Title: Cabin Boy

Title: Cabin Boy Title Record # 56215
Author: Damon Knight
Date: 1951-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English

Synopsis: An alien analog of a cabin boy meets some strange creatures (humans) and is thrilled by them.

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Year	Language	Title
1955	French	Un drôle de mousse
1974^ⓘTranslated by Bruno Martin	French	Le garçon de cabine^?Le garcon de cabine
1976^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr	German	Der Kabinenjunge

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1951	1951-09-00	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	Don Sibley
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
Far Out	1961-00-00	Damon Knight	Simon & Schuster		$3.95^?$: US dollar	282	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Tony Palladino
Far Out	1961-00-00	Damon Knight	Gollancz		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).	282	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Far Out	1961-06-00	Damon Knight	Simon & Schuster / SFBC		$1.20^?$: US dollar	xi+ 199	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Far Out	1962-03-00	Damon Knight	Berkley Medallion	F616	$0.50^?$: US dollar	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	Richard Powers
Far Out	1963-00-00	Damon Knight	Corgi	GS1439	3/6^?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).	221	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	Josh Kirby
Great Stories of Space Travel	1963-07-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Tempo Books	T39	$0.60^?$: US dollar	256	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
Great Stories of Space Travel	1965-12-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Tempo Books	T39	$0.50^?$: US dollar	256	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
Tomorrow's Children	1966-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		$4.95^?$: US dollar	431	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Emanuel Schongut
Tomorrow's Children	1966-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		$5.70^?$: US dollar	431	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Emanuel Schongut
Great Stories of Space Travel	1969-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Tempo Books	5313	$0.60^?$: US dollar	256	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
Great Stories of Space Travel	1970-04-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap	5313	$0.60^?$: US dollar	256	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
Tomorrow's Children	1974-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£0.75^?£: UK pound	431	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	Chris Foss
Tomorrow's Children	1976-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Compton Russell	0-85955-034-6	£^?£: UK pound	431	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Tomorrow's Children	1976-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£0.90^?£: UK pound	431	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	Chris Foss
The Best of Damon Knight	1976-05-00	Damon Knight	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	2474	$2.49^?$: US dollar	ix+ 307	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Richard V. Corben
The Best of Damon Knight	1976-09-00	Damon Knight	Pocket Books	0-671-80699-8	$1.95^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 337	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	Ed Soyka
The Best of Damon Knight	1976-09-00	Damon Knight	Pocket Books	0-671-80699-8	C$1.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	xiii+ 337	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	Ed Soyka
Tomorrow's Children	1977-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£1.25^?£: UK pound	431	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	Chris Foss
Far Out	1978-00-00	Damon Knight	Magnum	0-417-02210-7	£0.90^?£: UK pound	224	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 Best of Damon Knight	1980-07-00	Damon Knight	Pocket Books	0-671-83375-8	$2.50^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 337	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	Carl Lundgren
Tomorrow's Children	1981-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£1.75^?£: UK pound	431	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	Chris Foss
Giants	1985-11-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Signet / New American Library	0-451-13922-4 / AE3922	$3.95^?$: US dollar	352	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	Kinuko Y. Craft
Giants	1987-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Robinson	0-948164-42-5	£2.95^?£: UK pound	351	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	Julek Heller
Encounters	1988-02-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Headline	0-7472-3091-9	£3.50^?£: UK pound	xii+ 399	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
Far Out	2011-09-29	Damon Knight	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-11136-3	£2.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Far Out / In Deep / Off Centre / Turning On	2014-08-14	Damon Knight	Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-0-575-11121-9	£20.00^?£: UK pound	xii+ 530	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.	omni	Chris Moore
The Best of Damon Knight	2020-12-20	Damon Knight	ReAnimus Press	979-8-5844-5241-4	$16.99^?$: US dollar	313	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	Clay Hagebusch
The Best of Damon Knight	2020-12-21	Damon Knight	ReAnimus Press		$5.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Great Stories of Space Travel	date unknown	ed. Groff Conklin	Tempo Books	0-448-12131-X	$1.25^?$: US dollar	256	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 of Damon Knight	date unknown	Damon Knight	Pocket Books	0-671-83375-8	$2.50^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 337	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	Carl Lundgren
The Best of Damon Knight	date unknown	Damon Knight	Pocket Books	0-671-83375-8	C$2.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	xiii+ 337	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	Carl Lundgren

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