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Title: Almost the End of the World Title Record # 64834
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1957-12-26
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in The Reporter (December 26, 1957)
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1965Translated by Mário Braga and Maria Isabel Morna Braga
Portuguese Ia sendo o fim do mundo
1965Translated by Jean-Pierre Harrison
French Presque la fin du monde
1970Translated by Franz Weyergans
French Presque la fin du monde [as by Ray Douglas Bradbury]
1970Translated by Sandro Sandrelli
Italian Quasi la fine del mondo
1983 Portuguese Quase o fim do mundo
1985Translated by Peter Naujack
German Fast am Ende der Welt

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Day It Rained Forever 1959-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hart-Davis  
13/6?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).
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini  
The Day It Rained Forever 1960-05-00 Ray Bradbury The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 44
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).
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll C. W. Bacon  
The Day It Rained Forever 1963-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
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).
233
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 Max Ernst Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1964-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
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).
232+
[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 Max Ernst Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1964-02-00 Ray Bradbury Simon & Schuster  
$4.50?$: US dollar
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Isadore Seltzer Checkmark
As máquinas da alegria 1965-00-00 Ray Bradbury Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #93)     171
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 Lima de Freitas  
Les machines à bonheur 1965-00-00 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84-85)
 
F9.90?F: French frank
313
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  
The Machineries of Joy 1965-07-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
$0.60?$: US dollar
213
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 Machineries of Joy 1965-07-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
213
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 Day It Rained Forever 1966-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
4/6?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).
233
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 Romek Marber Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1966-00-00 Ray Bradbury Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers GN7489
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).
213
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
Machineries of Joy 1969-00-00 Ray Bradbury Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-08275-9
5/-?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).
213
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1969-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
5/-?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).
233
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 Franco Grignani Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1969-06-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
213
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
Après?Apres
1970-00-00 ed. Charles Nuetzel Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction
#345)
    302+
[18]
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 Checkmark
Le macchine della felicità 1970-04-00 Ray Bradbury Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #39)  
Lit 2,200?Lit: Italian lira
286
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 Gian Mario Scuratti  
The Machineries of Joy 1970-07-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
213
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 machines à bonheur 1970-09-09 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84/85)
    313
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  
The Day It Rained Forever 1974-11-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£0.40?£: UK pound
233
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 Pelham Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1976-00-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books Q2324
$1.25?$: US dollar
213
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  
The Machineries of Joy 1976-09-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-02834-0
$1.50?$: 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 Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1977-06-00 Ray Bradbury Panther / Granada 0-586-04361-6
£0.60?£: UK pound
213
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
The Day It Rained Forever 1978-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£0.85?£: UK pound
233
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 Pelham Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1980-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£0.95?£: UK pound
233
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 Adrian Chesterman Checkmark
Les machines à bonheur 1980-05-30 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84)
    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
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
 
The Day It Rained Forever 1981-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£1.75?£: UK pound
233
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 Adrian Chesterman Checkmark
As máquinas do prazer?As maquinas do prazer
1983-00-00 Ray Bradbury Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #11)     290
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  
The Machineries of Joy 1983-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-04361-6
£1.50?£: UK pound
213
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
The Machineries of Joy 1983-02-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-23120-0
$2.75?$: 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 Tito Salomoni Checkmark
Die Mechanismen der Freude 1985-00-00 Ray Bradbury Diogenes (detebe #21242) 3-257-21242-9
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
316
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 Tomi Ungerer Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1987-10-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books (Penguin Classic Science Fiction) 0-14-010120-9
£3.95?£: UK pound
233
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 Keith Scaife Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1988-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books (Penguin Classic Science Fiction) 0-14-010120-9
£3.99?£: UK pound
233
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 Keith Scaife Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1988-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-04361-6
£2.95?£: UK pound
213
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
Les machines à bonheur 1988-04-00 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84)
2-207-30084-6   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 Marie-Christine Forest  
The Day It Rained Forever 1991-11-00 Ray Bradbury Roc UK 0-14-015246-6
£4.50?£: UK pound
233
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 Fred Gambino  
Les machines à bonheur?Les machines a bonheur
2000-01-00 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84)
2-207-25066-0   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 Vincent Froissard  
The Machineries of Joy 2000-12-00 Ray Bradbury Earthlight 0-671-03771-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
255
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 Trevor Scobie  
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2003-08-00 Ray Bradbury William Morrow / HarperCollins 0-06-054242-X
$29.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
893
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard L. Aquan Checkmark
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2003-09-00 Ray Bradbury William Morrow / HarperCollins / SFBC 01567
$14.99?$: US dollar
xvii+
893
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2003-10-00 Ray Bradbury The Easton Press (Signed First Editions of Science Fiction #192) 106-192   xv+
893
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2005-04-00 Ray Bradbury Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-054488-0
$17.95?$: US dollar
xv+
893
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 Richard L. Aquan Checkmark
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2007-00-00 Ray Bradbury Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-054488-0
$17.95?$: US dollar
xv+
888+
5
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 Checkmark
Les machines à bonheur?Les machines a bonheur
2008-06-02 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(Folio SF #312)
978-2-07-034842-8   465
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 Matthias Haddad  
The Day It Rained Forever 2008-11-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 978-1-905834-42-6
£20.00?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tomislav Tikulin  
The Day It Rained Forever 2008-11-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 978-1-905834-43-3
£50.00?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tomislav Tikulin  
The Day It Rained Forever / A Medicine for Melancholy 2008-11-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 978-1-84863-006-2
£250.00?£: UK pound
viii+
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Tomislav Tikulin , Chris Roberts  
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 2 2008-12-00 Ray Bradbury HarperVoyager 978-0-00-728058-2
£16.99?£: UK pound
xvi+
841
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  
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 2 2012-06-28 Ray Bradbury Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-749769-0
£1.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales date unknown Ray Bradbury William Morrow 978-0-06-054488-1
$25.99?$: US dollar
xv+
893
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 Richard L. Aquan Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04361-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
255
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 Steve Crisp Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
213
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 Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
213
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 Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books N8304
$0.95?$: US dollar
213
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 Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
$0.60?$: US dollar
213
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  
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04361-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
255
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 Steve Crisp Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-24695-X
$2.95?$: 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 Tito Salomoni Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
$0.60?$: US dollar
213
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 Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
213
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
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