Title: A Kind of Artistry
Title Record # 41239
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1962-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1962-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: In the far future, one of the remaining "Earthborns" is sent to make contact with "the Cliff," a sentient asteroid embedded in a distant planet.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1962 | 1962-10-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Mercury Press, Inc. | $0.40?$: 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 | Ed Emsh | ![]() |
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The Airs of Earth: Science Fiction Stories | 1963-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Faber and Faber | 18/-?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. |
coll | M. C. Escher | ![]() |
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [UK], April 1963 | 1963-04-00 | ed. uncredited | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 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). |
116 | 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 | |||
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Twelfth Series | 1963-05-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Doubleday | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 225 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Roger Zimmerman | ![]() |
|
Fiction, #115 | 1963-06-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F2.50?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
180 | 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 | Michel Jakubowicz | ![]() |
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The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Twelfth Series | 1963-06-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Doubleday / SFBC | $1.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 225 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Roger Zimmerman | ![]() |
|
Starswarm | 1964-01-00 | Brian Aldiss | Signet / New American Library | D2411 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
159 | 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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Starswarm | 1964-01-00 | Brian Aldiss | Signet / New American Library of Canada | D2411 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
159 | 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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Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian Aldiss | 1965-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Faber and Faber | 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). |
253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bridget Riley | ![]() |
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The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Twelfth Series | 1965-00-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Gollancz | £?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xi+ 225 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
The Airs of Earth | 1965-01-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 93 | 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. |
coll | ![]() |
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Airs de Terre | 1965-02-12 | Brian W. Aldiss | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #81) |
F6.15?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
239 | 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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The Airs of Earth | 1965-09-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Four Square Books | 1325 | 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). |
190 | 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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Who Can Replace a Man? | 1966-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Harcourt, Brace & World | $4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Lawrence Ratzkin | ![]() |
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The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction no 12 | 1967-00-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Panther | 2275 | 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. |
anth | ![]() |
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The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 12th Series | 1967-00-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Ace Books | G-611 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
254 | 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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Who Can Replace a Man? | 1967-11-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Signet / New American Library | P3311 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 215 |
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 | Don Punchatz | ![]() |
Sterrenhoop | 1968-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Meulenhoff (M=SF #11) | 11 | ƒ2.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
223 | 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 | Frank Stoovelaar , Ruurd Groot | ![]() |
Starswarm | 1971-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Signet / New American Library | T4558 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
159 | 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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The Airs of Earth | 1971-05-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | New English Library | 0-450-00707-3 | £0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
190 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | ![]() |
Der unmögliche Stern | 1972-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Insel (Phantastische Wirklichkeit: Science Fiction der Welt) | DM 16.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
275 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | H. Wenske | ![]() |
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The Airs of Earth | 1972-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | New English Library | 0-450-01329-4 | £0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
190 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
Who Can Replace a Man? | 1972-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Signet | 451-T5055 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | Don Punchatz | ![]() |
The Airs of Earth | 1975-05-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | New English Library | 0-450-02097-5 | £0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
190 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | ![]() |
Starswarm | 1976-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Y6883 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
159 | 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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Who Can Replace a Man? | 1976-07-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Signet / New American Library | Y7083 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | Don Punchatz | ![]() |
Sciame stellare | 1978-06-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Armenia Editore (I Libri di Robot #7) | Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
237 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Giuseppe Festino | ![]() |
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Starswarm | 1978-06-00 | Brian Aldiss | Gregg Press | 0-8398-2408-4 | $9.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 159 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Starswarm | 1979-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Panther / Granada | 0-586-04991-6 | £0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
190 | 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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Der unmögliche Stern | 1982-08-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #80) | 3-518-37334-X | DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
313 | 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 | Thomas Franke | ![]() |
Starswarm | 1985-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Panther / Granada | 0-586-04991-6 | £1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
190 | 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 | Vincent Di Fate | ![]() |
Starswarm | 1985-12-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Baen Books (Baen Science Fiction Books) | 0-671-55999-0 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
246 | 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 | Joe Bergeron | |
Starswarm | 1985-12-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Baen Books (Baen Science Fiction Books) | 0-671-55999-0 | C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
246 | 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 | Joe Bergeron | ![]() |
The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-01-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / BOMC | 0-316-34941-0 |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | ![]() |
|
The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-02-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown | 0-316-34941-0 | $22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-06-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / QPBC | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 1083 |
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 Eggleton | ![]() |
|
Starswarm | 1990-08-00 | Brian Aldiss | VGSF (VGSF Classics #45) | 0-575-04182-X | £3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
190 | 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 | Image Bank | ![]() |
The Good Old Stuff: Adventure SF in the Grand Tradition | 1998-12-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Griffin | 0-312-19275-4 | $17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxv+ 434 |
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 | Ed Emshwiller | ![]() |
The Good Stuff | 1999-01-00 | Gardner Dozois | Science Fiction Book Club | 0-7394-0044-4 / 02879 | $15.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
982 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Vincent Di Fate | ![]() |
The Airs of Earth | 2000-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | House of Stratus | 0-7551-0061-1 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
230 | 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 | ||
Urania #1405 | 2001-01-14 | ed. Giuseppe Lippi | Mondadori | 1405 | Lit 6,900?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
394 | 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 | Paolo Barbieri | |
The Good Old Stuff: Adventure SF in the Grand Tradition | 2013-12-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Griffin | 978-1-4668-5950-0 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Ed Emshwiller | ||
The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume 2 | 2014-07-15 | ed. Gordon Van Gelder | Tachyon Publications | 978-1-61696-163-3 | $15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
419 | 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 | Thomas Canty | ![]() |
Starswarm | date unknown | Brian Aldiss | Signet / New American Library | Y6883 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
159 | 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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The World Treasury of Science Fiction | date unknown | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / BOMC |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | ![]() |