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Title: Space-Time for Springers Title Record # 44509
Author: Fritz Leiber
Date: 1958-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Gummitch the Cat
Webpages: WordPress
Language: English
Synopsis: A kitten develops theories of natural philosophy, while waiting for the time he will mature into a human.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Catherine
French
L'univers est ŕ eux?L'univers est a eux
1966Translated by Gian Luigi Gonano
Italian Era spaziale per i felini
1969Translated by 深町真理子 (Mariko Fukamachi)
Japanese
跳躍者の時空?ちょうやくもののじくう
Chōyakumono no Jikū
Chouyakumono no Jikuu
[as by ]
1976Translated by I. R. de León
Dutch Tijdruimte voor springers
1976Translated by Yoma Cap
German
Raum-Zeit-Sprünge?Raum-Zeit-Spruenge
2013 Danish Rumtid for springere
2017Translated by Annamária Zsengellér and/or István Ifj. Veress
Hungarian
Téridő – ugróknak?Terido – ugroknak
Teeridooe – ugrooknak

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4 1958-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 272K
$0.35?$: US dollar
157
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 Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4 1958-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 272K
C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar
157
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 Checkmark
Science Fantasy, June 1959 1959-06-00 ed. John Carnell Nova Publications Ltd.  
2/-?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).
132
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".
mag Brian Lewis  
SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy: 4th Annual Volume 1959-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell B129
$0.35?$: US dollar
256
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 Checkmark
SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy 1959-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth W. I. Van der Poel Checkmark
Star of Stars 1960-10-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Doubleday  
$3.50?$: US dollar
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eric Carle Checkmark
Star of Stars 1961-01-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eric Carle Checkmark
Star of Stars 1964-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books U2171
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
224
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 Checkmark
Star of Stars 1964-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books U2171
$0.50?$: US dollar
224
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 Checkmark
Star Fourteen 1966-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Whiting & Wheaton  
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).
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
SF: The Best of the Best 1967-11-00 ed. Judith Merril Delacorte Press  
$6.50?$: US dollar
438
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Star Fourteen 1968-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Pan Books 0-330-02043-9
5/-?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).
236
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 Checkmark
SF: The Best of the Best 1968-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 0508
$0.95?$: US dollar
438
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 Adams Checkmark
SF: The Best of the Best 1968-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 0508
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
438
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 Adams Checkmark
Kitten Caboodle: A Collection of Feline Fiction 1969-08-11 ed. Barbara Silverberg Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-066220-6   x+
204
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Susan Schwalb  
SF The Best of the Best Part One 1970-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower 0-583-11725-2
5/-?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).
203
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4 1972-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02720-5
$0.95?$: US dollar
157
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 John Berkey Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4 1972-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02720-5
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
157
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 John Berkey Checkmark
Supernatural Cats 1972-11-03 ed. Claire Necker Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction) 0-385-07561-8
$6.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
439
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Margo Herr Checkmark
Supernatural Cats 1974-01-00 ed. Claire Necker Warner Paperback Library 0-446-59370-2 / 59-370
$1.75?$: US dollar
446
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 Ruta Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1974-05-00 Fritz Leiber Sphere Books 0-7221-5474-7
Ł0.60?Ł: UK pound
368
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1974-06-00 Fritz Leiber Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 6203
$2.49?$: US dollar
xv+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Larry Kresek Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1974-11-00 Fritz Leiber Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-24256-4
$1.75?$: US dollar
xviii+
329
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1974-11-00 Fritz Leiber Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98168-7
Ł3.50?Ł: UK pound
368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1974-11-00 Fritz Leiber Ballantine Books 0-345-24256-4
C$1.75?C$: Canadian dollar
xviii+
329
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1977-06-00 Fritz Leiber Sphere Books 0-7221-5474-7
Ł0.60?Ł: UK pound
368
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  
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1979-09-00 Fritz Leiber Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-28351-1
$2.25?$: US dollar
xviii+
329
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 Michael Herring Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1979-09-00 Fritz Leiber Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-28351-1
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar
xviii+
329
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 Michael Herring Checkmark
Science Fiction: Masters of Today 1981-00-00 ed. Arthur Liebman Richards Rosen Press 0-8239-0537-3   ix+
179
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Yesterday's Tomorrows 1982-10-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Berkley Books 0-425-05648-1
$9.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
431
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  
The Ghost Light 1984-04-00 Fritz Leiber Berkley Books (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss)) 0-425-06812-9
$7.95?$: US dollar
368
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 John Jude Palencar Checkmark
The Ghost Light 1984-04-00 Fritz Leiber Berkley Books (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss)) 0-425-07057-3
$50.00?$: US dollar
368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
Magicats! 1984-06-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-51530-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
270
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 Ann Meisel Checkmark
Magicats! 1984-09-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-51531-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
270
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 Ann Meisel  
Magicats! 1985-07-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-51531-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
270
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 Ann Meisel Checkmark
Magicats! 1986-03-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-51532-0
$2.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
270
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 Ann Meisel Checkmark
Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Cat Stories 1987-00-00 ed. Roger Caras Truman Talley Books / Dutton 0-525-24398-4   xiii+
495
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1988-05-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 10513
$6.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1988-12-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell St. Martin's Press 0-312-02250-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Cat Stories 1990-00-00 ed. Roger Caras Galahad Books 0-88365-763-5   xiii+
495
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Ghost Light 1991-12-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-28602-X
$4.99?$: US dollar
367
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 John Jude Palencar Checkmark
Gummitch and Friends 1992-00-00 Fritz Leiber Donald M. Grant 1-880418-18-5
$30.00?$: US dollar
xi+
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rodger Gerberding Checkmark
Cats in Space and Other Places 1992-05-00 ed. Bill Fawcett Baen 0-671-72118-6
$4.99?$: US dollar
407
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 Dean Morrissey Checkmark
Gummitch and Friends 1993-02-00 Fritz Leiber Donald M. Grant 1-880418-17-7
$60.00?$: US dollar
36+
xi+
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rodger Gerberding Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1996-02-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 1-56865-174-0 / 10703
$10.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
Modern Classics of Fantasy 1997-01-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-15173-X
$35.00?$: US dollar
xxiii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Gurney  
Modern Classics of Fantasy 1997-03-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / SFBC 14775
$14.98?$: US dollar
xxiii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Gurney Checkmark
Modern Classics of Fantasy 1997-11-01 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-16931-0
$18.95?$: US dollar
672
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  
Fritz Leiber: Selected Stories 2010-04-00 Fritz Leiber Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-264-2
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Claudia Noble  
Fritz Leiber: Selected Stories 2010-05-00 Fritz Leiber Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-180-5
$24.95?$: US dollar
359
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Claudia Noble Checkmark
Fritz Leiber: Selected Stories 2011-11-29 Fritz Leiber Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-226-0
$14.99?$: US dollar
362
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 Claudia Noble Checkmark
The Wildside Book of Fantasy 2012-10-01 ed. uncredited Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4895-8
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
Magicats! 2013-03-25 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen 978-1-62579-120-7
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Ron Miller  
Modern Classics of Fantasy 2014-10-28 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 978-1-4668-8448-9
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth James Gurney  
Masters of Science Fiction: Fritz Leiber 2016-03-00 Fritz Leiber Centipede Press (Masters of Science Fiction (Centipede Press)) 978-1-61347-071-8
$95.00?$: US dollar
712
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan Checkmark
Modern Classics of Fantasy date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-15173-X
$35.00?$: US dollar
xxiii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Gurney  
The Best of Fritz Leiber date unknown Fritz Leiber GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 06203   xv+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Pat Morrissey Checkmark
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