This is a complete list of U.S. Editions of the BAF series. They are shown here alphabetically by author (or editor) - mostly. The list without photos and in chronological order is a little easier to digest. There were 80 titles in the series (or more, or less, depending on which collector you ask), printed between 1968 and 1974. Many rare and hard to find works (then and now) were included, some were published for the first and only time in this series, and of course the covers were created by some of the best fantasy artists of the day. |
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Hannes Bok
31. Nov 1970 (02093-6) Cover by Gervasio Gallardo |
Hannes Bok
17. Dec 1969 (01795-0) Cover by Ray Cruz |
Ernest Bramah
73. Feb 1974 (23787-0) Cover by Ian Millar |
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Joy Chant
36. Mar 1971 (02178-9) 2nd print 1973 (23611) First cover by Bob Pepper Second cover by Ian Millar |
G.K. Chesterton
40. July 1971 (02305-6) Cover by Gervasio Gallardo Rarest of the series. |
Edmund Cooper & Roger Lancelyn Green
45. Nov 1971 (02420-6) Cover by Gervasio Gallardo Two stories about a mythical creature: The Firebird by Cooper and From the World's End by Green |
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F. Marion Crawford
47. Dec 1971 (02446-X) Cover by Gervasio Gallardo |
Lord Dunsany
21. Mar 1970 (08179-6) Cover by Ray Cruz |
Lord Dunsany
64. Feb 1973 (03085-0) Cover by Gervasio Gallardo |
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H. Rider Haggard & Andrew Lang
48. Jan 1972 (02467-2) Cover by Vincent di Fate A sequel to Homer's The Odyssey |
C.J. Cutliffe Hyne
51. Feb 1973 (02502-4) Cover by Dean Ellis |
The success of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy is credited in part for spawning the Adult Fantasy Series project at Ballantine. There is some Tolkien related material in the series proper, but his popular works were a vehicle for promotion of the series, rather than the other way around. The U.S. Tolkien Guide has much more publishing history; the books shown below are often associated with but were not included in the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series. |
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Peacock/Bantam, 1976
0553010379 Edited and introduction by Betty Ballantine. Oversize illustrated softcover, 88 pages |
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The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
Sept 1965 (U7039) Cover by Barbara Remington. Children's fantasy adventure story |
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
Sept 1966-1973 (01532) Cover by Barbara Remington. Revised edition, irrelevant lion removed from cover. |
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
Sept 1973-1980 (0345235126) Cover by J.R.R. Tolkien. |
The Guide to Middle-Earth
Robert Foster
1974 PBO (034524138X) Cover by Tim Kirk |
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The Lord of the Rings (3 titles)
J.R.R. Tolkien
Oct-Dec 1965 (U7040, U7041, U7042) Covers by Barbara Remington. |
Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham
J.R.R. Tolkien
1969 (01538) Cover by Pauline Baynes. Two short fantasy stories. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. |
The Tolkien Reader
J.R.R. Tolkien
Sept 1966 PBO (U7038) Cover by Pauline Baynes. Anthology, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Later ISBNs - 0345015363, 0345215362 |