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The Terminal Beach by J. G. Ballard (Gollancz, June 1964, 18/-, 221pp, hc, co) 7 · A Question of Re-Entry · J. G. Ballard · nv Fantastic Stories of Imagination March 1963 40 · The Drowned Giant · J. G. Ballard · ss 51 · End-Game · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #131, June 1963 74 · The Illuminated Man · J. G. Ballard · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1964 105 · The Reptile Enclosure · J. G. Ballard · ss Amazing Stories March 1963, as “The Sherrington Theory” 117 · The Delta at Sunset · J. G. Ballard · ss 134 · The Terminal Beach · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #140, March 1964 156 · Deep End · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #106, May 1961 169 · The Volcano Dances · J. G. Ballard · ss 175 · Billenium · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #112, November 1961 192 · The Gioconda of the Twilight Noon · J. G. Ballard · ss 202 · The Lost Leonardo · J. G. Ballard · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1964

Terminal Beach (var. 1) by J. G. Ballard (Berkley Medallion, June 1964, F928, 50¢, 160pp, pb, co)     This has very different contents to the 1964 Gollancz collection with a similar name. 7 · End-Game · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #131, June 1963 27 · The Subliminal Man · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #126, January 1963 45 · The Last World of Mr. Goddard · J. G. Ballard · ss Science Fantasy #43, October 1960 60 · The Time-Tombs · J. G. Ballard · nv If March 1963 75 · Now Wakes the Sea · J. G. Ballard · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1963 85 · The Venus Hunters · J. G. Ballard · nv Amazing Stories June 1963, as “The Encounter” 115 · Minus One · J. G. Ballard · ss Science Fantasy #59, 1963 127 · The Sudden Afternoon · J. G. Ballard · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination September 1963 140 · The Terminal Beach · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #140, March 1964

The Venus Hunters by J. G. Ballard (Panther, 1980, 0-586-05187-2, 95p, 144pp, pb, co) 7 · Now: Zero · J. G. Ballard · ss Science Fantasy #38, 1959 19 · The Time-Tombs · J. G. Ballard · nv If March 1963 35 · Track 12 · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #70, April 1958 40 · Passport to Eternity · J. G. Ballard · nv Amazing Stories June 1962 59 · Escapement · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #54, December 1956 72 · Time of Passage · J. G. Ballard · ss Science Fantasy #63, February 1964 84 · The Venus Hunters · J. G. Ballard · nv Amazing Stories June 1963, as “The Encounter” 115 · The Killing Ground · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds #188, March 1969 123 · One Afternoon at Utah Beach · J. G. Ballard · ss Anticipations ed. Christopher Priest, Faber & Faber, 1978 136 · The 60 Minute Zoom · J. G. Ballard · ss Bananas #5, Summer 1976

Vermilion Sands by J. G. Ballard (Berkley Medallion, April 1971, S1980, 75¢, 192pp, pb, co, cover by Richard Powers) 7 · Prima Belladonna [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss Science Fantasy #20, December 1956 24 · The Thousand Dreams of Stellavista [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · nv Amazing Stories March 1962 49 · Cry Hope, Cry Fury! [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1967 69 · Venus Smiles [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss Science Fantasy #23, 1957, as “Mobile” 86 · Studio 5, The Stars [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · nv Science Fantasy #45, 1961 127 · The Cloud-Sculptors of Coral D [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1967 147 · Say Goodbye to the Wind [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss Fantastic August 1970 164 · The Screen Game [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · nv Fantastic Stories of Imagination October 1963

Vermilion Sands (var. 1) by J. G. Ballard (Jonathan Cape, November 1973, 0-224-00894-3, £2.25, 208pp, hc, co)     Adds one story (“The Singing Statues”) to the 1971 Berkley Medallion edition. Also in pb (Panther 1971). 11 · The Cloud-Sculptors of Coral D [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1967 31 · Prima Belladonna [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss Science Fantasy #20, December 1956 47 · The Screen Game [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · nv Fantastic Stories of Imagination October 1963 75 · The Singing Statues [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination July 1962 91 · Cry Hope, Cry Fury! [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1967 111 · Venus Smiles [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss Science Fantasy #23, 1957, as “Mobile” 127 · Say Goodbye to the Wind [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · ss Fantastic August 1970 145 · Studio 5, The Stars [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · nv Science Fantasy #45, 1961 185 · The Thousand Dreams of Stellavista [Vermilion Sands] · J. G. Ballard · nv Amazing Stories March 1962

The Voices of Time by J. G. Ballard (J.M. Dent & Sons, September 1984, 0-460-02266-0, £2.95, 197pp, tp, co)     Reprint (Gollancz 1973 as The Four-Dimensional Nightmare (var. 1)) SF collection.

The Voices of Time and Other Stories by J. G. Ballard (Berkley Medallion, February 1962, F607, 50¢, 158pp, pb, co, cover by Richard Powers) 7 · The Voices of Time · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #99, October 1960 38 · The Sound-Sweep · J. G. Ballard · nv Science Fantasy #39, February 1960 72 · The Overloaded Man · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #108, July 1961 84 · Zone of Terror · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #92, March 1960 100 · Manhole 69 · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #65, November 1957 121 · The Waiting Grounds · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #88, November 1959 148 · Deep End · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #106, May 1961

A Western Bonanza: Eight Short Novels of the West ed. Todhunter Ballard (Doubleday, 1969, hc, an) · Hell Command · Clifton Adams · nv Adventure October 1950 · Marshal for Las Moras · Elsa Barker · na Ranch Romances 1st July 1953 · Mutiny on the Box Cross · Allan Vaughan Elston · nv Street & Smith’s Western Story June 22 1940 · Westward—To Blood and Glory · Cliff Farrell · na Pioneer Western August 1937 · The Skinning of Black Coyote · Clay Fisher · na Esquire November 1951 · The Hexed Rifle · Bill Gulick · na The Saturday Evening Post 1953 · Death Trap for an Iron Horse Rebel · Charles N. Heckelmann · na Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly August 23 1941 · The Danger Hole · Luke Short · na The Saturday Evening Post August 7 1948 (+1)

Tampa Bay Noir ed. Colette Bancroft (Akashic Books, August 4, 2020, 978-1-61775-810-2, $16.95, 302pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir] 13 · Shady Stuff in the Sunshine · Colette Bancroft · in 17 · Part I: Suburb Sinister 19 · The Guardian · Michael Connelly · ss; set in Hyde Park. 43 · Chum in the Water · Lori Roy · ss; set in Tierra Verde. 62 · I Get the Same Old Feeling · Karen Brown · ss; set in Davis Islands. 76 · Triggerfish Lane · Tim Dorsey · ss; set in Palma Ceia. 95 · Part II: Blood in the Water 97 · Only You · Lisa Unger · ss; set in Clearwater Beach. 121 · Extraordinary Things · Sterling Watson · ss; set in Pass-a-Grille. 138 · Local Waters · Luis Castillo · ss; set in Indian Rocks Beach. 157 · Part III: Grifters’ Paradise 159 · Tall, Dark, and Handsome · Ace Atkins · ss; set in Westshore. 183 · The Midnight Preacher · Sarah Gerard · ss; set in 34th Street. 205 · Jackknife · Danny López · ss; set in Gibsonton. 225 · Part IV: Family Secrets 227 · It’s Not Locked Because It Don’t Lock · Ladee Hubbard · ss; set in Lake Maggiore. 238 · Marked · Gale Massey · ss; set in Pinellas Park. 249 · Pablo Escobar · Yuly Restrepo Garcés · ss; set in Largo. 268 · Wings Beating · Eliot Schrefer · ss; set in Safety Harbor. 286 · The Bite · Colette Bancroft · ss; set in Rattlesnake. 300 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Arm of the Sphinx by Josiah Bancroft (Subterranean Press, December 2019, $250.00, hc, no, cover by Tom Kidd) [The Books of Babel]     Reprint (CreateSpace 2015) SF novel. Limited to 400 signed, numbered, copies, available only as part of a set with Senlin Ascends. Also available in a traycased edition of both volumes ($1000.00), limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies. Details taken from publisher website.

An Empyreal Retinue by Josiah Bancroft (Subterranean Press, November 2023, 978-1-64524-166-9, $60.00, 176pp, hc, co, cover by Tom Kidd) [The Books of Babel]     Also available in a signed edition limited to 400 numbered copies ($175). Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($850.00). Details taken from publisher website. · Author’s Note · Josiah Bancroft · in · Of Opals and Imposters [The Books of Babel] · Josiah Bancroft · ss · An Unexpected Guest [The Books of Babel] · Josiah Bancroft · ss · The Stars Behind the Stars [The Books of Babel] · Josiah Bancroft · ss · Into the Misanthropolis [The Books of Babel] · Josiah Bancroft · ss · The Buzzard Men [The Books of Babel] · Josiah Bancroft · ss · We Sorry Lot of Martyrs [The Books of Babel] · Josiah Bancroft · ss · The Merchant of Blue Wool [The Books of Babel] · Josiah Bancroft · ss · An Empyreal Retinue [The Books of Babel] · Josiah Bancroft · ss

The Fall of Babel by Josiah Bancroft (Subterranean Press, August 2022, $175.00, 688pp, hc, no, cover by Tom Kidd) [The Books of Babel]     Reprint (Orbit 2021) SF novel. Limited to 400 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($750.00). Details taken from publisher website.

The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft (Subterranean Press, 2020, $150, 544pp, hc, n., cover by Tom Kidd) [The Books of Babel]     Reprint (Orbit US 2019) SF novel. Limited to 400 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($600.00). Details taken from publisher website.

Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft (Subterranean Press, December 2019, $250.00, hc, no, cover by Tom Kidd) [The Books of Babel]     Reprint (CreateSpace 2015) SF novel. Limited to 400 signed, numbered, copies, available only as part of a set with Arm of the Sphinx. Also available in a traycased edition of both volumes ($1000.00), limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies. Details taken from publisher website.

The Small Hands of Chokedamp by Josiah Bancroft (Subterranean Press, August 28, 2023, 978-1-64524-171-3, free, ebook, ss, cover by Ian Leino) [Isolde & Warren Selby]     Short story set in the world of The Hexologists (Orbit, September 2023).

The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces by John Kendrick Bangs (Harper & Brothers, 1896, 176pp, hc, co) · The Bicyclers · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · A Dramatic Evening · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · The Fatal Message · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · A Proposal Under Difficulties · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r)

Bikey the Skicycle and Other Tales of Jimmieboy by John Kendrick Bangs (Riggs Publishing Company, 1902, 321pp, hc, co) · Bikey the Skicycle · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · The Imp of the Telephone · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · Caught in Toy Town · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · Totherwayville, the Animal Town · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · An Electrical Error · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · In the Brownie’s House · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · Jimmieboy · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · And Something · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · Jimmieboy’s Fire Works · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · High-Jinks in the Barn · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · Jimmieboy’s Valentine · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · The Magic Sled · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) · The Stupid Little Apple Tree · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r)

The Dreamers: A Club by John Kendrick Bangs (Harper & Brothers, 1899, 249pp, hc, co) 1 · The Idea · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Bazar January 14 1899 21 · In Which Thomas Snobbe, Esq., of Yonkers, Unfolds a Tale · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Bazar January 21 1899 41 · In Which a Mince-Pie Is Responsible for a Remarkable Coincidence · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Bazar January 28 1899 59 · Being the Contribution of Mr. Bedford Parke · John Kendrick Bangs · pl Harper’s Bazar February 4 1899 80 · The Salvation of Findlayson · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Bazar February 11 1899 102 · In Which Harry Snobbe Recites a Tale of Gloom · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Bazar February 18 1899 123 · Dreamers Discuss a Magazine Poem · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Bazar February 25 1899 142 · Dolly Visits Chicago · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Bazar March 11 1899 163 · In Which Yellow Journalism Creeps In · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Bazar March 18 1899 185 · The Mystery of Pinkham’s Diamond Stud [Sherlock Holmes] · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Bazar April 1 1899 207 · Lang Tammas and Drumsheugh Swear Off · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Bazar April 8 1899 228 · Conclusion—Likewise Mr. Billy Jones · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Bazar April 15 1899 233 · Conclusion—Involvular Club, or, The Return of the Screw · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) 249 · Conclusion · John Kendrick Bangs · ms (r)

The Enchanted Type-Writer by John Kendrick Bangs (Harper & Brothers, 1899, 171pp, hc, co) [Associated Shades] 1 · The Discovery [Associated Shades] · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) 18 · Mr. Boswell Imparts Some Late News of Hades [Associated Shades] · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) 34 · From Advance Sheets of Baron Munchausen’s Further Recollections [Associated Shades] · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) 52 · A Chat with Xanthippe [Associated Shades] · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) 69 · The Editing of Xanthippe [Associated Shades] · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) 83 · The Boswell Tours: Personally Conducted [Associated Shades] · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) 102 · An Important Decision [Associated Shades] · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) 118 · A Hand-Book to Hades [Associated Shades] · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r) 131 · Sherlock Holmes Again [Associated Shades; Sherlock Holmes] · John Kendrick Bangs · nv (r) 157 · Golf in Hades [Associated Shades] · John Kendrick Bangs · ss (r)