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Title: Beggars in Velvet Title Record # 63652
Authors: Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
Date: 1945-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Baldy
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1945 Beggars in Velvet [as by Henry Kuttner]
1945 Beggars in Velvet [as by Lewis Padgett]
Year Language Title
1955Translated by Stanis La Bruna
Italian I Mendicanti Ricchi [as by Lewis Padgett]
1964Translated by Fernando M. Sesén
Spanish Mendigos de terciopelo [as by Henry Kuttner]
1969Translated by Frank Straschitz
French Les mendiants de velours [as by Henry Kuttner]
1983Translated by Horacio Vázquez Rial and/or José Manuel Pomares
Spanish Mendigos de terciopelo [as by Henry Kuttner]
1993
  • Russian translation of Beggars in Velvet. Translated by М. Дешевицын (M. Deshevitsyn).
  • Title reads Nishchiye v barkhate, "Beggars in Velvet".
Russian
Нищие в бархате?Nishchiye v barkhate
[as by
Генри Каттнер?Genri Kattner
Henry Kuttner
]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nominations Below Cutoff 1996 Retro Hugo Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science Fiction, December 1945 1945-12-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
180
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 Timmins Checkmark
Mutant 1953-00-00 Lewis Padgett Gnome Press  
$2.75?$: US dollar
210
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ric Binkley Checkmark
Mutant 1954-00-00 Henry Kuttner Weidenfeld & Nicolson  
9/6?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 Charles King Checkmark
Operazione apocalisse 1955-07-00 Lewis Padgett Mondadori  
Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira
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
Mutant 1962-00-00 Henry Kuttner Mayflower B27
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).
192
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
Mutant 1962-01-00 Henry Kuttner The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 57
5/6?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 John Griffiths Checkmark
Mutant 1963-04-00 Henry Kuttner Ballantine Books F724
$0.50?$: US dollar
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.
coll Checkmark
Mutant 1963-06-00 Henry Kuttner Ballantine Books F724
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
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.
coll  
Mutante 1964-00-00 Henry Kuttner Vértice (Galaxia #10)     234
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 Alberto Pujolar  
Mutant 1968-02-00 Henry Kuttner Ballantine Bal-Hi U2859
$0.50?$: US dollar
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.
coll Checkmark
Les mutants 1969-12-12 Henry Kuttner OPTA (OPTA - Galaxie Bis #13)  
F6.00?F: French frank
248
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 Ed Emshwiller  
Les mutants 1974-03-05 Henry Kuttner
Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees
(Le Masque - Science Fiction #3)
2-7024-0229-1   254
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
Les mutants 1974-05-10 Henry Kuttner
Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees
(Le Masque - Science Fiction #3)
2-7024-0229-1   254
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  
Les mutants 1974-08-05 Henry Kuttner
Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees
(Le Masque - Science Fiction #3)
2-7024-0229-1   254
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  
Mutant 1975-10-00 Henry Kuttner Garland Publishing (Garland Library of Science Fiction) 0-8240-1420-0
$11.00?$: US dollar
210
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Mutant 1979-00-00 Henry Kuttner Hamlyn Paperbacks (Hamlyn Science Fiction) 0-600-36320-1
£0.90?£: UK pound
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 Peter Elson Checkmark
Les mutants 1980-00-00 Henry Kuttner
Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees
(Le Masque - Science Fiction #3)
2-7024-0229-1   254
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  
Mutante 1983-06-00 Henry Kuttner Bruguera (Ciencia ficción (Colección naranja) #14) 84-02-09389-2   287
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 Horacio Blanch  
Operazione apocalisse 1987-02-00 Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore Mondadori (Classici Urania #119)  
Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira
192
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 Vicente Segrelles  
Mutante 1988-00-00 Henry Kuttner Ediciones B (Libro Amigo Ciencia Ficción #70) 84-7735-940-7   280
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  
1993-00-00 ,
Генри Каттнер?Genri Kattner
Henry Kuttner
() 5-7815-1822-3   383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Mutant 2013-06-27 Henry Kuttner Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12896-5
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Fury / Mutant / The Best of Henry Kuttner 2013-12-19 Henry Kuttner Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus) 978-0-575-12886-6
£18.99?£: UK pound
xi+
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.
omni Guy Warley Checkmark
Fury / Mutant / The Best of Henry Kuttner 2013-12-19 Henry Kuttner Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus) 978-1-4732-0199-6
£9.49?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
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