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Title: A Little Oil Title Record # 56278
Author: Eric Frank Russell
Date: 1952-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1952Title per story heading, Galaxy October 1952. All lower case.
A Little Oil ...
Year Language Title
1953Translated by an uncredited translator
Italian La terza volta è quella buona
1956 French Le forgeur d'âmes [as by Eric Frank Russel]
1958Translated by Lothar Heinecke
German
Ein Tropfen Öl?Ein Tropfen Oel
1973Translated by Tony Westermayr
German
Ein Tropfen Öl?Ein Tropfen Oel

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, October 1952 1952-10-00 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 Emsh Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], v3 #1 1953-01-00 ed. H. L. Gold Thorpe and Porter  
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).
160
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 Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Urania #8 1953-06-01 ed. Giorgio Monicelli Mondadori 8
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
160
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 Curt Caesar Checkmark
Deep Space 1954-07-00 Eric Frank Russell Fantasy Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar
249
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mel Hunter Checkmark
Selections from Deep Space 1955-10-00 Eric Frank Russell Bantam Books 1362
$0.25?$: US dollar
165
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 Mel Hunter Checkmark
Deep Space 1956-00-00 Eric Frank Russell Eyre & Spottiswoode  
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).
249
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Eric B. Mudge-Marriott Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #33 August 1956 1956-08-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Editions Nuit et Jour  
F100?F: French frank
148
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 Mixi-Bérel  
Galaxis Science Fiction, #3 1958-05-00 ed. Lothar Heinecke Moewig  
DM 1.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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.
mag Emsh Checkmark
Science Fiction Through the Ages 2 1966-00-00 ed. I. O. Evans Panther 2159
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).
173
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
Sechs Welten von hier 1973-01-00 Eric Frank Russell Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #0158) 3-442-23158-2
DM 3.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
148
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Deep Space 1974-09-00 Eric Frank Russell Dennis Dobson 0-234-77037-6
£2.75?£: UK pound
249
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Deep Space 1981-11-00 Eric Frank Russell Fantasy Press / Donald M. Grant  
$10.00?$: US dollar
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mel Hunter  
Deep Space 1989-10-00 Eric Frank Russell Mandarin 0-7493-0103-1
£3.50?£: UK pound
249
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 Peter Elson Checkmark
Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell 2000-09-00 Eric Frank Russell NESFA Press 1-886778-10-8
$29.00?$: US dollar
701
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell 2003-03-00 Eric Frank Russell NESFA Press 1-886778-10-8
$29.00?$: US dollar
701
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
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