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Title: Eyes Do More Than See Title Record # 53988
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1965-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1965 French Souvenir perdu
1971Translated by Hilia Brinis
Italian Occhi non soltanto per vedere
1973Translated by Eva Sander
German Augen, die nicht nur sehen
1975 Italian Piu' Che Vedere
1976Translated by J. A. Harloff
Dutch Ogen kunnen meer dan zien
1979Translated by Drago Bajt and/or Bogdan Gradišnik and/or Branko Gradišnik
Slovenian
Oči niso samo za gledanje?Oci niso samo za gledanje
Ochi niso samo za gledanje
1980Translated by Michelangelo Spada
Italian Gli Occhi Non Vedono Soltanto
1980Translated by Simone Hilling.
French
Les yeux ne servent pas qu'à voir?Les yeux ne servent pas qu'a voir
1986<ul><li>Translated by Mirjana Živković </ul>
Serbian
Oči nisu samo za gledanje?Oci nisu samo za gledanje
Ochi nisu samo za gledanje
[as by Isak Asimov]
1988Translated by Rosa S. de Naveira
Spanish Los ojos hacen algo más que ver
1988Translated by Irene Paetzold
German Augen, die nicht nur sehen
1988Translated by France-Marie Watkins
French
Les yeux ne servent pas qu'à voir?Les yeux ne servent pas qu'a voir
2009Translated by Carlos Gardini.
Spanish Los ojos hacen algo más que ver

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1966 Nebula Short Story

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, April 1965 1965-04-00 ed. Joseph W. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.50?$: 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 Bert Tanner Checkmark
11th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F 1966-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Delacorte Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ziel Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Fifteenth Series 1966-05-13 ed. Edward L. Ferman Doubleday  
$4.50?$: US dollar
xiv+
248
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Donald Crews , Ann Crews Checkmark
Beyond the Curtain of Dark 1966-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Four Square Books 1634
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).
320
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  
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 15th Series 1967-00-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Gollancz  
22/6?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).
255+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
11th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F 1967-09-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 2241
$0.75?$: US dollar
384
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 Ziel Checkmark
Nightfall and Other Stories 1969-00-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$5.95?$: US dollar
343
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Amelia S. Edwards  
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Fifteenth Series 1969-00-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Ace Books 05454
$0.75?$: US dollar
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.
anth Panos Koutrouboussis Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Number 15 1969-08-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Panther 0-586-02847-1
£0.25?£: UK pound
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.
anth Checkmark
Nightfall and Other Stories 1969-12-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC (Doubleday Science Fiction) 2099
$1.69?$: US dollar
343
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Amelia S. Edwards Checkmark
Nightfall and Other Stories 1970-06-25 Isaac Asimov Rapp & Whiting 0-85391-157-6
35/-?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).
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Nightfall and Other Stories 1970-11-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest M1486
$0.95?$: US dollar
350
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
Nightfall Two 1971-10-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03537-0
£0.30?£: UK pound
192
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 Ken Sequin Checkmark
Nightfall Two 1972-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03657-1
£0.30?£: UK pound
192
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 Ken Sequin Checkmark
Beyond the Curtain of Dark 1972-11-00 ed. Peter Haining Pinnacle Books P138Z
$1.25?$: US dollar
380
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
Beyond the Curtain of Dark 1972-11-00 ed. Peter Haining New English Library 0-450-01297-2
£0.40?£: UK pound
320
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Nightfall Two 1973-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03657-1
£0.30?£: UK pound
192
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 Ken Sequin Checkmark
Nightfall Two 1976-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03657-1
£0.50?£: UK pound
192
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 Ken Sequin Checkmark
The Diversifier, #20 May 1977 1977-05-00 ed. C. C. Clingan C. C. Clingan  
$1.25?$: US dollar
72
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
fanzine Gary Kato Checkmark
Nightfall and Other Stories 1977-07-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23188-7
$1.75?$: US dollar
350
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
Nightfall Two 1978-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-03657-1   192
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 Ken Sequin 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
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
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1965 1981-00-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman, Martin H. Greenberg Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-1007-4
$12.95?$: US dollar
x+
157
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bert Tanner  
Nightfall Two 1981-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-03657-1
£1.25?£: UK pound
192
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 Ken Sequin Checkmark
Nightfall and Other Stories 1984-12-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31091-8
$3.50?$: US dollar
350
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 Rick Sternbach Checkmark
Nightfall Two 1985-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-03657-1
£1.95?£: UK pound
192
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 Ken Sequin Checkmark
Science Fiction by Asimov 1986-00-00 Isaac Asimov Davis Publications  
$0.00?$: US dollar
62
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".
coll Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov 1986-08-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-19782-9
$17.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Robert Aulicino Checkmark
Robot Dreams 1986-11-00 Isaac Asimov Berkley Books (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss)) 0-425-09345-X
$7.95?$: US dollar
349
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 Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
Robot Dreams 1986-11-00 Isaac Asimov Berkley Books (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss)) 0-425-09346-8
$50.00?$: US dollar
349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ralph McQuarrie  
Robot Dreams 1987-04-00 Isaac Asimov Gollancz 0-575-04021-1
£10.95?£: UK pound
349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ralph McQuarrie  
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov 1988-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-07498-8
£3.50?£: UK pound
xiv+
320
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 Chris Foss  
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov 1988-02-00 Isaac Asimov Signet / New American Library 0-451-15196-8 / AE5196
$3.95?$: US dollar
379
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 Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov 1988-02-00 Isaac Asimov Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-15196-8 / AE5196
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar
379
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
Robot Dreams 1988-05-00 Isaac Asimov VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04254-0
£3.95?£: UK pound
349
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  
Robot Dreams 1989-00-00 Isaac Asimov VGSF 0-575-04565-5
£3.50?£: UK pound
474
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 Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov 1989-05-00 Isaac Asimov Dark Harvest 0-913165-44-1
$21.95?$: US dollar
678
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn  
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov 1989-05-00 Isaac Asimov Dark Harvest 0-913165-43-3
$49.00?$: US dollar
678
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn  
Robot Dreams 1990-06-00 Isaac Asimov Ace Books 0-441-73154-6
$4.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
384
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 Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 1990-11-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41606-7
$22.95?$: US dollar
viii+
614
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barclay Shaw  
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 1990-11-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41627-X
$12.95?$: US dollar
viii+
615
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 Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov! 1991-00-00 Isaac Asimov Legend 0-7126-4690-6
£14.99?£: UK pound
836
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tony Roberts Checkmark
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov!: Volume Four 1991-02-00 Isaac Asimov Ace Books 0-441-03109-9
$3.95?$: US dollar
182
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 Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 1991-03-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation / SFBC 17907
$10.98?$: US dollar
viii+
614
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barclay Shaw Checkmark
Nightfall and Other Stories 1991-07-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-21255-8
£4.99?£: UK pound
445
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 Chris Foss  
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 1993-03-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-224139-0
£15.99?£: UK pound
614
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Chris Moore  
The Complete Stories: Volume Two 1995-01-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-648016-0
£5.99?£: UK pound
464
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 Chris Moore  
The Complete Stories: Volume Two 1997-00-00 Isaac Asimov Voyager 0-00-648016-0
£6.99?£: UK pound
464
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
That Untravelled World 2000-00-00 ed. Belinda Hoole, Tony Marshall, Malcolm Venter Institute for the Study of English in Africa 0-86810-365-9   62
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  
Robot Dreams 2004-06-00 Isaac Asimov Ace Books 0-441-01183-7
$14.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
335
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 Ralph McQuarrie  
Nightfall Two date unknown Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03537-0
£0.50?£: UK pound
192
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 Ken Sequin Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 date unknown Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41627-X
$17.95?$: US dollar
viii+
614
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 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  
Nightfall and Other Stories date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest M1486
$0.95?$: US dollar
350
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  
Nightfall and Other Stories date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P1969
$1.25?$: US dollar
350
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
Nightfall and Other Stories date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23672-2
$1.95?$: US dollar
350
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 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  
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov date unknown Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-07498-8
£3.50?£: UK pound
xiv+
320
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 date unknown Isaac Asimov Broadway Books 0-385-41627-X
$22.00?$: US dollar
viii+
614
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 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
Robot Dreams date unknown Isaac Asimov Ace Books 0-441-01183-7
$14.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
335
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 Ralph McQuarrie  
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