AFTER THE FACT! An Ongoing Bibliographical Update for THE WORK OF JACK VANCE Update #3 (June 1996) Copyright (C) 1996 Jerry Hewett ALL RIGHTS RESERVED In my last column I said that Russell Letson had uncovered some incorrect page citations for the Taplinger edition of _Jack Vance_ (M74) that I couldn't locate. Thanks are due to Phil Stephensen-Payne for pointing out what would have been obvious to me if I had been using the final published version of The Work of Jack Vance instead of my disk-based version of the manuscript: "Russell's comments in his review are correct, if obscure. If you look carefully, you will find that the pagination quoted for M80ab and M81ab are both incorrect." In my final draft I had skipped over the separate citations for each of the articles that appeared in JV: a mistake that was caught and corrected by the editors at The Borgo Press. My guess is that these two particular errors are the unexpected result of a global search-and-replace performed sometime after the entries were added. The citations for both of these entries should be changed to reflect the same page numbers as their root citations. I had the pleasure of corresponding recently with Arthur Cunningham, one of the two founders of Kinnell Publications, the people responsible for publishing the first hardcover editions of _The Madman Theory_ and _A Room To Die In_. Arthur let me know that I had incorrectly reported the number of copies printed for both editions (1500 instead of 1000), and filled me in on some of the history behind the two dustjackets printed for The Madman Theory: "Your comments re the Kinnell titles prompted some memories of those early days. Neither I nor Richard Lewis my business partner in Kinnell had much of a clue about how to publish a book. One of the mistakes we made (a common one; I think U/M did the same with TDE in 1976) was not to ask for extra jackets for our first book, ARTDI. Thus there never were any spare jackets for this title. In addition, many of the jackets that were printed were out of register and slightly blurred. So, if you have a copy without a blurred jacket you are one of the lucky ones!" "We printed 1500 copies of ARTDI and 1500 also of TMT. The error on the jacket arose because we got the printer to design the jacket rather than a designer (as we did for all the later books). We simply didn't realise the work that went in to jacket design and thought if we gave the printer the picture and told him what words we wanted, then that was it. Considering our ignorance, the printers did a good job, but one of the mistakes we made was to give them the title over the phone -- hence, The Mad Man Theory. When I saw the advance copies I nearly fainted... As I remember it, we sent out the original jacket with orders for libraries and wholesalers, but substituted the corrected jacket on copies going into the sf community -- specialist bookshops etc. I may be wrong on this as it is nearly ten years ago now." Something I keep meaning to mention in this column has to do with the "Vance Trading List" that I've been sending out for the past year to Vance fans around the world: if you send me a box of books *PLEASE!* remember to put your return address on it somewhere!!! I've received at least six packages containing Vance paperbacks that didn't have a return address, so I unfortunately don't have any idea whom I should be sending a "thank you" note to! As usual, I'm always on the lookout for any relevant information and assistance regarding this project. Correspondence 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 acknowledgments always cheerfully given!), and a surface or email address where I can contact you if further clarification is required! Jerry H. 11FEB96 *************************************** ALL BRITISH EDITION Strange how this worked out, eh? As I started sifting through the errata reports and correspondence it struck me that I had two choice tidbits from a British publisher and a British bibliographer... so why not put together an "All British" column! The information below comes from British editions I've added to my collection since the publication of The Work of Jack Vance, and they flesh out the rather sparse descriptions in the bibliography for these particular entries. Having the books at hand also revealed a major sequencing error for The Dragon Masters that requires extensive corrections. TO LIVE FOREVER A4i. London: Grafton Books #07275-6, November 1987, paper. [British] COLLATION: p. 7 unnumbered + 249, as follows: biography, p. [1]; other titles, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; [publishers address, 3 lines] / Published by Grafton Books 1987 / First published in Great Britain by / Sphere Books Ltd 1976 / Copyright (C) Jack Vance 1956 / ISBN 0-586-07275-6 / [publishers statement, 8 lines] / [disclaimer, 8 lines] /, p. [4]; text, p. 5-253; blank, p. [254]; other Grafton titles, p. [255]; Grafton order form, p. [256]. BINDING: 17.75 x 11.25 cms, with cover art by Tony Roberts. Issued at 2.95. THE MAN IN THE CAGE A10d. London: Mayflower Books #A6, October 1961, paper. [British] COLLATION: p. 4 unnumbered + 156, as follows: synopsis, p. [1]; THE MAN IN THE CAGE / by John Vance / First published by T.V. Boardman Ltd. / Published as a Mayflower Paperback, October, 1961 / [disclaimer, 3 lines, surrounded by a box] / [publishers address, 4 lines] /, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; blank, p. [4]; text, p. 5-160. BINDING: 18.25 x 11.5 cms, with cover art by Chantrell. Issued at 2s/6d. THE DRAGON MASTERS Strike entry (A11g), move entries (A11h) through (A11o) up by one letter, with the following three entries replacing entries (A11eb) and (A11ec). A11eb. London: Mayflower Books #12100-4, November 1972, paper. [British] COLLATION: p. 12 unnumbered + 116, as follows: excerpt, p. [1]; other titles, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; Granada Publishing Limited / Published in 1972 by Mayflower Books Ltd / [publishers address, 1 line] / First published in Great Britain by / Dobson Books Limited 1965 / Copyright (C) Galaxy Publishing Incorporated 1962 / [publishers statement, 4 lines] / [disclaimer, 12 lines] /, p. [4]; half title, p. [5]; blank, p. [6]; text, p. 7-[123]; blank, p. [124]; other Mayflower titles, p. [125-128]. BINDING: 17.75 x 11 cms, with cover art by ____. Issued at 30p. NOTES: Text offset from the Panther #02186-8 plates (A11e). A11ec. London: Panther Books #02186-8, May 1985, paper. [British] COLLATION: same as (A11eb), with changes as follows: about the author, p. [1]; [publishers address, 3 lines] / Published by Panther Books 1972 / Reprinted 1985 / First published in Great Britain by / Dobson Books Limited 1965 / Copyright (C) Galaxy Publishing Incorporated 1962 / ISBN 0-586-02186-8 / [publishers statement, 3 lines] / [disclaimer, 13 lines] /, p. [4]. BINDING: 17.75 x 11.25 cms, with cover art by Geoff Taylor. Issued at 1.95. NOTES: Text offset from the Panther #02186-8 edition (A11e). A11ed. London: Grafton Books #02186-8, 1986, paper. [British] COLLATION: same as (A11ec), with changes as follows: Published by Grafton Books 1972 / Reprinted 1985, 1986 /, p. [4]. BINDING: same as (A11ec). Issued at 1.95. NOTES: Text offset from the Panther #02186-8 edition (A11e). THE STAR KING A15dc. as: Star King. London: Mayflower Books #12102-0, September 1973. paper. [British] COLLATION: p. 9 unnumbered + 199, as follows: about the author, p. [1]; other titles, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; Granada Publishing Limited / Published in 1973 by Mayflower Books Ltd / [publishers address, 1 line] / First published in Great Britain by / Dobson Books Ltd 1966 / Published by Panther Books Ltd 1968 / Reprinted 1969 / Copyright (C) Jack Vance 1964 / [acknowledgments, 3 lines] / [publishers statement, 4 lines] / [disclaimer, 12 lines] /, p. [4]; half title, p. [5]; blank, p. [6]; text, p. 7-[206]; blank, p. [207]; other Mayflower titles, p. [208]. BINDING: 17.75 x 11 cms, with cover art by ____. Issued at 35p. A15j. London: Coronet Books #25394-0, May 1980, paper. [British] COLLATION: p. 4 unnumbered + 156, as follows: excerpt, p. [1]; other titles, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; Copyright (C) 1964 by Jack Vance / [acknowledgment, 4 lines] / First published in Great Britain / 1966 by Dobson Books Ltd. / (it) Coronet edition 1980 (it) / [underline] / [disclaimer, 11 lines] / [publishers statement, 8 lines] / ISBN 0 340 25394 0 /, p. [4]; text, p. 5-160. BINDING: 17.75 x 11 cms, with cover art by ____. Issued at 85p. NOTES: Text offset from the DAW UE1402 plates (A15i). THE KILLING MACHINE A17k. London: Coronet Books #25395-9, May 1980, paper. [British] COLLATION: p. 5 unnumbered + 155, as follows: excerpt, p. [1]; other titles, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; Copyright (C) 1964 by Jack Vance / First published in Great Britain / 1967 by Dobson Books Ltd. / (it) Coronet edition 1980 (it) / [underline] / [disclaimer, 11 lines] / [publishers address, 8 lines] / ISBN 0 340 25395 9 /, p. [4]; text, p. 5-159; other Coronet titles, p. [160]. BINDING: 17.75 x 11 cms, with cover art by ____. Issued at 85p. NOTES: Text offset from the DAW UE1409 plates (A11i). A17p. London: Grafton Books #07308-6, March 1988, paper. [British] COLLATION: p. 6 unnumbered + 202, as follows: about the author, p. [1]; other titles, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; [publishers address, 3 lines] / Published by Grafton Books 1988 / First published in Great Britain by / Dobson Books 1967 / Copyright (C) Jack Vance 1964 / ISBN 0-586-07308-6 / [publishers statement, 3 lines] / [disclaimer, 13 lines] /, p. [4]; text, p. 5-206; blank, p. [207-208]. BINDING: 17.75 x 11 cms, with cover art by Chris Foss. Issued at 2.50. THE PALACE OF LOVE A31j. London: Grafton 07309-4, May 1988, paper. [British] COLLATION: p. 8 unnumbered + 232, as follows: about the author, p. [1]; other titles, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; [publishers address, 3 lines] / Published by Grafton Books 1988 / First published in Great Britain by / Dobson Books Ltd 1968 / Copyright (C) Jack Vance 1967 / ISBN 0-586-07309-4 / [publishers statement, 3 lines] / [disclaimer, 13 lines] /, p. [4]; text, p. 5-236; blank, p. [237]; other Grafton titles, p. [238-240]. BINDING: 17.75 x 11 cms, with cover art by Chris Foss. Issued at 2.95. EMPHYRIO A34h. London: Coronet #26097-1, November 1980, paper. [British] COLLATION: p. 6 unnumbered + 208, as follows: synopsis, p. [1]; other titles, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; Copyright (C) 1969 by Jack Vance / First published in the United States 1979 / by Daw Books / (it) Coronet edition 1980 (it) / [cataloging data, 5 lines] / ISBN 0-340-26097-1 / [underline] / [disclaimer, 11 lines] / [publishers statement, 8 lines] /, p. [4]; map, p. [5]; blank, p. [6]; text, p. 7-222; other titles, p. [223-224]. BINDING: 17.75 x 11 cms, with cover art by Fox. Issued at 1.10. NOTES: Text offset from the DAW UE1504 plates (A34g). EIGHT FANTASMS AND MAGICS A37cb. as: Fantasms & Magics. London: Grafton #12498-4, December 1987, paper. [British] COLLATION: same as (A37c), with changes as follows: [publishers address, 3 lines] / Published by Grafton Books 1978 / Reprinted 1987 / Copyright (C) Jack Vance 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957, / 1958, 1969 / ISBN 0-583-12498-4 / [publishers statement, 3 lines] / [disclaimer, 14 lines] /, p. [4]. BINDING: 18 x 11.25 cms, with cover art by Peter Elson. Issued at 2.50. NOTES: Text offset from the Granada #12498-4 plates (A37c). This edition omits "Telek" and "Cil". THE BRAVE FREE MEN A42j. London: Victor Gollancz #04053-X, August 1987, paper. [British] COLLATION: p. 4 unnumbered + 220, as follows: excerpt, p. [1]; other titles, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; [publishers statement, 2 lines] / First published in Great Britain 1975 / by Coronet Books / First VGSF edition 1987 / Copyright (C) 1972 by Jack Vance / [cataloging data, 5 lines] / ISBN 0-575-04053-X / [publishers statement, 2 lines] / [disclaimer, 6 lines] /, p. [4]; text, p. 5-224. BINDING: 17.75 x 11.25 cms, with cover art by Mark Salwowski. Issued at 2.50. NOTES: Text offset from the Coronet Books #19828-1 plates (A42b). THE FACE A61d. London: Dennis Dobson, May 1980, cloth. [British] COLLATION: p. 4 unnumbered + 220, as follows: excerpt, p. [1]; other titles, p. [2]; title page, p. [3]; COPYRIGHT (C) 1979 BY JACK VANCE / All Rights Reserved / First published in Great Britain in 1980 / by Dobson Books Ltd, 80 Kensington Church Street, / London W8 4BZ / [publishers statement, 2 lines] / ISBN 0 234 72178 2 /, p. [4]; text, p. 5-224. BINDING: 21 x 13.5 cms, black paper over boards. The spine is printed in silver, and reads: THE FACE / VANCE / Dobson Science Fiction. Dust jacket art by Richard Weaver. White end papers, with all edges trimmed. Issued at 5.25. Later re-priced at 6.95 (1988). NOTES: Text offset from the DAW UJ1498 plates (A61b).