Title: Legwork
Title Record # 55772
Author: Eric Frank Russell
Date: 1956-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: Eric Frank Russell
Date: 1956-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: A telepathic alien scouts Earth for invasion. He looks more or less human from a distance, and can alter the perceptions of anyone who gets close enough to notice the difference.
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Finalists | 1956 Hugo | Best Novelette |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Astounding Science Fiction, April 1956 | 1956-04-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, 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 | Freas | ||
Astounding Science Fiction, September 1956 (UK) | 1956-09-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 1/9?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 | Freas | ||
Far Stars | 1961-00-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Dennis Dobson | 13/6?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). |
191 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Far Stars | 1961-00-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Dennis Dobson | 15/-?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). |
191 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Far Stars | 1964-06-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Panther | 1691 | 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). |
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. |
coll | ||
Far Stars | 1964-06-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Panther | 1691 | A4/-?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). |
127+ [1] |
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 | ||
5 Unearthly Visions | 1965-00-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Fawcett Gold Medal | d1549 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
175 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
5 Unearthly Visions | 1967-12-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Fawcett Gold Medal | d1868 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
175 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
Far Stars | 1975-00-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Dennis Dobson | 0-234-77531-9 | £3.00?£: UK pound |
191 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Weaver (artist) | |
Entities: The Selected Novels of Eric Frank Russell | 2001-09-00 | Eric Frank Russell | NESFA Press | 1-886778-33-7 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
691 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Bob Eggleton | |
Future Crimes | 2021-05-19 | ed. Mike Ashley | British Library Publishing (British Library Science Fiction Classics) | 978-0-7123-6738-7 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
Future Crimes | 2021-05-20 | ed. Mike Ashley | British Library Publishing (British Library Science Fiction Classics) | 978-0-7123-5334-2 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
320 | 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 |