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Title: The Drop Title Record # 46234
Author: John Christopher
Date: 1953-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1956Translated by an unknown hand
French Le grand saut
1969Translated by Clark Darlton (as Walter Ernsting) and/or Thomas Schlück (Galaxy 12 only supplies one credit for the entire anthology)
German Sprung in die Verbannung
1984Translated by Paul Hebert
French
À balancer !?A balancer !

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, March 1953 1953-03-00 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 Camerage Checkmark
Gateway to Tomorrow: A Science Fiction Anthology 1954-02-00 ed. John Carnell Museum Press  
9/6?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).
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gerard Quinn Checkmark
Gateway to Tomorrow 1963-01-00 ed. John Carnell Panther 1460
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).
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.
anth Green Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories 1979-10-00 ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. Octopus Books 0-7064-0999-X
£1.99?£: UK pound
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Terry Oakes Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories 1983-00-00 ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. Octopus Books 0-7064-0999-X   350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Terry Oakes Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories 1986-00-00 ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. Octopus Books 0-7064-0999-X
£2.50?£: UK pound
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Science Fiction Stories 1987-00-00 ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. Octopus Books 0-7064-0999-X
£2.50?£: UK pound
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Terry Oakes Checkmark
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