The Best of Henry Kuttner

Overview:

  • Title: The Best of Henry Kuttner
  • Author: Henry Kuttner
  • Year: 1975
  • Publisher: Nelson Doubleday / SFBC
  • Price: $2.49
  • Pages: xii+338
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Collection
  • Title Reference: The Best of Henry Kuttner
  • Notes:
    • First edition (not stated).
    • "Book Club Edition" printed at the bottom of the front flap of the dustjacket indicates a printing by Doubleday for its various book clubs.
    • Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club for February 1975.
    • No printed price or stated date of publication. Both are from the SFBC announcement flyer for February 1975.
    • "6457" printed at the bottom of the back flap of the dustjacket.
    • First printing has gutter code "01R" [verified] on page 335, indicates a printing in January 1975. Other gutter codes include "H15" on page 337 (April 1977) [verified].
    • "Jacket Painting by Larry Kresek" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
    • Not the same as the similarly-titled UK collections from 1965-1966. Collects 7 stories from each of the two Mayflower editions and adds three more ("The Misguided Halo", "The Voice of the Lobster", and "Nothing But Gingerbread Left").