AFTER THE FACT! An Ongoing Bibliographical Update for THE WORK OF JACK VANCE Update #1 (December 1994) Copyright (C) 1994 Jerry Hewett ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Welcome to what I hope is the first in a series of updates and companion pieces for _The Work of Jack Vance_! Since the manuscript was handed over to the editors at The Borgo Press in December of 1992 there have been at least half a dozen new Vance novels and collections published, as well as innumerable changes and additions that I've been able to make to previously sparse entries in the novel and short-story sections of the bibliography. And since Jack seems to be as prolific as ever (three new novels a re in the works!) it looks like there will be enough new material to keep both fans and bibliographers busy for some time to come! At present I plan to issue addenda and corrections by title, so that the sheer size and volume of each update won't be quite so intimidating! And now that I'm finally back in action on Compuserve and the Internet I suspect that I'll receive enough prodding and nudging from other Vance fans to keep these addendums coming at fairly frequent intervals. THE WORD PROCESSOR DID IT! -------------------------- Well, the software is actually blameless (and quite good!), but it sounded like a catchy heading! As I become aware of typos and other textual errors in the bibliography they will appear in this section of the update. p. 16: Collation for entry (A5hb) should be listed as (A5h), not (A5g). p. 127: Notes for the Underwood-Miller edition of _The Face_ (A61c) should list the plates as coming from DAW UJ1498 (A61b), not (A62). Due to a misunderstanding by the editors at The Borgo Press, the pagination information immediately following "COLLATION:" for all entries in the Novels section is incorrect. Fortunately, the astute bibliophile will be able to easily deduce the correct pagination by adding up the page numbers that appear between brackets (just the ones that appear as "[149-151]" -- ignore the ones that say "[i.e., 5-244]" or something similar!) to ascertain whether the book they're purchasing has been altered (re-bound, ex-library) or is missing any pages. THE GOOD STUFF -------------- A few initial snafu's to report; most of them due to me not owning a copy of the book and/or not being thorough enough when examining the edition while going through someone elses' collection. I'm certain there are more; I just can't recall what they are off the top of my head! Now that I finally have a few of the Canadian DAW's in my personal collection, I find that the differences between the U.S. and Canadian versions of the DAW editions are more substantial than I first believed! Since all eleven of the Canadian editions I received show identical changes to the title page, the copyright page, and the spine and cover of the book, I am now laboring under the assumption that the remaining DAW Canadian editions have similar changes. Unfortunately, I am unable to find out where th e New American Library is based (unless they've moved Bergenfield, N.J. across the border while I wasn't looking), so for now I'll carry the city of publication as Canada. Errata / Correction: COLLATION: [addition to existing title page] PUBLISHED BY / THE NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY / OF CANADA LIMITED, p. [3]; [replaces PRINTED IN U.S.A.] PRINTED IN CANADA / COVER PRINTED IN U.S.A., p. [4]. BINDING: [Canadian pricing replaces U.S. pricing on the spine and cover, and is in boldface print]. Applies To: City of the Chasch. Canada: DAW Books (UE1461), May 1979, $1.95 CN. The Dirdir. Canada: DAW Books (UE1478), July 1979, $1.95 CN. Emphyrio. Canada: DAW Books (UE1504), December 1979, $2.50 CN. The Face. Canada: DAW Books (UJ1498), November 1979, $2.25 CN. The Five Gold Bands. Canada: DAW Books (UJ1518), February 1980, $2.25 CN. The Killing Machine. Canada: DAW Books (UE1409), October 1978, $1.95 CN. The Narrow Land. Canada: DAW Books (UE1747), July 1982, $2.50 CN. Nopalgarth. Canada: DAW Books (UE1563), September 1980, $2.50 CN. Servants of the Wankh. Canada: DAW Books (UE1467), June 1979, $1.95 CN. Star King. Canada: DAW Books (UE1402), September 1978, $1.95 CN. To Live Forever. Canada: DAW Books (UE1787), December 1982, $2.95 CN. Two of the above titles, _The Narrow Land_ and _To Live Forever_, are different enough to warrant particular attention; their appearance raises a few questions, and changes the order of publication in the bibliography! A4g. To Live Forever. Canada: DAW Books (UE1787), December 1982, paper. COLLATION: p. 7 unnumbered + 185, as follows: excerpt, p. [1]; other titles, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; COPYRIGHT (C), 1956, BY JACK VANCE. / All Rights Reserved. / Cover art by David B. Mattingly. / FIRST DAW PRINTING, DECEMBER 1982 / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 / [publishers seal and trademark] / PRINTED IN CANADA / COVER PRINTED IN U.S.A. /, p. [4]; text, p. 1-185; other DAW titles, p. [190] ; DAW catalog offer, p. [191]; other DAW titles, p. [192]. BINDING: 17.75 x 10.75 cms, with cover art by David B. Mattingly. Issued at $2.95 CN. NOTES: Text offset from the Ballantine 167 plates (A4). ERRATA: The previous entry for (A4g) now becomes (A4gb). Also note that the publication date is now in question, since the Canadian edition is a second printing while the U.S. edition is a third printing. A67b. The Narrow Land. Canada: DAW Books (UE1747), July 1982, paper. COLLATION: same as (A67), with changes as follows: [replaces line 13] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 / PRINTED IN CANADA / COVER PRINTED IN U.S.A., p. [4]. BINDING: same as (A67). Issued at $2.50 CN. ERRATA: The publication date of this edition is also questionable, but all dates might be correct since DAW seems to recognize prior U.S. publications in their edition numbering scheme; so even though the DAW Canadian edition follows the U.S. edition it is likely that both were printed within days of each other. As usual, I'm always on the lookout for any relevant information and assistance regarding this project. Correspondance should be addressed to: Jerry Hewett 30712 Doral Ct. Temecula, CA 92592 USA Internet: jhewett@ix.netcom.com CIS: 75267,1726 Please remember to let me know how you want your name to appear in the introduction to the next edition (credit and acknowledgements always cheerfully given!), and an address (surface or electronic) where I can contact you if further clarification is required! Jerry H. 28DEC94