Title: Beep

Title: Beep Title Record # 45757
Author: James Blish
Date: 1954-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English

Note:

Beep is about 14,000 words. The expanded version of this novelette is titled The Quincunx of Time Dell(1973)
Note that Beep was revised slightly when included in an anthology for teenage readers, Space Police (World, 1956, edited by Andre Norton), to remove some references to drinking. (source: Preface to The Quincunx of Time (Arrow, 1976)

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Year	Title
1956^ⓘNote that <i>Beep</i> was revised slightly when included in an anthology for teenage readers, <i>Space Police</i> (World, 1956, edited by Andre Norton), to remove some references to drinking. (source: Preface to <i>The Quincunx of Time</i> (Arrow, 1976)	Beep

Year	Language	Title
1958	German	Störgeräusch
1959^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Beep
1961^ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch	French	Bip
1972^ⓘTranslated by C. A. G. van den Broek (= Kees van den Broek)	Dutch	Piep
1974^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr	German	Stimmen aus der Zukunft
1977^ⓘTranslated by Sandro Pergameno	Italian	Biip
1979^ⓘTranslated by Janko Paravić	Croatian	Piip
1981^ⓘTranslated by Hisashi Asakura (浅倉久志)	Japanese	ビープ^?Biipu Bīpu [as by ジェイムズ・ブリッシュ^?Jeimuzu Burisshu ]
1983^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Heinz%20Zwack&type=Name&mode=exact">Heinz Zwack</a> (as Heinz Nagel)	German	Pieps

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1954	1954-02-00	ed. H. L. Gold	Galaxy Publishing Corporation		$0.35^?$: US dollar	164	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	Emsh
Stories for Tomorrow: An Anthology of Modern Science Fiction	1954-06-00	ed. William Sloane	Funk & Wagnalls		$3.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 628	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Stanley Meltzoff
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 16	1954-07-00	ed. H. L. Gold	Strato Publications		1/6^?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).	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	Emsh
Stories for Tomorrow	1955-00-00	ed. William Sloane	Eyre & Spottiswoode		18/-^?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).	xii+ 476	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Val Biro
Galactic Cluster	1959-10-00	James Blish	Signet / New American Library	S1719	$0.35^?$: US dollar	176	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	Paul Lehr
Galactic Cluster	1960-01-22	James Blish	Faber and Faber		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).	233	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	John Griffiths
Galactic Cluster	1961-12-00	James Blish	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	56	5/6^?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).	233	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	John Griffiths
Galactic Cluster	1963-00-00	James Blish	Four Square Books	889	2/6^?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).	128	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
Galactic Cluster	1964-07-00	James Blish	Four Square Books	889	2/6^?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).	128	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
Galactic Cluster	1965-00-00	James Blish	Signet / New American Library	D2790	$0.50^?$: US dollar	176	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	Paul Lehr
Galactic Cluster	1965-10-00	James Blish	Signet / New American Library of Canada	D2790	C$0.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	176	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	Paul Lehr
Galactic Cluster	1968-06-00	James Blish	New English Library	2229	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).	128	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
Galactic Empires Volume Two	1976-07-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	Weidenfeld & Nicolson	0-297-77223-6	£4.95^?£: UK pound	viii+ 296	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karel Thole
Galactic Empires Volume Two	1976-10-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	Orbit	0-86007-909-0	£0.85^?£: UK pound	viii+ 296	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	Karel Thole
Galactic Empires, Volume II	1977-10-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	St. Martin's Press	0-312-31528-7	$8.95^?$: US dollar	viii+ 278	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karel Thole
Galactic Empires, Volume II	1978-04-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	St. Martin's Press / SFBC	2456	$4.98^?$: US dollar	viii+ 278	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karel Thole
Galactic Empires: Volume Two	1979-03-00	ed. Brian Aldiss	Avon	0-380-42879-2	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 308	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	Alex Ebel
The Best of James Blish	1979-08-00	James Blish	Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-25600-X	$1.95^?$: US dollar	xxi+ 358	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 James Blish	1979-08-00	James Blish	Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-25600-X	C$2.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	xxi+ 358	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
Galactic Cluster	1980-00-00	James Blish	Granada	0-586-04573-2	£1.25^?£: UK pound	255	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 Elson
The Seedling Stars / Galactic Cluster	1983-03-00	James Blish	Signet / New American Library (Signet Double Science Fiction)	0-451-12148-1	$2.95^?$: US dollar	158+ 176	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.	omni	Paul Lehr
Galactic Empires	1988-09-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	Legend	0-09-952150-4	£4.99^?£: UK pound	xviii+ 650	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	Chris Foss
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF	1994-07-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Tor	0-312-85062-X	$35.00^?$: US dollar	990+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Carol Russo
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF	1994-10-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Orbit	1-85723-271-2	£25.00^?£: UK pound	990	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Berkey
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF	1994-10-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Tor / SFBC	05435	$17.98^?$: US dollar	990	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Berkey
A Dusk of Idols and Other Stories	1996-05-00	James Blish	Severn House	0-7278-4967-0	£16.99^?£: UK pound	182	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF	1997-09-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Orb	0-312-85509-5	$27.95^?$: US dollar	990	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
Works of Art	2008-02-00	James Blish	NESFA Press	978-1-886778-70-2	$29.00^?$: US dollar	524	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	John Berkey
Galactic Cluster	date unknown	James Blish	Signet / New American Library	Q5441	$0.95^?$: US dollar	176	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	Paul Lehr
Galactic Cluster	date unknown	James Blish	Signet / New American Library	T4965	$0.75^?$: US dollar	176	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	Paul Lehr

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