Title: The Portable Phonograph
Title Record # 69738
Author: Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Date: 1941-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Date: 1941-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First appeared in the Spring 1941 issue of the "The Yale Review".
Synopsis: After the apocalypse: "All that remains of culture is the doctor's collection of four books—Shakespeare, The Bible, Moby Dick and The Divine Comedy—and a portable phonograph and a few records. Now the few survivors realize the precious value of culture. However, after the others leave, the doctor hears in the empty world a cough not far away, so, in fear, he hides his books and phonograph and records." (RayS)
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures in Tomorrow | 1951-00-00 | ed. Kendell F. Crossen | Ambassador | C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
278 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Adventures in Tomorrow | 1951-04-12 | ed. Kendell F. Crossen | Greenberg (A Corwin Book) | $3.50?$: US dollar |
x+ 278 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |  |
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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1952-09-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | A944 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
306 | 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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| Adventures in Tomorrow | 1953-00-00 | ed. Kendell F. Crossen | The Bodley Head | 10/6?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). |
240 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ley Kenyon | |
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| The Armchair Science Reader | 1959-00-00 | ed. Isabel S. Gordon, Sophie Sorkin | Simon & Schuster | $7.95?$: US dollar |
832 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Masters and Masterpieces of the Short Story: Second Series | 1960-00-00 | ed. Joshua McClennen | Holt-Dryden Books / Henry Holt |
viii+ 562 |
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 | |
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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1961-12-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | H2343 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 258 |
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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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1962-01-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 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 | |||||
| Of Men and Machines | 1963-00-00 | ed. Arthur O. Lewis, Jr. | E. P. Dutton | D130 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
xxxi+ 349 |
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 | Seymour Chwast | |
| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1967-03-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | H3358 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 258 |
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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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1968-01-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 258 | 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 | ||||
| Adventures in Tomorrow | 1968-02-00 | ed. Kendell Foster Crossen | Belmont Books | B75-215 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
236 | 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 | |
|
| Adventures in Tomorrow | 1968-02-00 | ed. Kendell Foster Crossen | Belmont Books | B75-215 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
236 | 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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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1968-09-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 258 | 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 | ||||
| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1968-11-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 258 | 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 | ||||
| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1970-08-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5372 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
258 | 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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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1972-08-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | NP8162 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
258 | 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 | |
|
| A Collection of Prose and Poetry on the Theme of Tomorrow: Science Fiction and the Future | 1973-00-00 | ed. Alan L. Madsen | Scholastic | SG 1657 | 192 | 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 | |||
| Speculations | 1973-00-00 | ed. Thomas E. Sanders | Glencoe Press | $6.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 621 |
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 | |||
| Tomorrow and Tomorrow | 1973-10-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Simon & Schuster | 0-671-65210-9 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Wendell Minor | |
| Another Tomorrow | 1974-00-00 | ed. Bernard C. Hollister | Pflaum | 0-8278-0037-1 | 121 | 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 | |
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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1974-00-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | N8162 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
258 | 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 | ||
| Tomorrow and Tomorrow | 1974-08-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Gollancz | 0-575-01873-9 | £?£: UK pound |
251 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David Smee | |
| Transformations II: Understanding American History Through Science Fiction | 1974-11-00 | ed. Daniel Roselle | Fawcett Crest | P2327 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
143 | 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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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1976-09-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-10249-4 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
258 | 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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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | 1977-08-00 | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-10249-4 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
258 | 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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| A Collection of Prose and Poetry on the Theme of Tomorrow | 1987-00-00 | ed. Michael Spring | Scholastic (Literature Anthologies) | 0-590-34579-6 | 191 | 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 | Georgia O'Keeffe | ||
| Bangs and Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World | 1999-10-00 | ed. James Frenkel | Roxbury Park / Lowell House | 0-7373-0271-2 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 219 |
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 | Ron Walotsky | |
| Bangs and Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World | 2000-07-00 | ed. James Frenkel | Roxbury Park / SFBC | 0-7394-1147-0 / 13554 | $11.98?$: US dollar |
xii+ 219 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ron Walotsky | |
| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | SP5372 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
258 | 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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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | NP8162 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
258 | 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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| Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | SP5372 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
258 | 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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| The Art of Modern Fiction: Alternate Edition | date unknown | ed. Robert Wooster Stallman, Ray B. West, Jr. | Holt, Rinehart and Winston |
x+ 463 |
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 | |
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| A Collection of Prose and Poetry on the Theme of Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Michael Spring | Scholastic (Literature Anthologies) | 0-590-34579-6 | 191 | 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 | Georgia O'Keeffe | ||
| A Collection of Prose and Poetry on the Theme of Tomorrow | date unknown | ed. Michael Spring | Scholastic (Literature Anthologies) | 0-590-34579-6 | 191 | 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 | Georgia O'Keeffe | |