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Publication: The Space Merchants

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  • Publication: The Space MerchantsPublication Record # 140901
  • Authors: C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl
  • Date: 1953-04-00
  • Catalog ID: 21
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books
  • Price:
    $0.35?$: US dollar
  • Pages: [8]+179
  • Format:
    pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: The Space Merchants (1953) • by Richard Powers
  • Notes: • ©1952, 1953 No other statement of publication or printing • Date of printing from copyright page of the third printing • The artist is credited on the copyright page, no visible signature. • OCLC lists the hardcover but not the '53 paperback. • This marks the first SF novel published by Ballantine, only preceded by the first Star SF anthology as this publisher's first SF book. There is a very interesting editorial on page [5] Time for a Change: A Statement on Science Fiction 'signed' simply "Ballantine Books, Inc." that may be unique to this publication.
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Dfrank 2016-12-27 13:21:16 Permanent 2017-09-15
Spacecow 2020-12-14 14:51:18 Permanent 2024-03-06
GlennMcG 2021-06-12 19:27:40 Permanent 2024-03-17

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Locus1 N/A Bluesman 2009-10-05 16:46:18
Miller/Contento N/A Bluesman 2009-10-05 16:46:18
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