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Title: The Dead Lady of Clown Town Title Record # 41502
Author: Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1964-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1970ⓘTranslated by Max Schreuder
 Dutch De dode dame in de onderstad
1973ⓘTranslated by Rudolf Hermstein
 German Die tote Lady von Clowntown
1974ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux
 French
La dame défunte de la ville des gueux?La dame defunte de la ville des gueux
1980ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler
 German Die tote Lady von Clowntown
1991ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.
 Spanish La dama muerta de Clown Town
1994ⓘTranslated by 伊藤典夫 (Itō Norio)
 Japanese
クラウン・タウンの死婦人?クラウン・タウンのしふじん
Kuraun Taun no Shifujin
[as by
コードウェイナー・スミス?Kōdoueinā Sumisu
Koodoueinaa Sumisu
]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Magazine, August 1964 1964-08-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.50?$: US dollar
 196
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 Pederson Checkmark
Space Lords 1965-05-00 Cordwainer Smith Pyramid Books R-1183
$0.50?$: US dollar
 206
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Space Lords 1968-11-00 Cordwainer Smith Pyramid Books X-1911
$0.60?$: US dollar
 206
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Space Lords 1969-09-00 Cordwainer Smith Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98054-0
24/-?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).
 204
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll FORMAT Checkmark
Space Lords 1970-12-00 Cordwainer Smith Sphere 0-7221-7938-3
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).
 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  
Space Lords 1971-01-00 Cordwainer Smith The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 165   204
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Terry James Checkmark
Space Lords 1972-03-00 Cordwainer Smith Sphere Books 79391
£0.30?£: UK pound
 159+
[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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Galactic Dreamers: Science Fiction as Visionary Literature 1977-08-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Random House 0-394-49479-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth R. Adelson Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Space Lords 1979-04-00 Cordwainer Smith Jove / HBJ 0-515-05122-5
$1.75?$: US dollar
 206
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
Space Lords 1984-07-00 Cordwainer Smith Ace Books 0-441-77743-0
$2.50?$: US dollar
 206
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
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 Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man 1988-06-00 Cordwainer Smith VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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  
We the Underpeople 2006-12-00 Cordwainer Smith Baen 1-4165-2095-3
$6.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Bob Eggleton  
We the Underpeople 2006-12-00 Cordwainer Smith Baen 1-4165-2095-3
$15.00?$: US dollar
 xiii+
465
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 Bob Eggleton  
We the Underpeople 2008-08-00 Cordwainer Smith Baen 978-1-4165-5567-4
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xvi+
619+
[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 Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man 2010-02-00 Cordwainer Smith Gollancz (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  
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  
The Dead Lady of Clown Town 2017-07-12 Cordwainer Smith Project Gutenberg Canada 1453
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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