Publication: Tales of Science Fiction

Publication: Tales of Science FictionPublication Record # 218009
Editor: Brian N. Ball
Date: 1968-00-00
Catalog ID: PK63
Publisher: Peacock Books / Penguin
Price:
4/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
Pages: 173
Format:
pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Cover: Tales of Science Fiction by Peter Barrett
Notes:
- "Copyright © Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1964"
- "First published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton 1964"
- "Published in Peacock Books 1968"
- No number line present
- "Cover design by Peter Barrett from photographs supplied by the United States Information Service"
- Australia $0.65, New Zealand $0.55, South Africa R0.55, Canada $0.85
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 132893

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Anthology Title: Tales of Science Fiction • (1964) • anthology by Brian Ball [as by Brian N. Ball]

Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

7 • Preface (Tales of Science Fiction) • (1964) • essay by Brian Ball [as by Brian N. Ball]
9 • Hide and Seek • (1949) • short story by Arthur C. Clarke
25 • Return of the Moon Man • (1955) • short story by E. L. Malpass
33 • Life-Line • [Future History] • (1939) • short story by Robert A. Heinlein
61 • Escape Velocity • juvenile • (1964) • short story by Brian Ball [as by Brian N. Ball]
81 • Nothing Happens on the Moon • (1964) • short story by Paul Ernst (variant of "Nothing Happens on the Moon" 1939)
105 • Mr. Kowtshook • (1953) • short story by John Christopher
117 • Meteor • (1941) • novelette by John Wyndham
141 • Allamagoosa • (1955) • short story by Eric Frank Russell
161 • But Who Can Replace a Man? • (1958) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss (variant of Who Can Replace a Man?)

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