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message 1: by Gareth (new)
Nov 25, 2023 09:03AM

Gareth D. | 132 comments I recently acquired 2 Olaf Stapledon books and discovered that his profile on Goodreads needs some attention.

Some editions of some of his books bear the name W. Olaf Stapledon or William Olaf Stapledon, to add to the confusion.


message 7: by Gareth (new)
Nov 25, 2023 09:08AM

Gareth D. | 132 comments This are two editions of the same book, which is an omnibus edition of the previous two novels:

Last and First Men / Last Men in London by Olaf Stapledon | Goodreads

Last and First Men / Last Men in London by Olaf Stapledon | Goodreads


message 11: by Gareth (new)
Nov 25, 2023 09:11AM

Gareth D. | 132 comments This is not a book edition – it appears to be someone’s book collection:

Set of 3 - Star Maker * Sirius * Last & First Men/Last Men in London by Olaf Stapledon | Goodreads


message 14: by Arenda (last edited Nov 26, 2023 04:14AM) (new)
Nov 26, 2023 02:35AM

Arenda | 26450 comments There were many (incorrectly formatted) profiles for this author. All are merged now, except William Olaf Stapledon, since that name is used on some covers (unfortunately very common for public domain editions), but with Olaf Stapledon as primary author so the books can be combined.

All editions, including translations, are combined now.
Except:
#3 Создатель звезд, since (despite the title) it contains 3 titles: Last and First Man / Star Maker / Odd John
#3 Star Maker it's a jumbled edition where the letters in the words have been jumbled around; not sure if it should be combined
#4 Shift Presents - Odd John, since this is a comic adaptation

I've done some cleaning up of titles (but sometimes the subtitles are on the cover) and also marked some second hand Amazon listings as invalid.


message 15: by Gareth (new)
Nov 26, 2023 07:50AM

Gareth D. | 132 comments Fabulous work, thanks!


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