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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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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  
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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 xiv+
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Robert Aulicino Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov 1988-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-07498-8
£3.50?£: UK pound
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 viii+
614
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Complete Stories: Volume One 1994-07-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-647647-3
£5.99?£: UK pound
 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
 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
 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
The Complete Stories: Volume One 2023-11-09 Isaac Asimov Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-738481-5
£4.99?£: UK pound
  
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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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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