The Space Merchants
Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth
| First published | 1953 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| Catalog ID | H 21 |
| Cover art | Richard Powers (artist) |
| Pages | 179 |
Notes
Title of book in Imagination, Dec 1953 review is ''The Space Salesman''. A pre-release copy with the title changed before general release?
- Cover artist credited on copyright page.
- Date of publication from printing history provided in the 1960 third printing which states:
FIRST PRINTING--April, 1953
Published--May, 1953
- Catalog number from Carl Bennett's Ballantine Checklist (The Science Fiction Collector 6, May 1978).
- Catalog number mis-printed as "H 2" on front flap of dustjacket.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Locus Poll Award | All-Time Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1953 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Novel | 21 | Richard Powers (artist) | [8]+179 |
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1953 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Novel | 21 | Richard Powers (artist) | 179 |
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1955 | William Heinemann | Hardcover | Novel | 186 | ||
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1960 | Digit Books | Paperback | Novel | D 327 | Ed Valigursky | 157+[1] |
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1960 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Novel | 381 K | 158 | |
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1961 | Digit Books | Paperback | Novel | R499 | Brian Lewis | 156 |
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1965 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Novel | U2173 | 158 | |
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1965 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | 2224 | Victor Vasarely | 169+[1] |
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1968 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Novel | U2173 | 158 | |
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1969 | Walker & Co. | Hardcover | Novel | John Daniel Norwood | 158 | |
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1969 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Novel | 01658 | 158 | |
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1972 | Gollancz | Hardcover | Novel | 192 | ||
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1972 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Novel | 158 | ||
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1973 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | David Pelham | 170 | |
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1974 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Novel | Robert Grossman | 216 | |
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1974 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Novel | Robert Grossman | 158 | |
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1976 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Novel | Darrell Sweet | 216 | |
| The Space Merchants | 1976 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Novel | Darrell K. Sweet | 216 | ||
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1978 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Darrell Sweet | 216 | |
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1978 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Darrell Sweet | 216 | |
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1979 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | Adrian Chesterman | 170 | |
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1981 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | 216 | ||
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1981 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | 216 | ||
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1984 | John Goodchild Publishers | Hardcover | Novel | David Harrop | [10]+186 | |
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1984 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | Peter Goodfellow | 169 | |
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1985 | St. Martin's Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | Izumi Inoue | 169 | |
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1987 | St. Martin's Press | Paperback | Novel | Ken Barr | 169 | |
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2002 | St. Martin's Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | Ken Barr | 176 | |
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2003 | Science Fiction Book Club | Hardcover | Novel | 55569 | Donato Giancola | 154 |
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2003 | Gollancz / Orion | Trade Paperback | Novel | Steve Stone | 186 | |
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2011 | Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Griffin | Trade Paperback | Novel | Tim Gabor | xii+239 | |
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2011 | Macmillan Audio | digital audio download | Novel | Tim Gabor | ||
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2014 | Macmillan Audio | audio CD | Novel |