Title: Golden the Ship Was — Oh! Oh! Oh! Title Record # 1460236
Authors: Genevieve Linebarger and Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1959-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English User Rating: 9.00 (1 vote) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Year Title 1959 Golden the Ship Was—Oh! Oh! Oh! [as by Cordwainer Smith]

Year Language Title 1959ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti, revised Original translation by Simone Hilling Translation of "Golden the Ship Was — Oh! Oh! Oh!", 1959 French Le Vaisseau d'or [as by Cordwainer Smith] 1973ⓘTranslated by Henry-Luc Planchat French Le vaisseau d'or [as by Cordwainer Smith] 1974ⓘTranslated by Simone Hilling French Le vaisseau d'or [as by Cordwainer Smith] 1980ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler (1980) German Golden war das Schiff — oh so golden! [as by Cordwainer Smith] 1980ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler German Golden war das Schiff — Oh! Oh! Oh! [as by Cordwainer Smith] 1982ⓘTranslated by Maurizio Gavioli Italian L'astronave d'oro [as by Cordwainer Smith] 1991ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini. Spanish Dorada era la nave... ¡oh! ¡oh! ¡oh! [as by Cordwainer Smith] 1992ⓘOnly Cordwainer Smith is credited. Translated by Dan Merișca Romanian De aur era nava Oh! Oh! Oh! [as by Cordwainer Smith]

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Amazing Science Fiction Stories, April 1959	1959-04-00	ed. Cele Goldsmith	Ziff-Davis Publishing Company		$0.35?$: US dollar	148	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	Edward Valigursky
You Will Never Be the Same	1963-00-00	Cordwainer Smith	Regency Books	RB 309	$0.50?$: US dollar	156	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	Ron Bradford
The Most Thrilling Science Fiction Ever Told, No. 3	1966-09-00	ed. uncredited	Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.		$0.50?$: 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	Alex Schomburg
You Will Never Be the Same	1970-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Berkley Medallion	0-425-01894-6 / S1894	$0.75?$: US dollar	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	Paul Lehr
Derrière le néant	1973-00-00	ed. Henry-Luc Planchat	Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction #458)			310+ [10]	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	Henri Lievens
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité: Tome 1	1974-07-04	Cordwainer Smith	OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #50)	2-7201-0002-1		391	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1975-07-00	Cordwainer Smith	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	1180	$2.49?$: US dollar	[8]+ 342	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Janice C. Tate
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1975-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-24581-4	$1.95?$: US dollar	xix+ 377	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	Darrell Sweet
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1975-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Ballantine Books	0-345-24581-4	C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar	xix+ 377	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	Darrell Sweet
You Will Never Be the Same	1975-10-00	Cordwainer Smith	Garland Publishing (Garland Library of Science Fiction)	0-8240-1429-4	$11.00?$: US dollar	176	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1977-10-00	Cordwainer Smith	Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-27202-1	$2.25?$: US dollar	xix+ 377	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	Darrell Sweet
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1977-10-00	Cordwainer Smith	Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-27202-1	C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar	xix+ 377	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	Darrell Sweet
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité Tome 1	1980-00-00	Cordwainer Smith	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7056)	2-253-02435-X		378	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.	omni	Gérard Ruffin?Gerard Ruffin
Die besten Stories von Cordwainer Smith	1980-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6708)	3-8118-6708-3	DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	415	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	Carl Lundgren
L'astronave d'oro	1982-00-00	Cordwainer Smith	Fanucci Editore (Sidera nello spazio e nel tempo #4)		Lit 5,000?Lit: Italian lira	3+ 206	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	Peter Jones
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1985-07-00	Cordwainer Smith	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-32302-5	$3.50?$: US dollar	xix+ 377	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	Darrell Sweet
Le rêveur aux étoiles	1987-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5266)	2-266-02039-0		344	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	W. Siudmak
The Rediscovery of Man	1988-06-00	Cordwainer Smith	VGSF / Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (6) #25)	0-575-04165-X	£3.50?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	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 Avon
The Rediscovery of Man	1988-09-15	Cordwainer Smith	Gollancz	0-575-04352-0	£11.95?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	John Avon
Los señores de la instrumentalidad I: Piensa azul, cuenta hasta dos	1991-06-00	Cordwainer Smith	Ediciones B (Nova #37)	84-406-2063-2		309	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	Óscar H. Chichoni
Almanah Anticipația 1993?Almanah Anticipatia 1993	1992-00-00	ed. Mihai-Dan Pavelescu, Viorica Podină?Viorica Podinah Viorica Podina	Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah		Lei 500?Lei: Romanian leu	224	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	Walter Riess
Le rêveur aux étoiles	1993-01-00	Cordwainer Smith	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5266)	2-266-02717-4		344	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	W. Siudmak
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	1993-06-00	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$24.95?$: US dollar	xvi+ 671	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
Readercon 10 Souvenir Book	1998-07-10	B. Diane Martin, Steve Pasechnick, David G. Shaw	Readercon			110	quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued	non-fic	Richard Powers
The Rediscovery of Man	1999-05-00	Cordwainer Smith	Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10)	1-85798-819-1	£6.99?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	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	Chris Moore
The Rediscovery of Man	2003-00-00	Cordwainer Smith	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10)	1-85798-819-1	£6.99?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	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	Chris Moore
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I	2004-03-02	Cordwainer Smith	Gallimard (Folio SF #165)	2-07-042715-3		617	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	Manchu
When the People Fell	2007-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Baen Books	1-4165-2146-1	$15.00?$: US dollar	599	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	Tom Kidd
When the People Fell	2007-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Baen Books	978-1-4165-2146-4	$6.00?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Tom Kidd
The Rediscovery of Man	2010-02-00	Cordwainer Smith	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-09424-6	£8.99?£: UK pound	400	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	Chris Moore
Was aus den Menschen wurde	2011-00-00	Cordwainer Smith	Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction)	978-3-453-52806-2	€12.99?€: Euro	[2]+ 1053	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	Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur
Was aus den Menschen wurde	2011-03-00	Cordwainer Smith	Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction)	978-3-453-52806-2	€12.99?€: Euro	[2]+ 1052+ [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	Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur
When the People Fell	2012-08-28	Cordwainer Smith	Baen Books	978-1-4516-3829-5	$7.99?$: US dollar	829+ [4]	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	Tom Kidd
The Rediscovery of Man	2012-11-30	Cordwainer Smith	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-10861-5	£4.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	2017-04-26	Cordwainer Smith	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-360-9	$14.99?$: US dollar	376	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 Best of Cordwainer Smith	2017-04-28	Cordwainer Smith	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-361-6	$5.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I?Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalite, I	2017-05-00	Cordwainer Smith	Gallimard (Folio SF #165)	978-2-07-042715-4	€9.90?€: Euro	624	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	Manchu
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	2018-01-00	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	978-0-915368-56-3	$29.00?$: US dollar	683	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
Le rêveur aux étoiles	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	France Loisirs	2-7242-3404-9		384	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bahamas
The Rediscovery of Man	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10)	1-85798-819-1	£6.99?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	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	Chris Moore
The Rediscovery of Man	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10)	978-1-85798-819-2	£7.99?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	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	Chris Moore
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$25.00?$: US dollar	xvi+ 671	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$24.95?$: US dollar	xvi+ 671	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$25.00?$: US dollar	xvi+ 671	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	978-0-915368-56-3	$29.00?$: US dollar	xvi+ 671	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan

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