Title: The Preserving Machine

Title: The Preserving Machine Title Record # 58232
Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1953-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Dr. Rupert Labyrinth
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: Afraid of the delicate nature of music during times of strife, Dr. Labyrinth has created a machine that would help to forever preserve music. However, the machine stores music in unusual, living forms.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1965	German	Die Konservierungs-Maschine
1974^ⓘTranslated by Yoma Cap	German	Die Partiturwesen
1976^ⓘTranslated by Vlasta Švarcmajer	Croatian	Stroj za konzerviranje
1978	French	La machine à sauver la musique^?La machine a sauver la musique
1981^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler	German	Die Konservierungsmaschine
1988^ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux	French	La machine à conserver
1989^ⓘTranslated by Raul de Sousa Machado.	Portuguese	A Máquina Preservadora
1994^ⓘTranslated by Vittorio Curtoni	Italian	La macchina salvamusica
1994^ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux	French	La machine à préserver
1998^ⓘTranslated by Walter Grossbein	German	Die Bewahrungsmaschine
2014^ⓘTranslated by Magdalena Gawlik and/or Jan Karłowski, Anna Kejna, Tomasz Oljasz, Zofia Uhrynowska-Hanasz, Ewa Witecka, and Arkadiusz Nakoniecznik (OCLC/WorldCat)	Polish	Maszyna zachowawcza

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1953	1953-06-00	ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas	Fantasy House, Inc.		$0.35^?$: 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	George Gibbons
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
The Preserving Machine	1969-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Ace Books (Ace SF Special, Series 1 #67800)	67800	$0.95^?$: US dollar	317	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	Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon
The Preserving Machine	1970-01-00	Philip K. Dick	Ace Books / SFBC	2134		314	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon
The Science Fiction Bestiary	1971-00-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6172-4	$5.95^?$: US dollar	256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John R. Gibson
The Science Fiction Bestiary	1971-00-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson (Weekly Reader Book Club)	0-8407-6172-4		256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John R. Gibson
The Preserving Machine and Other Stories	1971-02-00	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-00562-9	£1.60^?£: UK pound	252	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Preserving Machine and Other Stories	1972-02-00	Philip K. Dick	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	178		252	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Preserving Machine and Other Stories	1972-11-00	Philip K. Dick	Pan Books	0-330-23363-7	£0.35^?£: UK pound	286	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
The Science Fiction Bestiary	1973-03-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6172-4		256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John R. Gibson
The Science Fiction Bestiary	1974-02-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Dell Laurel	8139	$0.95^?$: US dollar	251	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	Gervasio Gallardo
The Science Fiction Bestiary	1974-02-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Dell Laurel	8139	$1.25^?$: US dollar	251	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	Gervasio Gallardo
The Preserving Machine	1976-11-00	Philip K. Dick	Ace Books	67801	$1.95^?$: US dollar	373	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	David Schleinkofer
The Preserving Machine and Other Stories	1977-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Pan Books	0-330-23363-7	£0.70^?£: UK pound	286	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
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
Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick	1984-06-00	Philip K. Dick	Southern Illinois University Press	0-8093-1159-3	$19.95^?$: US dollar	ix+ 261	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick	1986-02-00	Philip K. Dick	Southern Illinois University Press	0-8093-1178-X	$15.95^?$: US dollar	ix+ 261	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	Richard Hendel
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
The Preserving Machine	1987-10-00	Philip K. Dick	Grafton	0-586-06938-0	£3.50^?£: UK pound	413	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
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
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
Human Is?	2007-03-00	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz	978-0-575-08034-8	£7.99^?£: UK pound	438	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	Sue Michniewicz
Human Is?	2008-09-18	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz / Orion	978-0-575-08583-1	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Sue Michniewicz
The Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Vol. 1	2008-11-01	Philip K. Dick	Blackstone Audiobooks	978-1-4332-2822-3			audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	coll
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	978-1-3996-1123-7	£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	978-1-3996-1124-4	£10.99^?£: UK pound	624	ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
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
Human Is?	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz / Orion	978-0-575-08034-8	£7.99^?£: UK pound	438	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	Sue Michniewicz

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