J. G. BALLARD - A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE

What's covered:

Books, i.e. novels, short story collections, and non-fiction books. I have included information on first editions in hardback in both the U.K. and the U.S. I have also detailed paperback editions if there was no previous hardback edition published in the relevant country, as well as a number of other editions that I feel are particularly interesting or collectable.

Short stories. I have given details of first publication in any format, as well as some other interesting or collectable appearances.

Miscellaneous media. This section covers Ballard's work that is not easily classifiable as either fiction or non-fiction, for example collages, poems, 'advertiser's announcements', etc. I have included details of first publication, and a few other interesting or collectible appearances.

About Ballard. I have provided details of books that are wholly or mainly about Ballard and his work: bibliographies, critical appreciations, etc.

What's not covered:

Translations. The focus of the site is the English language, so I haven't included translations into other languages. David Pringle's bibliography contains details of a selection of translations of Ballard's books up to 1982. And Herve Lagoguey has put together a cover gallery with details of French editions of JGB's books.

Subsequent editions and re-printings. Most of the novels and collections have been re-printed, often with different artwork, or re-issued in editions that differ only marginally, if at all, from the original. No attempt has been made to catalogue all of these subsequent publications.  

Individual non-fiction writings. A User's Guide to the Millennium collects ninety of Ballard's reviews and articles. In addition, David Pringle has compiled lists of  Ballard's later non-fiction writings (up to the end of 2003), and of shorter 'round-robin' items appearing in newspapers and magazines from the start of Ballard's career until mid-1996. These details are available at the JGB mailing list (messages #6279 and #6282).

Proof copies, and advance reading copies. Most books will have had proof copies or ARCs, so these are not separately dealt with, unless they are of special interest.

Letters, manuscripts, and other ephemera.

Audio-books, videos, DVDs, film soundtracks, etc.

Interviews with Ballard in magazines, newspapers, etc. David Pringle has put together a list of 138 interviews given by Ballard, up to early-1999; this list is available at the JGB mailing list (message #241), and is reproduced at Jim Goddard's Ballard website. Details of most pre-1982 interviews are also given in Pringle (1984).

Articles about Ballard in magazines, newspapers, etc. Pringle (1984) has details of significant articles about Ballard up to 1982. In addition, Umberto Rossi has compiled The Critical Exhibition, a listing of secondary literature on Ballard, both books and articles.

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