Through a number of sources ranging from British Books in Print, Whitaker’s, and Books and Bookmen, to fanzine reviews and advertisements, I’ve come
up with a complete list, and give it below in two formats, first
chronologically, and second alphabetically by author. Pan/Ballantine editions
did not usually state their publication month, so outside sources were vital to
making the chronology.
For 1971, the first year of the association between Pan
Books of London and Ballantine Books of New York, it was clearly a time of
figuring out the details of the cooperative operation. Ballantine opened a London office at 8 King
Street, London, WC2. This address is
listed on the copyright page of the first books, with a notice of “UK
Distributor: Pan Books Ltd.” By March
1972, the Pan/Ballantine imprint was run out of Pan Book’s existing offices at
33 Tothill Street, London, S.W.1.
Most of the Pan/Ballantine editions (particularly after December
1971) were printed in the United Kingdom, but some early titles were printed in
the U.S. and a few were printed in Canada for distribution in the U.K. One
example printed in the U.S. is William Beckford’s Vathek (U.S. printing June 1971). Both the U.S. Printing and the
separate Canadian printing of Vathek have
Commonwealth prices on the rear cover.
One example of copies printed in Canada for U.K.
distribution is The Last Unicorn by
Peter S. Beagle. Note the Commonwealth prices on the rear cover, and the
unicorn masthead on both the front and rear covers.
The Pan logo first appears on the base of the spine with the
May 1972 releases (both by Evangeline Walton), and thereafter became a
fixture.
Some titles listed here may be considered by some as not
being officially a part of the U.S. Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, like the
Beagle, Lindsay and Eddison volumes, for they preceded the series proper,
though some later U.S. printings (as well as the U.K. ones) have the unicorn
masthead on the covers.
I am currently missing information on the later printings of
Morris’s The Well at the World’s End,
Volume I and Volume II. I suspect these printings will have only the
New York Ballantine imprint on the title page, and details on the copyright
pages consistent with some of the other 1971 U.K. BAF editions. If any reader of
this blog can supply scans of the covers, title and copyright pages of any of
these UK editions, I’ll be grateful. Contact me at nodens100 at gmail dot com
Last, I’d like to thank Andy Higgins, Trevor Livelton, Thos. Kent Miller,
Dale Nelson, Jon Preece, Grant Thiessen
(of BookIT Inc, formerly Pandora’s Books), Richard Toogood, Richard C. West, and Scott Carlson for help in sorting
out these editions.
Chronology
March 1971
Carter, Lin, ed. Dragons,
Elves and Heroes. Ballantine Books, New York on title page. “Printed in the
United Kingdom by Cox & Wyman” on copyright page. Copyright page gives Ballantine address as “8
King Street, London W.C.2” with “UK Distributor: Pan Books, Ltd.”
Carter, Lin, ed. The
Young Magicians. Ballantine Books, New York on title page. “Printed in the
United Kingdom by Cox & Wyman” on copyright page. Copyright page gives
Ballantine address as “8 King Street, London W.C.2” with “UK Distributor: Pan
Books, Ltd.”
Morris, William. The
Well at the World’s End Volume I. Ballantine Books, New York on title page.
“First United Kingdom Printing: March, 1971” and “Printed in the United Kingdom
by Cox & Wyman” on copyright page. Copyright page gives Ballantine address
as “8 King Street, London W.C.2” with “UK Distributor: Pan Books, Ltd.” A second printing happened in 1972 [not seen]
and a third printing in 1974 [not seen]
Morris, William. The
Well at the World’s End Volume II. Ballantine Books, New York on title
page. “First United Kingdom Printing: March 1971” and “Printed in the United
Kingdom by Cox & Wyman” on copyright page. Copyright page gives Ballantine
address as “8 King Street, London W.C.2” with “UK Distributor: Pan Books, Ltd” A
second printing happened in 1972 [not seen] and a third printing in 1974 [not
seen]
May 1971
Dunsany, Lord. At the Edge of the World. Ballantine Books, New York on title page.
“Printed in Canada” on copyright page, which gives Ballantine’s New York
address. Commonwealth prices (no entry
for Canada) are printed on the rear cover.
Dunsany, Lord. The
King of Elfland’s Daughter.
Ballantine Books, New York on title page. “Printed in Canada” on
copyright page, which gives Ballantine’s New York address. Commonwealth prices (including Canadian
price) are printed on a white slip pasted to the lower right of the rear cover.
June 4th 1971
Beckford, William. Vathek. Ballantine Books, New York on title page.
“Printed in the United State of America” on copyright page, which gives Ballantine’s
New York address. Commonwealth prices
(no entry for Canada) are printed on the rear cover. The Canadian printing,
with “Printed in Canada” on copyright stage, also with Commonwealth prices (no
entry for Canada) printed on the rear cover.
Eddison, E.R. The Worm
Ouroboros. Ballantine
Books, New York on title page. “Printed in Canada” on copyright page. “Cover printed in Canada” on rear cover. Commonwealth
prices (U.K. 40p, no entry for Canada) are printed on the rear cover. The
copyright page lists the Fifth Printing: August, 1970 as the latest printing,
but this is clearly an unacknowledged Canadian printing made for distribution
in the U.K. “Pan” as publisher, and the 1971 date of first U.K. publication, do
not appear anywhere on the book. A second printing happened in 1972 (0-345-09740-8), printed in England with a price of 50p. A “3rd printing 1973” (0-330- 23841-8) also
had a price of 50p. A “4th printing
1975” (same ISBN) raised the price to 75p.
Eddison, E.R. Mistress
of Mistresses. Ballantine Books, New York on title page. “Printed in
Canada” on copyright page. “Cover
printed in Canada”
on rear cover. Commonwealth prices (no entry for Canada) are printed on the
rear cover. The copyright page lists the Third Printing: May, 1968 as the
latest printing, but this is clearly an unacknowledged Canadian printing made
for distribution in the U.K. “Pan” as publisher, and the 1971 date of first
U.K. publication, do not appear anywhere on the book.
August 1971
Morris, William. The
Wood Beyond the World. Ballantine Books Ltd., London and New York on title
page. “First U.K. Printing: August, 1971” and “Printed in the United Kingdom”
on copyright page. Copyright page gives Ballantine address as “8 King Street,
London WC2E 8HS” with “Distribution: Pan Books, Ltd.” Commonwealth prices (“Not
for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
September 1971
Beagle, Peter S. The Last Unicorn. Ballantine Books Ltd.,
London and New York on title page. “First U.K. Printing: September, 1971” and
“Printed in Canada” on copyright page. Copyright page gives Ballantine address
as “8 King Street, London WC2E 8HS” with “Distributor: Pan Books, Ltd.”
Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
December 1971
MacDonald, George. Lilith. Ballantine Books, Limited,
London and New York on title page. “First U.K. Printing: December, 1971” and
“Printed in Canada” on copyright page. Copyright page gives Ballantine address
as “8 King Street, London WC2E 8HS” with “Sales and Distribution: Pan Books,
Ltd. 33 Tothill Street, London S.W. 1” Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in
Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
MacDonald, George. Phantastes. Ballantine Books, Limited,
London and New York on title page. “First U.K. Printing: December, 1971” and
“Printed in Canada” on copyright page. Copyright page gives Ballantine address
as “8 King Street, London WC2E 8 HS” with “Sales and Distribution: Pan Books,
Ltd. 33 Tothill Street, London S.W. 1” Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in
Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
March 10th 1972
Lindsay, David. A Voyage to Arcturus. “Pan/Ballantine,
33 Tothill Street, London, S.W.1” on title page. “Made and printed in Great
Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright page.
Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear
cover. A second printing came out in 1974.
Morris, William. The
Water of the Wondrous Isles. “Pan/Ballantine,
33 Tothill Street, London, S.W.1” on title page. “Made and printed in Great
Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright page.
Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear
cover.
April 7th 1972
Cabell, James Branch.
The Cream of the Jest.
“Pan/Ballantine, 33 Tothill Street, London, S.W.1” on title page. “Printed in
Great Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright page. Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in
Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
May 1972
Walton. The Island of
the Mighty. “Pan/Ballantine, 33, Tothill Street, London, S.W.1” on title
page. “Made and Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright
page. Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale
in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover. Note the Pan logo on the base of the
spine first appears on these May 1972 releases.
Walton. The Children
of Llyr. “Pan/Ballantine, 33, Tothill Street, London, S.W.1” on title page.
“Made and Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright page. Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in
Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
July 1972
Eddison, E.R. A Fish
Dinner in Memison. “Pan/Ballantine, 33, Tothill Street, London, S.W.1” on
title page. “Made and Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright
page. Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale
in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
Eddison, E.R. The
Mezentian Gate. “Pan/Ballantine, 33, Tothill Street, London, S.W.1” on
title page. “Made and Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright
page. Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale
in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
August 1972
Dunsany, Lord. Beyond
the Fields We Know. “Pan/Ballantine, 33 Tothill Street, London, SW1” on
title page. “Made and Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright
page. Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale
in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
Dunsany, Lord. Don
Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley. “Pan/Ballantine, 33 Tothill Street,
London, SW1” on title page. “Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay” on
copyright page. Commonwealth prices
(“Not for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
November 1972
Haggard, H. Rider and Andrew Lang. The World’s Desire. “Pan/Ballantine, 33 Tothill Street, London,
S.W.1” on title page. “Made and printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay” on
copyright page. Commonwealth prices
(“Not for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
MacDonald, George. Evenor. “Pan/Ballantine, 33, Tothill
Street, London, S.W.1” on title page. “Made and printed in Great Britain by
Richard Clay” on copyright page.
Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear
cover.
January 1973
Kurtz, Katherine. Deryni
Rising. “Pan/Ballantine” (no address) on title page. “Printed by Cox &
Wyman” on copyright page. Commonwealth
prices (“Not for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
Kurtz, Katherine. Deryni Checkmate. “Pan/Ballantine” (no address) on title page. “Printed
by Cox & Wyman” on copyright page.
Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear
cover.
March 1973
Bok, Hannes. Beyond
the Golden Stair. “Pan/Ballantine”
(no address) on title page. “Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman” on
copyright page. Commonwealth prices
(“Not for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
Bok, Hannes. The
Sorcerer’s Ship. “Pan/Ballantine” (no address) on title page. “Printed in
Great Britain by Cox & Wyman” on copyright page. Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in
Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
June 1973
Hodgson, William Hope. The
Night Land Volume I. “Pan/Ballantine” (no address) on title page. “Made and
printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright page. Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in
Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
Hodgson, William Hope. The
Night Land Volume II. “Pan/Ballantine” (no address) on title page. “Made
and printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright page. Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in Canada”)
are printed on the rear cover.
September 1973 [probably]
Ariosto, translated by Richard Hodgens. Orlando Furioso Volume I: The Ring of Angelica. “Pan/Ballantine”
(no address) on title page. “Made and printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay”
on copyright page. Commonwealth prices
(“Not for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
December 7th 1973
Walton, Evangeline. The
Song of Rhiannon. “Pan/Ballantine”
(no address) on title page. “Made and printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay”
on copyright page. Commonwealth prices
(“Not for sale in Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
February 1974
Carter, Lin, ed. Discoveries in Fantasy. “Pan/Ballantine” (no address) on title page.
“Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright page. Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in
Canada”) are printed on the rear cover.
Hyne, C.J. Cutliffe [sic, for Cutcliffe]. The Lost Continent. “Pan/Ballantine” (no address) on title page. “Printed in
Great Britain by Richard Clay” on copyright page. Commonwealth prices (“Not for sale in
Canada”) are printed on the rear cover. A second printing came out in 1974.
Alphabetically, by
author:
Ariosto, translated by Richard Hodgens. Orlando Furioso Volume I: The Ring of
Angelica. [c. September 1973]
Beagle, Peter S. The Last Unicorn. [September 1971]
Beckford, William. Vathek.
[June 1971]
Bok, Hannes. Beyond
the Golden Stair. [March 1973]
Bok, Hannes. The
Sorcerer’s Ship. [March 1973]
Cabell, James Branch.
The Cream of the Jest. [April
1972]
Carter, Lin, ed. Discoveries in Fantasy. [February 1974]
Carter, Lin, ed. Dragons,
Elves and Heroes. [March 1971]
Carter, Lin, ed. The
Young Magicians. [March 1971]
Dunsany, Lord. At the Edge of the World. [May 1971]
Dunsany, Lord. Beyond
the Fields We Know. [August 1972]
Dunsany, Lord. Don
Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley. [August 1972]
Dunsany, Lord. The
King of Elfland’s Daughter. [May 1971]
Eddison, E.R. A Fish
Dinner in Memison. [July 1972]
Eddison, E.R. The
Mezentian Gate. [July 1972]
Eddison, E.R. Mistress
of Mistresses. [June 1971]
Eddison, E.R. The Worm
Ouroboros. [June 1971]
Haggard, H. Rider and Andrew Lang. The World’s Desire. [November 1972]
Hodgson, William Hope. The
Night Land Volume I. [June 1973]
Hodgson, William Hope. The
Night Land Volume II. [June 1973]
Hyne, C.J. Cutliffe [sic, for Cutcliffe]. The Lost Continent. [February 1974]
Kurtz, Katherine. Deryni Checkmate [January 1973]
Kurtz, Katherine. Deryni
Rising [January 1973]
Lindsay, David. A Voyage to Arcturus. [March 1972]
MacDonald, George. Evenor. [November 1972]
MacDonald, George. Lilith. [December 1971]
MacDonald, George. Phantastes. [December 1971]
Mirrlees, Hope. Lud-in-the-Mist. [April 1972]
Morris, William. The Water
of the Wondrous Isles. [March 1972]
Morris, William. The
Well at the World’s End Volume I. [March 1971]
Morris, William. The
Well at the World’s End Volume II. [March 1971]
Morris, William. The
Wood Beyond the World. [August 1971]
Walton. The Children
of Llyr. [May 1972]
Walton. The Island of
the Mighty. [May 1972]
Walton, Evangeline. The
Song of Rhiannon. [December 1973]
Hi, Thanks for the list, it looks like a labour of love. I have a website for those that appreciate PAN Books and their covers at www.tikit.net and I've included some of the PAN/Ballantine editions but only when I've come across them. Now to find out how many I actually have and how many I may need to look for. Cheers, Tim K
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tim. I know your website and recommend it. It was very helpful to me in sorting out the Pan editions of C.S. Lewis's space trilogy, among other things.
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