Greybeard
| First published | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| Cover art | James McCrea & Ruth McCrea |
| Pages | 245 |
| Price | $4.50 |
- On copyright page:
- © 1964 by Brian W. Aldiss
- first edition
- Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-18276
- Publication year not explicitly stated in book
- Year from Currey and Tuck
- Full date "12Aug64" from Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series: 1964: July-December, ref: A712340
- Author's website states: "FIRST EDITION: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964"
- "Jacket design by James and Ruth McCrea" on rear dust jacket flap
- This edition is abridged in comparison with some later editions. Clute/Nicholls states: "Greybeard (cut 1964 US; full version 1964 UK)"
- The chapter structure is:
- 1 The River: Sparcot
- 2 Cowley
- 3 The River: Swifford Fair
- 4 Washington
- 5 The River: Oxford
- 6 The River: The End
- Some later editions, eg: 1972 Panther pb have an additional chapter titled "London" located between chapters 5 and 6 of this Harcourt edition. This chapter is a flashback, so the narrative in this edition flows seamlessly from chapter 5 to 6
- The chapter "London" contains approximately 9000 words.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Harry Harrison | Vector 29 |
| 1964 | Ron Goulart | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1964 |
| 1965 | Michael Moorcock | New Worlds SF, #146 January 1965 |
| 1965 | P. Schuyler Miller | Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, February 1965 |
| 1966 | Judith Merril | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1966 |
| 1966 | P. Schuyler Miller | Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, March 1966 |
| 1967 | Judith Merril | Minotauro, Julio-Agosto 1967 |
| 1973 | Uriah | Dark Fantasy, Summer 1973 |
| 1984 | Mary Gentle | Paperback Inferno, #50 |
| 1985 | David Pringle | Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels |
| 1994 | Chris Amies | Vector 178 |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1964 | Faber and Faber | Hardcover | Novel | 237 | ||
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1965 | Signet / New American Library | Paperback | Novel | P2689 | Richard Powers (artist) | 207 |
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1965 | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Hardcover | Novel | 104 | John Griffiths | 237 |
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1968 | Panther | Paperback | Novel | 24603 | KR | 219 |
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1972 | Panther | Paperback | Novel | 219 | ||
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1974 | Panther | Paperback | Novel | Bob Haberfield | 219 | |
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1976 | Signet | Paperback | Novel | Y6929 | Dean Ellis | 207 |
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1980 | Signet / New American Library | Paperback | Novel | Dean Ellis | 207 | |
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1984 | Panther / Granada | Paperback | Novel | Tim White | 272 | |
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1984 | Panther / Granada | Paperback | Novel | Tim White | 272 | |
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1987 | Signet / New American Library | Paperback | Novel | 207 | ||
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1987 | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Paperback | Novel | 207 | ||
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1993 | Severn House | Hardcover | Novel | Mark Taylor | 207 | |
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1994 | Roc | Paperback | Novel | Keith Scaife | 207 | |
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2001 | House of Stratus | Trade Paperback | Novel | 258 | ||
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2012 | e-reads.com | Trade Paperback | Novel | 258 | ||
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2014 | Open Road Integrated Media | eBook | Novel | |||
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2014 | Open Road Integrated Media | eBook | Novel | 258 | ||
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2024 | Tantor Audio / Recorded Books | digital audio download | Novel |