Title: Lot
Title Record # 41192
Author: Ward Moore
Date: 1953-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: David Jimmon
Language: English
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Author: Ward Moore
Date: 1953-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: David Jimmon
Language: English
Synopsis: In the wake of a nuclear attack, a man puts into effect his well-organized plan to evacuate his family, and comes to realize that not all of them are likely to help with the task, or even not to impede it.
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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, May 1953 | 1953-05-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | 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 | Jack Coggins |  |
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| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series | 1954-02-18 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Doubleday | $3.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
252 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chesley Bonestell | |
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| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series | 1954-08-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Doubleday / SFBC | $1.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
252 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chesley Bonestell | |
|
| The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 | 1954-11-00 | ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library) | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
316 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Fiction, #23 | 1955-10-00 | ed. Editors of Fiction | OPTA | F100?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
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 | Jacques Sternberg | |
|
| The Best Science Fiction Stories: Fifth Series | 1956-00-00 | ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty | Grayson & Grayson | 10/6?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). |
207 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series | 1960-02-15 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Ace Books | D-422 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
256 | 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 | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1961-10-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1961-12-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1962-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1963-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1965-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Oscar Dominguez | |
| Urania #375 | 1965-03-14 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 375 | Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
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 | Karel Thole | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1966-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Oscar Dominguez | |
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series | 1968-00-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Ace Books | G-712 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
256 | 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 | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1973-06-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £0.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
616 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1974-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £0.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
616 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| Histoires de fins du monde | 1974-10-25 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3767) | 2-253-00608-4 | 409 | 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 | |
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| Fontein science fiction | 1976-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | De Fontein (Fontein SF) | 90-261-0125-2 | 176 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
|
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1976-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
616 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| Earth in Transit: Science Fiction and Contemporary Problems | 1976-11-00 | ed. Sheila Schwartz | Dell Laurel-Leaf | 2262 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
271 | 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 | |
|
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1980-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
616 | 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 | Tom Stimpson | |
Die Fünfziger Jahre I?Die Fuenfziger Jahre I |
1981-10-00 | ed. Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs | Hohenheim (Edition SF im Hohenheim Verlag) | 3-8147-0010-4 | DM 28.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
398 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Oliviero Berni | |
| Sirius, #64 | 1981-10-05 |
ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich |
Vjesnik | Din 30?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006 |
148 | 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. |
mag |
Vjekoslav Ivezić?Vjekoslav Ivezic
Vjekoslav Ivezich |
|
|
Die fünfziger Jahre 1?Die fuenfziger Jahre I |
1984-10-00 | ed. Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24061) |
3-404-24061-8 | DM 8.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
361+ [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. |
anth | Frank Kelly Freas | |
| Countdown to Midnight: Twelve Great Stories About Nuclear War | 1984-12-00 | ed. H. Bruce Franklin | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #608) | 0-87997-983-6 / UE1983 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
287 | 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 | Vincent Di Fate | |
| Countdown to Midnight: Twelve Great Stories About Nuclear War | 1984-12-00 | ed. H. Bruce Franklin | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-983-6 / UE1893 | C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
287 | 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 | Vincent Di Fate | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1985-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
616 | 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 | Peter Jones | |
| Histoires de fins du monde | 1985-08-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3767) | 2-253-00608-4 | 409 | 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 | Adamov | |
|
| Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead | 1985-10-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Donald I. Fine | 0-917657-55-1 | $18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ix+ 387 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Loretta Trezzo | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1986-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | 616 | 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 | Peter Jones | ||
| Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead | 1986-10-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Primus / Donald I. Fine | 0-917657-96-9 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
387 | 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 | Loretta Trezzo | |
| The Great SF Stories #15 (1953) | 1986-12-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #694) | 0-88677-171-4 / UE2171 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
352 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| The Great SF Stories #15 (1953) | 1986-12-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books | 0-88677-171-4 / UE2171 | C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
352 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| Beyond Armageddon: Survivors of the Megawar | 1987-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Robinson | 0-948164-43-3 | £3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
386 | 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 | Jim Burns | |
| Le grandi storie della fantascienza 15 | 1987-05-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Armenia Editore (Le Grandi Storie della Fantascienza #15) | 88-344-0205-7 | Lit 20,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
304 | 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 | Bob Layzell | |
Gyilkos idő?Gyilkos ido Gyilkos idooe |
1988-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Mecénás | 963-02-5722-X | Ft 88?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF |
333 | 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 |
Boros Zoltán?Boros Zoltan
,
Szikszai Gábor?Szikszai Gabor
|
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| Space Movies: Classic Science Fiction Films | 1995-00-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Severn House | 0-7278-4790-2 | £15.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
266 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Derek Colligan | |
| Lot & Lot's Daughter | 1996-02-00 | Ward Moore | Tachyon Publications | 0-9648320-1-1 | $10.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ix+ 72 |
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 Reid (I) | |
| Lot & Lot's Daughter | 1996-02-00 | Ward Moore | Tachyon Publications | 0-9648320-1-1 | $25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ix+ 72+ [2] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | William Reid (I) | |
| Classic Science Fiction | 1998-00-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Pan Books | 0-330-37417-6 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
266 | 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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| My Favorite Science Fiction Story | 1999-03-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1115) | 0-88677-830-1 / UE2830 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 372 |
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 | Angus McKie | |
| My Favorite Science Fiction Story | 1999-07-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / SFBC | 0-7394-0349-4 / 00941 | $9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 372 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Angus McKie | |
| Vintage Science Fiction | 1999-08-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Carroll & Graf | 0-7867-0647-3 | $13.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 513 |
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 | Martha E. Sedgwick | |
| My Favorite Science Fiction Story | 2005-09-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg | ibooks | 1-59687-121-0 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 372 |
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 | Kimberly Chandler | |
| Beyond Armageddon | 2006-05-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Bison Books | 0-8032-8315-6 | $16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxvi+ 387 |
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 | R. W. Boeche | |
| A Science Fiction Omnibus | 2007-11-29 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-118892-8 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
592 | 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 | Jim Burns | |
| A Science Fiction Omnibus | 2007-11-29 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-191343-8 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Lot & Lot's Daughter | 2017-06-06 | Ward Moore | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-5040-4464-6 | $3.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll |