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Hello, Collectible Science Fiction, and welcome to the ISFDB Wiki! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

Note: Image uploading isn't entirely automated. You're uploading the files to the wiki which will then have to be linked to the database by editing the publication record.

Please be careful in editing publications that have been primary verified by other editors. See Help:How to verify data#Making changes to verified pubs. But if you have a copy of an unverified publication, verifying it can be quite helpful. See Help:How to verify data for detailed information.

I hope you enjoy editing here! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will insert your name and the date. If you need help, check out the community portal, or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Hauck 07:31, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Other Dimensions

Hello, I've approved your submission but instead of sourcing your data in the "Note to Moderator" field, you should have updated the "Note" field at publication level (I've done this for you) and notified the Primary Verifiers of the changes (ditto). Thanks for spotting this link. Hauck 07:40, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age

Hello, I've put your submission on hold as your publication is very likely (as per price) a later printing than this 1977 one and so not to be dated 1977. Can you tell me what is exactly on its copyright page? There also will be some details to clear (price, publication series). Thanks. Hauck 18:54, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

Sure, I'll have to check after work this evening. I thought I had listed it correctly, Futura 1st, an Orbit book. I'll also try to get you that photo as well. The links I found to it were not from approved sources so I'm editing mine. Collectible Science FictionCollectible Science Fiction 19:02, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
I have both copies in front of me. The problem is that we are both correct. The copyright page is identical for both books. Both say an Orbit book at top, First Futura Publications Edition 1977. The price on the Burns cover is U.K. 80p, the price on the Tybus cover is 90p. How do I upload my scan without eliminating the present image? Thanks. Collectible Science FictionCollectible Science Fiction 03:15, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for having a look. The 90p is likely a second printing where the copyright page hadn't been updated. I've approved your submisison with a few changes: publisher set to "Orbit", publication series blanked (for example Ace Double is a publication series of Ace), price set to "£0.95" (see Help pages), and inserted notes. The result is here, you can now upload your scan there and add the contents (use the top screen of "Import Content" with "193781" as parameter to achieve this quickly). Hauck 08:20, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
In order to correctly upload the cover scan, please follow the procedure indicated there. I've done this for you and deleted your first upload. Hauck 13:52, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

I have uploaded the new cover. Please feel free to amend my comments. Also, the initial price I gave you of U.K. 95p is correct which is in the listing, not 90p which I wrote in last talk. Again, thanks for getting me up to speed! Collectible Science FictionCollectible Science Fiction 14:45, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

Notifying PVs

Hello, when you change or add data to verified publications, our etiquette requires that you notify the active PV (Primary Verifiers) of the publication according to their preferences (situated on top of their talk page). Usually, it means dropping a line like "I've added the artist for your verified pub". Thanks. Hauck 15:58, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Okay, I will do so now. Thank you.

The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age

Hi, I've imported content for your verified copy of The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age.--Dirk P Broer 18:41, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you.Collectible Science Fiction 23:08, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Uploading cover images

I have seen that you tried to add an image for Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea (Gollancz 71). Please use and follow the semi-automated procedure described on this help page. This way a template is generated automatically that protect us legally. Thanks, Stonecreek 03:27, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

I thought I had done this, I will try again this evening. Thanks. Was the image okay otherwise as far as quality/size?Collectible Science Fiction 12:31, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Well, the initial step would be to ' click the link labeled "Upload cover scan" '. It seems that you didn't do that, since otherwise the template would have been generated automatically. Would it be okay if I delete the image and you start again from scratch? Stonecreek 15:32, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
Just chiming in, but IMHO this step have already be completed see here, in this case it's the update of the publication record that hasn't been done.Hauck 16:19, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Yes, the image Hauck just posted was rejected but I did follow the upload scan instructions. I attempted to upload a higher quality scan yesterday but it didn't prepopulate the data so I'm not sure what happened. The second scan is much better. I can try again this evening.Collectible Science Fiction 16:37, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

IMHO it's useless to try to upload a "better" image (you're close to our size limits). Just edit the publication record here by giving the URL of the image (http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/images/3/39/WZRDFRTHSQ1971.jpg). Hauck 16:42, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

I have tried this and changed the url to the one listed. Is it pending approval or is it still missing the jpeg file?Collectible Science Fiction 16:53, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

I don't see any approved submission for this edit, I've done this for you. Hauck 17:19, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you as always for your help!Collectible Science Fiction 17:29, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

Same problem for the image associated with this pub, you uploaded it without following the proper procedure. I've done this for you and deleted the incorrectly uploaded scans (there were two of them). Hauck 05:58, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
Thank you. When I clicked on the upload new cover scan link no info was prepopulated.Collectible Science Fiction 13:22, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
That's strange, in theory the "summary" part is already entered. Hauck 14:38, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

On a related note, I'm in touch with Josh Kirby's family. They wanted to know if it's possible to change his cover image to a real picture. Thanks.Collectible Science Fiction 16:26, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Sure! We do need only an image to upload! Stonecreek 17:12, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Great! How do I upload it since it's not a cover scan?Collectible Science Fiction 17:40, 31 October 2016 (UTC) Should I use the Author Images template or just upload through scans?Collectible Science Fiction 18:49, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Ubik

Hello, I've approved your submission but regularized publisher to already existing Martinez Roca,note that the publication series should perhaps be found into the existing ones for this publisher (perhaps this one?). I've also deleted the notes as they're transient and should go in the "Note to Modrator" field and changed the artist's name to canonical as per your notes for the image (that I've uploaded for you). The result is here. Note that I've also had to unmerge and variant your publication's title as you added it to the english version Ubik. Hauck 10:59, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Yes, thank you. It is Super Ficcion, not Science Ficcion. There is no price listed on the book and it is 197 pages. Happy New Year!Collectible Science Fiction 18:58, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
Record updated. Hauck 19:05, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
Harmonized pub format with the rest of the series (19 cm, so tp). Linguist 10:11, 3 March 2017 (UTC).

Thank you!Collectible Science Fiction 03:17, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

The Unlimited Dream Company

Hello, I've approved your submission but had to change the price from "UK 2.50" to simply "£2.50" and set the binding to "pb" (as you own the book, you're supposed to be able to determine its format). I've also deleted the irrelevant part of the note (it should go ine the "note to moderator" field). Hauck 08:45, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. The log in issue seems to be a Firefox problem as I have been able to access using Chrome. I will now upload the cover as well. Collectible Science Fiction 14:52, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Image Uploads

Did you receive my cover uploads for Dream and Night Shift? Collectible Science Fiction 23:37, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Yes, I see that they are uploaded into our system (here and there), you've got now to "finish" the task as described here (copying URLs and updating the Image field of the publication records). Hauck 06:30, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Nightshift

Hi, I've uploaded content for your verified copy of [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?614160 Nightshift}.--Dirk P Broer 11:58, 3 May 2017 (UTC) Thank you! Perhaps we should retract that cover from the 1980 edition as I can't verify it was the same. I didn't go about adding the pub correctly at that time.Collectible Science Fiction 18:58, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

R Is for Rocket

Hello, I've approved your submission but had to make some chnages to conform to our standards:

  • added currency symbol (remember we're an international outfit).
  • regularized publisher to Bantam Books (see this pub).
  • imported contents.

The result is here. Note that it's perhaps may be quicker for you to use the "Clone This Pub" function starting from an appropriate publication (this one is perfect for your purposes) instead of "Add Publication to This Title". Hauck 13:06, 5 July 2017 (EDT)

Thanks as always, Hauck. Ian Miller has already written me back and is reviewing the photo now. In the meantime, I will upload the cover for this edition. Take care.Collectible Science Fiction 13:43, 5 July 2017 (EDT)
Ian Miller has contacted me and confirmed the art is his.Collectible Science Fiction 14:01, 5 July 2017 (EDT)
Nice work, submission approved. Hauck 14:13, 5 July 2017 (EDT)

The Atrocity Exhibition cover

Thanks for the hint, I'll delete the link, so you can upload the actual cover. The background likely is a general problem with amazon's cover displays: they put one up per ISBN, regardless if the cover design or art have changed with printings. Stonecreek 08:37, 12 October 2017 (EDT)

Sure. I created a new pub for the cover shown but don't have the 72' Panther cover at the moment. When I have it in hand I will upload the scan. Thanks! Collectible Science Fiction 12:55, 12 October 2017 (EDT)

The Disaster Area

Hi, I've imported content for your verified copy of The Disaster Area.--Dirk P Broer 08:43, 25 October 2017 (EDT) Thank you!Collectible Science Fiction 11:36, 31 October 2017 (EDT)

The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

re The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories: Can you please confirm its "Third" and not "3rd" on the title page? There is some confusion in our notes between the printings. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 17:13, 16 November 2017 (EST)

Well maybe the confusion is caused by the front cover stating 3rd and the title page stating Third!Collectible Science Fiction 18:52, 16 November 2017 (EST)

I added that info to the publication record. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 19:08, 16 November 2017 (EST)

Thank you for your help. I would also add that Jan Parker is still listed as artist for Worlds of Herbert 88' NEL. I doubt that is his work, and the book does not credit an artist.Collectible Science Fiction 21:36, 16 November 2017 (EST)

I removed the artist credit. It was probably added based on the prior artwork. Since you uploaded the cover art, do you have the publication? If so, it would be appreciated if you verified the publication. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 16:40, 17 November 2017 (EST)

Sorry so late in getting back to you! I no longer have the book.Collectible Science Fiction 17:51, 3 December 2017 (EST)

Since you no longer have the book, you should change your verification from Permanent to Transient. To do that, re-verify and select the Transient option. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 19:47, 3 December 2017 (EST)

Ubik

Re Ubik -- the record at La Tercera Fundación says that the ISBN is 84-270-0376-5 and the publication series number is 13; are those correct according to your copy? --Vasha 17:30, 31 March 2018 (EDT)

Sorry so late to respond. Yes they are!Collectible Science Fiction 16:43, 5 April 2018 (EDT)
Thanks. I have added the info. --Vasha 19:38, 5 April 2018 (EDT)

The Lair of the White Worm

Hello,

Just as a reminder - when you have a question like that, you can post in Community Portal instead of sending an empty update :)

Now about this question - if I understand correctly, you have the same book in your hands (not a scan of a cover but the actual book) and it has a different cover? Is that the case? If so, and considering that the PV is not active, we have a bit of a problem. Which is the "1975 Arrow edition" edition? Any chance that they somehow got mixed up? Annie 18:46, 23 April 2018 (EDT)

I believe the cover I previously posted for the 67' edition is actually the 75' edition when I compare the fonts/cover schemes for Arrow from the different years. I did own that book at the time so I'm sure that I read whatever copyright info was there correctly. I now have a different version which looks older and consistent with the other Arrow Stoker from 67' in the database that also says 1967 third impression. So I think it would be accurate to move the first image to the 75' Arrow edition or remove it from this one, and allow me to upload my current cover. Thanks!Collectible Science Fiction 19:04, 23 April 2018 (EDT)
My only way to move it is to upload it in the proper place - which you can also do :). I do not see a '75 Arrow edition here thus me asking which edition you mean? If you mean the '74 one, it does not have a cover yet so upload this one there, edit the pub to add it, then upload the correct one here and I can delete the now not needed one. Annie 19:15, 23 April 2018 (EDT)

Ok, I've submitted the previous scan as the 74' cover and uploaded the new scan for the 67' edition. Thanks for your help and hope this works.Collectible Science Fiction 22:10, 23 April 2018 (EDT)

All approved - can you recheck them just in case? Annie 22:58, 23 April 2018 (EDT)

Looks great, thanks!Collectible Science Fiction 23:10, 23 April 2018 (EDT)

The Bat

Hi, I have your submission on hold because of the price you entered, without specifying the currency used. I am sure your keyboard supports the $.--Dirk P Broer 18:33, 28 April 2018 (EDT)

Yes, please make it $.25. I don't think Dell ever printed prices in anything but U.S. currency so they did not use a $ sign. Thanks.Collectible Science Fiction 10:00, 1 May 2018 (EDT)
Do you need to resubmit the entire entry with correct price?Collectible Science Fiction 13:53, 2 May 2018 (EDT)
No, just be patient please :) Dirk has the submission on hold so only he can approve - and he just had not been around in the last few days. Annie 13:57, 2 May 2018 (EDT)
Midweek Dublin to be exact.--Dirk P Broer 20:35, 5 May 2018 (EDT)

Haha! Have fun.Collectible Science Fiction 21:01, 8 May 2018 (EDT)

Dracula's Guest

Hi, I've imported content for your verified copy of Dracula's Guest. I have also added the OCLC record and made it a collection instead of an anthology -you may want to check the page numbers. You had it as an anthology, but if it was an anthology Bram Stoker would at max only have a part of the stories by himself -that is not the case here. It is in fact the umpteenth edition of a 1914 Bram Stoker collection by Routledge, as noted at OCLC/WorldCat -and now at your copy as well.--Dirk P Broer 06:44, 22 May 2018 (EDT)

The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories

I've done the same (importing content) with The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories.--Dirk P Broer 06:48, 22 May 2018 (EDT) Great, thanks!Collectible Science Fiction 15:56, 23 May 2018 (EDT)

Zebra / Kensington

Hi. I accepted Teacher's Pet, but I changed the publisher credit from "Zebra/Kensington Publishing Corp." to Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. since we already had that. We try not to have a proliferation of records for the same imprint and publisher. --MartyD 22:51, 17 October 2018 (EDT)

Thank you! I forgot to add Books. I'll upload the cover now as well.Collectible Science Fiction 16:44, 18 October 2018 (EDT)

A Medicine for Melancholy

I accepted your addition of the cover artist for A Medicine for Melancholy, but then updated the pub notes to add the source. Please remember that when adding data that is not from the pub, the source should be added to the pub notes and not the moderator notes. The moderator notes are transient. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 18:31, 16 April 2019 (EDT)

Thank you! Collectible Science Fiction 16:31, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

Dracula's Guest Cover

I credited the cover of the Zebra Dracula's Guest to Greg Theakston with a note on the halfway-cropped-off signature. MOHearn 10:31, 9 May 2019 (EDT) Thanks! Collectible Science Fiction 23:58, 25 May 2019 (EDT)

It's not Theakston; it's FMA; I have a PENDING edit fixing that. --Username (talk) 11:49, 15 July 2023 (EDT)
Username provided this link to a larger/sharper image, and I agree it's FMA, so I have accepted that submission. --MartyD (talk) 17:07, 24 September 2023 (EDT)

ISBN in 1947

Hi, as you can read here there is no possibility a 1947 book can have an ISBN, having been devised in 1967 (and not used till the early 1970ies).--Dirk P Broer 06:34, 27 May 2019 (EDT)

Yeah sorry that didn't make any sense. The Catalog ID should be correct. Do you have any idea what the 9 digit number used at the top of some the 40s Pocket Books was then? I have the pic ready to upload if everything else looks good. There is no price on cover, spine, or even mentioned on rear as some Pocket editions did. Thanks. Collectible Science Fiction 11:27, 27 May 2019 (EDT)

Cover Image Uploading

Cover images should be uploaded using the "Upload new cover scan" option on the publication. If you are adding a new publication, you should wait for the publication to be added and then upload it using the link. The link will properly name the image as well as apply the correct templates. I have left Image:IMG 0159.jpeg where it is, but have applied the proper template. In the future, please use the upload link. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 19:52, 28 May 2019 (EDT)

That's what I did. I waited for my pub to be approved then clicked on the upload cover scan under that submission as I always do. Collectible Science Fiction 22:44, 29 May 2019 (EDT)

That image has the wrong name & extension and was missing the template. The upload link would have created it as Image:THLSTGDTHR1947.jpg & applied the template. -- JLaTondre (talk) 22:50, 29 May 2019 (EDT)

Planet of the Apes

Hello,

In this one, you say "Number line to 34". Does that mean that the lowest number on the line is 34 which will make it the 34th printing? Or is that the highest one - then what is the lowest one on the line so we can record the printing? Thanks! Annie 12:52, 4 October 2019 (EDT)

I'm sorry number line reads 26 as lowest up to 34 so it should be 26th printing. I have the scan ready to go once approved. Thanks!Collectible Science Fiction 17:08, 4 October 2019 (EDT)

So this book actually? :) And it is dated by Locus to boot so you even get a date. So why don't you edit that to add your additional details and the scan? :) Annie 17:11, 4 October 2019 (EDT)

Ok I added the scan to that pub thanks!Collectible Science Fiction 19:42, 4 October 2019 (EDT)

Feel free to edit the notes and so on before/after you verify :) Annie 19:44, 4 October 2019 (EDT)

Ok thank you. Once you gave me the link for this pub that was already created, where would I do that?Collectible Science Fiction 10:12, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

The verify link is in the left menu - so if you go to the publication, look at all those links on the left. The edit link is in two places - in the left menu and at the top right - the same way you added the cover. If you need a spect link, let me know. Annie 12:26, 5 October 2019 (EDT)

The Man In the High Castle - PKD

Hi, regarding your PV here, may I suggest that, although the ISBN is the same as this one, yours should be Pub.Series 'Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)' and with no Pub.Series #; i.e. as this one appears. Also could you check your copyright page to confirm that Gollancz is stated as an imprint of Orion.

If you agree, shall I make the changes? Thanks, Kev. BanjoKev 15:25, 23 January 2020 (EST)

Sorry for the late response! Yes states Gollancz is an Orion imprint. Feel free to make suggested changes thanks. Collectible Science Fiction 12:59, 11 February 2020 (EST)

Thanks for checking that out, I've made the changes now. Kev. BanjoKev 10:16, 12 February 2020 (EST)

S Is for Space

Hello,

I fixed the publisher name in your verified - we semi-standartize publisher names :) Can you look at the copyright page and see if it says "10th printing" anywhere there? Based on the listing in the 14th, this should be the 10th with this date - and we should add this in the note. However - if it just has the date, we can credit based on the listing in the 14th. If it says 10th printing, it is a stated one and so it goes into the notes. Thanks in advance! Annie 16:39, 27 April 2020 (EDT)

PS: When working with collections (and not only but here it makes life easier), instead of Add Publication, you can use Clone Publication. You still can change any field you need to BUT it also will automatically add the contents - which now after an AddPub you need to import from a previous edition. Let me know if you need assistance with that. :) Annie 16:42, 27 April 2020 (EDT)
No it was 8th print. I checked otherwise I would have just added pic to 10th print. Thanks! Collectible Science Fiction
Stated 8th? Because according to the list in the 14th (see the link above), the 1977 one is the 10th? Or did you verify that one by mistake and meant to verify the 8th? Annie 22:00, 30 April 2020 (EDT)

well time to get some reading glasses, you're right 10th print April 1977. Sorry about the confusion, my pic I had taken obscured the last 2 prints. Went back and checked this morning. I'll add the photo now as well. Thanks! Collectible Science Fiction

No worries - that is why I came back to ask twice. Thanks for checking again! Annie 13:24, 6 May 2020 (EDT)
I just added a note that it is the 10th printing. Are you planning on adding the contents and do you need assistance with that? Thanks! Annie 13:41, 6 May 2020 (EDT)

I uploaded the cover scan and submitted, think that's it for now! Collectible Science Fiction

It still does not have the stories inside if you look at the publication :) You can import them from one of the other editions :) Or I can -- but I do not know if the number of pages matches. If you never imported before, let me know and I can assist with an easy step by step. Annie 17:37, 6 May 2020 (EDT)

Oh you can add the contents sorry for the late reply. Life is different these days. Hope you are safe and well! Collectible Science Fiction 21:30, 3 July 2020 (EDT)

The Halloween Tree

I have placed your submission on hold as the ISBN provided appears to be incorrect. Will you check your copy and make sure that "0560393424" is the correct ISBN? It will usually be located on the back cover as well as on the Copyright page inside the book. Thanks! ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 12:07, 18 November 2020 (EST)

Yes, I suspected this might be a problem. I checked before I even submitted and couldn't find it anywhere either, but I have the book right in front of me and that is the ISBN listed with the barcode on the back cover. It is not listed on the copyright page.Collectible Science Fiction 19:46, 20 November 2020 (EST)

Will you look at the spine of the book and see if it shows it there? It's often listed at the top or bottom of the spine, sometimes broken across multiple lines. The cover price of the book will often be shown with the ISBN on the spine, too (in case that helps you find it). ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:39, 23 November 2020 (EST)

Believe me I've looked. I'm being told by some of my fellow parents that this was issued in a clamshell case with the VHS tape for the cartoon for what it's worth. I understand if you can't accept the submission but I don't have any more info to provide.Collectible Science Fiction 22:10, 25 November 2020 (EST)

Okay, no worries. Can you scan the cover and upload it? I've approved the submission. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 12:29, 30 November 2020 (EST)

Yes just added thanks!Collectible Science Fiction 16:22, 30 November 2020 (EST)

Approved! Thanks! ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 16:34, 30 November 2020 (EST)

Hangsaman

I've placed this submission on hold. Is this the cover of the book you have? Also, the ISBN as submitted (44131705075) doesn't make sense. If it's from the spine of the book, the last three digits are the price of the book, which leaves "44131705", an incomplete ISBN. If the full ISBN is not given anywhere on or in the book, it's better to leave it off the record. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:23, 27 January 2021 (EST)

You can enter that number as the Catalog ID instead: 441-31705-075. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:25, 27 January 2021 (EST)

Ok, yes those are numbers from spine so obviously not the isbn and that's the cover. I didn't see it listed or pictured. I have a better image I can upload if you need me to thanks. Collectible Science Fiction 22:45, 27 January 2021 (EST)

I've approved it and switched the number to the Catalog ID field. Thanks! ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 16:43, 28 January 2021 (EST)
And "75¢" needed conversion to "$0.75". It is one of our formatted fields. Done now. :) Annie 16:55, 28 January 2021 (EST)

Great, I'll upload the scan now thanks!Collectible Science Fiction 22:49, 28 January 2021 (EST)

The Ghosts

I approved your submission of The Ghosts, but you need to add a note "7th printing". Multiple printings can always be entered, but the printing number should be noted. I'm somewhat concerned that the year may be too soon, and that 0000-00-00 might be more accurate, but you have to make a judgement. That it's signed should not be entered. Only pubs that are issued signed have that noted. Bob 15:31, 19 May 2021 (EDT)

Ok thank you. I have confirmed artist was Gillian Hills and added that info as well as the scan. Collectible Science Fiction 09:14, 20 May 2021 (EDT)

Please, can you confirm the year of publication (from the publication or some other dependable source)?
Our concern is that the date may be based on the date of copyright, which wouldn't be accountable for the year of publication. A similar thing had happened here, where the date was erroneously set to 1982-05-00, a year where neither the movie was filmed, nor the Bachman pseudonym was disclosed. (This was brought to our attention here). I set the date to 'unknown' and added two lines of notes. Thanks, Stonecreek 01:56, 21 May 2021 (EDT)

The copyright page states first Pocket Books Printing August, 1975, so I have submitted that date but it's 7th print so likely much later. Collectible Science Fiction 15:49, 21 May 2021 (EDT)

That would be the date of the first printing of this edition. We date each printing with its own date. If the date is unknown, we enter 0000-00-00. I have had to reject your submission to add the month and have instead changed the date to 0000-00-00. I added the month to the first printing per your data. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 09:43, 22 May 2021 (EDT)

Allan Quatermain

Regarding this submission: As this is an omnibus with two novels, you need to use "Add New Omnibus" and not "Add Publication to This Title" like you have.

  • The omnibus title should be given as per the title page of the omnibus if it has its own title page. If it does not have a separate title page and only title pages for the two novels, it should be entered as "NOVEL 1 TITLE / NOVEL 2 TITLE".
  • Since your moderator notes state this is a Royal Giants book, that should be entered into the pub series field and the 18 into the pub series number field.
  • The price should be given as $0.50

I have rejected the current submission. If you need any help with the above, please let me know. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 09:54, 22 May 2021 (EDT)

Ok thanks, was really unsure on this one. As far as the rejected date on Ghosts, I was asked to put a date in by another moderator but I agree, can't be correct. Collectible Science Fiction 12:49, 22 May 2021 (EDT)

Cyberiad

Replaced rather dark cover image of this with one scanned from a recently acquired copy. --Mavmaramis 13:33, 10 August 2021 (EDT)

Hold Your Breath Stories of Suspens

Regarding this one - are any of those stories speculative? If so, are most of them? Thanks! Annie 11:03, 1 March 2022 (EST)

Well, Taboo by Household for sure. Philomel Cottage by Christie probably loosely defined as speculative. But I'd say most are mysteries or suspense. Collectible Science Fiction

Shouldn't it be 'Suspense' (instead of 'Suspens')? Stonecreek 13:45, 7 March 2022 (EST)
Then this will need to go in as a non-genre anthology and just the genre contents will be added - I will change it after I approve it. This is the same book, correct? How is the subtitle "Stories of Suspense" spelled on the title page - does it look different as on the cover (so the title will be "Hold Your Breath: Stories of Suspense" (unless there is any additional punctuation on the title page) or is there indeed no indication of it being a subtitle - if so, a note will need to be added (I'll add it upon approval)? Thanks! Annie 14:48, 7 March 2022 (EST)

Yes same book, must've left the e off. Maybe it's not a true subtitle then, it was later reprinted by Dell without Stories of Suspense on the cover. I have a picture of cover ready to add once approved as well as another submission I'll submit this week. Thank you! Collectible Science Fiction

Approved, title fixed (feel free to masage further based on the title page), added a note for the lack of price printed on the book and the whole thing marked as non-genre. The result is here. Annie 16:15, 7 March 2022 (EST)
"Taboo, by Geoffrey Household, The Cone, by H.G. Wells, Up periscope!, by Alec Hudson, The Greatest Thing in the World, by Norman K. Mailer, Footfalls, by Wilbur Daniel Steele, Midnight Rendezvous, by Margaret Manners, Action, by C. E. Montague, Philomel Cottage, by Agatha Christie, Dygartsbush, by Walter D. Edmonds". These are the contents on Open Library, so I imported the 5 that are on ISFDB. --Username 16:27, 30 June 2022 (EDT)

The Year of the Quiet Sun

I rejected your addition of a new version of this one because we already have it: here. If yours is NOT the first printing, let me know and I will resurrect the submission(here) but in this case the notes need to specify why we need a second copy. If you indeed have this book, just verify it.

Also please note that the Cover Art records are reserved only for the artists, not for the designers - designers are only mentioned in the notes. Let me know if you have any questions. Annie 11:44, 8 March 2022 (EST)

Las Raice Del Miedo

Hello,

Is one of these the book you are trying to add here? If so, is it the 1973 or the 1981 one (or is a third edition of the same book?). Based on the choice of publisher, I suspect it is this one but making sure because this one supposedly should have an ISBN somewhere. Thanks! Annie 12:47, 4 April 2022 (EDT)

Yes the first one is the book I'm trying to add and I that is the correct title, Las Raices (not Raice). There is an ISBN given but it didn't come up as valid. It is 84-04-01854-5. Thanks for your help. Collectible Science Fiction

Not sure where you checked but 84-04-01854-5 is a valid ISBN for a Spanish book and its control character checks out. :) I will approve and fix then. Thanks! Annie 18:56, 7 April 2022 (EDT)
Here it is. Feel free to add more details if you have them - I added/fixed everything that I could based on LTF and OCLC (and a few online Spanish stores). Annie 19:02, 7 April 2022 (EDT)

Thank you! Collectible Science Fiction

Adding covers

I approved your submission adding the cover for 'The Shadow of the Torturer'. When you use the upload link on the wiki page you need to manually add a license tag template. [1], (Links to the various license tags are on the page). You can have the software generate a tag if you use the Upload new cover scan link on the actual publication page. I added the tag for you here. Let me know if you have a question, John Scifibones 10:23, 7 August 2022 (EDT)

I think that's what I usually do, must not have copied the right link. Thanks for your help! Collectible Science Fiction

I just did this with my most recent addition. Will it automatically be added to the pub or do I need to add it under image url under edit this pub? ThanksCollectible Science Fiction

Casebook of Ghosts Question

https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?37736; I added FantLab ID to Volume Two and switched price from pounds to shillings as per the rules here for 1971 and earlier Brit books that have both prices listed (and also added the info about other countries' prices), but Volume One, https://fantlab.ru/searchmain?searchstr=casebook+elliott, has a higher price on ISFDB which didn't make sense to me, and sure enough FantLab's copy has the same 25p/5- as Volume Two. So I don't know if that's really the price on your copy or maybe you have a later edition, but you may want to compare with FantLab and see if you can help. --Username (talk) 13:25, 4 November 2022 (EDT)

The Man In the High Castle - PKD (again)

Hi, with regard to your here, can I ask how you ascertained the date 2009-09-00? A couple of things prompt my question; the Masterworks II series was launched in 2010 (see here) and that yours is the 3rd printing. Thanks, Kev. --BanjoKev (talk) 18:20, 12 August 2023 (EDT)

I no longer own the book so can't confirm but sure I followed the date on the copyright page. Sorry, don't have a picture to confirm. Collectible Science Fiction (talk)
Thanks for trying anyway. Kev. --BanjoKev (talk) 18:00, 20 August 2023 (EDT)
Sure, if I get another copy I'll let you know. Sorry for the slow response. I had been more active in the past but don't check as frequently as I used to. I did get an email from Tony Roberts though confirming some of his art so I added him as artist to a cover. Collectible Science Fiction (talk)
I have another copy and there is no 2009 date on the copyright page, so probably much later thanks. Collectible Science Fiction (talk)
Could you clarify please. Do you mean you have another 3rd printing; i.e. with the printer's key as, for example, '3', '003', '3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4', or '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3' ? Kev. --BanjoKev (talk) 03:15, 3 October 2023 (EDT)
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