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Title: The Sources of the Nile Title Record # 56781
Author: Avram Davidson
Date: 1961-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1961 Sources of the Nile
Year Language Title
1966Translated by Mario Galli
Italian Le sorgenti del Nilo
1981Translated by Jacques Martinache
French Les sources du Nil

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Honorable Mentions 1962 Hugo Best Short Fiction

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1961 1961-01-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.40?$: US dollar
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 Emsh Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Eleventh Series 1962-00-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Doubleday  
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar
258
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Roger Zimmerman  
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Eleventh Series 1962-03-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar
258
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth R. M. Zimmerman Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Eleventh Series 1962-10-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.69?$: US dollar
258
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Roger Zimmerman  
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Eleventh Series 1964-00-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
18/-?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).
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tomorrow X 4 1964-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Gold Medal Books d1428
$0.50?$: 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.
anth Checkmark
Venture Science Fiction [UK], May 1964 1964-05-00 ed. uncredited Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
2/6d?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).
116
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 Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Eleventh Series 1966-00-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Ace Books M-137
$0.45?$: US dollar
254
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 Bob Schinella Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: Number 11 1966-05-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Panther 2052
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).
189
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
Tomorrow X 4 1967-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Coronet Books F124
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).
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.
anth Checkmark
A Pocketful of Stars 1971-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Wendell Minor Checkmark
Strange Seas and Shores 1971-00-00 Avram Davidson Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
219
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Rauch Checkmark
A Pocketful of Stars 1972-02-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Wendell Minor Checkmark
A Pocketful of Stars 1972-07-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01474-1
£1.90?£: UK pound
xiv+
294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
A Pocketful of Stars 1974-06-00 ed. Damon Knight Pan Books 0-330-23927-9
£0.50?£: UK pound
318
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
The Best of Avram Davidson 1979-01-00 Avram Davidson Doubleday 0-385-01384-1
$7.95?$: US dollar
xii+
210
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Roger Zimmerman Checkmark
What If? Volume 2 1981-02-00 ed. Richard A. Lupoff Pocket Books 0-671-83190-9
$2.50?$: US dollar
239
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 Checkmark
What If? Volume 2 1981-02-00 ed. Richard A. Lupoff Pocket Books 0-671-83190-9
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
239
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 Checkmark
Strange Seas and Shores 1981-08-00 Avram Davidson Ace Books 0-441-78922-6
$2.25?$: US dollar
xvi+
219
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
The Avram Davidson Treasury: A Tribute Collection 1998-10-00 Avram Davidson Tor 0-312-86729-8
$27.95?$: US dollar
447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Avram Davidson Treasury 1999-09-00 Avram Davidson Tor 0-312-86731-X
$17.95?$: US dollar
447
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 Checkmark
The Avram Davidson Treasury 2000-06-00 Avram Davidson Tor / SFBC 07425
$13.98?$: US dollar
447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Avram Davidson Treasury 2002-08-00 Avram Davidson peanutpress 0-312-87089-2
$17.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
The Avram Davidson Treasury 2011-04-01 Avram Davidson Tor 978-1-4299-7267-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Strange Seas and Shores 2013-09-30 Avram Davidson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12796-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Avram Davidson Treasury 2014-04-30 Avram Davidson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12799-9
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Avram Davidson Treasury 2020-11-10 Avram Davidson Skyboat Media 978-1-79996-826-9
$27.97?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
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