tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post1046117047806723828..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: Westlake Score: The Hunter by Richard Stark (Pocket Books/Permabook Paperback, 1962/1963)Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-81226068557960973182010-11-30T08:06:36.418-05:002010-11-30T08:06:36.418-05:00Aha! Thank you for that, David. And you're qui...Aha! Thank you for that, David. And you're quite right: there's an abundance of information on Thorpe & Porter on the internet.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-13439535692051199252010-11-30T07:58:46.795-05:002010-11-30T07:58:46.795-05:00Re: "...I don't know who "TP" w...Re: "...I don't know who "TP" were..." They were Thorpe & Porter, a British firm who both imported and reprinted vast quantities of American popular fiction (paperbacks, comics, etc). An internet search on their name should keep you reading for hours.<br /><br />David SimpsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-30492170251994806762010-11-21T05:12:05.812-05:002010-11-21T05:12:05.812-05:00Well like I say, that doesn't seem to matter t...Well like I say, that doesn't seem to matter to collectors. And there's all sorts of confusion on AbeBooks over first editions, second printings and whatnot. I'm not even sure I'm right in the assertions I've made. But the Pocket edition of The Seventh I've got simply states "First printing March 1966", with no mention of a later edition, so I guess that means The Hunter is a second printing. Same with my Getaway Face. Could be wrong though. Pocket might've changed the way they stated their copyright info by the time The Seventh rolled around.<br /><br />And that fair's only on once a year, Olman, so you got nearly 12 months to plan a trip! Surely there must be similar things in the States though?Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-64283866410092578342010-11-20T23:14:28.396-05:002010-11-20T23:14:28.396-05:00Ack! I thought I had a first edition, but upon clo...Ack! I thought I had a first edition, but upon closer inspection, I've got the same one you've got.Trenthttp://violentworldofparker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-15557618404983814502010-11-18T07:48:21.235-05:002010-11-18T07:48:21.235-05:00Nice score! I'd love to go to that paperback ...Nice score! I'd love to go to that paperback fair one year.OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.com