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Title: Being Title Record # 93034
Author: Richard Matheson
Date: 1954-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1957Translated by an unknown hand
Italian Deserto d'orrore
1968Translated by Henk Bouwman
Dutch Het wezen
1970Translated by Michel Deutsch
French Le zoo
1972Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Das Wesen
1973Translated by Bo Hedekrans
Swedish Det omättbara
2000Translated by Jacques Chambon
French Le zoo

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
If, August 1954 1954-08-00 ed. James L. Quinn Quinn Publishing Company, Inc.; Buffalo, NY  
$0.35?$: US dollar
124
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 Ken Fagg Checkmark
If, Vol. 1 No. 13 [UK] 1954-11-00 ed. James L. Quinn Strato Publications  
1/6?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).
132
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 Ken Fagg Checkmark
The Shores of Space 1957-02-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books A1571
$0.35?$: US dollar
184
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
I Romanzi del Cosmo #1 1957-06-00 ed. Tom Arno Ponzoni 1
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
160
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 Luigi Garonzi Checkmark
The Shores of Space 1958-00-00 Richard Matheson Corgi S614
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).
221
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 John Richards Checkmark
Asleep in Armageddon 1962-06-00 ed. Michael Sissons Panther 1379
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).
189
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 Dayle Checkmark
The Shores of Space 1965-00-00 Richard Matheson Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers GS7230
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).
176
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
De laatste dag 1968-00-00 Richard Matheson Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1123) 1123
ƒ2.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder
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 Dick Bruna Checkmark
The Shores of Space 1969-01-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books F3936
$0.50?$: US dollar
184
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 Mitchell Hooks Checkmark
The Shores of Space 1969-01-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books F3936
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
184
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 Mitchell Hooks Checkmark
Fiction, #194 1970-02-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
OPTA  
F4.00?F: French frank
164
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 Didier Moreau  
Der letzte Tag 1972-07-00 Richard Matheson Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #0146) 3-442-23146-9
DM 3.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
185+
[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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Ondskans gift 1973-00-00 Richard Matheson
B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom
B. Wahlstroem
(
Kalla Kårar, ryslig midnattsläsning?Kalla Kaarar, ryslig midnattslaesning
#20)
91-32-40599-5
skr 3.95?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
158
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 Josh Kirby  
De laatste dag 1978-00-00 Richard Matheson Bruna (Bruna SF #86) 90-229-9086-9   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 Karel Thole Checkmark
The Shores of Space 1979-02-00 Richard Matheson Berkley Books 0-425-04024-0
$1.75?$: US dollar
211
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 Murray Tinkelman Checkmark
Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction: Richard Matheson 1981-05-18 Richard Matheson Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5110) 2-266-01031-X   340
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 Marcel Laverdet Checkmark
A Treasury of American Horror Stories 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Frank McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-48075-1
$10.00?$: US dollar
xii+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Hector Garrido  
Une aiguille en plein cœur 1986-03-00 Richard Matheson Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #166) 2-7304-0369-8   197
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$125?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
899
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 William Stout Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Journal d'un monstre 1990-02-00 Richard Matheson Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5110) 2-266-02849-9   348
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 Marcel Laverdet  
La poupée ā tout faire 2000-03-00 Richard Matheson Flammarion (Imagine) 2-08-067741-1
F85.00?F: French frank
315
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 Sofiane Tilikete Checkmark
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2003-01-00 Richard Matheson Tor 0-765-30695-6
$27.95?$: US dollar
395
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2003-01-00 Richard Matheson Tor 0-312-87826-5
$15.95?$: US dollar
395
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  
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2003-01-04 Richard Matheson Tor 1-4299-1366-5
$8.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Nouvelles: Tome II - 1953-1959 2003-10-03 Richard Matheson J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Fantastique #6759) 2-290-32969-X   509
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 Jean Lecointre  
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Two 2005-04-00 Richard Matheson Gauntlet Press 1-887368-79-5
$16.95?$: US dollar
453
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 Harry O. Morris  
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2017-12-05 Richard Matheson Tor 978-0-7653-9993-9
$8.99?$: US dollar
x+
464
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  
A Treasury of American Horror Stories date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Frank McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-48075-1   xii+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Hector Garrido  
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