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Title: Ticket to Anywhere Title Record # 56249
Author: Damon Knight
Date: 1952-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: The Analogues
Language: English
Synopsis: A booth is found on Mars, containing a single lever. The first man to pull the lever disappeared. Years later, an adventurous man tried the booth and was transported to another planet with another booth, but no apparent way back to Mars.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1953Translated by an uncredited translator
Italian Il vagabondo dello spazio
1955 French Son voyage durera 1.000 ans
1959 German Fahrt ins Ungewisse
1961 Swedish Biljett till evigheten
1973Translated by Jacques Parsons
French
Le circuit de l'éternité?Le circuit de l'éternite
1976 Italian Un biglietto per l'universo
1980Translated by Rob Vooren
Dutch Passe-partout
1982Translated by Arthur Nytrov
Dutch Enkele reis Nergenshuizen

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1952 1952-04-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Science Fiction Showcase 1959-00-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Doubleday  
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar
264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Powers  
Science Fiction Showcase 1959-09-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar
264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Science Fiction Showcase 1960-04-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
In Deep 1963-05-00 Damon Knight Berkley Medallion F760
$0.50?$: US dollar
158
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
In Deep 1964-00-00 Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2)) X24
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).
158
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
In Deep 1965-04-00 Damon Knight The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 96
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).
158
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Griffiths  
In Deep 1966-00-00 Damon Knight Corgi GS7399
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).
174
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
Science Fiction Showcase 1966-00-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Whiting & Wheaton  
21/-?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).
264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Science Fiction Showcase 1968-00-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Mayflower 112250
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).
204
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
Science Fiction Showcase 1969-00-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Curtis Books 123-06068
$0.60?$: US dollar
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.
anth Checkmark
In Deep 1972-00-00 Damon Knight Manor Books 75-444
$0.75?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction 1973-03-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6264-X
$5.95?$: US dollar
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Bonner Checkmark
Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction 1973-07-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson / SFBC 5791
$1.49?$: US dollar
viii+
183
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Bonner Checkmark
Deep Space 1974-11-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Dell Laurel 0-440-03264-4 / 3264
$0.95?$: US dollar
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.
anth John Berkey Checkmark
Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction 1976-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Abelard-Schuman 0-200-72471-1
£3.95?£: UK pound
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Graham Tucker Checkmark
Deep Space 1976-05-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Dell Laurel 3264
$1.25?$: US dollar
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.
anth John Berkey Checkmark
Deep Space 1977-09-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-10551-1
£0.70?£: UK pound
172
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
In Deep 1978-00-00 Damon Knight Magnum 0-417-02220-4
£0.75?£: UK pound
172
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
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 Checkmark
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