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Title: A Tale of Negative Gravity Title Record # 69125
Author: Frank R. Stockton
Date: 1884-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in The Century, November 1884.
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Other Titles

Translations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
1983 German Die Erzählung von der negativen Schwerkraft
1985ⓘTranslated by Karl Heinz Berger
 German Eine Geschichte von negativer Schwerkraft
1985ⓘTranslated by Veres Mihály.
 Hungarian
Történet a negatív gravitációról?Törtenet a negatív gravitaciorol
Törteenet a negatív gravitaacioorool
Year Language Title
1924 French L'extraordinaire aventure de l'homme qui avait détruit la pesanteur (part 1 of 5)
1924 French L'extraordinaire aventure de l'homme qui avait détruit la pesanteur (part 2 of 5)
1924 French L'extraordinaire aventure de l'homme qui avait détruit la pesanteur (part 3 of 5)
1924 French L'extraordinaire aventure de l'homme qui avait détruit la pesanteur (part 4 of 5)
1924 French L'extraordinaire aventure de l'homme qui avait détruit la pesanteur (part 5 of 5)

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Century Magazine, November 1884 1884-11-00 ed. Editors of Century Magazine The Century Co.      
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
 mag  
The Christmas Wreck and Other Stories 1886-00-00 Frank R. Stockton Charles Scribner's Sons     iii+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
A Borrowed Month and Other Stories 1887-00-00 Frank R. Stockton David Douglas (Author's Edition #45) 45   276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
A Chosen Few, Short Stories 1895-00-00 Frank R. Stockton Charles Scribner's Sons     vi+
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Great Stories of All Nations: One Hundred Sixty Complete Stories from the Literatures of All Periods and Countries 1933-00-00 ed. Maxim Lieber, Blanche Colton Williams Tudor Publishing Company     1132
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Beyond Time and Space 1950-05-00 ed. August Derleth Pellegrini & Cudahy  
$4.50?$: US dollar
 xiv+
643
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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An Omnibus of American Mysteries 1959-00-00 ed. Michael Eenhoorn Juniper Press (Forgotten Classics of Mystery #2)  
$2.95?$: US dollar
 383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Ghosts, Ghouls and Other Nuisances 1959-00-00 ed. Maxim Lieber Seven Seas Publishers  
2/6?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).
 272
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  
Journeys in Science Fiction 1961-00-00 ed. Richard L. Loughlin, Lilian M. Popp Globe Book Company  
$3.52?$: US dollar
 655+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Journeys in Science Fiction 1961-00-00 ed. Richard L. Loughlin, Lilian M. Popp Globe Book Company  
$3.76?$: US dollar
 655+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Tales of the Uncanny 1962-10-00 ed. uncredited Panther 1454
2/6?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 John Richards  
A Chosen Few, Short Stories 1969-00-00 Frank R. Stockton Books for Libraries Press (Short Story Index Reprint Series) 0-8369-3074-6   vi+
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Science Fiction of Frank R. Stockton 1976-06-00 Frank R. Stockton Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) 0-8398-2344-4
$15.00?$: US dollar
 xiii+
453
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century 1981-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Beaufort Books 0-8253-0038-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
 316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century 1983-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Gollancz 0-575-03305-3
£9.95?£: UK pound
 316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century 1991-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Knightsbridge 1-56129-086-6
$4.95?$: US dollar
 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.
 anth George Roux Checkmark
A Chosen Few, Short Stories 2008-05-00 Frank R. Stockton Project Gutenberg 25549    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Classic Science Fiction Stories 2011-04-00 ed. Tig Thomas Miles Kelly Publishing 978-1-84810-477-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
 511
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 Philcold Checkmark
Gears, Coils, Aether & Steam 2011-04-00 ed. Christopher Ficco RuneWright 978-0-9832782-0-7
$16.95?$: US dollar
 379
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 Laura Givens  
The Wordsworth Collection of Science Fiction 2011-12-00 ed. David Stuart Davies Wordsworth Editions 978-1-84022-656-0
£6.99?£: UK pound
 xiv+
1312
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 Nathan Clair Checkmark
The Phoenix Pick Anthology of Classic Science Fiction: Second Edition 2016-10-18 ed. Paul Cook Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-301-2
$34.95?$: US dollar
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
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