlds SF, October 1966

See this discussion. I've added the interior art to New Worlds SF, October 1966. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 12:02, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

"The Song of Horsa's Galle[r]y" in The Second Book of Robert E. Howard

Hi. Would you check The Song of Horsa's Gallery in your verified The Second Book of Robert E. Howard for perhaps being "Galley", with no "r", as in the type of ship? We also have The Song of Horsa's Galley, and I've confirmed the r-less spelling of that one with the sole verifier. I will also check with Unapersson, who verified the 2nd printing of your book. Thanks. --MartyD 15:17, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

There's no "r" in Galley. I.m.o. the titles can be merged. Good find! Thanks, --Willem H. 18:43, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Doyle's The Lost World

Can you confirm that the introducer isn't credited in this book? According to the OCLC record, it was introduced by Cedric Watts, but their record may have been for an earlier printing. They also give the page count as xxiv+446, and the title as The Lost World and Other Stories even though the cover substitutes the ampersand for "and". And OCLC gives the publisher as "Wordsworth Editions" and the series as "Wordsworth Classics" (we already have several titles in this series.) If you make any changes, I'm assuming the record for the first printing should also be corrected. Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 17:02, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

The introducer is not credited. There's no mention of Cedric Watts in the book. Is the OCLC record enough proof to make a variant?
The page count from OCLC is strange. There are no roman numerals on the unnumbered pages before page 1. They are right about the publisher though. I changed it to "Wordsworth Editions" (as stated on the copyright page) and added "Wordsworth Classics" as publication series.
I'll also change the author from "Arthur Conan Doyle" to "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" for both editions. He's credited like that on the titlepage (and cover and spine) of my copy.
Thanks for finding this! --Willem H. 19:14, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Guns of Khartoum

You verified http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?46664 The Second Book of Robert E. Howard, where the above story is spelled "Guns of Khartum", which is an incorrect spelling. Would you please check and see if that is the way the story is spelled in the book? Bob 20:08, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

The title is spelled "Guns of Khartum" on the acknowledgements page, contents page and title page. The place is also called "Karthum" in the story. --Willem H. 20:29, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
Interesting. Howard misspelled Khartoum (either deliberately or in error); all pubs except "REH: Lone Star Fictioneer" that contain the story keep Howard's spelling. That pub "corrects" it. I'll make that one a variant. Bob 21:21, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Stranger in a Strange Land

What would be the dates for the 18th-22nd printings from [this]? Managed to place stub records for the missing ones up to 17. Thanks! --~ Bill, Bluesman 16:49, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

18th: February 1971 ; 19th: March 1972 ; 20th: May 1972 ; 21th: July 1972 ; 22nd: August 1972. Have fun! --Willem H. 15:43, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
Gracias! ... and I'll try ... --~ Bill, Bluesman 20:54, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Az agy hóhérai

Hi, you are right. The story of the 'Az agy hóhérai' is a story of an interrogation.

BR, GaborLajos 08:06, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Answered on your talk page. --Willem H. 15:47, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Impulse 4

Hello, can you have look at your copy of this magazine ? On my copy the short story _George_ is by Chris Boyce and not Chris Bunch (which is more logical). Can you confim ? Hauck 09:51, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
Note also that I'm going to add some notes and interior art to some of the other issues of the magazine.Hauck 10:14, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

I can't believe I missed that one. Of course it's Boyce. Do feel free to correct it. Notes and interior art are always welcome. Thanks for noticing! --Willem H. 12:25, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
Done. Hauck 12:37, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Cryptic by Jack McDevitt

I changed the number of pages from 589 to 590 for http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?273593 Cryptic. Bob 20:25, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! --Willem H. 20:33, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 - Added Subtitle to Understanding Human Behavior

I added a subtitle to match my copy in hand of The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 shortstory Understanding Human Behavior: A Romance of the Rocky Mountains, instead of the shorter title Understanding Human Behavior - Kevin 05:06, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Subtitles are good. --Willem H. 11:50, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

"Playing Santa Claus[e]"

Hi. Would you check the spelling of Playing Santa Clause in your verified The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan and see if perhaps there is no "e"? I will ask the verifier of another printing, but he's only sporadically active. The sole verifier of a publication with the e-less version confirms no "e" there. Thanks. --MartyD 10:36, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Good find. No "e", corrected now for my pub. I have not made it into a variant (yet). Looks like all editions could be e-less. Thanks, --Willem H. 11:56, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. I will merge them. --MartyD 10:36, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Williamson's Star Bridge

I added a cover artist to your copy of Jack Williamson's Star Bridge, as well as a note to its source. The Williamson collection does date Star Bridge as 1962, but and I have detected other small errors, but I'll assume they got the artist right in this case. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 15:18, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! --Willem H. 18:35, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Horizon

You have not included the map in this pub http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?273602 Horizon in the contents. The map was in all four books in this series, and was credited to Lois McMaster Bujold in the first volume. You may want to add it. Bob 13:14, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Artist credit

An OCLC [record] for [this] notes a cover artist. By the way it's noted, seems the credit likely came from the back cover. Temporarily noted it that way until you could have a look. Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 23:08, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Nothing in or on the pub alas. I'll leave the note as it is. Sláinte! --Willem H. 07:56, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Shadow of the Giant Page Count

I changed the pages in Shadow of the Giant from 363 to 367, to match my copy in hand. The last page of the Acknowledgements has a printed page number. Thanks Kevin 15:44, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! --Willem H. 17:28, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Destination Indies vs Destination: Indies

I've corrected a typo in the contents of your verified pub, What Might Have Been: Volume 4: Alternate Americas. The title Destination Indies has been changed from "Destination: Indies". While the colon appears in the copyright page, It doesn't show up on the title page of the story or elsewhere. - Thanks - Kevin 15:46, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

You are right, again. Thanks! --Willem H. 19:27, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Corgi Belgariad covers

Seems each of the five were done by Geoff Taylor. He finally was given credit in the 2001 re-issues and a new editor has uploaded images for 27th-30th printings and noted the credit for Taylor as well. I did not update any of the records. Since you have all five books thought you might do the deed for the printings you have? Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 23:49, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

I found further proof on the artist's website. Added the credit and notes to my pubs, and notified Hervé and Bill Longley. Thanks! --Willem H. 06:56, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Stardance

Uploaded a new image for [this], from the Wells' data. Did not delete the original image, letting you decide which to keep. Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 21:32, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Stuart's is better. Deleted mine. --Willem H. 08:33, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

The Wall of Years

Added a couple of notes to [this]. Does the book itself note any updates/revisions etc. that Reginald and Clute note? --~ Bill, Bluesman 00:05, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

There is a note on the copyright page ("This work was first published in Great Britain by Futura Publications Ltd. in a slightly different form"). added this to the notes. Thanks, --Willem H. 08:40, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

The Early Asimov

Could you please check the physical size of your verified pub The Early Asimov? I think I have a reprint of the trade edition (instead of a reprint of the book club edition), but I don't have a dust jacket and all I know at this point is the page count and page numbers for stories is way off. The copy I have in hand is 'normal' size (9.5"x6.5"), and not 'book club' sized (8.5"x5.5"). Thanks - Kevin 03:22, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

My copy is 8.5"x6", so yours is probably the trade edition. If you want it, I can send you a full scan of the dust jacket. --Willem H. 08:13, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Messages Found in an Oxygen Bottle

New editor wants to add data with [this] submission. I'm not sure why such a record exists? If there's only the dos-a-dos edition, wouldn't that be sufficient? --~ Bill, Bluesman 00:47, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Well, this was the way Marc Kupper entered the thing. Do me a favor, and reject the submission. The actual publication has the publisher, ISBN and a note about the price. The menioned LCCN doesn't exist. Thanks! --Willem H. 12:14, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Done. --~ Bill, Bluesman 22:19, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

"Saters in de Ruimte", by Ray Kainen

You have this book listed with a publisher of "Aquarius/Olympia Press". It would appear that this is an imprint of "Olympia Press (Paris)", so it seems that it should be listed either as "Aquarius / Olympia Press" (with spaces), or possibly as "Aquarius / Olympia Press (Paris)". Chavey 05:22, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

It's actually the Dutch branch of Olympia Press. You are right though, sometimes I forget the spaces. I changed it to Aquarius / Olympia Press [NL]. Thanks! --Willem H. 06:14, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

The Rediscovery of Man: Linebarger and Smith

Hello, Willem! You may want to partake in this discussion. Stonecreek 19:25, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

I added the letter on p. 64 of your verified pub. I also added a note (and I hope it does fit you and the copy you own). Stonecreek 19:46, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Perfect. Thank you! --Willem H. 19:49, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

"Necromancer Nine", by Sheri S. Tepper

In your comments on your verified edition of this book, you suggest that this edition may be identical to this edition. This seems unlikely to me. There are other examples where Ace would use consecutive ISBN numbers to record successive printings, and that would appear to be what's going on here. The later book has ISBN 0-441-56852-1, and the one that you and I verified has ISBN 0-441-56853-X, i.e. consecutive ISBN numbers. As you note, they didn't put the new ISBN in all places where they should have, but they've got it in 3 out of 4 places (front, spine, copyright page). Thus it seems that you and I have a second printing of this particular edition. Thoughts? Chavey 03:27, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

When I verified my copy, I asked Dave Sorgen to check his copy, but unfortunately he doesn't respond anymore. What I forgot to check is the ISBN database, that has a picture of Necromancer Nine, but points to Gordon Dickson's Necromancer. I'm now pretty sure that we have a first printing, and Dave's is identical, but entered with the wrong ISBN. --Willem H. 07:50, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
I checked a few more places. WorldCat has no record under the ...2-1 ISBN. Amazon does, but its cover is clear enough to verify that the front cover has the ISBN ...3-X, i.e. our copy. I checked Abebooks, which has 45 copies under that ISBN for sale, only two of which have bookseller images. Both of those bookseller images are also clear enough to read the ...3-X on the cover. So I suspect you are right. Do you want to go ahead and merge those publications with a note about the ISBN confusion? Chavey 18:28, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks! I added notes, deleted Dave's copy (and added a note to his talk page). Feel free to add anything else you think necessary. --Willem H. 19:00, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
I added some more to your comment on the Locus picture. Can you look at that note and see if you think it's accurate? Chavey 22:51, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Perfect. That should prevent future discussions. Thanks, --Willem H. 09:10, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Paul van Herck's "Parallel [Worlds]"

The English record for Paul van Herck's "Parallel Worlds" is currently VT'd to "Parallel", which says that the story was "First published in 2e Land van de Griezel, 1978". However, this Web page and Contento claim that it's a translation of "Tweede Land van de Griezel" (1978). This image -- http://www.sfanpedia.nl/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=250&media=uitgevers:dap_reinaert:2_land_van_de_griezel.jpg -- suggests that we are right and that Contento probably confused the story with the anthology that it appeared in, but I thought I'd run it by you before I e-mail him. Ahasuerus 06:14, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes, we are right and they are confused. I'll add the two anthologies to the database this weekend. The booktitle is definitely "2e Land van de Griezel" (on cover, spine and titlepage) --Willem H. 08:23, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks! Ahasuerus 08:29, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
The 2nd anthology is here. I think I hate anthologies. --Willem H. 20:16, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Tarzan and the Forbidden City

When you get a chance could you check the cover artist for your copy of the 1st Canadian printing of Tarzan and the Forbidden City . The cover art appears to be the same as that of the 1st US printing which is credited to Dick Powers. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 15:42, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

It's credited to Robert Abbett on the copyright page, but you're right, it's the same illustration credited to Powers, and Erbzine.com has it as a Powers painting. I'll change the credit for my pub, and add notes. Thanks! --Willem H. 17:57, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Azazel cover artist

The name is actually misspelled on the copyright page. Did the pseudo/variant and notes for [this]. Enjoy the vacation! --~ Bill, Bluesman 22:31, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks and thanks. Vacation was very good (peace and quiet, nature and cycling) --Willem H. 08:23, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Master Mind of Mars

I noticed that your verified copy of Burroughs' The Master Mind of Mars omits "The" from the title for the publication record. I think we probably want to create a variant title. Do you agree? Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 12:48, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing. "The" is on the titlepage, but not in the frontcover. I made the change and added a note. No need for a variant here. --Willem H. 08:42, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Similar question for (A) Fighting Man of Mars. The cover has the "A" but the publication title does not. As with Master Mind, it is not under a variant title. Does the title page omit the "A"? Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 13:47, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

I probably didn't notice the wrong title. The "A" is everywhere. Change made. Thanks! --Willem H. 08:42, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Dick's Ubik

Please take over the primary verification 1 of this record. Turns out that my copy is a second printing. Thanks. Mhhutchins 16:21, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Done and thanks. --Willem H. 08:25, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

The Eighty-Minute Hour by Aldiss

A couple of questions concerning your verified record of this title. The ISBN links to another book on OCLC. It doesn't appear that Leisure started using ISBNs until late in the 1970s. A larger image shows the catalog number as 237ZK, which falls into place with other books released in 1975. Also, how is the author credited on the title page? The cover scan credits "Brian Aldiss". Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 17:59, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Concerning Leisure Books' use of ISBNs: they seem to have "attempted" to use them in this 1975 printing of a PKD novel, but the number they give is not a valid ISBN. Maybe your copy of the Aldiss number has the same botched attempt by Leisure to create an ISBN. Mhhutchins 18:02, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Interesting find this one. The Aldiss book has "ISBN•0•8439•00237•125" on the spine. Could be one of their first valid ISBN's, I didn't check OCLC when verifying. There is another ISBN 0-385-08430-7 on the copyright page (the things I missed on my early verifications ...) This one does link to the right OCLC record. I changed the number and added the subtitle (is on the titlepage) and notes, also about the author, who is "Brian W. Aldiss" on the titlepage. Thanks! --Willem H. 10:50, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
0-385-08430-7 is for the Doubleday hardcover edition. And links to that edition's record on OCLC, if you click on the WorldCat link under Other Sites. Personally, I'd just record the front cover catalog number in the ISFDB record's Catalog/ISBN field, and note the re-use of the Doubleday ISBN in the Note field. (Just like the re-use of the Doubleday LCCN. Leisure Books was one low-rent publisher.) That's me, though. Mhhutchins 19:52, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
I have to admit you're right, and made the change you suggested. So the WorldCat link goes to only one record. Searching OCLC for this ISBN leads to this page with both records. The Amazon link is hilarious though. There's someone who thinks the Doubleday first edition was a mass market paperback. --Willem H. 20:33, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Art credit conflict

When you have a spare moment, please join in this discussion. Thanks. Mhhutchins 22:02, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Two to Conquer

Added the date to [this], source noted. --~ Bill, Bluesman 21:02, 8 July 2012 (UTC)"

Thanks! --Willem H. 14:00, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Cover credit on The Separation

The cover for The Separation is currently credited to "sidoniebb.com". With Bill Longly's agreement, I would like to change this to a credit to Sidonie Beresford-Browne, with a note that the published work credited the web site. You are a primary verifier on this pub. Do you have any objections or comments? -DES Talk 15:37, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

I made the change and added notes. Answered on the moderator noticeboard. Thanks. --Willem H. 08:21, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

The Drowned Cities

Just received a copy of [this] and the publisher seems incorrect in the record. Little, Brown on the spine and the title and copyright pages add 'and Company', no Books for Young Readers anywhere. A leftover from the likely Fixer submission?? --~ Bill, Bluesman 22:11, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

You're absolutely right. Fixer is a bad boy, and I should pay more attention. Thanks! --Willem H. 14:12, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

The Worlds of Fritz Leiber

Hi, I added cover artist Patrick Woodroffe to this publication. Horzel 08:55, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Good find! Approved and vt'd to the Haldeman cover. Thanks, --Willem H. 13:39, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Patrick Woodroffe

Just added this cover artist to Andrew Lovesey - The Half-Angels. Horzel 13:49, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! --Willem H. 19:19, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Binary Star No. 4

Please see [this] discussion. Thanks! --~ Bill, Bluesman 23:46, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Added my opinion there. --Willem H. 09:08, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Frank Herbert's Direct Descent

I've updated this record with additional notes. I also removed the credit for the cover art by "Garcia" as I could find no credit and no visible signature. So often during this time, Ace was printing these illustrated editions and it was not common that the interior artist also did the cover art. And style-wise, I could find nothing in common between the cover and interior art. Do you know from where the original credit may have come? Also, I'm considering making this a CHAPTERBOOK with a shortfiction content. A casual word count came to about 22-23K, making it a novella. Would you agree with the conversion? I'm posting a message on Bluesman's page directing him to this one. Thanks. Mhhutchins 04:20, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Agree on both points. The original credit probably came from the first edition trade paperback. It was there when I verified the pub, I think. --Willem H. 18:47, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
The length is whatever the word count says it is. However, I do find the style of the cover the same as the interior art. At least as far as such comparisons are possible when comparing oil/acrylic to pencil and the scale/detail is quite different. The cover is a composite and the interior sketches are not, but the faces of the two protagonists are virtually identical on the cover to those interior [there are quite a few in the later part of the book to compare]. Did a quick search through some of the illustrated editions from Ace and about half have interior/cover by the same artist, half not. --~ Bill, Bluesman 22:33, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

"The Crystals of Mida", by Sharon Green

The notes to your verified copy of this book said that it was "DAW Collectors No. 434". That number, however, belongs to Doris Piserchia's Doomtime, the cover of "Crystals" seems to read "484", and WorldCat lists this book as being DAW #484. Consequently, I changed the DAW number listed for "Crystals" to 484. Chavey 18:34, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Slip of the finger? Good find! Thanks, --Willem H. 18:42, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

The Planet on the Table cover artist

Added a cover artist for the Planet on the Table based on my discussion here. Albinoflea 06:46, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, I had been wondering about this one. I added the signature to the Artist Signature Images as "MT" --Willem H. 08:17, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
Cool, didn't realize that the Artist Signature Images existed, or if I had I'd forgotten. Thanks. Albinoflea 18:37, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

The Turn of the Screw and Daisy Miller

I have the ninth printing of the Dell edition, and the publication history printed on the copyright page states that the first printing was in September 1954. Hope this will help to source the publication date given in your verified record. Mhhutchins 21:43, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! I changed the date and added a note. --Willem H. 18:22, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

In the Problem Pit

Hi, I just added cover artist Eddie Jones to this publication. Horzel 18:15, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks again. --Willem H. 18:26, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

The Wizard of Venus / Pirate Blood

I'm proposing changing the title of Burroughs' The Wizard of Venus / Pirate Blood based on my copy of the first printing as detailed in this discussion. I'd appreciate learning how your copy is presented and any thoughts you may have regarding the title. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 00:34, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Replied there. Thanks, --Willem H. 12:07, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

A Dance With Dragons

Can you confirm that this book is published under the Bantam Spectra imprint? By 2011, Spectra had transferred to the Ballantine division, and it looks like just the Bantam logo on the cover image. Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 21:48, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

No Spectra anywhere. Corrected now. Thanks! --Willem H. 08:50, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

The Still, Small Voices of Trumpets

Just added cover artist Patrick Woodroffe to this publication. Horzel 09:47, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! --Willem H. 12:47, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Exiles on Asperus

Added cover artist Colin Hay to Exiles on Asperus (Coronet 1979). Horzel 13:28, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! --Willem H. 20:41, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Babel-17

I found the cover art for Babel-17 (Meulenhoff), which is credited to Jim Burns on the copyright page, on the site of Tony Roberts.
The derelict aesthetic with dangling vines, and the sharp lines of the spacecraft, seem also to point to Tony Roberts rather than Jim Burns. See also this gallery. I propose a change of credit.
(Also, I've just credited Roberts for this variant cover). Horzel 10:22, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. I changed the credit, added notes an varianted the art to the Niven cover. --Willem H. 18:03, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

The Silver Eggheads

I added the cover credit to this record based on a visible signature, but I'm not really sure if it's really an artist signature. What do you think? There is another credit for "Line" in the database. Mhhutchins 19:12, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

It's ok with me. I couldn't find any reference to an artist called "Line". The note says enough I think. Thanks, --Willem H. 20:07, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Barnard's Planet

Added cover artist [same artwork as hardcover which is credited] and full cover scan [to notes] for [this] --~ Bill, Bluesman 00:38, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Forgot to respond. A belated thanks! --Willem H. 18:12, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Universe 3

Thought we had the same edition but there are a couple of differences: no date/code on page 189 and as much as I look I can't find a signature on [this] cover. Images match ... you hiding it or am/are I/we hallucinating .... ??¿¿?? :-)) Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 01:16, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

The printing code is in my edition, could yours be printed in Canada? The signature is well hidden. It's in the dark place near the bottom, I uploaded a scan of the detail here. If you don't see it, you need new glasses :-). --Willem H. 06:39, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
Yes, a CDN edition and I had noticed that smudge but couldn't get it to resolve. Thanks for checking and scanning the signature! --~ Bill, Bluesman 18:18, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Ubik

Found a signature on the cover of [this]. Actually I have the second printing but the artwork is the same. About 1.5cm up and .5cm in from the right side of the spray can, running vertically, is 'szafran'. Might need a magnifier to see it, but it's quite clear. --~ Bill, Bluesman 18:15, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Nice find. Point for you. Thanks! --Willem H. 19:05, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Fall of Colossus

Added the artist to [this]. Cover art is the same as the SFBC edition [which I have] and is credited to Lehr. --~ Bill, Bluesman 23:56, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

And another one bites the dust. Thanks! --Willem H. 17:48, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Twisting the Rope

I've added the subtitle which appears on the title page of this edition and added further notes. Thanks. Mhhutchins 18:03, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

I never noticed the subtitle. Thanks! --Willem H. 18:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
And to be honest, never did I! I'm doing a second run-through of my paperbacks, adding a primary verification for some. My first run-through of the collection was before we had the option of being a PV2, etc. Mhhutchins 22:19, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Malzberg's In the Enclosure

Still in the "M"s of the second run-through of my paperback collection, I checked this record and saw that Culhane had been credited as the cover artist. The copyright page states "Designed by" which 99% of the time means the interior design of the book, so I removed her credit. If you disagree, we can add it back. I see she has one more cover art credit for another Avon book. (I also uploaded the cover image and added notes to the Malzberg novel.) Thanks. Mhhutchins 15:21, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

I think you're right. I also removed the credit from the other Avon book (one of my pv's, what a coincidence) and copied your note. The Malzberg illustration looks like something by Stanislaw Fernandes, but no proof found. Thanks! --Willem H. 17:54, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Still I Persist in Wondering

Actually, there is a signature on the cover of [Still I Persist in Wondering]. It simply won't resolve at any magnification [just left of the tiger's jaw] --~ Bill, Bluesman 05:37, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Looks hauntingly familiar. Could it be Robert Adragna? See this one. --Willem H. 06:54, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
You're getting pretty good!!! Think we have a winner! ;-)) --~ Bill, Bluesman 00:52, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

The Challenge from Beyond

Please join in this discussion when you get a chance. Mhhutchins 05:43, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Responded there. --Willem H. 18:30, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

DAW Collectors publication series

I and a couple of other editors are trying to formalize the DAW Collectors Books publication series. The consensus is that we should include only those publications that explicitly list their DAW number, either on the cover, the spine, or the copyright page. This applies to, apparently, all first editions and to some reprint editions, but not to most of the reprints. You have verified several DAW reprint editions where the notes list the DAW number. However, I can't tell from the wording in the notes whether this number is listed because (i) it was actually stated on the book; or (ii) the number was inherited from other editions with the DAW number listed. If you have the time, I would appreciate it if you could check these reprints and when they have the number actually listed, update the notes to reflect that. For example, adding "(on cover)" or "(on copyright page)" to a phrase like "DAW Collectors No. 123". The publications you've verified that fall into this scenario are:

Thanks much, Chavey 17:40, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Checked. All had the DAW number either on the copyright page or on the frontcover, so I added them to the pub series and clarified the notes. Thanks for the effort! --Willem H. 18:30, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
And thanks for the help! Chavey 18:54, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

A Gent from Bear Creek

I have a problem with this pub, and after discussion with Michael he suggested I contact you (http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/User_talk:Mhhutchins#A_Gent_from_Bear_Creek), since you're a primary verifier on one of the pubs. As Michael notes, HowardWorks and my other Howard references consider the pub as a make-up novel. I will be entering several versions of this pub plus one that includes the "novel" in a collection. How do you feel about converting this pub from a collection to a novel? Bob 20:42, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I would rather keep it as a collection. Glenn Lord states in The Last Celt: "With one exception, the stories in this "novel" that originally appeared in magazine form were slightly revised to add a semblance of continuity to what otherwise were independent short stories". The "novel" bit doesn't sound very convincing. In my pub, the stories are presented as chapters, but keep their title and titlepage. The help screen under fixups says "Some fixups are less coherent, consisting of largely independent stories, formed into a whole by the addition of linking material between the stories. In this case it is acceptable to call the book a collection or a novel". Only my opinion of course, I can be bribed :-)
There should be no problem entering your collection without adding all the stories. See Heroes of Bear Creek. --Willem H. 19:14, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
O.K., I would prefer to call it a novel, but can see your viewpoint. The changes were indeed minor. I would still like to differentiate between the chapters there and the appearances of the original unchanged stories, however. Bob 21:36, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Doomsday, 1999

I fixed a variant problem on a verified pub Doomsday, 1999. Someone must have merged the title, and the original title 'Midge' was showing as a content item in 'Doomsday, 1999'. It's fixed now, to match my copy in hand. Thanks Kevin 03:44, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Looks good. Thanks! --Willem H. 07:25, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Norton's Here Abide Monsters

Please take over the Primary Verification 1 slot of this record. My copy is a later printing. Thanks. Mhhutchins 04:05, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Checked my copy to be sure it's a first printing. Thanks! --Willem H. 07:27, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Image license template

I see you added the Miscellanous Publication Content tag to this image. Actually, the correct tag to use is the Signature Image license. The good thing about this template is that it automatically categorizes the image with other artist signatures. Hope this helps. Mhhutchins 01:35, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

This was meant to identify the location of the signature for this question, the sig is hardly visible, and can not be used for identification, thus the Miscellanous Publication Content tag. It can be deleted now. --Willem H. 20:15, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
Sometimes an editor will upload the image of an artist's signature for the very reason that they can't identify it and is asking for assistance. I've done it more than once myself. If the signature is identified, then the file can be updated and then filed away with the other artists' signatures. If not, it still in the category if you use the Sig Image template. Mhhutchins 20:32, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
I know, and have done it several times. Deleted the image now, I will look for a better Faragasso signature, on a pub where he's actually credited. --Willem H. 20:43, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
Good idea. Mhhutchins 21:04, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Dhalgren

I added a cover artist to Delany's Dhalgren and a note as to the source. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 22:59, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Good find. Thanks! --Willem H. 13:58, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Pieter Koolwijk

Would you happen to be familiar with Pieter Koolwijk's work? Earlier this month Fixer found the forthcoming English translation of his Vlo en Stiekel and I have added some basic stuff to his page, but I figure you would be in a better position to polish it :-) Ahasuerus 17:57, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

I had never even heard of Pieter Koolwijk until today. I added his website, birthplace and some other info, it looks like he doesn't want to share his birthday, and there's no wikipedia page (yet). The second Vlo en Stiekel novel should be published late this year or early 2013. --Willem H. 19:40, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks! Ahasuerus 20:26, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

King's The Waste Lands

Can you confirm the cover art credit for this record? Usually we only credit the front cover artist in the metadata section, and crediting the back cover artist in an INTERIORART content record. Also, the notes contradict the content record credit for "bc". And one last thing, is the artist credited as "Don Brautigan". If so, it should be varianted against the canonical name Don Brautigam. Thanks. Mhhutchins 18:25, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

You caught me, this was sloppy verifying. It's "Don Brautigan" in this pub, corrected now (and the cover credit too). Thanks! --Willem H. 20:02, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick

As the cover illustration is on the backcover in this title, maybe it should be added as INTERIORART? Also, Harry Harrison: An Annotated Bibliography give may 1976 as publication date. BarDenis 22:50, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Looks like that's what the rules say. I corrected this and added month and source. Thanks, --Willem H. 14:03, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

The Explorers

Hi, could you modify the cover artist for The Explorers (Ballantine 1963). Jack Faragasso's signature IS visible in the lower left corner, see here and the cover is also shown on Faragasso's site. So Jane Frank is wrong, it's not Richard Powers. Thanks. Horzel 21:30, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for finding this! I changed the credit and added notes (for the 1954 printing also). --Willem H. 14:33, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Legend Novellas

I've created a pub series for the short list of five Legend novellas that appeared 1990-1991. You have two verified pubs in this series: the hc of Fred Pohl's Outnumbering the Dead (for which today I replaced your faded cover scan, as notified) and the tp of Michael Swanwick's Griffin's Egg. My own tp of Outnumbering the Dead has "A Legend Novella" on the back cover beneath "Century" and also on the title page and copyright page. For my tp I've stated the publisher as "Legend / Century", as this would appear to be the more accurate description of the imprint, and other verified titles in the series also use this. My questions are, 1) for the sake of accuracy, do your two pubs state "A Legend Novella" anywhere in them, perhaps on the back cover, title page or copyright page, and 2) would you object to your verified pubs being altered to "Legend / Century" as the publisher? Thanks in advance. PeteYoung 12:43, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

No problem. I changed the publisher and added notes. Also thanks for the new cover scan. Some of my books have been spending too much time in the sun. --Willem H. 13:41, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

"Raubvogel der Sterne", by Marion Zimmer Bradley

You led me to the German listing for this book, which was quite helpful. I'm verifying that book, which does not have a price on it. That page link includes the price, but says: 

Farb. ill. Supronyl: DM 6,30 -- Ln m. farb. ill. SU: DM 7,80

My German isn't good enough to understand the difference between those two prices. My copy is a hard-cover, illustrated paper dust-jacket, and I'm guessing it's the 7,80 price. Can you tell? Thanks, Chavey 04:40, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Darrah (and Willem too)! I have found some information here with a price of DM 6.30 (and the information of the print run of 5,000 copies, if you want to add that also). I'd guess that there nevertheless another edition was published for DM 7.80 that had a dustjacket and it does depend which one of the two you own (SU stands for Schutzumschlag = dustjacket; supronyl should be some kind of artificial material; Ln stands for linen = clothbound).
Hönne(-Verlag) was an imprint of Gebrüder Zimmermann, but if there isn't any mentioning of this, I think it's okay to leave that one out. The book was published as 'Leihbuch' (= book to lend): especially in the Fifties and the beginning of the Sixties existed specialized book shops in West Germany where you could lend a book for small money.
Hope my information is of some use.
One question: where did you find this fine item? Stonecreek 15:37, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
Slight continuation of the imprint / publisher on Stonecreek's talk page. Chavey 18:52, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
Thank you Christian. And thanks for the lesson in German abbreviations. I would have asked you anyway to shed light on this, my German is not that perfect. The original discussion was here, and I think Darrah has won the auction (congratulations Darrah!) --Willem H. 18:59, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks to Stonecreek for the help, and a good place to look for such information! I had figured out that "supronyl" meant some type of alternative cover (from here), and your link implies this one was "laminated paper", which this book certainly is not. This book is a linen (cloth) cover with dustjacket, so I assume it's the 7.80 version of the book. And yes, Willem, I won the auction :-). It's a true first edition of one of the authors I collect, with a really attractive cover in very nice condition, so I really wanted it. Fortunately, there weren't many other bidders, so I got it for much less than I expected. Chavey 16:01, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

ESP Worm

Replaced the amazon image for [this]. There seems to be a signature on the cover, base of the right cylindrical 'head'. First name 'Herbert', second either 'Norton' or 'Horton' but other than the last name starting with 'R' I can't make it out. Ring any bells?? --~ Bill, Bluesman 03:52, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

No bells ringing, but a little research led me to this pub. Same artist I think, is the signature clearer there? --Willem H. 08:45, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
Forgot I'd posted this! And yes, the signatures are the same. Another one bites the dust. Much thanks! --~ Bill, Bluesman 00:05, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

Lost Souls

Can you confirm that the Abyss imprint is used for your copy of the 12th printing? That was a relatively short-lived imprint, but I don't know how long it lingered in the reprints. Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 22:35, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Yes, the Abyss logo is on the spine, the copyright page states "The trademarks Dell® and Abyss® are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office" and there's an introductory blurb by Stephen King titled "Welcome to Abyss". The title page only states "A Dell Book". --Willem H. 09:23, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

PKD's A Maze of Death

Can you see whether this book indicates anywhere that it was published by Warner Paperback Library? The OCLC record that is linked to the ISFDB record indicates it so. I believe by 1973 all of the Paperback Library releases were being published by Warner. I can see from the scan that the front cover says "A Paperback Library Science Fiction Novel", but wonder how the publisher is stated on the title page. Thanks for looking. Mhhutchins 06:10, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Yes, title page and copyright page state Warner Paperback Library. I changed the publisher and added notes. Thanks, --Willem H. 09:34, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. One down and several more to go. Mhhutchins 17:10, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Found another one, but this one's from 1972, so it may still have just Paperback Library. Would it be OK if you could check that one as well? Also, please confirm the existence of a true ISBN-10 as noted on the book's spine. If so, this is one of earliest ISBNs I've seen from the publisher. (This was when paperback publishers were experimenting with SBNs before the implementation of true ISBNs.) Thanks. Mhhutchins 17:19, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, just one more to check. Mhhutchins 17:20, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
In both pubs Warner is not mentioned. Both have a statement on the copyright page that says "Paperback Library is a division of Coronet Communications Inc."
The Simak indeed has the full ISBN on the spine, followed by white space and the price. The Finney novel does have the SBN on the spine, I added this to the notes. --Willem H. 17:47, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for indulging my quest to separate these publishers. Mhhutchins 18:28, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
That's one of the main reasons (imo) we have primary verifications. --Willem H. 19:00, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Malzberg's Revelations

Another Warner Paperback Library printing: Revelations. Is there an ISBN printed on the spine? According to the Amazon listing and a couple of Abebooks dealers the ISBN is 0-446-64947-3, but it's possible that it was derived from the catalog number. Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 18:36, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Another YES!. ISBN is on the spine. I added this and notes to the pub. Thanks, --Willem H. 18:54, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

The cover of M. John Harrison's Empty Space

Willem, I've just cloned your verified tp edition to create the hc record. Re. the cover, can I ask if the colour in the image is true? My hc cover is black/grey/blue, whereas the image you used for the tp is more brown/blue. If your tp really is that colour I'll need to upload a different version for the hc, as it may be a deliberate difference in covers. Thanks. PeteYoung 04:18, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

The cover is even a bit darker brown than the scan. Yours is probably like the Amazon scan, which is totally different (the color of course) than mine. --Willem H. 18:37, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Eyebem or Eyebeam

Can you confirm the spelling of the story on page 225 in this collection? Thanks. Mhhutchins 18:19, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

No, I can't. It should have been Eyebem. Corrected now. Thanks! --Willem H. 18:30, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

De ontheemde

Hello Willem, there's a text "Illustratie omslag: Cary Venselaar" on the back cover of this publication. Horzel 15:38, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

I hadn't noticed that. Thanks! --Willem H. 15:59, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

The Identity Plunderers

Just entered a [Canadian] edition of [this] which has the same artwork but is cropped a little differently. [Cover] has about 3-4mm more showing on right and maybe 1-2mm more on the bottom so that a portion of Alexander's signature does show. If you look closely at your image the very left side of the "A" is visible [at least I can see it on the uploaded image]. Just an FYI. --~ Bill, Bluesman 23:59, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

So the little smudge is a signature. I would never recognise it as such. Thanks! --Willem H. 13:32, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Windhaven

Entered a new record for the CDN edition of [this] with the same artwork. It is signed by Di Fate, though you may need a magnifier to see it [bottom right]. Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 01:04, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

Not easy to see, but it's there! Thanks --Willem H. 13:26, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

War of the Wing-Men

Found a signature [initials] on [this] cover. Just below the claws of the 'beast' on the rock is our friend JHB. Added the credit and a note. Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 03:10, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Again, thanks. Nice find. --Willem H. 13:33, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
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