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Title: The Day Is Done Title Record # 45280
Author: Lester del Rey
Date: 1939-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: When the Cro-Magnons settle on his land, the last Neanderthal begins to lose interest in life.
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), prehistoric (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1939 Day Is Done
Year Language Title
1957Translated by Félix Monteagudo
Spanish El fin de la raza
1965 German Der Letzte
1972Translated by Beata Della Frattina
Italian Gli ultimi arrivati
1979 Portuguese E o dia se fez
1980Translated by Eva Malsch
German Der Tag ist vorbei
1980Translated by Gaetano La Pira
Italian Il giorno è compiuto
1982Translated by Klaus Mahn
German Feierabend

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1939 1939-05-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
164
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Graves Gladney Checkmark
... And Some Were Human 1948-00-00 Lester del Rey Prime Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
331
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll L. Robert Tschirky Checkmark
Operation Future 1955-07-00 ed. Groff Conklin Permabooks M-4022
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xi+
356
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 Robert Schulz Checkmark
Operation Future 1956-09-00 ed. Groff Conklin Permabooks M-4022
C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
xi+
356
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 Robert Schulz Checkmark
... Y algunos eran humanos 1957-00-00 Lester del Rey E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #37) 37   238
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 Llobera  
Tales of Soaring Science Fantasy from "... And Some Were Human" 1961-00-00 Lester del Rey Ballantine Books 552
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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 Checkmark
Der Massenmensch ...und andere Utopia-Kurzgeschichten 1965-04-13 ed. uncredited Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #430) UZ430
DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
62
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".
anth R. S. Lonati Checkmark
Where Do We Go from Here? 1971-04-16 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-02935-7
$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
441
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Rauch Checkmark
Where Do We Go from Here? 1971-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 3410
$2.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
441
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Rauch Checkmark
Urania #589 1972-04-02 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 589
Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
144
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  
Where Do We Go from Here? 1972-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P1749
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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 Checkmark
Where Do We Go from Here? 1972-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P1749
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
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 Checkmark
Where Do We Go from Here? 1973-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Michael Joseph 0-7181-1134-6
£3.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
415
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Where Do We Go from Here? Book 1 1974-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Sphere 0-7221-1251-3
£0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
192
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 Checkmark
Where Do We Go from Here? 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 449-02849
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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  
Science Fiction of the Thirties 1976-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Bobbs-Merrill Company 0-672-52087-7
$12.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
468
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Howard V. Brown  
Science Fiction of the Thirties 1976-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Bobbs-Merrill / SFBC 1657
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
465
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Howard V. Brown Checkmark
Science Fiction of the Thirties 1977-03-00 ed. Damon Knight Avon 0-380-00904-8
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
469
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 Julian S. Krupa Checkmark
The Best of Lester del Rey 1978-09-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-27336-2
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xviii+
366
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
The Best of Lester del Rey 1978-09-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-27336-2
C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
xviii+
366
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
The Best of Lester del Rey 1978-12-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC 2215
$3.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvii+
333
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Gary Viskupic Checkmark
Para Onde Vamos? 1979-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Hemus     375
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 Jack Faragasso  
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 1979-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #329) 0-87997-454-0 / UE1454
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
432
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 1979-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-87997-454-0 / UE1454
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
432
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Dawn of Time: Prehistory Through Science Fiction 1979-06-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Robert Silverberg Elsevier / Nelson Books 0-525-66624-9
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John P. Capello Checkmark
Where Do We Go from Here? 1980-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-22849-5
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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  
Antologia scolastica 1980-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #6)  
Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
368
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  
Die besten Stories von Lester Del Rey 1980-08-00 Lester del Rey Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6707) 3-8118-6707-5
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
399
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 Oliviero Berni Checkmark
Die besten Stories von 1939 1982-04-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6727) 3-8118-6727-X
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
383
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 Segrelles Checkmark
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction 1983-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-40147-9   432+
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
Analog: The Best of Science Fiction 1985-07-00 ed. uncredited Galahad Books 0-88365-637-X
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
621
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Best of Lester del Rey 1986-03-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32933-3
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xviii+
366
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
Le grandi storie della fantascienza 1 1991-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bompiani (I grandi tascabili Bompiani #97) 88-452-1342-0 / 191494
Lit 12,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
508
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 Aurelia Raffo Checkmark
The Best of Lester del Rey 1995-02-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32933-3
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiii+
366
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 H. R. Van Dongen  
The Best of Lester del Rey 2000-06-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey Impact / Ballantine 0-345-43949-X
$12.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xx+
294
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 Istvan Orosz  
Great Science Fiction Stories of 1939 2001-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg Dorset Press 0-7607-2417-2
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
432
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 Tom McKeveny  
Le grandi storie della SF vol. 1 2006-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Mondadori (Urania Collezione #41) 41
€4.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
360
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 Franco Brambilla  
Robots & Magic 2010-02-00 Lester del Rey NESFA Press 978-1-886778-88-7
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
596
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Picacio Checkmark
The 13th Science Fiction Megapack 2016-11-10 ed. uncredited Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-2435-1
$0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
The Best of Lester del Rey date unknown Lester del Rey Del Rey Impact / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-43949-X
$12.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xx+
294
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 Istvan Orosz Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-87997-700-0 / UE1700
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
432
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #329) 0-87997-454-0 / UE1454
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
432
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 Checkmark
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