Title: The Big Ball of Wax
Title Record # 22336
Author: Shepherd Mead
Date: 1954-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
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Author: Shepherd Mead
Date: 1954-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
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Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Ball of Wax | 1954-00-00 | Shepherd Mead | Simon & Schuster | $3.50?$: US dollar |
246 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Roy Doty | ||
| The Big Ball of Wax | 1955-00-00 | Shepherd Mead | T. V. Boardman | 10/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
222 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| The Big Ball of Wax | 1956-00-00 | Shepherd Mead | Ballantine Books | 174 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
181 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Kelly Freas |  |
| The Big Ball of Wax | 1962-00-00 | Shepherd Mead | Avon | G1129 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
159 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |
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| The Big Ball of Wax | 1962-07-00 | Shepherd Mead | Mayflower | B35 | 3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |
|
| The Big Ball of Wax | 1970-00-00 | Shepherd Mead | Ace Books | 05785 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
222 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jeff Jones | |
Reviews
- Review by The Editor (1955) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1955
- Review by The Editor (1955) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1955
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1955) in Astounding Science Fiction, August 1955
- Review by Groff Conklin (1955) in Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1955 , reprinted in:
- Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 34 (1956)
- Review by Leslie Flood (1955) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #42 December 1955
- Review by uncredited (1955) in Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, December 1955
- Review by Ken Slater [as by Kenneth F. Slater] (1956) in Nebula Science Fiction, Number 15
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1956) in Astounding Science Fiction, January 1956 (UK)
- Review by Floyd C. Gale (1957) in Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1957 , reprinted in:
- Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 51 (1957)
- Review by Villiers Gerson (1957) in Amazing Stories, April 1957
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1962) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, December 1962
- Review by Ted Pauls (1971) in The WSFA Journal #76, April-May 1971
- Review by Ted Pauls (1971) in Locus, #87 June 25, 1971
- Review by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre (2008) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2008