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Author: Ray Bradbury
Year: 1952
Type: SHORTFICTION
Storylen: shortstory
Language: English
ISFDB Record Number: 62961
Note: First appeared in the December 1952 issue of 'Esquire'.
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Variant Titles:
- Il dono [Italian] (1963) - Ray Bradbury
- Die Nacht der zehn Milliarden Lichter [German] (1967) - Ray Bradbury
- Das Geschenk [German] (1969) - Ray Bradbury
- Het Geschenk [Dutch] (1984) - Ray Bradbury
Publications:
- A Medicine for Melancholy, (1959, Ray Bradbury, publ. Doubleday, $3.75, 240pp, hc, coll) Cover: Joseph Mugniani - [VERIFIED]
- The Day It Rained Forever, (1959, Ray Bradbury, publ. Hart-Davis, 13/6, 254pp, hc, coll) Cover: Joe Mugnaini
- Fantastic, July 1959, (Jul 1959, ed. Cele Goldsmith, publ. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, $0.35, 132pp, Digest, magazine) Cover: Leo Summers - [VERIFIED]
- A Medicine for Melancholy, (Apr 1960, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, #A2069, $0.35, 183pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Day It Rained Forever, (May 1960, Ray Bradbury, publ. The Science Fiction Book Club (UK), #44, 5/6, 254pp, hc, coll)
- R Is for Rocket, (Oct 1962, Ray Bradbury, publ. Doubleday, $2.95, 233pp, hc, coll) Cover: Joe Mugnaini
- The Day It Rained Forever, (1963, Ray Bradbury, publ. Penguin Books, #1878, 3/6, 233pp, pb, coll) Cover: Max Ernst - [VERIFIED]
- A Medicine for Melancholy, (Sep 1963, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, #F2637, $0.50, 183pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- A Medicine for Melancholy, (Sep 1963, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, #F2637, $0.50, 183pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- La fine del principio, (Sep 1963, Ray Bradbury, publ. Casa Editrice La Tribuna, 1,200 Lit, 350pp, hc, coll) Cover: Duccio Alessandri - [VERIFIED]
- La fine del principio, (Sep 1963, Ray Bradbury, publ. Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #2), 1,200 Lit, 352pp, tp, coll) Cover: Duccio Alessandri
- R Is for Rocket, (Mar 1965, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, #F2915, $0.50, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (May 1965, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, #F2915, $0.50, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- The Day It Rained Forever, (1966, Ray Bradbury, publ. Penguin Books, #1878, 4/6, 233pp, pb, coll) Cover: Romek Marber
- Twice Twenty-two, (Jan 1966, Ray Bradbury, publ. Doubleday, $4.95, 406pp, hc, omni) Cover: Joseph Mugnaini
- Twice Twenty-two, (Mar 1966, Ray Bradbury, publ. Doubleday / SFBC, #2696, $1.90, 406pp, hc, omni) Cover: Joseph Mugnaini - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (Sep 1966, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Pathfinder, #FP164, $0.50, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (Jan 1967, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Pathfinder, #FP164, $0.50, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- A Medicine for Melancholy, (May 1967, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, #H3398, $0.60, 183pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- A Medicine for Melancholy, (Jul 1967, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, #S5268, $0.75, 183pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- Die Nacht der zehn Milliarden Lichter, (Nov 1967, ed. Helmuth W. Mommers, Arnulf D. Krauß, publ. Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3106), #3106, DM 2.40, 159pp, pb, anth) Cover: Johnny Bruck - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (1968, Ray Bradbury, publ. Hart-Davis, 21/-, 233pp, hc, coll)
- R Is for Rocket, (Oct 1968, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Pathfinder, #FP4078, $0.50, 184pp, pb, coll)
- The Day It Rained Forever, (1969, Ray Bradbury, publ. Penguin Books, #1878, £0.25, 233pp, pb, coll) Cover: Franco Grignani - [VERIFIED]
- Medizin für Melancholie, (1969, Ray Bradbury, publ. Marion von Schröder (Science Fiction & Fantastica), DM 10.00, 210pp, tp, coll) Cover: Klaus Kammerichs , Heinz Edelmann - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (Jan 1969, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Pathfinder, #HP4398, $0.60, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- Strange Fantasy, Fall 1969, (Oct 1969, ed. uncredited, publ. Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc., $0.50, 128pp, digest, magazine) Cover: Robert Fuqua , Harold W. McCauley
- La fine del principio, (1970, Ray Bradbury, publ. Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #2), 352pp, hc, coll) Cover: Duccio Alessandri
- R Is for Rocket, (Aug 1970, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Pathfinder, #SP5748, $0.75, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- A Medicine for Melancholy, (Jan 1971, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, $0.75, 183pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (1972, Ray Bradbury, publ. Pan Books, 0-330-23166-9, £0.25, 220pp, pb, coll) Cover: Ian Miller - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (Jan 1972, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Pathfinder, #SP5748, $0.75, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (Sep 1972, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Pathfinder, #SP5748, $0.75, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (Aug 1973, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Pathfinder, #SP5748, $0.75, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (Mar 1974, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Pathfinder, #NP7988, $0.95, [8]+184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- The Day It Rained Forever, (Nov 1974, Ray Bradbury, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001878-6, £0.40, 233pp, pb, coll) Cover: David Pelham - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (Feb 1975, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, #Q2704, $1.25, 184pp, pb, coll)
- R Is for Rocket, (Feb 1975, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, #Q2704, $1.25, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- Ray Bradbury, (Jul 1975, Ray Bradbury, publ. Harrap, 0-245-52746-X, £1.30, 188pp, tp, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (Sep 1976, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, 0-553-10367-9, $1.50, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Paul Lehr - [VERIFIED]
- A Medicine for Melancholy, (Jun 1977, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, 0-553-10390-3, $1.75, 183pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- Beyond Time and Space, (1978, ed. Robert R. Potter, publ. Globe Book Company, 0-87065-155-2, 216pp, tp, anth) Cover: Mort Perry
- R Is for Rocket, (Mar 1978, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, 0-553-11931-1, $1.75, 184pp, pb, coll)
- The Day It Rained Forever, (1980, Ray Bradbury, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-001878-6, £0.95, 233pp, pb, coll) Cover: Adrian Chesterman - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (1981, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, 0-553-14303-4, $1.95, 184pp, pb, coll)
- R Is for Rocket, (Jun 1981, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, 0-553-20548-X, $2,25, 184pp, pb, coll)
- A Medicine for Melancholy, (Sep 1981, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, 0-553-20426-2, $2.25, 183pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (Jan 1983, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, 0-553-23410-2, $2.75, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Eddie Jones
- R Is for Rocket, (1984, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, 0-553-25040-X, $2.95, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Eddie Jones
- De R van Raket, (1984, Ray Bradbury, publ. Het Spectrum (Prisma #2285), 90-274-1428-9, 156pp, pb, coll) Cover: Hans Pieko - [VERIFIED]
- R Is for Rocket, (1985, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Spectra, 0-553-25040-X, $2.95, 184pp, pb, coll) Cover: Eddie Jones
- Young Star Travelers, (1986, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, publ. Harper & Row, 0-06-020178-9, $13.50, xiii+209pp, hc, anth)
- The Day It Rained Forever, (Oct 1987, Ray Bradbury, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Classic Science Fiction), 0-14-010120-9, £3.95, 233pp, tp, coll) Cover: Keith Scaife - [VERIFIED]
- Classic Stories 2, (May 1990, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Spectra (The Grand Master Editions), 0-553-28638-2, $3.95, 341pp, pb, coll) Cover: Don Maitz
- The Day It Rained Forever, (Nov 1991, Ray Bradbury, publ. Roc UK, 0-14-015246-6, £4.50, 233pp, pb, coll) Cover: Fred Gambino
- Christmas Stars, (Nov 1992, ed. David G. Hartwell, publ. Tor, 0-812-52286-9, $4.99, xii+305pp, pb, anth) Cover: Nicholas Jainschigg - [VERIFIED]
- Christmas Stars, (Dec 1992, ed. David G. Hartwell, publ. Tor / SFBC, #03340, $8.98, 305pp, hc, anth) Cover: Nicholas Jainschigg - [VERIFIED]
- Christmas Stars, (Nov 1993, ed. David G. Hartwell, publ. Tor, 0-812-52286-9, $4.99, xii+305pp, pb, anth) Cover: Nicholas Jainschigg
- A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories, (1998, Ray Bradbury, publ. Avon Books, 0-380-73086-3, $12.95, 307pp, tp, coll) Cover: Tim O'Brien
- A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories, (2001, Ray Bradbury, publ. Perennial / HarperCollins, 0-380-73086-3, $13.95, 307pp, tp, coll) Cover: Tim O'Brien - [VERIFIED]
- Christmas Stars, (Nov 2004, ed. David G. Hartwell, publ. Tor, 0-765-31095-3, $14.95, 320pp, tp, anth) Cover: Brad Holland
- R Is for Rocket, (Oct 2005, Ray Bradbury, publ. PS Publishing, 1-904619-77-0, £25.00, xiii+227pp, hc, coll) Cover: Joe Mugnaini
- R Is for Rocket, (Oct 2005, Ray Bradbury, publ. PS Publishing, 1-904619-78-9, £75.00, xiii+227pp, hc, coll) Cover: Joe Mugnaini
- R Is for Rocket, (Oct 2005, Ray Bradbury, publ. PS Publishing, 1-904619-79-7, £295.00, xiii+227pp, hc, coll) Cover: Joe Mugnaini
- The Day It Rained Forever, (Nov 2008, Ray Bradbury, publ. PS Publishing, 978-1-905834-42-6, £20.00, 256pp, hc, coll) Cover: Tomislav Tikulin
- The Day It Rained Forever, (Nov 2008, Ray Bradbury, publ. PS Publishing, 978-1-905834-43-3, £50.00, 256pp, hc, coll) Cover: Tomislav Tikulin
- The Day It Rained Forever / A Medicine for Melancholy, (Nov 2008, Ray Bradbury, publ. PS Publishing, 978-1-84863-006-2, £250.00, viii+256pp, hc, omni) Cover: Tomislav Tikulin , Chris Roberts
- A Medicine for Melancholy, (date unknown, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, #N8098, $0.95, 183pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- A Medicine for Melancholy, (date unknown, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam, #Q2668, $1.25, 183pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- Classic Stories 2, (date unknown, Ray Bradbury, publ. Bantam Spectra, 0-553-28638-2, $4.99, 341pp, pb, coll) Cover: Don Maitz - [VERIFIED]