The First Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction

Overview:

• Title: The First Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction
• Author: John Baxter
• Year: 1973
• ISBN-10: 0207127948
• Publisher: Arkon / Angus & Robertson (Publishers)
• Price: A$1.50
• Pages: ix+180
• Binding: Paperback
• Type: Anthology
• Title Reference: Final Flower
• Notes:
  • The spine gives the title as "Australian Science Fiction 1"; cover & title page use the title above (The First ...).
  • Year from The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy (see [here] for biblio. details)
  • ... because the only date on the copyright page is 1968: "First published in 1968" and "© 1968"; however, it is likely to be later because
    (a) it has an ISBN (so not earlier than 1970),
    (b) it has a higher price than the first edition/printing.
    The price is less than the 1975 pb reprint, so likely to be earlier than 1975.
  • The copyright page also gives an ISBN for a hardbound version : 0 207 12804 9
  • The source of the Broderick story is given as A Man Returned (Horwitz, 1965); however, from other sources (e.g. The MUP Encyc. ... [Ed.: Paul Collins]), it was a reprint in that collection. (Hence the May 1964 dating.)