THE BROMELIAD TRILOGY  

 

TRUCKERS - ITALIAN DIGGERS - ITALIAN WINGS - ITALIAN TRUCKERS

DIGGERS

WINGS

THE BROMELIAD

AUDIO BOOKS,
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ITALIAN - TRUCKERS, DIGGERS AND WINGS  

 


THE BROMELIAD TRILOGY

Truckers

The First Book of the Nomes/Bromeliad Trilogy

United Kingdom
Hardback
Doubleday, 11,300 copies, 25/9/89 (0-385-26961-7)

Large print
Lythway/Chivers Press, 1991 (0-7451-1469-5)

Paperback
Corgi, 86,000 copies, 21/9/90 (0-552-52595-2)
The 15th printing (October 1999) had a modified cover design.

Reissued in two formats,
With new cover illustration by David Wyatt, Corgi, 5/04
(B-format: 0-552-55100-7; mass-market: 0-552-55108-2)

USA
Hardback
Delacorte Press (jacket illus. Neal McPheeters), 2/90 (0-385-29984-2)
I believe the text was Merkinised by Terry for this edition.

US book club
Junior Library Guild
Copies of the first edition were issued with a special binding in which the jacket design is printed on the cover without the bar-code, etc and the words ‘a guild book’ on the spine, with a dust-jacket having the same changes, and the wording on the front flap ‘This is a Junior Library Guild selection, chosen as an outstanding book for older readers (B Group).’ and in the bottom corner ‘Book Club Edition’.

USA paperback
Trophy [HarperCollins], cover illus. Susan Saelig Gallagher
13/4/04 (0-06-
009496-6)

Bulgarian
Ìàñêëèí [Masklin], trs. Svetlana Komogorova
Kameia/Prozorets, 5,000 copies, 10/2/95 (954-8079-36-1)

Czech
Velká Jízda, trs. Helena Hrychová
Magnet, 1996 (80-85847-67-1)
Bankrupt 7/97

Danish
Varehuset, trs. Torben Nilsson
Borgens, 1,800 copies, 24/4/91 (87-418-5728-3)

Finnish
Suuri ajomatka, trs. Katja Ruunaniemi
Karisto, 2005 (951-23-4693-1)

French
Le Grand Livre des Gnomes - 1: Les Camionneurs, trs. Patrick Marcel
Éditions J’Ai Lu, 24/4/96 (2-277-24278-4)
Castor Poche Flammarion, 9/97 (2-08-164289-1)

Omnibus edition
J’Ai Lu (Not yet published)

German
Trucker, trs. Andreas Brandhorst
Heyne, 5,444 copies, 1/93 (3-453-06263-9)

Greek
N@kJ0(�J.Z*,H BV<T FJ0 (0 [Phortegatzedes páno ste ge]
Patakis, 3,000 copies, 4/10/97 (960-360-750-
9)

Hebrew
;*!:/% *211
Opus, 1992 (ISBN given is Doubleday’s), ref. 348-227)

Hungarian
1) Sofõrök, trs. Tamás Kádár
Édesvís Kiadó (Sweetwater), 5,500 copies, 1993 (963-8290-19-6)
Used the Kirby illustration for Diggers on the front cover.
2) Szukits Kiado (not yet published)

Icelandic
Flóttinn, trs.Þorgerður Jörundsdóttir
Mál og Menning, 1997 (9979-3-1537-7)

Also broadcast on Icelandic Radio RókisE[?]tvarpid

Italian
Il Piccolo Popolo dei Grandi Magazzini, trans. Pier Francesco Paolini
Salani (Milano), 20,155 copies, 10/91 (88-7782-174-4) cover illus. Federico Bozzano.

Paperback
7,000 of the above were used for the paperback edition published by TEA, 6/94.
This was followed by a further paperback edition,
Salani, 7,000 copies, 2/97 (88-7782-584-7) cover illus. by Francesca Ghermandi.

Japanese
1) [Torakkazu: Toikunikara kita nomu 1] trs. Yukiko Konosu, illus. Naoyo Kimura
Sawako Noma/Kodansha, 6,000 copies, 18/9/92 (4-06-206098-1)
2) Asunaro Shobo, Spring 2003
[Japanese radio adaptation: Nippon Hoso Kyokai]

Polish
Nomów KsiÄga Wyjycia, trs. JarosUaw Kotarski
Rebis, 4,700 copies, 6/3/98, 320 proofs (83-7120-565-1)

Romania
[Pirated]
Camionul. Marea sofereala, trs. Dan Doboê
Nemira, 2002 (973-569-564-2 set; 973-569-565-0) With A4 publicity sheet for the Trilogy.

Russian
1) Óãîíùèêè [Ugonshiki], trs. A.B. Nesterov
Centrepolygraph, 10,000 copies in 9/96 (5-218-00031-0)

2) Eksmo, 7000 copies, 10/05 (5-699-12040-8)

Serbian
[Pirated]
Kamionci, trs. Aleksandar B. Nedeljkoviº
Polaris, 1993 (no ISBN)
Also issued on Polaris SF CD-ROM Versija 1.0, 1997 (no ISBN)

[Legitimate]
As above, Laguna, 2002 (86-7436-045-9)

Slovakian
Metafora/Columbus (Not yet published)

Slovenian
Kamionarji, trs. Branko Gradiënik, cover and text illus. Gorazd Vahen
Zalo
·ba Mladinska Knjiga, 10/1/94 (EAN 9788611140988 - no ISBN given - 86-11-14098-2)

Spanish
Camioneros, trs. Hernán Sabaté
Timun Mas, 2,616 copies, 4/91 (vol.1 84-7722-662-8; complete set 84-7722-624-5)

Paperback
3,200 copies, 1/6/96 (vol.1 84-480-3053-2; complete set 84-480-3052-4)

Swedish
Vi Far, trs. Olle Sahlin
Wahlströms, 1993 (91-32-13450-9)

Paperback
Wahlströms, 5,000 copies, 6/98 (91-32-43139-2)

Video
Cosgrove Hall production, released by Thames Television
1992 (VHS TV 8159)

Re-released with new packaging 1997 (some copies produced in timecoded format)
 
Juvenile picture books based on the TV series
Ladybird Books, 1992 (0-7214-1516-4)

Picture Corgi
1992 (552-52735-1)

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THE BROMELIAD TRILOGY

Diggers

The Second Book of the Nomes/Bromeliad Trilogy

United Kingdom
Hardback
Doubleday, 13,500 copies, 5/4/90 (0-385-26980-3)
 
Large print
Lythway/Chivers Press, 1992 (0-7451-1637-X)
 
Paperback
Corgi, 105,500 copies, 25/4/91 (0-552-52586-3)
The 10th printing (October 1999) had a modified cover design

Reissued in two formats
With new cover illustration by David Wyatt, Corgi, 5/04
(B-format: 0-552-55101-5; mass-market: 0-552-55109-0)

USA
Hardback
Delacorte Press (jacket illus. Neal McPheeters), 2/91 (0-385-30152-9)

DIGGERS - US Hardback

Paperback
Trophy [HarperCollins], cover illus. Susan Saelig Gallagher, 13/4/04 (0-06-
009494-X)

Canadian
Book club

Bulgarian
Ãðèìà è Äîðêàñ [Grima i Dorcas], trs. Svetlana Komogorova
Kameia/Prozoretz, 5,000 copies, 15/6/95 (954-8079-36-2)

Czech
Velký Boj, trs. Helena Hrychová
Magnet, 1996 (80-85847-70-1)
Bankrupt July 1997

Danish
Stenbruddet, trs. Torben Nilsson
Borgens, 2,000 copies, 4/5/92 (87-418-6380-1)

French
Le Grand Livre des Gnomes: Les Terrassiers, trs. Patrick Marcel
Éditions J’Ai Lu, 4/96 (2-277-24179-2)
Castor Poche Flammarion, 9/97 (2-08-164290-5)

Omnibus
J’Ai Lu (Not yet published)

Finnish
Louhoksen valtiaat, trs. Katja Ruunaniemi
Karisto, 2006 (951-23-4812-8)

German
Wühler, trs. Andreas Brandhorst
Heyne, 5,373 copies, 1/93 (3-453-06264-7)

Greek
E6�B�<,ÆH 6VJT �B� J0 (0 [Skapaneís Káto apó te ge]
Patakis, 3,000 copies, 5/10/97 (960-360-751-7)

Hebrew
;&9,/% *211
Opus, 1993 (ISBN given is Doubleday’s; ref.348-234)

Hungarian
Szukits Kiado (Not yet published)

Icelandic
Undir berum himni, trs.Þorgerður Jörundsdóttir
Mál og Menning, 11/00 (9979-3-1896-1)

Italian
Il Piccolo Popolo All’Aria Aperta, trans. Riccardo Valla
Salani (Milano), 12,000 copies, 06/92 (88-7782-247-3) cover illus. Federico Bozzano

Paperback
7,000 of the above were used for the paperback edition published by TEA, 11/94 (88-7819-617-7)

2nd Paperback Edition
Salani Editore11/06 (88-8451-753-2)

Japanese
1) [Diggazu: Toikunikara kita nomu 2] trs. Yukiko Konosu, illus. Naoyo Kimura
Sawako Noma/Kodansha, 5,083 copies, 25/11/92 (4-06-206099-X)
2) Asunaro Shobo, Autumn 2003
[Japanese radio adaptation: Nippon Hoso Kyokai]

Polish
Nomów KsiÄga Kopania, trs. JarosUaw Kotarski
Rebis, 3,700 copies, 9/7/98, 300 proofs (83-7120-627-5)

Romanian
[Pirated]
Excavatorul. Marea înfruntare, trs. Dan Doboê
Nemira, 2002 (973-569-564-2 set; 973-569-566-9)

Russian
1) Çåìëåêîïû [Zemlekopy] trs, T. I. Redko Dovrovolska#
Centrepolygraph, 10,000 copies in 9/96 (5-218-00032-9)

2) Eksmo, 7000 copies, 10/05 (5-699-10809-2)

Serbian
[Pirated]
Buldo
ûerci, trs. Aleksandar B. Nedeljkoviº
Polaris, 1993 (no ISBN)
Also issued on Polaris SF CD-ROM Versija 1.0, 1997 (no ISBN)

[Legitimate]
As above, Laguna, 2002 (86-7436-056-4)

Slovakian
Metafora/Columbus (Not yet published)

Slovenian
Kopa2i, trs. Branko Gradiënik, cover and text illus. Gorazd Vahen
Zalo
·ba Mladinska Knjiga, 10/1/94 (86-11-14159-8)

Spanish
Cavadores, trs. Hernán Sabaté
Timun Mas, 2,151 copies, 10/91 (vol.2 84-7722-663-6; complete set 84-7722-624-5)

Paperback
3,200 copies, 1/6/96 (vol.1 84-480-3054-0; complete set 84-480-3052-4)

Swedish
Vi Flyr, trs. Olle Sahlin
Wahlströms, 1993 (91-32-13451-7)

Paperback
Wahlströms, 5,000 copies, 6/98 (91-32-43140-6)

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THE BROMELIAD TRILOGY

Wings 

The Third Book of the Nomes/Bromeliad Trilogy

United Kingdom
Hardback
Doubleday, 13,900 copies, 21/9/90 (0-385-40018-7)
 
Large print
Lythway/Chivers Press, 1993 (0-7451-1805-4)

Paperback
Corgi, 107,000 copies, 19/9/91 (0-552-52649-5)
Reissued in two formats
With new cover illustration by David Wyatt, Corgi, 5/04
(B-format: 0-552-55102-3; mass-market: 0-552-55110-4)

USA
Hardback
Delacorte Press (jacket illus. Neal McPheeters), 10/91 (0-385-30436-6)

Paperback
Trophy [HarperCollins], cover illus. Susan Saelig Gallagher, 13/4/04 (0-06-
009495-8)

Bulgarian
Êðèëåòå íà Ìàñêëèí [Krilete na Masklin], trs. Svetlana Komogorova
Kameia/Prozorets, 5,000 copies, 10/12/95 (954-8079-36-3)


Czech
Velký Let, trs. Helena Hrychová
Magnet, 1996 (80-85847-75-2) bankrupt July 1997

Danish
Det Store Skib, trs. Torben Nilsson
Borgens, 1,800 copies, 3/11/92 (87-418-6627-4)

Finnish

Finnish Hardback 2007

Yläilmoissa, trs. Katja Ruunaniemi
Karisto, 2007 (978-951-23-4921-0)

French
Le Grand Livre des Gnomes: Les Aéronautes, trs. Patrick Marcel
Editions J’Ai Lu, 5/3/97 (2-277-24180-6)

Castor Poche/Flammarion, 3/98  (2-08-164306-5)

Omnibus edition
J’Ai Lu

German
Flügel, trs. Andreas Brandhorst
Heyne, 5,359 copies in 1/93 (3-453-06265-5)

Greek
NJ,kV 6�4 B@bB@L8� FJ@< �Xk�  [Phterá kai Poypoyla ston aéra]
Patakis, 3,000 copies, 4/10/97 (960-360-752-5)

Hebrew
.**51,% *211
Opus, 1993 (ISBN given is Doubleday’s; ref. 348-235)

Hungarian
Szukits Kiado (Not yet published)

Italian
Il Piccolo Popolo Decolla, trans. Andrea Di Gregorio
Salani (Milano), 5,988 copies, 2/93 (88-7782-264-3) cover illus. Federico Bozzano.

Salani erroneously printed the publishing details for Diggers on the title verso, and these are covered by two labels with
the correct information. In some copies the second label, correcting the copyright date of the English edition, is missing.
3,139 of the above were used for the paperback edition published by TEA, 09/95 (88-7819-691-6)

Paperback
Salani (Not yet published)

Japanese
1) [Uinguzu: Toikunikara kita nomu 3] trs. Yukiko Konoso, illus. Naoyo Kimura
Sawako Noma/Kodansha, 4,501 copies, 12/12/92 (4-06-206100-7)

2) Asunaro Shobo, Autumn 2004

[Japanese radio adaptation: Nippon Hoso Kyokai]

Polish
Nomów KsiÄga Odlotu, trs. JarosUaw Kotarski
Rebis, 3,700 copies, 4/9/98, 300 proofs (83-7120-628-3)

Romanian
[Pirated]
Naval. Marea evadare, trs. Dan Doboê
Nemira, 2002 (973-569-564-2 set; 973-569-567-7)

Russian
1) Êðûëüÿ  [Kryl#]
Centrepolygraph, 10,000 copies, 9/96 (5-218-00033-7)
2) Eksmo, 7000 copies, 06/2005 (5-699-11678-8)

Serbian
[Pirated]
Kamionci, trs. Aleksandar B. Nedeljkoviº
Polaris, 1993 (no ISBN)
Also issued on Polaris SF CD-ROM Versija 1.0, 1997 (no ISBN)
[legitimate]
As above, Laguna, 2002 (86-7436-063-7)

Slovakian
Metafora/Columbus (Not yet published)

Slovenian
Krila, trs. Branko Gradiënik, cover and text illus. Gorazd Vahen
Zalo
·ba Mladinska Knjiga, 10/1/94 (86-11-14212-8)

Spanish
La Nave, Timun Mas, 2,795 copies, 11/91 (vol.3 84-7722-664-4; complete set 84-7722-624-5)

Paperback
3,200 copies, 1/6/96 (vol.1 84-480-30555-9; complete set 84-480-3052-4)

Swedish
Vi Flyger, trs. Olle Sahlin
Wahlströms, 1993 (91-32-13452-5)

Paperback
Wahlströms, 5,000 copies, 5/98 (91-32-43141-4)

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THE BROMELIAD TRILOGY

The Bromeliad

3-in-1 volume
Containing: Truckers, Diggers and Wings.

United Kingdom
Hardback
Doubleday, 10,000 copies, 5/11/98 (0-385-41044-1)
Special printing for The Book People Ltd with Ted Smart imprint on spine
8,000 copies
in 1999 (0-385-60108-5)

Containing: Truckers, Diggers and Wings. 2007 UK edition

Paperback
Corgi, 2007 (978-0-552-54607-2)

USA
Hardback Book Club
Guild America Books Alternate Selection, Collector’s Issue # 1, (jacket illus. David A.Cherry) 8/93 (01195)

Hardback
HarperCollins, cover illus. S.Saelig Gallagher
9/03 (trade 0-06-009493-1; library
ed. 0-06-054855-X)

Danish
Gnomernes
Flugt, trs. Torben Nilsson
Borgen, 2007 (978-87-21-02981-4)

The Bromeliad - US Hardback Book Cub Jacket

German
Trucker - Wühler - Flügel: Die Nomen-Trilogie - ungekürzt
Heyne Tip des Monats 23/129, 7,876 copies, 8/96 (3-453-09873-0)

Russian
Eksmo (Not yet published)

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THE BROMELIAD TRILOGY

Audio Tapes

TRUCKERS

English audio abridged
Corgi, 23/9/93 (0-552-14005-8)
 
English audio complete
5/04 (0-7531-1999-4, IAB040502)

Reissued
5/4/07(978-1-846-57661-4)

DIGGERS

English audio abridged
Corgi, 23/9/93 (0-552-14006-6)
 
English audio complete
Isis (not yet released)

Reissued
5/4/07 (978-1-846-57662-1)

WINGS

English audio abridged
Corgi, 23/9/93 (0-552-14007-4)
 
English audio complete
Isis (not yet released)

Reissued
5/4/07 (978-1-846-57663-8)

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THE BROMELIAD TRILOGY

TRUCKERS

Braille: NLB. TB: RNIB, NLL

 DIGGERS

Braille: NLB. TB: RNIB

WINGS

Braille: NLB


THE BROMELIAD TRILOGY

TRUCKERS

Cosgrove Hall production, originally broadcast on ITV in 13 episodes, starting 4.25-4.40 pm Friday 10/1/92.
Released by Thames Television, 1992 (VHS TV 8159)

re-released with new packaging (a few copies produced in timecoded format) 1997
re-released 05/2000 by Pearson Television, owners of Thames (VHS PTVID8026)
no change in general packaging design

Juvenile picture books based on the TV series
Ladybird Books, 1992 (0-7214-1516-4)

Picture Corgi
40,000 copies, 1/2/92 (0-552-52735-1)

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