The Weapon Shops of Isher
The Weapon Shops of Isher is a science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt, first published by Greenberg in New York in 1951. It is a fix-up of three stories printed between 1941 and 1949. Weidenfeld & Nicolson published it in London in 1952.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Ace Books, 1951
- First published
- Greenberg, New York, 1951
- First UK edition
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1952
The first edition of The Weapon Shops of Isher by A. E. van Vogt was published in New York by Ace Books in 1951. We track 2 editions.
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- Editions recorded
- 16 on Open Library, 15 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Weapon Shops of Isher?
The first edition of The Weapon Shops of Isher by A. E. van Vogt was published in New York by Ace Books in 1951.
How many editions of The Weapon Shops of Isher are there?
We track 2 editions of The Weapon Shops of Isher, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Weapon Shops of Isher, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Weapon Shops of Isher (Greenberg, 1951), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- The Weapon Shops of Isher (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1952), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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