Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians
| First published | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Series | Flashing Swords #4 |
| Publisher | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Anthology |
| Catalog ID | 1811 |
| Cover art | Gary Viskupic |
| Pages | [8]+183 |
| Price | $1.98 |
- First edition (not stated.)
- First printing has gutter code "H19" [verified] on page 182, indicates a printing in May 1977.
- A Spring [May] selection of the SFBC
- "Book Club Edition" on front flap; SFBC # on rear flap
- "Jacket painting by Gary Viskupic" on rear flap, cover is also signed
- "Illustrations by Rick Bryant" on title page, each full-page piece is signed
- "The Bagful of Dreams" is as such on the table of contents but "A Bagful of Dreams" on the title page of the story and "The Bagful of Dreams" on the story's first page header
- First printing has orange boards with black lettering
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Lin Carter | The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 4 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jack Vance | Lin Carter | Essay |
| 8 | The Bagful of Dreams | Jack Vance | Novelette |
| 37 | Poul Anderson | Lin Carter | Essay |
| 38 | The Tupilak | Poul Anderson | Novelette |
| 67 | John Jakes | Lin Carter | Essay |
| 68 | Storm in a Bottle | John Jakes | Novella |
| 109 | Katherine Kurtz | Lin Carter | Essay |
| 110 | Swords Against the Marluk | Katherine Kurtz | Novelette |
| 137 | Michael Moorcock | Lin Carter | Essay |
| 138 | The Lands Beyond the World | Michael Moorcock | Novella |
| 1|2 | Of Warriors and Wizards | Lin Carter | Essay |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians |
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1977 | Dell | Paperback | Anthology | Don Maitz | 272 | |
| Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians |
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1985 | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | Hardcover | Anthology | 01811 | Gary Viskupic | [8]+183 |