Title: The Altar
Title Record # 62942
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1953-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1953-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantastic, July-August 1953 | 1953-07-00 | ed. Howard Browne | Ziff-Davis Publishing Company | $0.35?$: 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 | Rupert Conrad |  |
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| Untouched by Human Hands | 1954-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | H-73 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
169+ [1] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Untouched by Human Hands | 1954-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | 73 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
169 | 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 | Jack Coggins | |
| Amazing Stories [UK (Strato)], #6, October, 1954 | 1954-10-00 | 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 | Clarence Doore | ||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1955-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Michael Joseph (Novels of Tomorrow) | 12/6?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). |
253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Wildsmith | ||
| Verbinding met morgen | 1957-00-00 | ed. Manuel van Loggem | De Bezige Bij (Schrik in Plastic #4) | 198 | 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 | Pim van Boxsel | |
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| Verbinding met morgen | 1957-00-00 | ed. Manuel van Loggem | De Bezige Bij (Schrik in Plastic #4) | 198 | 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 | Pim van Boxsel | |
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| Untouched by Human Hands | 1960-11-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | 437K | $0.35?$: US dollar |
169 | 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 | Blanchard | |
| Galaxy #51 | 1962-08-00 | ed. Luigi Vitali | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | 51 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira |
128 | 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 | Finlay | |
| De verschrikkelijke buiksprekerspop | 1966-00-00 | ed. Manuel van Loggem | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1008) | 1008 | 2.00?: Dutch guilder |
191 | 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 | Dick Bruna | |
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1967-04-00 | Robert Sheckley | Four Square Books | 1804 | 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). |
125 | 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 | |
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| Untouched by Human Hands | 1967-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Bal-Hi | U2855 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
169+ [1] |
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 | |
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| Legends for the Dark | 1968-00-00 | ed. Peter Haining | New English Library | 2094 | 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). |
127 | 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 | |
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| Van aardse smetten vrij | 1968-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1163) | 1163 | 2.50?: Dutch guilder |
187 | 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 | Dick Bruna | |
| The Third Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories | 1975-00-00 | ed. Michel Parry | Mayflower | 0-583-12334-1 | £0.50?£: UK pound |
220 | 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 | |
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1979-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ace Books | 0-441-84680-7 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 | Olivia | |
| Für Menschen ungeeignet | 1982-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Bestseller #22042) |
3-404-22042-0 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
208 | 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 | |
| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley | 1991-09-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | $150.00?$: US dollar |
331+ 380+ 360+ 275+ 344 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |
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| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One | 1991-09-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | 331 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One | 1992-07-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | 1-56146-420-1 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
331 | 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 Monsters and Other Science Fiction Tales | 2008-04-00 | Robert Sheckley | Wildside Press | 978-1-4344-7005-8 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
138 | 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 | |
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| The Century's Best Horror Fiction 1951-2000 | 2012-01-00 | ed. John Pelan | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-58767-172-2 | $75.00?$: US dollar |
866 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Alan M. Clark | |
| Horror Gems, Volume Ten | 2015-10-03 | ed. Gregory Luce | Armchair Fiction (Armchair Science Fiction & Horror Gems #G-20) | 978-1-61287-285-8 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
224 | 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 | Ronald Clyne | |
| Untouched by Human Hands | 2021-06-03 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction) | 978-0-14-199460-4 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 2021-06-03 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction) | 978-0-241-47302-3 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
208 | 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 | ||
| Masters of Science Fiction: Robert Sheckley | 2022-02-00 | Robert Sheckley | Centipede Press (Masters of Science Fiction (Centipede Press)) | 978-1-61347-311-5 | $65.00?$: US dollar |
727 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan | |