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Title: The Sitters Title Record # 46012
Author: Clifford D. Simak
Date: 1958-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1964 The Sitters [as by Clifford Simak]
Year Language Title
1958 French Le secret des Sitters
1961Translated by Lidia Lax
Italian Le bambinaie celesti
1963Translated by Denise Rousset
French Les nounous
1980Translated by Eurico da Fonseca.
Portuguese Os Educadores

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1958 1958-04-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
148
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 Dember Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #54 May 1958 1958-05-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Editions Nuit et Jour  
F100.00?F: French frank
148
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  
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 63 1958-06-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
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 Dember Checkmark
Galaxy #34 1961-03-00 ed. R. Sgroi Casa Editrice La Tribuna 34
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
148
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 Spatius Checkmark
All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories 1962-01-00 Clifford D. Simak Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lawrence Ratzkin Checkmark
All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories 1962-03-00 Clifford D. Simak Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lawrence Ratzkin Checkmark
All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories 1962-05-00 Clifford D. Simak Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lawrence Ratzkin Checkmark
Tous les pièges de la Terre 1963-00-00 Clifford D. Simak
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#66)
    237
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  
All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories 1963-06-00 Clifford D. Simak Macfadden Books 50-165
$0.50?$: US dollar
158
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories 1964-00-00 Clifford Simak Four Square Books 993
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).
143
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 Curtis Checkmark
All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories 1965-04-00 Clifford Simak Four Square Books 1351
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).
143
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 Curtis Checkmark
All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories 1967-09-00 Clifford D. Simak Macfadden Books 50-388
$0.50?$: US dollar
158
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories 1967-09-00 Clifford D. Simak Macfadden Books 50-338
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
158
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
All the Traps of Earth 1968-08-00 Clifford D. Simak New English Library 2230
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).
143
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
Tous les pièges de la Terre 1971-11-06 Clifford D. Simak
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#66)
    237
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
All the Traps of Earth 1974-03-00 Clifford D. Simak Manor Books 95315
$0.95?$: US dollar
158
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
The Best of Clifford D. Simak 1975-06-00 Clifford D. Simak Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98172-5
£3.95?£: UK pound
253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Hardy Checkmark
The Best of Clifford D. Simak 1975-10-00 Clifford D. Simak Sphere Books 0-7221-7836-0
£0.60?£: UK pound
253
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Skirmish: The Great Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak 1977-10-00 Clifford D. Simak Berkley/Putnam 0-399-12032-7
$8.95?$: US dollar
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Riley (artist) Checkmark
Skirmish: The Great Short Fiction of Clifford D.Simak 1978-08-00 Clifford D. Simak Berkley Books 0-425-03821-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
272
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 Frank Riley (artist) Checkmark
All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories 1979-08-00 Clifford D. Simak Avon 0-380-45500-5
$2.25?$: US dollar
278
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 Jan Esteves Checkmark
A Revolta das Máquinas, 1º volume 1980-00-00 Clifford D. Simak Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #278) 972-38-0910-9   197
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
coll A. Pedro  
Tous les pièges de la Terre 1984-11-20 Clifford D. Simak
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#66)
2-207-30066-8   237
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 Hubert de Lartigue Checkmark
All the Traps of Earth 1988-07-00 Clifford D. Simak Avon 0-380-45500-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
278
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 Jim Warren Checkmark
A Death in the House and Other Stories 2016-07-05 Clifford D. Simak Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-3734-1
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Jason Gabbert  
A Death in the House and Other Stories 2020-01-14 Clifford D. Simak Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-6035-6
$25.99?$: US dollar
338
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 Jason Gabbert  
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