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Title: Starting from Scratch Title Record # 46189
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1970-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1971 Portuguese A partir de uma comichão
1971Translated by Bruno Martin
French Quand ça vous démange
1972Translated by Hilia Brinis
Italian La Grattatina
1973Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Ein seltsamer Traum
1973Translated by Wulf Bergner
German Das Problem
1974Translated by Sam J. Lundwall and/or Jörgen Peterzén
Swedish Kosmisk klåda
1974Translated by Ben Zimet
French Histoire de gratter
1979Translated by Hans Lepel
Dutch Van hetzelfde laken een pak
1979Translated by Hans Pfitzinger (per the copyight section of SF Perry Rhodan Magazin)
German Nicht kratzen!
1979Translated by Michelangelo Spada
Italian Partendo Da Zero

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1970 1970-11-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.60?$: US dollar
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Magazine de Ficção Científica, August 1971 1971-08-00 ed. Flávio J. Cardozo Revista do Globo   Cr$3.00 128
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.
mag Mel Hunter  
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Nineteenth Series 1971-08-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar
286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ronald Barnett , Peggy Barnett Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Nineteenth Series 1971-09-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Doubleday / SFBC 3457
$1.49?$: US dollar
286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ronald Barnett , Peggy Barnett Checkmark
Fiction, #215 1971-11-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
OPTA  
F4.00?F: French frank
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 Moro Checkmark
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? 1971-12-00 Robert Sheckley Doubleday 0-385-03495-4
$4.95?$: US dollar
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Margo Herr  
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? 1972-04-00 Robert Sheckley Doubleday / SFBC 2649
$1.49?$: US dollar
vi+
182
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Margo Herr Checkmark
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? 1972-06-00 Robert Sheckley Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01473-3
£1.80?£: UK pound
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Urania #604 1972-10-29 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 604
Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira
168
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 Karel Thole  
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 19th Series 1973-02-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Ace Books 05458
$0.95?$: US dollar
314
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
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? 1973-03-00 Robert Sheckley Doubleday 0-385-03495-4
$4.95?$: US dollar
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Der grüne Jademond?Der gruene Jademond
1973-05-00 Robert Sheckley Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0167) 3-442-23167-1
DM 3.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
155
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 Morris Scott Dollens Checkmark
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? 1973-11-00 Robert Sheckley The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1078   191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Ein Pegasus für Mrs. Bullitt 1973-12-00 ed. Wulf Bergner Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3369) 3-453-30246-X
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
126
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
Det hände i morgon 2?Det hande i morgon 2
1974-00-00 ed. Sam J. Lundwall Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #10) 91-7228-021-2
skr 29.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
208
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 Erling Ericsson  
The Same to You Doubled and Other Stories 1974-03-00 Robert Sheckley Pan Books 0-330-23988-0
£0.35?£: UK pound
172
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
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? 1974-04-00 Robert Sheckley DAW Books (DAW Collectors #99) 0-87997-106-1 / UQ1106
$0.95?$: US 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 Hans Arnold Checkmark
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? 1974-04-00 Robert Sheckley DAW Books / New American Library of Canada UQ1106
C$0.95?C$: 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 Hans Arnold Checkmark
Le temps meurtrier / Et quand je vous fais ça, vous sentez quelque chose? 1974-05-27 Robert Sheckley OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #49) 2-7201-0001-3   444
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Et quand je vous fais ça, vous sentez quelque chose ? 1977-00-00 Robert Sheckley Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7014) 2-253-01805-8   222
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
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 1978-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Doubleday 0-385-13044-9
$8.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Rauch Checkmark
Weird Worlds, #2 1979-00-00 ed. Bob Stine, Jane Stine Scholastic     40
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Walter Velez Checkmark
Dwergsterren 1979-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Vincent van der Linden, Joseph D. Olander Bruna (Bruna SF #100) 90-229-9100-8
ƒ8.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder
240
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 Checkmark
SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, 4/79 1979-07-00 ed. Hans Gamber Pabel SFPRM7904
DM 2.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
48+
[1]
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Orbit, nr. 8 zomer 1979 1979-07-07 ed. Kees van Toorn Kees van Toorn  
ƒ5.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder
48
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag Eddie Jones Checkmark
Urania #815 1979-12-23 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 815
Lit 1,000?Lit: Italian lira
200
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 1980-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$2.50?$: US dollar
xx+
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 Checkmark
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 1980-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Pan Books 0-330-26155-X
£1.75?£: UK pound
302
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 Harris Checkmark
Das zweite Robert Sheckley Buch 1987-01-00 Robert Sheckley
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24090)
3-404-24090-1
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
720
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 Tim White Checkmark
Das zweite Robert Sheckley Buch 1988-09-00 Robert Sheckley
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24090)
3-404-24090-1
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
720
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 Tim White Checkmark
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing  
$150.00?$: US dollar
331+
380+
360+
275+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Four 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing     275
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Four 1992-07-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing 1-56146-423-6
$12.95?$: US dollar
275
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  
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories 1996-09-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0142-3
$7.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Cheryl Knippenburg Checkmark
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$3.95?$: US dollar
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  
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$3.95?$: US dollar
xx+
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  
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar
xx+
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  
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$3.25?$: US dollar
xx+
296
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
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