Title: The Builder
Title Record # 58176
Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1953-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1953-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A man is obsessed with building a giant boat in his backyard, despite the scorn of his neighbor and wife and one of his sons.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Amazing Stories, December 1953-January 1954 | 1953-12-00 | ed. Howard Browne | Ziff-Davis Publishing Company | $0.35?$: 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 | Mel Hunter | ||
Amazing Stories [UK (Strato)], #3, April, 1954 | 1954-04-00 | ed. Howard Browne | Strato Publications | 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). |
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 | Mel Hunter | ||
A Handful of Darkness | 1955-00-00 | Philip K. Dick | Rich & Cowan | 10/6?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). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Rudland | ||
A Handful of Darkness | 1966-00-00 | Philip K. Dick | Panther | 2108 | 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). |
186 | 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 | ||
Amazing Stories, June 1967 | 1967-06-00 | ed. Joseph Ross | Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc. | $0.50?$: 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 | Johnny Bruck | ||
A Handful of Darkness | 1978-06-00 | Philip K. Dick | Gregg Press | 0-8398-2413-0 | $11.00?$: US dollar |
xviii+ 224 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
A Handful of Darkness | 1980-01-00 | Philip K. Dick | Panther / Granada | 0-586-04804-9 | £0.95?£: UK pound |
186 | 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 | Colin Hay | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | 1987-05-00 | Philip K. Dick | Underwood-Miller | 0-88733-053-3 | $125.00?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 404 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Beyond Lies the Wub | 1987-05-00 | Philip K. Dick | Underwood-Miller | 0-88733-052-5 | $160.00?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 404 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
A Handful of Darkness | 1988-11-00 | Philip K. Dick | Grafton Books | 0-586-04804-9 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
237 | 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 Foss | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | 1988-11-00 | Philip K. Dick | Gollancz | 0-575-04407-1 | £12.95?£: UK pound |
[12]+ 404 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | 1990-04-00 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Twilight | 0-8065-1153-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 404 |
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 | Kevin Kelly | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | 1990-05-00 | Philip K. Dick | Grafton | 0-586-20764-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 | |
More Amazing Stories | 1998-02-00 | ed. Kim Mohan | Tor | 0-312-86473-6 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | 1999-08-12 | Philip K. Dick | Millennium / Victor Gollancz | 1-85798-879-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
[6]+ 404 |
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 | |
More Amazing Stories | 2000-12-00 | ed. Kim Mohan | Tor | 0-312-87437-5 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
320 | 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. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | 2002-07-00 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press | 0-8065-1153-2 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
404 | 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 | Kevin Kelly | |
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | 2003-09-00 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | 0-8065-2630-0 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
[18]+ 404 |
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 | Paul Bachem | |
The King of the Elves | 2011-01-00 | Philip K. Dick | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-340-2 | $40.00?$: US dollar |
487 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bill Sienkiewicz | |
The King of the Elves | 2011-01-00 | Philip K. Dick | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-339-6 | $60.00?$: US dollar |
487 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bill Sienkiewicz | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | 2014-08-28 | Philip K. Dick | Gateway / Orion | 978-1-4732-0666-3 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
The King of the Elves | 2015-12-02 | Philip K. Dick | Brilliance Audio | 978-1-4558-1470-1 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
coll | |||
The King of the Elves | 2015-12-27 | Philip K. Dick | Brilliance Audio | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | |||||
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | 2016-07-26 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | 978-0-8065-3796-2 | $16.00?$: US dollar |
404 | 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 | ||
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick | 2022-01-22 | Philip K. Dick | $3.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||||
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 1 | 2023-09-14 | Philip K. Dick | Gollancz | 978-1-399-61123-7 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
624 | 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 | ||
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 1 | 2023-09-14 | Philip K. Dick | Gollancz | 978-1-399-61124-4 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
624 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||
A Handful of Darkness | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | Panther / Granada | 0-586-04804-9 | £1.50?£: UK pound |
186 | 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 | Colin Hay | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | Millennium / Orion | 1-85798-879-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
[6]+ 404 |
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 | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | Grafton | 0-586-20764-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | Grafton | 0-586-20764-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-586-20764-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 |