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Title: The Gift of Gab Title Record # 55836
Author: Jack Vance
Date: 1955-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1965 German Die Dekabrache
1972ⓘTranslated by Renato Gari
 Italian Le ragioni degli altri
1972ⓘTranslated by Warner Flamen, a pseudonym for Mark Carpentier Alting.
 Dutch De gave van de woorden
1985ⓘTranslated by Lore Strassl
 German Die Gabe der Sprache
1988ⓘTranslated by uncredited
 Dutch De gave van de woorden
1993ⓘTranslated by ECL Meistermann
 French Le don du bagout
2019ⓘTranslated by E. C. L. Meistermann revised by Pierre-Paul Durastanti
 French Le don du bagout
2021ⓘTranslated by Marco Riva.
 Italian Il dono della parlantina

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science Fiction, September 1955 1955-09-00 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 Checkmark
Astounding Science Fiction, February 1956 (UK) 1956-02-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
1/6?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).
 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 Pattee  
Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories 1958-06-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber  
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).
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories 1959-12-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber  
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).
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Peter Curl Checkmark
Best SF Three 1960-09-00 ed. Edmund Crispin The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 46
5/6?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).
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth C. W. Bacon Checkmark
Out of This World 2 1961-04-00 ed. Mably Owen, Amabel Williams-Ellis Blackie  
12/6?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).
 188
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Best SF Three 1962-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)  
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).
 224
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 Checkmark
Best SF Three 1963-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)  
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).
 224
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 Checkmark
Future Tense 1964-06-00 Jack Vance Ballantine Books U2214
C$0.50?C$: 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Future Tense 1964-06-00 Jack Vance Ballantine Books U2214
$0.50?$: 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Best SF Three 1967-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)  
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).
 224
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 Checkmark
Out of This World Choice 1972-09-00 Mably Owen, Amabel Williams-Ellis Blackie 0-216-89346-1
£1.50?£: UK pound
 188+
188
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Harry Green Checkmark
Alpha Three 1972-10-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Ballantine Books 0-345-02883-X
$1.25?$: US dollar
 277
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
Alpha Three 1972-10-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Ballantine Books 0-345-02883-X
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 277
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
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-266-3
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
754
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 Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-246-9
$19.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
754
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
Dust of Far Suns 1981-01-00 Jack Vance DAW Books (DAW Collectors #417) 0-87997-588-1
$1.75?$: 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 Paul Chadwick (1957-) Checkmark
Dust of Far Suns 1981-01-00 Jack Vance DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-588-1 / UE1588
C$1.95?C$: 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 Paul Chadwick (1957-) Checkmark
From Mind to Mind: Tales of Communication from Analog 1984-11-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt Davis Publications 0-385-19646-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
 288
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".
 anth Joe Burleson Checkmark
From Mind to Mind: Tales of Communication from Analog 1984-12-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt The Dial Press 0-385-19646-6
$12.95?$: US dollar
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Joe Burleson Checkmark
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century 1987-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Avenel Books 0-517-64124-0
$8.98?$: US dollar
 x+
726
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Romas Checkmark
Chateau D'If and Other Stories 1990-09-00 Jack Vance Underwood-Miller 0-88733-098-3
$29.95?$: US dollar
 284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ilene Meyer Checkmark
Chateau D'If and Other Stories 1990-09-00 Jack Vance Underwood-Miller 0-88733-099-1
$75.00?$: US dollar
 284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ilene Meyer  
Chateau D'If and Other Stories 1990-09-00 Jack Vance Underwood-Miller 0-88733-099-1   284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 1997-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg MJF Books 1-56731-154-7
$8.98?$: US dollar
 341
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Vincent DiFate Checkmark
The Houses of Iszm and Other Stories 2005-00-00 Jack Vance Vance Integral Edition (Vance Integral Edition #8) 0-9712375-1-4   [viii]+
348
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 1-59606-077-8
$38.00?$: US dollar
 633
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gnemo  
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press / SFBC 1226398
$16.99?$: US dollar
 631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gnemo Checkmark
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 1-59606-077-8
$125.00?$: US dollar
 631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gnemo  
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 1-59606-077-8
$300.00?$: US dollar
 633
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gnemo Checkmark
The Houses of Iszm and Other Stories 2011-09-29 Jack Vance Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10991-9
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Chateau d'If and Other Stories 2012-04-17 Jack Vance Spatterlight Press (Vance Digital Edition #27) 978-1-61947-026-2
$6.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Tais Teng  
The Jack Vance Treasury 2013-12-05 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-647-2
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Gnemo  
Chateau d'If and Other Stories 2017-11-11 Jack Vance Spatterlight Press (Signature Series #13) 978-1-61947-150-4
$18.49?$: US dollar
 472
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  
Alpha 3 2022-07-07 ed. Robert Silverberg ReAnimus Press 978-1-005-95359-1
$3.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
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