Title: By the Waters of Babylon
Title Record # 69889
Author: Stephen Vincent Benét
Date: 1937-00-00
Variant Title of: The Place of the Gods (1937) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: postapocalyptic (1), collapse of civilization (1), science fiction (1), New York City (1), future (1), pilgrimage (1), chemical warfare (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), first person point of view (1), superstition (1)
Author: Stephen Vincent Benét
Date: 1937-00-00
Variant Title of: The Place of the Gods (1937) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Included in The Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benét, Holt Rhinehardt & Winston, according to acknowledgements page in Beyond Armageddon (hc)
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Current Tags: postapocalyptic (1), collapse of civilization (1), science fiction (1), New York City (1), future (1), pilgrimage (1), chemical warfare (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), first person point of view (1), superstition (1)
Publications
Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds | 1937-10-11 | Stephen Vincent Benét | Farrar & Rinehart | $2.50?$: US dollar |
viii+ 305 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds | 1938-02-00 | Stephen Vincent Benét | William Heinemann | 7/6?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). |
344 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Thirteen O'Clock | 1939-00-00 | Stephen Vincent Benét | William Heinemann | 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). |
344 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benét | 1942-00-00 | Stephen Vincent Benét | Farrar & Rinehart | $5.00?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 487+ 483 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benét: Volume Two, Prose | 1942-06-00 | Stephen Vincent Benét | Farrar & Rinehart | 483 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ![]() |
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The Short Stories of Stephen Vincent Benét - A Selection | 1943-00-00 | Stephen Vincent Benét | Editions for the Armed Services | C-77 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
319 | 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 | ||
Twenty-Five Short Stories by Stephen Vincent Benét | 1943-00-00 | Stephen Vincent Benét | Sun Dial Press | $1.49?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 274 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction | 1943-03-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Pocket Books | 214 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 310 |
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 Pocket Book of Science-Fiction | 1943-06-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Pocket Books | 214 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 310 |
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 | ||
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction | 1943-08-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Pocket Books | 214 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 310 |
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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Avon Ghost Reader | 1946-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Avon Book Co. (New Avon Library #90) | 90 | $0.25?$: 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 Stephen Vincent Benét Pocket Book | 1946-10-00 | Stephen Vincent Benét | Pocket Books | 360 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 414 |
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 | ||
Selected Stories | 1947-00-00 | Stephen Vincent Benét | Maurice Fridberg (Hour-Glass Library #9) | 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). |
135 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction | 1947-04-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Pocket Books | 214 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 310 |
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 | ||
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 | |||
Cities of Wonder | 1966-00-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Doubleday | C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
252 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Cities of Wonder | 1966-02-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Doubleday | $4.50?$: US dollar |
[xii]+ 252 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Rombola | ![]() |
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The Devil and Daniel Webster and Other Stories | 1967-00-00 | Stephen Vincent Benét | Archway / Washington Square Press | 29013 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
120 | 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 | ||
Cities of Wonder | 1967-04-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Macfadden-Bartell | 75-183 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
251 | 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 | Jack Faragasso | ![]() |
Cities of Wonder | 1967-04-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Macfadden-Bartell | 75-183 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
251 | 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 | Jack Faragasso | ![]() |
Designs in Fiction | 1968-00-00 | ed. Elizabeth Scheld | The Macmillan Company | 28958 |
xii+ 256 |
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 | Jo Polseno | ![]() |
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Stories and Storytellers | 1968-01-01 | ed. David Aloian | Addison-Wesley | 273 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ![]() |
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Cities of Wonder | 1968-05-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Dennis Dobson | 0-234-77059-7 | 25/-?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). |
xi+ 252 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Secret Sharer and Other Great Stories | 1969-02-00 | ed. Abraham H. Lass, Norma L. Tasman | Mentor / New American Library | MQ913 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
352 | 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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Cities of Wonder | 1970-00-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Sphere | 53058 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
239 | 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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Cities of Wonder | 1971-10-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Macfadden-Bartell | 95-166 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
251 | 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 | Jack Faragasso | ![]() |
A Spectrum of Worlds | 1972-09-00 | ed. Thomas D. Clareson | Doubleday | 0-385-01657-3 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
311 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Robert Aulicino | ![]() |
Science Fiction | 1973-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | McDougal, Littell & Co. | 247 | 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 | |||
Science Fiction | 1975-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | 0-688-41723-X | 247 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ben Cunningham | ![]() |
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Science Fiction | 1975-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | 0-688-51723-4 |
247+ [6] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ben Cunningham | ![]() |
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Science Fiction | 1979-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | Littell & Co. | 0-88343-164-5 | 254 | 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 | |||
50 Great American Short Stories | 1980-08-00 | ed. Milton Crane | Bantam Books (Bantam Literature) | 0-553-14528-2 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 502 |
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 | ||
Science Fiction | 1984-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | McDougal, Littell & Co. | 0-88343-164-5 | 254 | 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 | William Seabright | ![]() |
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Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead | 1985-10-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Donald I. Fine | 0-917657-55-1 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
[ix]+ 387 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Loretta Trezzo | ![]() |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction | 2011-00-00 | ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman | Wildside Press | 978-1-4344-3079-3 | $49.99?$: US dollar |
992 | 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 | ||
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction | 2011-12-20 | ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman | Wildside Press | 978-1-4344-4035-8 | $39.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | ![]() |
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By the Waters of Babylon, and Other Fantasies and Prophecies | 2014-11-09 | Stephen Vincent Benét | Hythloday Press | 978-0-692-33019-7 | $9.85?$: US dollar |
138 | 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 |