Star Fleet Technical Manual

Overview:

  • Title: Star Fleet Technical Manual
  • Author: Franz Joseph
  • Year: 1975
  • ISBN-10: 0345247302
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books
  • Price: $6.95
  • Pages: [194]
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Non-fiction
  • Title Reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual
  • Notes:
    • The title is stated as:
    • Star Trek: Star Fleet Technical Manual on the front jacket insert.
    • Star Fleet Technical Manual printed in gold directly on the vinyl front of the jacket insert. This is only visible when you remove the front jacket insert.
    • Star Fleet Technical Manual: TM: 379230 on the publication cover.
    • TM:379230 Star Fleet Technical Manual on the publication spine.
    • Star Fleet Technical Manual on the title page. "TM:379230" is in the upper left corner outside the title page border and is not part of the title.
    • The author is credited:
      • "Researched and Compiled by Franz Joseph" on the front jacket insert.
      • Uncredited on the vinyl front of the jacket insert. This is only visible when you remove the front jacket insert.
      • "Franz Joseph / United Federation Representative / Star Fleet Command" on the publication cover.
      • Uncredited on the publication spine.
      • Uncredited on the title page.
      • "Researched and Compiled by Franz Joseph* / United Federation Representative / Military Staff Committee / Star Fleet Command Headquarters, 0 Mark 0, R5PC" on the title verso or copyright page. The asterisk leads to "United Nations/Earth Identity: Franz Joseph Designs".
    • While Franz Joseph is not credited on the title page the credit is clear from other publication pages that he is the author and so was credited for this ISFDB record rather then setting up a variant title.
    • "First edition: November, 1975." on copyright page as a stardate "7511.01". There is no number line.
    • First printing: November 1975 under SBN on copyright page.
    • Unpaginated; 194 pages by count.
    • Binding is trade paperback but the book is inserted into a vinyl boarded jacket that opens up like a hardcover.
    • The catalog # is stated as an SBN, 345-24730-2-695 on the front jacket and copyright page.
    • The price is stated on the front jacket insert and also as part of the SBN.
    • The publication is heavily illustrated but the artist is not credited.
    • For the covers of the vinyl outer sleeve and the inner manual, see here and here.
    • PV3 copy missing the vinyl boarded jacket but has the black 'cover' (on card) inserted into it.