Title: Of Time and Third Avenue
Title Record # 41098
Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1951-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1951-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A representative from the future is sent to retrieve a future almanac which accidentally turns up in our time.
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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 1951 | 1951-10-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | 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 | George Salter |  |
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| The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 | 1952-08-19 | ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library) | $2.95?$: US dollar |
284 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Best Science Fiction Stories: Third Series | 1953-00-00 | ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | Grayson & Grayson | 9/6?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). |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Mudge-Marriott | ||
| Starburst | 1958-05-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | S1524 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
160 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Utopia-Science-Fiction-Magazin, #13 | 1958-06-30 | ed. Bert Koeppen | Pabel | USFM13 | DM 1.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
96 | 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 | Emsh | |
| A Century of Science Fiction | 1962-06-22 | ed. Damon Knight | Simon & Schuster | $4.95?$: US dollar |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | H. Lawrence Hoffman | |
|
| A Century of Science Fiction | 1962-07-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Simon & Schuster / SFBC | $1.90?$: US dollar |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | H. Lawrence Hoffman | |
|
| A Century of Science Fiction | 1963-02-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Dell | 1157 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
384 | 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 | |
|
| A Century of Science Fiction | 1963-11-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (3)) | 21/-?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). |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| De Júlio Verne aos astronautas | 1965-00-00 | ed. Lima de Freitas | Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #100) | 418 | 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 | Lima de Freitas | |||
| Starburst | 1965-04-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | D2672 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
160 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Starburst | 1965-04-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library of Canada | D2672 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
160 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| A Century of Science Fiction | 1966-00-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Pan Books | T19 | 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). |
446 | 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 | |
|
| Starburst | 1968-10-00 | Alfred Bester | Sphere Books | 16071 | 5/-?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). |
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 | |
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| Starburst | 1970-12-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library of Canada | T4460 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
160 | 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 | Bob Pepper | |
| A nyikorgó idegen | 1971-00-00 | ed. Rónaszegi Miklós | Móra Ferenc Ifjúsági Könyvkiadó?Mora Ferenc Ifjusagi Konyvkiado (Delfin könyvek) |
IF 1298 - f - 7173 | Ft 11,50?Ft: Hungarian forint |
245 | 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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| A Century of Science Fiction | 1971-04-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) | 0-575-00817-2 | £1.60?£: UK pound |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| A Century of Science Fiction | 1972-00-00 | ed. Damon Knight | BCA - Book Club Associates | 352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Starburst | 1973-03-00 | Alfred Bester | Sphere Books | 0-7221-1610-1 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
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 | Colin Hay | |
| Histoires de voyages dans le temps | 1975-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3772) | 2-253-00769-2 | 442 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | |
|
| Histoires de voyages dans le temps | 1976-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3772) | 2-253-00769-2 | 442 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | |
|
| Star Light, Star Bright | 1976-07-00 | Alfred Bester | Berkley/Putnam | 0-399-11816-0 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
248 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
| Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1976-12-00 | Alfred Bester | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 3140 | $3.98?$: US dollar |
409 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Jack Woolhiser | |
| Verrukkelijk Fahrenheit | 1977-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Meulenhoff (M=SF #123) | 90-290-0516-5 | 349 | 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 | |
|
| Starburst | 1977-06-00 | Alfred Bester | Pan Books | 0-330-25111-2 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
155 | 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 | Gino D'Achille | |
| Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1977-07-00 | Alfred Bester | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03451-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
452 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Histoires de voyages dans le temps | 1978-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3772) | 2-253-00769-2 | 442 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Star Light, Star Bright | 1978-02-00 | Alfred Bester | Gollancz | 0-575-02320-1 | £4.50?£: UK pound |
248 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Hände weg von Zeitmaschinen | 1978-09-00 | Alfred Bester | Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy #705) | 3-426-00705-3 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
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 | George Jones | |
| Star Light, Star Bright | 1979-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Fontana | 0-00-615406-9 | £0.95?£: UK pound |
220 | 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 | Tim White | |
| Starburst | 1980-03-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-09132-9 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
160 | 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 | Bob Pepper | |
| Starburst | 1980-03-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library of Canada | 0-451-09132-9 | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
160 | 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 | Bob Pepper | |
| Hände weg von Zeitmaschinen | 1981-06-00 | Alfred Bester | Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy #5705) | 3-426-05705-0 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
175+ [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 | George Jones | |
| 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 | |
| Fantastyka 2(5) luty 1983 | 1983-02-00 | ed. Adam Hollanek | Krajowe Wydawnictwo Czasopism "Prasa-Książka-Ruch"?Krajowe Wydawnictwo Czasopism "Prasa-Ksiazka-Ruch" |
zł 50.00?zł: Polish zloty |
66 | A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines |
mag |
Ryszard Wojtyński?Ryszard Wojtynski
|
|
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| Magic for Sale | 1983-09-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Ace Science Fiction Books | 0-441-51535-5 | $2.75?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 210 |
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 | James Warhola | |
| Oh, luminosa y brillante estrella | 1985-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Teorema (Visión Arcadia) | 84-7604-042-3 | 281 | 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 | Tim White | ||
Almanah Anticipația 1987?Almanah Anticipatia 1987 Almanah Anticipatsia 1987 |
1986-00-00 |
ed.
Ioan Albescu, Viorica Podină?Viorica Podinah Viorica Podina |
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah |
Lei 25?Lei: Romanian leu |
320 | 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 | Frank Kelly Freas , Vincent Di Fate (in error) | ||
| Histoires de voyages dans le temps | 1987-01-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3772) | 2-253-00769-2 | 442 | 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 | Philippe Adamov | ||
| Aller Glanz der Sterne | 1991-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #278) | 3-518-38455-4 | DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
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 | ||
| Science Fiction, Science Fact, and You | 1996-00-00 | ed. Lila Lowenherz, Robert J. Lowenherz | Amsco School Publications | 1-56765-028-7 | $12.53?$: US dollar |
ix+ 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. |
anth | |
|
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1997-11-00 | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 0-679-76783-5 | $14.00?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney | |
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1997-11-00 | Alfred Bester | Topeka Bindery | 1-4177-1932-X | $17.92?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1998-08-00 | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books / SFBC | 1-56865-805-2 / 17770 | $10.98?$: US dollar |
366 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Irrealidades Virtuais, 1º volume | 1999-05-00 | Alfred Bester | Publicações Europa-América?Publicacoes Europa-America (Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #241) |
972-1-04623-X | 138 | 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 | Estúdios PEA | ||
| Irrealidades virtuales | 2003-03-00 | Alfred Bester | Minotauro | 84-450-7307-9 | 420 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: 60th Anniversary Anthology | 2009-09-00 | ed. Gordon Van Gelder | Tachyon Publications | 978-1-892391-91-9 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
475 | 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 | David Hardy | |
| The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: 60th Anniversary Anthology | 2009-09-01 | ed. Gordon Van Gelder | Tachyon Publications / SFBC | 978-1-61523-611-4 / 1268806 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
480 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David Hardy | |
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 2013-05-30 | Alfred Bester | Byron Preiss Visual Publications | 0-679-76783-5 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Evan Gaffney | ||
| Starburst | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | T4460 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
160 | 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 | Bob Pepper | |
| Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03451-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
452 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 0-679-76783-5 | $14.00?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney | |
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 978-0-679-76783-1 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney | |