User talk:Dmeranda

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Correcting or removing sources when doing a primary verification of a record

Re this record: If the data in each of the fields is stated explicitly in the publication itself, it is OK to remove the source of that data from the Note field. We only give the sources for non-verified pubs, or when data isn't stated in the publication itself, such as cover art credit. Thanks for contributing and welcome to the ISFDB. Mhhutchins 17:55, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

The Martian Way and Other Stories 1955 Doubleday edition qestion

Hi.

I have been researching the art by Dick Shelton. He did a number of interior illustrations and covers for SF and mystery magazines in the 1953 to 1961 range. Here is what is in ISFDB. https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?26834

ISFDB currently lists the 1955 Doubleday editions of "The Martian Way and Other Stories" with cover art by Richard Shelton. I suspect that this is the same person as Dick Shelton noted above, who did a cover for the 1957 Doubleday novel by Chad Oliver, "The Winds of Time".

I also see in ISFDB that the Richard Shelton entry includes two items: 1. This cover for "The Martian Way and Other Stories". 2. The 1992 story, "The Bus to Veracruz", from Fantasy Macabre, #14.

I know that you verified "The Martian Way and Other Stories". I would deeply appreciate it if you could check both the cover (if the dust jacket is still present) or the interior of the book for artist's credit. Was it really Richard Shelton, or was it Dick Shelton?

Regardless of your answer, I strongly suspect that the cover artist for "The Martian Way and Other Stories" is not the same person as who wrote "The Bus to Veracruz" and otherwise had a very distinguished career as poet and academic. However, I'd love to check what it actually says on the book.

Thanks.Dave888 (talk) 19:08, 24 February 2024 (EST)