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Title: Upon the Dull Earth Title Record # 58260
Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1954-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1965ⓘTranslated by Horst Mayer
 German Das Spiel mit dem Feuer
1968ⓘTranslated by Henk Bouwman
 Dutch De saaie aarde
1968 French En ce bas monde
1976ⓘTranslated by Gunnar Gällmo
 Swedish På den matta jorden
1976ⓘTranslated by Werner Maibohm.
 German In der Gewalt der Flammenwesen
1977ⓘTranslated by Vlasta Švarcmajer
 Croatian Ah, ta dosadna Zemlja
1981ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler
 German
Über der öden Erde?Ueber der oeden Erde
1989ⓘTranslated by Raul de Sousa Machado.
 Portuguese Esta Triste Guerra
1993ⓘTranslated by Sari Kallioinen and Anita Puumalainen
 Finnish Yksitoikkoinen maailma
1994ⓘTranslated by Cristian Lăzărescu
 Romanian
Peste mohorâtul Pământ?Peste mohoratul Pamant
1996ⓘTranslated by Hélène Collon
 French Sur la terre sans joie
2001ⓘTranslated by Klaus Timmermann and Ulrike Wasel
 German Und Friede auf Erden
2014ⓘTranslated by 浅倉久志 (Hisashi Asakura)
 Japanese
この卑しい地上に?Kono Iyashī Chijō ni
この いやしい ちじょう に
[as by
フィリップ・K・ディック?Firippu K. Dikku
]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Beyond Fantasy Fiction, # 9 1954 1954-11-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: 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 Vidmer Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
The Second Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories 1974-11-00 ed. Michel Parry Mayflower 0-583-12333-3
£0.40?£: UK pound
 205
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 Les Edwards  
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
The Father-Thing 1987-05-00 Philip K. Dick Underwood-Miller 0-88733-053-3
$125.00?$: US dollar
 ix+
376
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Father-Thing 1987-05-00 Philip K. Dick Underwood-Miller 0-88733-052-5
$160.00?$: US dollar
 xi+
376
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Fine Frights: Stories That Scared Me 1988-08-00 ed. Ramsey Campbell Tor 0-812-51670-2
$3.95?$: US dollar
 309
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 Jill Bauman Checkmark
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 Checkmark
The Father-Thing 1989-11-00 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 0-575-04616-3
£13.95?£: UK pound
 xvi+
376
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Father-Thing 1990-11-00 Philip K. Dick Grafton 0-586-20767-8
£5.99?£: UK pound
 476
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 Checkmark
Second Variety 1991-07-00 Philip K. Dick Citadel Twilight 0-8065-1226-1
$12.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
414
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 Checkmark
The Father-Thing 1994-00-00 Philip K. Dick HarperCollins (UK) 0-586-20767-8
£6.99?£: UK pound
 476
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  
Angels! 1995-06-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-00220-X
$4.99?$: US dollar
 225
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 Den Beauvais  
The Philip K. Dick Reader 1997-02-00 Philip K. Dick Citadel Twilight 0-8065-1856-1
$14.95?$: US dollar
 422
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 Zina Saunders  
The Father-Thing 1998-05-05 Philip K. Dick Voyager / HarperCollinsPublishers 0-586-20767-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
 476
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 Checkmark
The Father-Thing 1999-08-00 Philip K. Dick Millennium 1-85798-881-7
£7.99?£: UK pound
 ix+
376
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 Checkmark
Second Variety 2002-05-00 Philip K. Dick Citadel Press 0-8065-1226-1
$14.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
414
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  
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2002-11-00 Philip K. Dick Pantheon Books 0-375-42151-3
$25.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2002-11-00 Philip K. Dick Pantheon Books / SFBC 54693
$12.99?$: US dollar
 xiv+
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Father-Thing 2003-00-00 Philip K. Dick Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-881-7
£7.99?£: UK pound
 xi+
376
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 Checkmark
The Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Vol. 2 2008-12-01 Philip K. Dick Blackstone Audiobooks 978-1-4332-2830-8    
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 coll  
Breakfast at Twilight & Other Stories 2009-11-00 Philip K. Dick Prime Books 978-1-60701-203-0
$28.00?$: US dollar
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Fotolia Checkmark
Upon the Dull Earth 2012-07-00 Philip K. Dick Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-512-3
$40.00?$: US dollar
 449
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bill Sienkiewicz Checkmark
Upon the Dull Earth 2012-08-00 Philip K. Dick Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-511-6
$60.00?$: US dollar
 449
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bill Sienkiewicz Checkmark
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2013-04-16 Philip K. Dick Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-544-04054-0
$28.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
466
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Corbis  
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2013-04-16 Philip K. Dick Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-544-04060-1
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Upon the Dull Earth 2013-05-13 Philip K. Dick Read Books 978-1-4733-0573-1
£5.95?£: UK pound
 40
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.
 chap Checkmark
Angels! 2013-06-15 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-137-5
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
Upon the Dull Earth 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 Checkmark
The Philip K. Dick Reader 2016-01-26 Philip K. Dick Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing 978-0-8065-3794-8
$16.00?$: US dollar
 422
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 Early Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick: Volume 2 2016-02-17 Philip K. Dick Dover Publications 978-0-486-80150-6
$9.95?$: US dollar
 vii+
182
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  
Grave Predictions: Tales of Mankind's Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Disastrous Destiny 2016-09-21 ed. Drew Ford Dover Publications (Doomsday Classics) 978-0-486-80231-2
$19.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
296
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 Checkmark
The Greatest Science Fiction Works of Phiip K. Dick 2018-00-00 Philip K. Dick OK Publishing 978-80-272-4366-2
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
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 Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 3 2023-10-26 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 978-1-3996-1128-2
£10.99?£: UK pound
  
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 3 2023-10-26 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 978-1-3996-1127-5
£10.99?£: UK pound
 672
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  
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 Checkmark
Second Variety date unknown Philip K. Dick Citadel Press 0-8065-1226-1
$?$: US dollar
 xi+
414
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 Checkmark
The Father-Thing date unknown Philip K. Dick Grafton 0-586-20767-8
£5.99?£: UK pound
 476
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 Checkmark
The Philip K. Dick Reader date unknown Philip K. Dick Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing Corp. 0-8065-1856-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
 422
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 Zina Saunders  
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