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Title: An Ape About the House Title Record # 62809
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1962-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the May 1962 issue of Dude.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1963Translated by Tony Westermayr
German
Künstler unter sich?Kuenstler unter sich
1978 Portuguese Uma doméstica diferente
1981Translated by George W. Barlow revised by Tom Clegg
French Des pieds et des mains
1987Translated by Guido Zurlino and Beata Della Frattina
Italian La scimmia di casa
2019Italian translation of "An Ape About the House" Translated by Artori Veri
Italian La Scimmia di Casa

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Tales of Ten Worlds 1962-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Longmans (Canada)  
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1962-09-12 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World  
$3.95?$: US dollar
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1963-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
16/-?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).
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1963-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
16/-?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).
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1964-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8467
$0.50?$: US dollar
224
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
Tales of Ten Worlds 1964-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8467
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
224
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
Tales of Ten Worlds 1964-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 86
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).
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Griffiths  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1965-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Pan Books X424
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).
204
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
Tales of Ten Worlds 1965-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz     245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1965-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8467
$0.50?$: US dollar
224
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  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1967-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz     245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1970-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-00693-5   245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1971-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-08675-4
£0.25?£: 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.
coll Solution Checkmark
Of Time and Stars 1972-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-01571-3
£1.30?£: UK pound
208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Smee Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1973-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5452
$0.95?$: US dollar
206
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 Fernando Fernandez Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1973-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada Q5452
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
206
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
Of Time and Stars 1974-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Puffin 0-14-030703-6
£0.30?£: 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.
coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Of Time and Stars 1975-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Puffin 0-14-030703-6
£0.50?£: 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.
coll Peter Jones  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1975-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09785-3
£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.
coll Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
Of Time and Stars 1976-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Puffin 0-14-030703-6
£0.50?£: 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.
coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Of Time and Stars 1978-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Puffin 0-14-030703-6
£0.55?£: 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.
coll Peter Jones  
A Chilling Collection 1979-11-00 ed. Helen Hoke Elsevier / Nelson Books 0-525-66662-1
$6.95?$: US dollar
140
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Judith K. Leeds  
A Chilling Collection 1980-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke J. M. Dent 0-460-06988-8
£3.95?£: UK pound
140
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Sally Holmes  
Of Time and Stars 1980-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Puffin 0-14-030703-6
£0.90?£: 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.
coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1980-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-09499-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
206
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  
Of Time and Stars 1981-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Penguin Books 0-14-005750-1
£1.25?£: 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.
coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1981-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-11093-5
$2.50?$: US dollar
206
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 Paul Alexander Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1981-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-11093-5 / AE1093
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar
206
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 Paul Alexander Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1983-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Pan Books 0-330-28067-8
£1.75?£: 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.
coll Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Of Time and Stars 1983-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-03315-0
£5.95?£: UK pound
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Terry Oakes Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1987-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-14978-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
252
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
Of Time and Stars 1988-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Penguin Books 0-14-030703-6
£1.99?£: 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.
coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1990-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04713-5
£3.99?£: UK pound
245
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 Tony Roberts (artist)  
More Than One Universe: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 1991-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bantam Spectra 0-553-29189-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
554
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 Paul Swendsen  
Of Time and Stars 1993-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Roc UK 0-14-015245-8
£4.99?£: 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.
coll Peter Elson  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1995-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-06124-3
£4.99?£: UK pound
245
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 Tony Roberts (artist)  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1998-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke Vista 0-575-60251-1
£5.99?£: UK pound
245
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 Moore  
That Untravelled World 2000-00-00 ed. Belinda Hoole, Tony Marshall, Malcolm Venter Institute for the Study of English in Africa 0-86810-365-9   62
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  
The Collected Stories 2000-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07065-X
£20.00?£: UK pound
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor / SFBC 35027
$14.98?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£9.99?£: UK pound
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2002-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2008-11-03 Arthur C. Clarke Paw Prints 978-1-4395-6906-1
$28.95?$: US dollar
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2011-06-02 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09877-0
£7.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll blacksheep Design Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-4973-7    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Corinna Lupp  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-08-16 Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Of Time and Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Roc / New American Library     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.
coll Peter Elson  
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harbrace Paperbound Library 0-15-688158-6
$1.25?$: US dollar
245
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 Hal Siegel Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5452
$0.95?$: US dollar
206
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
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Y7241
$1.25?$: US dollar
206
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
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-08328-8
$1.50?$: US dollar
206
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
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-12780-3
$2.50?$: US dollar
206
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  
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harbrace Paperbound Library 0-15-688158-6
$1.25?$: US dollar
245
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 Hal Siegel  
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5452
$0.95?$: US dollar
206
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 Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$19.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
 
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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