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I have another account here "BillLongley" that I used during some strange blocking events. Those were mostly during my early days here, and no doubt anything done by "BillLongley" could be improved, so feel free to point out my newbie mistakes. (You'll find some under THIS name too, and don't be afraid to question those either.) At some point I'll probably review all the "BillLongley" verifications and switch them to this ID - probably to get to the 2,000 Verifications point. (Yes, I know many other editors have far vaster collections, but until they start verifying them all this is one of the few targets I can aim for!)
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The "B" is for [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?113161 "Bill"]. Not to be confused with [[User:Bluesman]], also a Bill.
  
I consider myself fairly expert on Terry Pratchett, Spider Robinson, James Blish and (reluctantly, after I heard of "fix-up" novels) A. E. van Vogt: currently I'm learning Ron Goulart (from the Josh Kirby associations), Jack Williamson and Brian Stableford: and Buffy/X-Files/Star Trek/Doctor Who series as they're just so cheaply available at car-boot sales and suchlike. (This is why I verify so many copies of the same book at times - 10p or 20p to upgrade a book from a reading copy to a good one to a pristine one is irresistible!)
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Below this point, it's notes for me. Which I seem to review every year or so....  
 
 
I like to question a lot of ISFDB standards, and get a bit disappointed when such discussions peter out with no resolution. I upload a lot of cover images to Amazon, but wish they were here instead, for instance.
 
 
 
I occasionally stumble over a British SF Magazine and venture into those Dark Areas, but you'd be better off talking to other Mods about magazines. Mostly. Unless it's the British edition. Then it's only "Probably". I've done one entire series single-handed and I'll probably do "[SF] Impulse" at some point too.
 
 
 
And I now have a large collection of "Stuff" that is either interesting, daunting, or a fire-risk: see below.
 
 
 
== "Novels I've got in a series" script ==
 
Another quick'n'dirty script, knocked up as I'm being offered Star Trek Books for postage costs only! And as most aren't worth even that much, I'm not going to ask for any I already have... (Test is for "Discworld" as it's a much shorter series and I haven't got this to look at Parent Series yet.) [[User:BLongley|BLongley]] 14:00, 7 Jan 2008 (CST)
 
 
 
select t.title_title, MAX(v.user_id)
 
from (pubs p, pub_content pc, authors a, titles t, canonical_author ca, series s)
 
      LEFT OUTER JOIN verification v
 
ON (v.pub_id = p.pub_id
 
      AND v.reference_id = 1
 
AND v.user_id IN (2781, 4121)        )
 
WHERE t.title_ttype = 'NOVEL'
 
and p.pub_id = pc.pub_id
 
and pc.title_id = t.title_id
 
and t.title_id = ca.title_id
 
and ca.author_id = a.author_id
 
and t.series_id = s.series_id
 
and s.series_title like 'Discworld%'
 
GROUP BY t.title_title
 
order by  2, 1
 
 
 
 
 
== "Shortfiction I've got" script ==
 
(Assumes I have verified an edition containing the Story, and that all stories are in ISFDB, and doesn't allow for Variant titles).)
 
 
 
select t.title_title, MAX(v.user_id)
 
from (pubs p, pub_content pc, authors a, titles t, canonical_author ca)
 
      LEFT OUTER JOIN verification v
 
ON (v.pub_id = p.pub_id
 
    AND v.reference_id = 1
 
AND v.user_id IN (2781, 4121)        )
 
WHERE t.title_ttype = 'SHORTFICTION'
 
and p.pub_id = pc.pub_id
 
and pc.title_id = t.title_id
 
and t.title_id = ca.title_id
 
and ca.author_id = a.author_id
 
and a.author_canonical = 'Philip K. Dick'
 
GROUP BY t.title_title
 
order by  1, 2
 
 
 
First mystery to solve - as I own all five Volumes of the Complete Philip K. Dick, why do I not have 11 of the results this shows? [[User:BLongley|BLongley]] 11:07, 6 Jan 2008 (CST)
 
  
 
== Price Cribsheet ==
 
== Price Cribsheet ==
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2007 7.99
 
2007 7.99
  
== Corgi ==
 
Prefix 0552 from 1968-2005.
 
Although we also have a couple of 'Black Swan' pubs with "055299" prefixes, this is a pretty reliable check (over 200 good pubs verified).
 
 
Since about 2005, Corgi has been a Children's paperback imprint of Random House. '''Bantam''' are the imprint of choice for ''reprints'' of classic Corgi SF paperback titles now, and many new Transworld SF publications - you will however see many Amazon entries listing older Corgi SF titles as "Corgi Children's"! This seems to be because they retain the same ISBN and Amazon can't cope with such British normalities as "same text can keep the same ISBN, however often you change the cover, price, company that owns the imprint, etc."
 
 
'''Do NOT trust Amazon (UK or US) for a definitive Publisher!''' (Well, maybe after a Look-Inside - but even then check they're showing you the edition you THOUGHT you were looking at!)
 
 
== Fontana Books ==
 
000613 1975-1979 (I have none of this range)
 
000614 1977-1980
 
000615 1979-1980
 
000616 1980-1991 (I have none of this range)
 
000617 1986-1993
 
 
== Coronet ==
 
Mostly covered by these prefixes, although these may also be credited to Hodder & Stoughton:
 
03400 1972-1981
 
03401 1972-1982
 
03402 1976-1982
 
03403 1984
 
 
Headline Books bought Hodder and Stoughton in June 1993, according to The British Fantasy Society Newsletter, Vol 17 No 5. Joint Company created: Hodder headline.
 
 
== Arrow / Legend ==
 
Arrow is usually 0099 prefix, but this also covers the Legend imprint. It also covers Mysterious Press which is/was an imprint of Arrow Books, and Red Fox and Vintage: but these are unlikely to be SF.
 
 
== Sidgwick & Jackson ==
 
0283 prefix: although this may be also used for paperback publications in association with the New English library.
 
 
== Star ==
 
03523 1975-1989
 
May be credited as "W. H. Allen-Star".
 
 
== Magnum ==
 
04170 Prefix, 1977-1981
 
 
== Unwin / Unicorn ==
 
Not many SF authors, Tolkien being the most notable, but has handled Tanith Lee, Robert Holdstock, M. John Harrison and Guy Gavriel Kay. Prefixes 004440 and 004823. More likely to publish SF under the "Unicorn" imprint.
 
 
== NEL (New English Library) ==
 
Also covers Souvenir Press and Four Square imprints, but these are likely to be pre-ISBN.
 
02839 1976-1982
 
03406 1994-1999
 
03407 1999-2004
 
03408 2004
 
04500 1969-1997
 
04503 1986-1993
 
04504 1987-1990
 
04505 1989-1994
 
04506 1994-1995
 
0340 overlaps with Hodder: 02839 with Sidgwick & Jackson: 0450 is pretty clear though.
 
 
== Penguin, Puffin, Peacock, Roc ==
 
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Books Wikipedia does better than usual for THIS British (still?) publisher].
 
 
01400 1969-1987
 
01401 1987-1995
 
01402 1995-2001
 
 
Children's imprints:
 
01403 Puffin 1969-2007
 
01413 Puffin 2002-2007
 
01404 Peacock 1978-1979
 
 
Gets complicated with Roc imprint:
 
04514 Penguin/Roc 1990-2007
 
 
== Pan ==
 
0330 Prefix 1967-2006.
 
Now includes 03304 Picador, and Pan Macmillan begins to really mess things up.
 
 
== Piccolo ==
 
Children's book imprint of Pan.
 
03302 1973-1985
 
 
== Methuen ==
 
04131 1987-1988
 
04133 1975-1976
 
04134 1986-1987
 
04135 1983-1987
 
04136 1986
 
04137 2002 (Methuen Drama)
 
 
 
 
== Wyndham / Universal / Target / Virgin / W. H. Allen / Dr Who Books  ==
 
0426 prefix, mainly for Doctor Who and spin-offs.
 
 
== Heinemann ==
 
043400 1987-1997
 
 
== Faber and Faber ==
 
0571 prefix.
 
 
== Gollancz / VGSF / Orion / Millennium ==
 
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Gollancz_Ltd Wikipedia Article] that promotes Manga more than SF! :-(<br>
 
[http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/search-book-Sci-Fi-and-Fantasy.htm Orion Books Site] that still has links to Fantasy and SF. Grab the data while it lasts.
 
 
057500 Gollancz 1971-1974
 
057501 Gollancz 1973-1974
 
057502 Gollancz 1975-1981
 
057503 Gollancz 1982-1988
 
057503 VGSF 1987
 
057504 Gollancz 1987-1994
 
057504 VGSF 1987-1995
 
057505 Gollancz 1991-2001
 
057505 VGSF 1991-1994
 
057506 Gollancz 1995-2000
 
057506 Orion/Gollancz 1999-2001
 
057507 Gollancz 2000-2007
 
057507 Orion/Gollancz 2002-2003
 
057507 Orion 2005
 
 
185798 Gollancz 2001-2003
 
185798 Millennium 1999-2000
 
185798 Orion 1996
 
185798 Orion/Millennium 1999-2000
 
 
978057 Gollancz/Orion 2006-2007
 
075281 Millennium/Orion 1999
 
 
004823 Orion 1986
 
075280 Orion 1996-1997
 
 
184255 Orion Children's Books 2003
 
 
== Mayflower ==
 
05831 prefix, 1969-1982<br>
 
This prefix may also be credited to Granada from 1978-1984, or Grafton from 1985-1988.
 
 
== Beaver ==
 
Children's imprint of Hamlyn, so shares prefix of 06003. Most notable author John Christopher.
 
 
== Mandarin ==
 
An imprint of Octopus UK, whoever they are.
 
074930 1989-1993
 
074931 1992-1995
 
 
== Colin Smythe ==
 
Only two books here so far: original publisher of Terry Pratchett. Prefix 086140
 
 
== Titan ==
 
Reprinted a lot of Star Trek Pocket books.
 
185286 1987-1993
 
 
== Panther / Grafton / Granada Books ==
 
ISBN Ranges from all verified books:
 
058601 1970-1983
 
058602 1969-1984
 
058603 1970-1981
 
058604 1974-1985
 
058605 1980-1985
 
058606 1984-1986
 
Note: These prefixes were also used by Granada 1973-1986. The 0586 prefix was also used by Grafton, HarperCollins, HarperCollins Voyager, Paladin and Triad, who also used the 058607-058600 ranges Panther and Granada didn't.
 
 
Granada also used prefixes:
 
024611 1982 (only 1 sample)
 
024612 1984-1985
 
058311 1984
 
058312 1978-1984
 
058313 1980-1983
 
 
Grafton also used prefixes:
 
000765 1996
 
024612 1986
 
024613 1987-1991
 
058311 1985-1988
 
058312 1987
 
058313 1987-1988
 
058607 1987-1991
 
058620 1986-1992
 
058621 1991-1993
 
 
== Orbit Books ==
 
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit_Books Wikipedia entry]
 
* [http://www.orbitbooks.net/about-orbit Orbit Books now]
 
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ISBN Ranges from my verified books:
 
070888 1978-1992  (Most common prefix before takeover)
 
070881 1989
 
070883 1987-1988
 
070884 1989-1991
 
070885 1992
 
086007 1974-1992  (Second most common prefix before takeover)
 
072214 1991        (Reprint of Sphere book)
 
072219 1990        (Reprints of Sphere books)
 
074740 1990-1991
 
184149 2000-200604 (Second most common prefix after takeover)
 
185723 1992-2004  (Most common prefix after takeover)
 
 
* Trade Emblem: Looks like a mushroom in a circle, but is probably meant to be an O with a T in. See [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?JNDRFCLLST1974 Jandar of Callisto].
 
<br>
 
* 1974-1975: Company Name and Address: "Futura Publications Limited", "49 Poland Street, London W1A 2LG".
 
* ISBN prefix 08600.
 
<br>
 
* 1975-1976: Company Name and Address: "Futura Publications Limited", "Warner Road, London SE5".
 
* ISBN prefix 08600.
 
<br>
 
* 1976-1977: Company Name and Address: "Futura Publications Limited", "110 Warner Road, Camberwell, London SE5".
 
* ISBN prefix 08600.
 
<br>
 
* 1978: Company Name and Address: "Futura Publications Limited", "110 Warner Road, Camberwell, London SE5".
 
* ISBN prefix 07088 introduced.
 
<br>
 
* 1979: No samples
 
<br>
 
* 1980-1981: Company Name and Address: "MacDonald Futura Publishers Limited", "Paulton House, 8 Shepherdess Walk, London N1 7LW".
 
* ISBN prefix 08600 still used on reprints, 07088 on new.
 
<br>
 
* 1981: Company Name and Address: "Futura Publications. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Holywell House, Worship Street, London EC2A 2EN".
 
<br>
 
* 1982: Company Name and Address: "Futura Publications. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Maxwell House, 74 Worship Street, London EC2A 2EN".
 
<br>
 
* 1983: No sample.
 
<br>
 
* 1984-85: Company Name and Address: "Futura Publications. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Maxwell House, 74 Worship Street, London EC2A 2EN". "A BPCC plc Company".
 
<br>
 
* 1986-87: Company Name and Address: "Futura Publications. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7QX". "A BPCC plc Company".
 
<br>
 
* 1988: Company Name and Address: "Futura Publications. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7QX". "A member of Maxwell Pergamon Publishing Corporation PLC".
 
<br>
 
* 1988-1989: Company Name and Address: "Futura Publications. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. 66-73 Shoe Lane, London EC4P 4AB". "A member of Maxwell Pergamon Publishing Corporation PLC".
 
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* 1990: Company Name and Address: "Orbit Books. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Orbit House, 1 New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AR". "A member of Maxwell '''MacMillan''' Pergamon Publishing Corporation PLC".
 
* First use of 07474 ISBN Prefix.
 
<br>
 
* 1990: Company Name and Address: "'''Sphere''' Books. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Orbit House, 1 New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AR". "A member of Maxwell MacMillan Pergamon Publishing Corporation PLC".
 
* First use of 07221 ISBN Prefix for Orbit?
 
<br>
 
* 1991: Company Name and Address: "'''Sphere''' Books. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Orbit House, 1 New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AR". "A member of Maxwell MacMillan Pergamon Publishing Corporation PLC".
 
<br>
 
* 1991: Company Name and Address: "'''Orbit''' Books. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. Orbit House, 1 New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AR". "A member of Maxwell MacMillan Pergamon Publishing Corporation PLC".
 
<br>
 
* 1991: Company Name and Address: "Orbit Books. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. 165 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YA". "A member of Maxwell MacMillan Pergamon Publishing Corporation PLC".
 
<br>
 
* 1991: Company Name and Address: "Orbit Books. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. 165 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YA". "A member of Maxwell MacMillan Publishing Corporation PLC". '''(No "Pergamon")'''
 
<br>
 
* 1992: Company Name and Address: "Orbit Books. A Division of Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. 165 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YA". "A member of Maxwell MacMillan Publishing Corporation".
 
<br>
 
* 1992: Company Name and Address: "Orbit Books. A Division of Little, Brown and Company (UK) Limited. 165 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YA".
 
* 185723 prefix introduced.
 
<br>
 
* 1993: Company Name and Address: "Orbit. A Division of Little, Brown and Company (UK) Limited. 165 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YA".
 
<br>
 
* 1994-2001: Company Name and Address: "Orbit. A Division of Little, Brown and Company (UK) Limited. Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN".
 
<br>
 
* 2002-2003: Company Name and Address: "Orbit. An imprint of Time Warner Books UK. Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN".
 
<br>
 
* 2004-2006: Company Name and Address: "Orbit. An imprint of Time Warner Book '''Group''' UK. Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN".
 
<br>
 
* 2006: Company Name and Address: "Orbit. An imprint of Little, Brown Book Group Ltd. Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN". A member of the Hachette Livre Group of companies.
 
<br>
 
 
Oddities: 07474 Prefix ends in 1991? 185723 Prefix starts in 1992, ends 2004?
 
[[User:BLongley|BLongley]] 07:57, 24 Dec 2007 (CST)
 
 
== Sphere Books ==
 
Stub for future Publisher page, trying to establish who owned the imprint when, etc. Created from examining a sample of my own publications, one or more from each year.
 
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_Books Near useless Wikipedia page].
 
* [http://www.ketupa.net/thomson2.htm  1966 Thomson founds Sphere paperback imprint - 1985 Thomson Books sells Hamish Hamilton, Michael Joseph, Sphere Books, Rainbird Publishing Group and TBD Book Service to Pearson-controlled Penguin]
 
* [http://www.ketupa.net/pearson2.htm  1985 Penguin buys Hamish Hamilton, Michael Joseph, Sphere Books, Rainbird Publishing Group and TBD Book Service from Thomson]
 
* [http://www.ketupa.net/maxwell2.htm  1989 (Maxwell) buys Sphere Books from Pearson's Penguin for £13.75m]
 
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ISBN Ranges from my verified books:
 
07221 1970-1990 (Then taken over by Orbit)
 
074740 1988-1989 (Later used by Orbit)
 
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* 1967: Company listed as "Sphere Books Limited, London"
 
* No ISBN, but serial number is usually last five digits of the theoretical ISBN if the prefix '07221' is used.
 
* Credits Ballantine Books Inc. first printings.
 
* Trade Emblem: Usually Circle with Red upper half, Black lower half. Colours varied when on a cover of similar colour, e.g.  [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?183525 Needle in a Timestack] or [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?117341 The Towers of Toron]
 
<br>
 
* 1968: Company listed as "Sphere Books Limited", Address given as "40, Park Street, London W1"
 
* No ISBN, but serial number is usually last five digits of the theoretical ISBN if the prefix '07221' is used.
 
* Trade Emblem: As 1967.
 
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* 1969: Company listed as "Sphere Books Ltd", Address given as "40, Park Street, London W1"
 
* No ISBN, but serial number is usually last five digits of the theoretical ISBN if the prefix '07221' is used.
 
* Trade Emblem: Stylised Globe, e.g. [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?HTHSLRDDKX1969 Hothouse]
 
<br>
 
* Also 1969, and in 1970: Company listed as "Sphere Books Ltd", Address given as "30/32 Gray's Inn Road, London W.C.1"
 
* No ISBN, but serial number is usually last five digits of the theoretical ISBN if the prefix '07221' is used.
 
* Trade Emblem: As above.
 
<br>
 
* 1971-1985: Company listed as "Sphere Books Ltd", Address given as "30/32 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X '''8JL'''"
 
* ISBNs started being printed in full in 1971, prefix '07221' is used.
 
* Trade Emblem: As above.
 
<br>
 
* 1986: Company listed as "Sphere Books Ltd", Address given as "27/28 Wrights Lane, London W8 5TZ"
 
* Trade Emblem: As above.
 
<br>
 
* 1987: Company listed as "Sphere Books Ltd", Address given as "'''27''' Wrights Lane, London W8 5TZ" (N.B. No longer at 28 as well.)
 
* Starts mentioning Penguin Books, which has same address.
 
* Trade Emblem: As above.
 
<br>
 
* 1988: Company listed as "Sphere Books Ltd", Address given as "27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5TZ"
 
* Stated as "Published by the Penguin group."
 
* Trade Emblem: As above.
 
* First time "07474" ISBN prefix appears.
 
<br>
 
* 1989: Company listed as "Sphere Books Ltd", Address given as "27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5TZ"
 
* Stated as "Published by the Penguin group."
 
* Trade Emblem: As above.
 
* 07721 and 07474 prefixes used.
 
<br>
 
* 1990: Stated as "An Orbit book." Company listed as "Sphere Books Ltd. A Division of MacDonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd"
 
* "A Member of Maxwell Macmillan Pergamon Publishing corporation."
 
* Address given as "1, New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AR"
 
* 07721 and 07474 prefixes used.
 
<br>
 
 
Oddities: 1977 "08600" prefix pubs: 0860079554 and 0860079619. Futura pubs?
 
 
== Corgi SF Collector's Library ==
 
(Dumping ground for future Publication Series)<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?RTHBDSZFKP1973 Earth Abides]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?160921 Fantastic Voyage]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?MRTHNHMNSB1973 More Than Human]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?RCHFRTMRRW1974 Reach for Tomorrow]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?STRSRGNPHL1976 Star Surgeon]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THDRMNGJWL1975 The Dreaming Jewels]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?180621 The Illustrated Man]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THNNRLNDSC1975 The Inner Landscape]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THTHRSDFTH1974 The Other Side of the Sky]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THSHPFFRTH1976 The Shape of Further Things]<br>
 
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?BRFTNTHHDQ1974 Barefoot in the Head]<br>
 
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?CNTCLFRLBW1974 A Canticle for Leibowitz]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?BYRSPRE1975 Billion Year Spree]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?FHRNHTBSBL1973 Fahrenheit 451]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?SNGTHBDLCT1975 I Sing the Body Electric!]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?MLO4713 Intangibles Inc]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?RPRTNPLNTT1973 Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THCTNDTHST1974 The City and the Stars]<br>
 
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THSTRRVRSF1976 The Star Rover]<br>
 
A for Andromeda 1975?
 
Andromeda Breakthrough 0552099392 1975?<br>
 
Dandelion wine 0552098825 1975?<br>
 
Dragonflight 0552092363 1973?<br>
 
Farnham's Freehold 0552100676 1976?<br>
 
Hospital Station  0552102148 1976?<br>
 
Something Wicked This Way Comes 0552100439 1975?<br>
 
Tales of Ten Worlds 0552097853 1975?<br>
 
The Golden Apples of the Sun 0-552-09333-5 1973?<br>
 
The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night 0552098299 1975?<br>
 
The Menace from Earth 0552093343 1973?<br>
 
The Mysterious Island  0552100889 1976?<br>
 
The Shape of Things to Come 055209532X 1974?<br>
 
The Silver Locusts 0552097845 1975?<br>
 
The Wind from the Sun 0552096547 1974?<br>
 
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 0552098833 1975?<br>
 
  
 
== Recent Acquisitions ==
 
== Recent Acquisitions ==
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: Just to make it clear: Knud Lam has expressed an interest in preserving the ENTIRE physical collection, I think: I have no Danish language skills and it seems my English isn't that clear to Danes either, as I have had to apologize several times over about my perceived intentions. I'm currently keeping these items and the other boxes/bags stored, and many items are of ISFDB interest. If anyone is interested in entering the ISFDB-relevant data, then I'm happy to let you borrow the items, on the understanding that Knud wants the physical copies eventually. Knud seems happy to allow researchers access to the physical editions, but he has a ten-year backlog of work already and I don't want to put the burden of data-entry on him alone! [[User:BLongley|BLongley]] 16:42, 18 Jul 2007 (CDT)
 
: Just to make it clear: Knud Lam has expressed an interest in preserving the ENTIRE physical collection, I think: I have no Danish language skills and it seems my English isn't that clear to Danes either, as I have had to apologize several times over about my perceived intentions. I'm currently keeping these items and the other boxes/bags stored, and many items are of ISFDB interest. If anyone is interested in entering the ISFDB-relevant data, then I'm happy to let you borrow the items, on the understanding that Knud wants the physical copies eventually. Knud seems happy to allow researchers access to the physical editions, but he has a ten-year backlog of work already and I don't want to put the burden of data-entry on him alone! [[User:BLongley|BLongley]] 16:42, 18 Jul 2007 (CDT)
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:: I've lost contact with Knud, so everything is up for grabs. I wouldn't be happy making a profit from items given to me for nothing, so if you'll pay for the postage they are yours. It might take me some time to FIND the relevant items - they have been repacked at least twice during past moves, but I'm going to have to downsize a bit more and really need the space. But if I haven't looked at them in the last five years I suspect I never will. Drop me a line if anything appeals. Priority will be given to people willing to enter the data here - but if you just want to READ them that's fine by me as well. [[User:BLongley|BLongley]] 06:22, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
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Looking for good home.<br>
 
Looking for good home.<br>
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Equinox 3
 
Equinox 3
 
Quantum 41, 42
 
Quantum 41, 42
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The Gothic Grimoire (German) (1-3)<br>
 
The Gothic Grimoire (German) (1-3)<br>
 
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To read:<br>
 
To read:<br>
 
Counterclock: 4,5,6,7<br>
 
Counterclock: 4,5,6,7<br>
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Focus (dozens)<br>
 
Focus (dozens)<br>
 
BSFA Newsletter (dozens)<br>
 
BSFA Newsletter (dozens)<br>
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== In Memoriam ==
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Below is Bill's original publication notes for [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?215221 the New English Library edition] of {{A|Frederik Pohl}}'s ''Midas World'':
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First p_blication A_g_st 1985.
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Yes, even tho_gh this is a British p_blication, it has "The New Neighbors" in its "U"-less form.
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Cth_lh_ bless the _nited States of America for ridding _s _nited Kingdom _sers of that tro_blesome vowel!

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Price Cribsheet

Generated from ISFDB verified pubs when there's enough data above a certain threshold: if you want better data, verify some earlier or later books! BLongley 15:50, 19 Feb 2008 (CST)

US paperbacks for a given year:
1971 1.25
1972 1.25
1973 1.25 1.50
1974 1.25 1.50
1975 1.25 1.50 1.75 1.95
1976 1.50 1.25 1.75 1.95
1977 1.50 1.95 1.75
1978 1.95 1.75 1.50
1979 1.95 2.25 1.75
1980 2.25 1.95 2.50
1981 2.50 2.25 2.75 2.95
1982 2.25 2.95 2.50 2.75
1983 2.95 2.50 2.75
1984 2.95 2.50 2.75
1985 2.95 3.50 2.75 3.95
1986 2.95 3.50 3.95 5.99
1987 3.50 2.95 3.95 6.99 4.5
1988 3.50 3.95 2.95
1989 3.95 4.95 4.50 3.5 5.95
1990 3.95 4.95 4.50 3.5
1991 4.95 4.99 4.50 3.95 5.99
1992 5.99 4.99 4.50 3.99
1993 4.99 5.99
1994 5.99 4.99
1995 5.99 5.50 4.99
1996 5.99
1997 5.99
1998 5.99 6.99 6.50
1999 6.99
2000 6.99 6.95
2001 6.99 7.99
2002 6.99 7.99
2003 6.99 7.99
2004 7.99 6.99
2005 7.99 6.99
2006 7.99 6.99
2007 7.99 6.99

UK Prices for Given Year:
1977 1.25
1978 1.25
1979 1.25 1.00
1980 1.25 1.10 1.00 1.75 1.50
1981 1.25 1.50
1982 1.25 1.50
1983 1.50 1.95
1984 1.50 1.95 1.75 1.35
1985 1.95 1.50 2.50
1986 2.50 2.95 1.95 1.60
1987 2.50 2.95 1.95 3.50
1988 3.50 2.95 2.99 3.99 1.99 2.50
1989 3.50 2.99 3.99 1.99
1990 3.99 3.50 4.99 2.99 2.50
1991 3.99 4.50 3.50 4.99
1992 4.99 3.99
1993 4.99 3.99 5.99 4.50
1994 4.99 5.99
1995 4.99 5.99
1996 4.99 5.99
1997 5.99 6.99 4.99
1998 5.99 6.99
1999 5.99
2000 6.99 5.99
2001 6.99 5.99
2002 6.99
2003 6.99
2004 6.99
2005 6.99
2006 6.99
2004 7.99
2005 7.99
2006 6.99 7.99
2007 7.99


Recent Acquisitions

The Brian Stableford collection is going to take some time to go through. If you see anything especially of interest here, let me know. I'm just going to record what there is for now, and what my future intentions for it are. BLongley 14:06, 14 Jul 2007 (CDT)

Just to make it clear: Knud Lam has expressed an interest in preserving the ENTIRE physical collection, I think: I have no Danish language skills and it seems my English isn't that clear to Danes either, as I have had to apologize several times over about my perceived intentions. I'm currently keeping these items and the other boxes/bags stored, and many items are of ISFDB interest. If anyone is interested in entering the ISFDB-relevant data, then I'm happy to let you borrow the items, on the understanding that Knud wants the physical copies eventually. Knud seems happy to allow researchers access to the physical editions, but he has a ten-year backlog of work already and I don't want to put the burden of data-entry on him alone! BLongley 16:42, 18 Jul 2007 (CDT)
I've lost contact with Knud, so everything is up for grabs. I wouldn't be happy making a profit from items given to me for nothing, so if you'll pay for the postage they are yours. It might take me some time to FIND the relevant items - they have been repacked at least twice during past moves, but I'm going to have to downsize a bit more and really need the space. But if I haven't looked at them in the last five years I suspect I never will. Drop me a line if anything appeals. Priority will be given to people willing to enter the data here - but if you just want to READ them that's fine by me as well. BLongley 06:22, 12 November 2013 (UTC)


Looking for good home.
The Wellsian - The Journal of the the H. G. Wells Society. Essay Contents listed here already, has reviews as well. Issues 4, 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26.
The H. G. Wells Newsletter. Summer 1986, Autumn 1995, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002.
Science Fiction Research Association Newsletter. 98-125, 127-128, 130-131, 145, Annual Directory 1983, 1984.
Friends of Foundation newsletter: 2,3,4,5, 10, 18, 20.
The Ghost Story Society newsletter: 9 -13
Inception (Storm Constantine Information Service) 6,7,8,10
An Occasional Axolotl (ditto): 5,6
Zene: 15-18,20-24
Scavenger's Scrapbook: Dec 97, Jan 99, Jun 99, Jan 2000, June 2000
Light's List 1996, 2003, 2005
Braquemard 1,8
Buzzwords 11,12
Australian SF News 21,22, 24
Fantasy Newsletter 28-38
Horror 1,2,3/4,5
Tangent 18,19
The Scream Factory 11,12 Equinox 3 Quantum 41, 42

Nongenre Goth zines (maybe some relevant Vampire stuff?) to go, between one and half-a-dozen of each title
Asylum 1,2
The Penny Dreadfull 1,2,3, 6, 8
Decrepit 1,2
The Naked Truth 3, 7-10
Bats and Red Velvet 9,10, 18,19,20
Screem in the Dark 8-10
For the Blood is the Life: Autumn 89, Spring/Summer 1994, 12, 22,23 Specials 2, 3
The Velvet Vampyre 21, 23,24,25, 27,28,29,30
Re Vamped
Udolphu Mar/Jun/Sep/Win 94, Spr/Sum/Aut/Win 95, Spr/Sum/Aut/Win 96, Spr/Sum/Aut/Win 97
Crimson 22-26
Bloodstone 2-5
The Gothic Grimoire (German) (1-3)

To read:
Counterclock: 4,5,6,7
The Patchin Review: 3,6.
The Alien Critic: 6,11,13
World SF directories and Newsletters 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10-17,22.
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts newsletter: Sum 88, Fall 88, Win 89, Fall 90, Sum 91, Fall 91, Win 91, Sum 92, Fall Win 92-93.
Focus: an S.F. Writers magazine. 5-10.
Out of the Woodwork: 1
Black Hole (Leeds University zine)
Australian Science Fiction Review: May, Sep 1986.


To research: British Fantasy Society Bulletins/newsletters: LOTS!
SFWA Bulletin: 41,42, 44-46, 54-78
SFWA Forum: 44-47, 49-74,76, 81-87, 100-106,108-113, 116-120, 122
SFWA Bylaws
SFWA Directory, 80, 82,83, 87
Science Fiction Review: 28, 32-36, 38-55, 78-83, 85-87, 89,90, 92, 96, 97, 99, 101 and 1984 Index to the reviews of 64-74.

Stuff I can't even read beyond the title:
Solar X , Aorta, Proxima, Styx, Phenix, Mandlad Alfa.


BSFA Stuff already claimed but temporarily with me:
Matrix (Lots)
Vector (Lots)
Paperback Inferno (Lots)
Paperback Parlour (Lots)
Focus (dozens)
BSFA Newsletter (dozens)

In Memoriam

Below is Bill's original publication notes for the New English Library edition of Frederik Pohl's Midas World:

First p_blication A_g_st 1985.

Yes, even tho_gh this is a British p_blication, it has "The New Neighbors" in its "U"-less form.

Cth_lh_ bless the _nited States of America for ridding _s _nited Kingdom _sers of that tro_blesome vowel!