Title: Old Faithful
Title Record # 44022
Author: Raymond Z. Gallun
Date: 1934-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Old Faithful
Series Number: 1
Language: English
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Author: Raymond Z. Gallun
Date: 1934-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Old Faithful
Series Number: 1
Language: English
Note: Astounding Stories, December 1934, illustrated by Elliot Dold.
Synopsis: Available on page 132, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astounding Stories, December 1934 | 1934-12-00 | ed. F. Orlin Tremaine | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.20?$: US dollar |
164 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | Howard V. Brown |  |
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| Imagination Unlimited | 1952-03-00 | ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | Farrar, Straus and Young | $3.50?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 430 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edgard Cirlin | |
|
| Imagination Unlimited | 1953-00-00 | ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | The Bodley Head | 8/6?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). |
185 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Imagination Unlimited | 1964-00-00 | ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | Mayflower-Dell | 3985 | 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). |
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. |
anth | Richard Powers | |
| Imagination Unlimited | 1966-06-00 | ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | Mayflower-Dell | 3985 | 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). |
189 | 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. |
anth | Richard Powers | |
| Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1973-01-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Ace Books | 75430 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
349 | 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. |
anth | |
|
| Before the Golden Age | 1974-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Robson Books | 0-903895-28-5 | £5.95?£: UK pound |
xix+ 986 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Timothy Jaques | |
| Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1974-03-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) | 0-575-01784-8 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
319 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Before the Golden Age | 1974-04-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Doubleday | 0-385-02419-3 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 986 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tim Lewis | |
| Before the Golden Age | 1974-05-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Doubleday / SFBC | 6173 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 912 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tim Lewis | |
| Before the Golden Age Volume Three | 1975-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Orbit | 0-86007-862-0 | £0.75?£: UK pound |
287 | 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. |
anth | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| Before the Golden Age, Book 2 | 1975-06-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | Q2452 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
319 | 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. |
anth | |
|
| Before the Golden Age, Book 2 | 1975-06-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | Q2452 | C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
319 | 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. |
anth | |
|
| Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1976-08-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Ace Books | 75429 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
349 | 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. |
anth | |
|
| The Best Science Fiction Stories | 1977-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Hamlyn | 0-600-38243-5 | 750 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1977-01-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Sphere Books | 0-7221-6294-8 | £0.75?£: UK pound |
287 | 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. |
anth | Peter Jones | |
| Before the Golden Age Volume Two | 1978-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Orbit | 0-86007-824-8 | £0.95?£: UK pound |
319 | 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. |
anth | Colin Hay | |
| The Best of Raymond Z. Gallun | 1978-08-00 | Raymond Z. Gallun | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-25273-X | $1.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 336 |
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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| The Best of Raymond Z. Gallun | 1978-08-00 | Raymond Z. Gallun | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-25273-X | C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
xvi+ 336 |
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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| Analog: Readers' Choice | 1982-00-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | Davis Publications | $2.95?$: US dollar |
284 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
anth | |
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| Gosh! Wow! (Sense of Wonder) Science Fiction | 1982-01-00 | ed. Forrest J Ackerman | Bantam Books | 0-553-20187-5 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 561+ [2] |
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. |
anth | |
|
| The Analog Anthology #2 | 1982-01-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | Davis Publications | $2.95?$: US dollar |
284 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
anth | |
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| Analog: Readers' Choice | 1982-03-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | The Dial Press | 0-385-27681-8 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
284 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| Before the Golden Age Volume 2 | 1984-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Orbit | 0-86007-824-8 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
319 | 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. |
anth | Colin Hay | |
| Before the Golden Age Trilogy | 1988-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Black Cat / Macdonald & Co. | 0-7481-0196-9 | £9.95?£: UK pound |
828 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Christian Vankeer | |
| Sense of Wonder Science Fiction | 1993-00-00 | ed. Forrest J Ackerman | Sirius Science Fiction | 0-89556-094-1 | $350.00?$: US dollar |
423+ [4] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Old Faithful Saga | 2005-04-21 | Raymond Z. Gallun | Pageturner | 1-58873-643-1 | $2.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction | 2011-06-00 | ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman | Wildside Press | 978-1-4344-3079-3 | $49.99?$: US dollar |
991 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
| Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction | 2011-12-20 | ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman | Wildside Press | 978-1-4344-4035-8 | $39.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |
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| Old Faithful and Other Stories | 2012-04-24 | Raymond Z. Gallun | Ramble House (John Pelan Presents Classics of SF and Fantasy #6) | 978-1-60543-627-2 | 302 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Gavin L. O'Keefe | ||
| Old Faithful and Other Stories | 2012-05-22 | Raymond Z. Gallun | Ramble House (John Pelan Presents Classics of SF and Fantasy #6) | 978-1-60543-628-9 | $35.00?$: US dollar |
310 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years