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Title: Not for an Age Title Record # 41218
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1955-01-09
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in The London Observer, Jan 9 1955.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1959 Not for an Age [as by Brian Aldiss]
Year Language Title
1960Translated by Michel Deutsch
French
À perpétuité?A perpetuite
[as by Brian Aldiss]
1962Translated by Antonio Ribera Jordá
Spanish No Para una Época
1969Translated by David Brisk
Dutch Nooit van mijn leven! [as by Brian Aldiss]
1972Translated by Rudolf Hermstein
German Eine Ewigkeit nicht
1973Translated by Michel Deutsch
French À perpétuité
1974Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch
German Für alle Zeit
1985Translated by Damokos Katalin
Hungarian
Minden időké ő...?Minden idoke o...
[as by Brian Aldiss]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
A.D. 2500: The Observer Prize Stories 1954 1955-10-31 ed. uncredited William Heinemann  
15/-?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).
xi+
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mudge-Marriott Checkmark
Space, Time and Nathaniel 1957-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Faber and Faber  
12/6?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).
208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian Aldiss 1965-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Faber and Faber  
21/-?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).
253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bridget Riley Checkmark
Who Can Replace a Man? 1966-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Harcourt, Brace & World  
$4.50?$: US dollar
253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lawrence Ratzkin Checkmark
Space, Time and Nathaniel 1966-05-00 Brian W. Aldiss Four Square Books 1496
3/6?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).
viii+
159
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.
coll Checkmark
Who Can Replace a Man? 1967-11-00 Brian W. Aldiss Signet / New American Library P3311
$0.60?$: US dollar
xii+
215
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.
coll Don Punchatz Checkmark
Brian Aldiss Omnibus 2 1971-03-00 Brian W. Aldiss Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-48459-4
£1.95?£: UK pound
159+
252+
174
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni FORMAT Checkmark
Space, Time and Nathaniel 1971-05-00 Brian W. Aldiss New English Library 0-450-00706-5
£0.30?£: UK pound
159
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.
coll Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss 1971-09-00 Brian W. Aldiss Faber and Faber 0-571-04747-5
£1.95?£: UK pound
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Who Can Replace a Man? 1972-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Signet 451-T5055
$0.75?$: US dollar
215
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.
coll Don Punchatz Checkmark
Space, Time and Nathaniel 1972-03-00 Brian W. Aldiss New English Library 0-450-00706-5
£?£: UK pound
159
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.
coll Bruce Pennington  
Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss 1972-07-00 Brian W. Aldiss Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) 0-571-09930-0
£0.80?£: UK pound
260
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.
coll  
Space, Time and Nathaniel 1974-09-00 Brian W. Aldiss New English Library 0-450-02084-3
£0.40?£: UK pound
viii+
159
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.
coll Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Who Can Replace a Man? 1976-07-00 Brian W. Aldiss Signet / New American Library Y7083
$1.25?$: US dollar
215
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.
coll Don Punchatz Checkmark
No Time Like Tomorrow 1976-11-00 Brian W. Aldiss Signet / New American Library of Canada Y6969
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
160
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.
coll Checkmark
Space, Time and Nathaniel 1979-00-00 Brian Aldiss Panther / Granada 0-586-04989-4
£1.25?£: UK pound
190
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.
coll Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Space, Time and Nathaniel 1979-00-00 Brian Aldiss Panther / Granada 0-586-04989-4
£0.95?£: UK pound
190
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.
coll Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories 1983-00-00 ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. Octopus Books 0-7064-0999-X   350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Terry Oakes Checkmark
Space, Time and Nathaniel 1985-00-00 Brian Aldiss Panther / Granada 0-586-04989-4
£1.95?£: UK pound
190
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.
coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories 1986-00-00 ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. Octopus Books 0-7064-0999-X
£2.50?£: UK pound
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Science Fiction Stories 1987-00-00 ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. Octopus Books 0-7064-0999-X
£2.50?£: UK pound
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Terry Oakes Checkmark
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