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Title: The Pillows Title Record # 58020
Author: Margaret St. Clair
Date: 1950-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: Humans harvest so-called pillows on Triton. They're sort of cute, they're warm most of the time, their owners are lucky, and they're considered good for children. But this one scientist suspects something more is going on.
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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1950 1950-06-00 ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. Standard Magazines, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
164
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Earle Bergey Checkmark
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1951-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Vanguard Press  
$2.95?$: US dollar
xi+
372
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1952-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Grayson & Grayson  
9/6?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).
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth E. B. Mudge-Marriott Checkmark
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1955-07-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Books G-3
$0.35?$: US dollar
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
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1956-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Books     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  
The Sands of Mars and Other Stories 1958-00-00 ed. uncredited Satellite 213
2/-?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).
114
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  
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1960-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion G471
$0.35?$: US dollar
188
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
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1962-01-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion     188
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  
Selections From Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1968-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion X1633
$0.60?$: US dollar
188
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
The Best of Margaret St. Clair 1985-11-00 Margaret St. Clair Academy Chicago 0-89733-164-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
viii+
271
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 Armen Kojoyian Checkmark
The Best of Margaret St. Clair 1985-12-00 Margaret St. Clair Academy Chicago 0-89733-163-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
viii+
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Armen Kojoyian  
A Compendium of Margaret St. Clair 2020-05-25 Margaret St. Clair Library and Archives Canada (Giants of Sci-Fi Collection #1) 978-1-9990115-7-4
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
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