Title: The Custodian
Title Record # 45595
Author: William Tenn
Date: 1953-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: William Tenn
Date: 1953-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: Word count of the first magazine appearance in "If" gives a word count of about 8600 using a sampling of five lines from 12 different pages.
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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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If, November 1953 | 1953-11-00 | ed. James L. Quinn | Quinn Publishing Company, Inc.; Buffalo, NY | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
124 | 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 | Ken Fagg | ![]() |
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If, Vol. 1 No. 5 [UK] | 1954-03-00 | ed. James L. Quinn | Strato Publications | 1/6?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). |
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 | Ken Fagg | ||
Of All Possible Worlds | 1955-02-00 | William Tenn | Ballantine Books | H-99 | $2.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
161 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | ![]() |
Of All Possible Worlds | 1955-02-00 | William Tenn | Ballantine Books | 99 | $0.35?$: 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 | Richard Powers | ![]() |
Of All Possible Worlds | 1956-00-00 | William Tenn | Michael Joseph (Novels of Tomorrow) | 12/6?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). |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Barton | ![]() |
|
Of All Possible Worlds | 1960-06-00 | William Tenn | Ballantine Books | 407K | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
161 | 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 | Blanchard | ![]() |
Mundos Posibles | 1961-00-00 | William Tenn | E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #71) | 71 | 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 | |||
Of All Possible Worlds | 1963-00-00 | William Tenn | Mayflower-Dell | 6532-8 | 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 | Enric | ![]() |
Mundos Posibles | 1964-00-00 | William Tenn | E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #9) | 9 | 217 | 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 | Bas | ||
Masters' Choice | 1966-00-00 | ed. Laurence M. Janifer | Simon & Schuster | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
350 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Carl Smith | ![]() |
|
Of All Possible Worlds | 1966-08-00 | William Tenn | Mayflower-Dell | 6532 | 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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Masters' Choice | 1968-00-00 | ed. Laurence M. Janifer | Herbert Jenkins (Herbert Jenkins SF) | 25/-?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). |
327 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Of All Possible Worlds | 1968-06-00 | William Tenn | Ballantine Books | U6136 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
161 | 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 | Stephen Miller | ![]() |
Masters' Choice 2 | 1969-00-00 | ed. Laurence M. Janifer | Tandem | 3287 / PB 381 | 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). |
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. |
anth | Panos Koutrouboussis | ![]() |
18 Greatest Science Fiction Stories | 1971-01-00 | ed. Laurence M. Janifer | Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap | 0-448-05375-6 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 310 |
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 | Richard Powers | ![]() |
Mögliche Welten?Moegliche Welten |
1973-03-00 | William Tenn | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3333) | 3333 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
141 | 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 | Atelier Frank & Zaugg | ![]() |
Time of Passage | 1978-09-00 | ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander | Taplinger | 0-8008-7733-0 | $9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
292 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Time of Passage | 1978-10-19 | ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander | Robert Hale (Hale SF) | 0-7091-6848-9 | £4.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
292 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Catastrophes! | 1981-07-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-24425-3 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
413 | 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 | John Berkey | ![]() |
Catastrofi! | 1984-06-20 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Mondadori (Oscar #1767) | 24800-5 | Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
512 | 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 | Paolo Tassinari , Pierpaolo Vetta | |
Faszination der Science Fiction | 1985-05-00 | Isaac Asimov, Martin W. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24068) |
3-404-24068-5 | DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
953 | 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 | David Hardy | ![]() |
Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 1 | 2001-02-00 | William Tenn | NESFA Press | 1-886778-19-1 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
vii+ 618 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | H. R. Van Dongen | |
Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 1 | 2001-07-00 | William Tenn | NESFA Press | 1-886778-19-1 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
vii+ 618 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | H. R. Van Dongen | ![]() |
Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 1 | 2002-09-00 | William Tenn | NESFA Press / SFBC | 52644 | $14.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
618 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | H. R. Van Dongen | ![]() |
Of All Possible Worlds | 2013-07-00 | William Tenn | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-12923-8 | £2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
18 Greatest Science Fiction Stories | date unknown | ed. Laurence M. Janifer | Tempo Books | 0-448-12128-X | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 310 |
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 | Richard Powers | ![]() |