‘Count Brass’

There have been two different short-fiction appearances of (or from) Count Brass, first volume in the second of two separate series featuring Duke Dorian Hawkmoon von Köln.

The first appearance — a pre-publication extract from the novel — was in November 1972, an abridged (or early) version of Book Two, Chapter Five of the book itself which was published in March 1973.

The second appearance (see below) — a two-part serialisation of the entire novel — was in 1975.

First appearance: Serendipity
London: The National Book League, 1972 (November 4th–11th) mass-sized paperback;
original price: free;
120 pages;
I.S.B.N.: none;
cover artist: Keith Cunningham.

‘Count Brass’: pp. 41–44.

Also…

Fantastic Vol. 24  No. 4
as “Fantastic Sword & Sorcery and Fantasy Stories”;
New York: Ultimate Publishing, 1975 (June) digest;
edited by Ted White;
price: 75¢;
132 pages;
I.S.S.N.: none;
cover artist: Harry Roland.

Count Brass (Book 1 and Book 2 Chapters 1 & 2) (illustrated by Harry Roland): pp. 6–18 & 86–117.
Fantastic Vol. 24  No. 5
as “Fantastic Sword & Sorcery and Fantasy Stories”;
New York: Ultimate Publishing, 1975 (August) digest;
edited by Ted White;
price: 75¢;
132 pages;
I.S.S.N.: none;
cover artist: Harry Roland;
Count Brass (Book 2 Chapters 3–6 and Book 3) (illustrated by Roland): pp. 72–116 & 119.