Publication: The Best of A. E. van Vogt

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Publication: The Best of A. E. van VogtPublication Record # 396427
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1976-05-00
ISBN: 0-671-80546-0 [978-0-671-80546-3]
Publisher: Pocket Books
Price:
C$1.95^?C$: Canadian dollar
Pages: 256
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: COLLECTION
Cover: The Best of A. E. van Vogt by Harry Bennett
Notes:
- "Pocket Book edition published July, 1976"
- "Second printing .... May, 1976"; no number line
- The above statements would indicate the book was printed twice before being officially published or the year in the second line is a typo and should read 1977
- Cover art is credited to Bennett on the back cover, front cover is also signed
- P1 copy is printed in Canada and except for the "Second printing ..." statement is identical to the first printing [US and Canadian]
- Copyright page does state that the US and Canadian editions were published on the same day
- OCLC has one record for a Pocket edition OCLC 2368347 but is not specific to printing
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 2368347

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Collection Title: The Best of A. E. van Vogt • collection by A. E. van Vogt

Contents (view Concise Listing)

5 • Ah, Careless, Rapturous van Vogt! • essay by Barry N. Malzberg
11 • Introduction (The Best of A. E. van Vogt (US)) • essay by A. E. van Vogt
15 • Don't Hold Your Breath • (1973) • short story by A. E. van Vogt
38 • All We Have on This Planet • (1974) • short story by A. E. van Vogt
47 • War of Nerves • [Space Beagle] • (1950) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt
72 • The Rull • [Rull] • (1948) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt
99 • The Semantics of Twenty-First Century Science • essay by A. E. van Vogt
120 • Future Perfect • (1973) • short story by A. E. van Vogt
146 • Being an Examination of the Ponsian and Holmesian Secret Deductive Systems • (1971) • essay by A. E. van Vogt
152 • Home of the Gods • [Clane] • (1947) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt
178 • The Violent Male • (1965) • essay by A. E. van Vogt
192 • Prologue to "The Silkie" (excerpt) • [The Silkie] • (1964) • short fiction by A. E. van Vogt
201 • The Proxy Intelligence • (1968) • novella by A. E. van Vogt
253 • Final Comment (The Best of A. E. van Vogt) • essay by A. E. van Vogt

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