Title: Hostess Title Record # 55240
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1951-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
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Language: English
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Year Language Title 1955 French Une hôtesse accueillante?Une hotesse accueillante 1970ⓘTranslated by Simone Hilling French Hôtesse?Hotesse 1971ⓘTranslated by F. Lancel Dutch Gastvrouw 1971ⓘTranslated by S. R. Italian Ospite 1973ⓘTranslated by Eva Sander German Die Wirtin 1974ⓘTranslated by Eve-Marie Cloquet French L'hôtesse?L'hotesse 1988ⓘTranslated by Rosa S. de Naveira Spanish Anfitriona 1988ⓘTranslated by Eva Eppers German Der stille Tod 1988ⓘTranslated by France-Marie Watkins French Les hôtes?Les hotes 1992ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini. Spanish Huésped

Year Language Title 1954ⓘTranslated by S. R. Italian L'invitato di altri mondi (Part 1 of 4) 1954ⓘTranslated by S. R. Italian L'invitato di altri mondi (Part 2 of 4) 1954ⓘTranslated by S. R. Italian L'invitato di altri mondi (Part 3 of 4) 1954ⓘTranslated by S. R. Italian L'invitato di altri mondi (Part 4 of 4)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1951	1951-05-00	ed. H. L. Gold	World Editions, Inc.		$0.35?$: 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	Chesley Bonestell
Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction	1952-02-00	ed. H. L. Gold	Crown Publishers		$3.50?$: US dollar	x+ 566	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Arbib
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
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
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
Nightfall One	1971-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03466-8	£0.30?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall One	1973-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03466-8	£0.30?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall One	1974-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03466-8	£0.30?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall One	1976-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03466-8	£0.50?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
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
Nightfall One	1978-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Granada	0-586-03466-8	£0.75?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall One	1979-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Granada	0-586-03466-8	£0.85?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
Bug-Eyed Monsters	1980-03-00	ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini	Harvest / HBJ	0-15-614789-0	$4.95?$: US dollar	x+ 273	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	Ruby Mazur
Nightfall One	1981-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03466-8	£1.25?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
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
Nightfall One	1986-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-586-03466-8	£1.95?£: UK pound	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	Ken Sequin
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	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
Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov	1987-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Avenel Books	0-517-64375-8	$8.98?$: US dollar	651	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
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
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
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
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
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
Nightfall and Other Stories	1991-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton / HarperCollinsPublishers	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
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
Tales of Science Fiction: Featuring X-Minus One	2004-06-00	ed. uncredited	GreaTapes	1-878481-20-7	$14.95?$: US dollar		audio cassette?Cassette tape	anth
Tales of Science Fiction: Featuring X-Minus One	2004-09-00	ed. uncredited	GreaTapes	1-878481-36-3	$16.95?$: US dollar		audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	anth
Robot Dreams	2014-09-29	Isaac Asimov	Recorded Books	978-1-4906-3310-7			digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Nightfall and Other Stories	2021-07-13	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey	978-0-593-35746-0	$17.00?$: US dollar	416	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	Paul Lycett
The Complete Stories: Volume Two	2023-11-09	Isaac Asimov	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-851629-1	£4.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
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
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
Nightfall and Other Stories	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Grafton / HarperCollinsPublishers	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
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
Robot Dreams	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Recorded Books				digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
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
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

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