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Title: The Gentle Assassin Title Record # 57587
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1961-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1964 German Das korrigierte Attentat
1970ⓘTranslated by Lionel Massun
 French
Un assassin très comme il faut?Un assassin tres comme il faut
1980ⓘTranslated by Guy Abadia
 French
Un assassin très comme il faut?Un assassin tres comme il faut
1981ⓘTranslated by Michael Walter.
 German Der freundliche Attentäter

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
New Worlds Science Fiction, #113 December 1961-12-00 ed. John Carnell Nova Publications Ltd.  
2/6?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).
 128
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 Brian Lewis  
Billenium 1962-00-00 J. G. Ballard Berkley Medallion F667
$0.50?$: US dollar
 159
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
Der rationierte Raum ...und andere Stories aus der Zukunft 1964-09-29 ed. uncredited Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #403) UZ403
DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 63
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 R. S. Lonati Checkmark
The Day of Forever 1967-09-00 J. G. Ballard Panther 2307
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).
 141
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
Billenium 1970-00-00 J. G. Ballard Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction
#356)		     241
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 Day of Forever 1971-02-00 J. G. Ballard Panther 0-586-02307-0
£0.25?£: UK pound
 146
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
Billenium 1974-00-00 J. G. Ballard Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction
#356)		     241+
[15]
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
Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction: J. G. Ballard 1980-03-03 J. G. Ballard Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5074) 2-266-00866-8   363
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 Marcel Laverdet Checkmark
Der ewige Tag 1981-12-00 J. G. Ballard Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #56) 3-518-37227-0
DM 7.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 178
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 Thomas Franke Checkmark
The Day of Forever 1985-00-00 J. G. Ballard Triad Granada 0-586-02307-0
£2.50?£: UK pound
 126
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 James Marsh  
The Day of Forever 1986-03-00 J. G. Ballard Gollancz 0-575-03770-9
£8.95?£: UK pound
 126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Mark Foreman Checkmark
The Day of Forever 1995-06-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-586-08991-8
£5.99?£: UK pound
 126
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 Chris Moore  
The Complete Short Stories 2001-11-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-00-712405-8
£25.00?£: UK pound
 ix+
1189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jerry Bauer Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories 2002-11-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-00-713812-1
£16.99?£: UK pound
 ix+
1189
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  
Die Stimmen der Zeit 2007-04-02 J. G. Ballard Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) 978-3-453-52229-9
€10.95?€: Euro
 [1]+
987
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 Ellen Schuster Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2009-09-00 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-07262-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xv+
1199
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll David Levenson Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2010-00-00 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-33929-1
$24.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
1199
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 David Levenson Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2012-06-01 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-07687-5
$24.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2014-08-26 J. G. Ballard Audible Studios      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll  
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard date unknown J. G. Ballard Audible Studios      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
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