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Title: The Foundation of S. F. Success Title Record # 106518
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1954-10-00
Type: POEM
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1954 The Foundation of Science Fiction Success
Year Language Title
1963ⓘTranslated by Andrés Vergara.
 Spanish La base del éxito de la ficción científica
1987ⓘTranslated by Piergiorgio Nicolazzini
 Italian Come avere successo nella fantascienza
1992ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.
 Spanish Las bases del éxito en ciencia ficción

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1954 1954-10-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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 Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fourth Series 1955-01-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Doubleday  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 250
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mel Hunter Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fourth Series 1955-04-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 250
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mel Hunter Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1957-10-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC     192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tony Palladino Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1957-10-03 Isaac Asimov Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tony Palladino  
Earth Is Room Enough 1957-10-03 Isaac Asimov Doubleday  
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tony Palladino  
Earth Is Room Enough 1959-04-00 Isaac Asimov Bantam Books A1978
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 166
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
Earth Is Room Enough 1960-04-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 1042
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).
 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 Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1960-05-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday     192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fourth Series 1960-08-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Ace Books D-455
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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.
 anth Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1961-12-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday     192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Earth Is Room Enough 1962-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 1042
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).
 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  
Con la Tierra nos basta 1963-00-00 Isaac Asimov E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #92) 92   232
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  
Earth Is Room Enough 1967-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 1042
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 Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fourth Series 1968-00-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Ace Books G-713
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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.
 anth Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1969-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 1042
4/-?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 Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1970-04-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest T1401
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 208
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1970-04-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest T1401
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 208
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1971-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 1042   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  
Earth Is Room Enough 1972-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-01042-4
£0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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  
Earth Is Room Enough 1972-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-01042-4
£0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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  
Earth Is Room Enough 1973-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-01042-4
£0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1973-00-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest M2194
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 208
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1975-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-01042-4
£0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1976-00-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest Q2801
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 208
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1976-00-00 Isaac Asimov Abelard-Schuman 0-200-72378-2
£3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1977-02-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-01042-4
£0.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1978-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-01042-4
£0.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Far Ends of Time and Earth 1979-01-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-13269-7
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Robert Korn  
The Far Ends of Time and Earth 1979-03-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday & Company / SFBC 5578
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
526
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Robert Korn Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough 1981-00-00 Isaac Asimov Granada 0-586-01042-4
£1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Eureka Years 1982-06-00 ed. Annette McComas Bantam Books 0-553-20673-7
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvii+
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.
 anth George Jones Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov 1986-08-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-19782-9
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Robert Aulicino Checkmark
Le migliori opere di fantascienza 1987-06-00 Isaac Asimov Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #84)  
Lit 12,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 iv+
352
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 Les Edwards  
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov 1988-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-07498-8
£3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xiv+
320
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 Chris Foss  
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov 1988-02-00 Isaac Asimov Signet / New American Library 0-451-15196-8 / AE5196
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 379
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 Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov 1988-02-00 Isaac Asimov Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-15196-8 / AE5196
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 379
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
Earth Is Room Enough 1989-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-01042-4
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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 Chris Foss  
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 1990-11-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41606-7
$22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
614
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Barclay Shaw  
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 1990-11-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41627-X
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
615
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 Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 1991-03-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation / SFBC 17907
$10.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
614
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Barclay Shaw Checkmark
Cuentos completos I 1992-00-00 Isaac Asimov Ediciones B (Éxito Internacional #108) 84-406-3153-7   700
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jordi Vallhonesta  
Cuentos completos I 1992-12-01 Isaac Asimov Ediciones B (Éxito Internacional #108) 84-406-3153-7   700
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 Jordi Vallhonesta  
The Complete Stories: Volume One 1994-07-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-647647-3
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 430
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 Chris Moore  
The Complete Stories: Volume One 1997-00-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-647647-3
£6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 429
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
The Complete Stories: Volume One 1997-00-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-647647-3
£6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 430
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
Cuentos completos I 2010-09-00 Isaac Asimov Zeta (Zeta - Nova #48) 978-84-9872-258-1   816
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 Oscar Chichoni  
The Complete Stories: Volume One 2023-11-09 Isaac Asimov Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-738481-5
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Earth Is Room Enough date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest T1718
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 208
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 Paul Lehr  
Earth Is Room Enough date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P2303
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 208
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23383-9
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 208
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-24125-4
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 208
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest T1401
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 208
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Earth Is Room Enough date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23383-9
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 208
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov date unknown Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-07498-8
£3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xiv+
320
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 date unknown Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41627-X
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
614
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  
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 date unknown Isaac Asimov Broadway Books 0-385-41627-X
$22.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
614
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  
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