Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (Terrance Dicks) Target/Universal-Tandem Publishing Co. Ltd


21/11/1974 Target/Universal-Tandem Publishing Co. Ltd UK
Cover by Chris Achilleos. Illustrated by Alan Willow. Block logo. Light blue spine. Colour decal. Early title: Doctor Who and the Yeti.
Product description -
A single blow from the giant, hairy paw smashes the explorer to the ground. Terrified, he flees from the monster's glowing eyes and savage fangs...
Why are the peaceful Yeti now spreading death and destruction? And what is the secret behind the glowing cave on the mountain?
When DOCTOR WHO discovers that a long-dead friend is still alive, he knows why his visit to the lonely Himalayan monastery has led to a struggle to save the Earth!
'DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore...'
Gerard Garrett, The Daily Sketch
OP: 30p p/b
NM: £8


1975 Remzi Kitbevi Turkey
Cover by Chris Achilleos (from Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen). Translated by Reha Pinar
REF: No ISBNOP: 10 Lira p/b


03/1976 Target/Universal-Tandem Publishing Co. Ltd UK
Cover by Chris Achilleos. Illustrated by Alan Willow. Light blue spine. Block logo. Colour decal.
REF: ISBN 0-426-11455-8OP: 40p p/b
NM: £7


30/03/1978 Target/W H Allen & Co Ltd UK
Cover by Chris Achilleos. Illustrated by Alan Willow. Blue curve logo. White spine. Print run: 10,000
REF: ISBN 0-426-11455-8OP: 60p p/b
NM: £7


1979 Target/W H Allen & Co Ltd UK
Print run: 12,000
REF: ISBN 0-426-11455-8OP: 70p p/b
NM: £7


1982 Target/W H Allen & Co Ltd UK
Cover by Chris Achilleos. Illustrated by Alan Willow. Blue curve logo. White spine. Colour decal.
REF: ISBN 0-426-11455-8OP: £1.35 p/b
NM: £7


1983 Target/W H Allen & Co Ltd UK
Cover by Andrew Skilleter. Illustrated by Alan Willow. Orange neon logo. Blue spine. Colour decal. No ISBN on cover.
Product description -
The Tibetan monks at the monastery of Det-sen are worried, frightened men. Many of their companions have been killed — and it seems the Yeti are the cause of all their troubles.
But normally the Yeti, giant man-like creatures living in the remotest peaks of the Himalayas, are seen only very rarely and are notoriously timid.
What is the explanation for their apparent transformation into ferocious brutes, monsters with glowing eyes and savage fangs who are spreading death and destruction in the valley of peace?
When the Doctor arrives at the monastery, his first visit for three hundred years, he expects to be welcomed with open arms. But because of the mysterious killings the reception that awaits him is anything but friendly...
REF: No ISBNOP: £1.35 p/b
NM: £6


1983 Editorial Presenca Portugal
Cover by Rui Ligeiro. Illustrations as for TARGET edition. No translator given.
REF: No ISBNOP: p/b


1984 Target/W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd UK
Cover by Andrew Skilleter. Orange neon logo. Blue spine.
REF: ISBN 0-426-10583-4OP: £1.35 p/b
NM: £6


17/01/1985 W. H. Allen & Co. PLC UK
Cover by Andrew Skilleter
REF: ISBN 0-491-03660-4OP: £5.95 h/b
NM: £80 N/M


20/08/1987 Editions Garanciere France
Artwork cover. Translated by Corine Derblum.
REF: ISBN 2-7340-0226-4OP: p/b


07/07/2011 BBC Books UK
New edition. Cover by Chris Achillos. Introduction by Stephen Baxter.
Product description -
'Light flooded into the tunnel, silhouetting the enormous shaggy figure in the cave mouth. With a blood-curdling roar, claws outstretched, it bore down on Jamie.'
The Doctor has been to Det-Sen Monastery before, and expects the welcome of a lifetime. But the monastery is a very different place from when the Doctor last came. Fearing an attack at any moment by the legendary Yeti., the monks are prepared to defend themselves, and see the Doctor as a threat.
The Doctor and his young friends join forces with Travers, and English explorer out to prove the existence of the elusive abominable snowmen. But they soon discover that these Yeti are not the timid animals that Travers seeks. They are the unstoppable servants of an alien intelligence.
THIS NOVEL IS BASED ON A DOCTOR WHO STORY WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST FROM 30 SEPTEMBER - 4 NOVEMBER 1967.
Featuring the Second Doctor as played by Patrick Troughton, and his companions Jamie and Victoria.
REF: ISBN: 978-1-849-90192-5OP: £4.99


2014 BBC Books UK
Identical to the release of 07/07/2011, except that the gold foil logo on the front cover has been replaced by a standard printed logo.
Although probably published in 2014, the copyright page still says 2011.
REF: ISBN 978-1-849-90192-5OP: £4.99