Title: Child's Play

Title: Child's Play Title Record # 45668
Author: William Tenn
Date: 1947-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Child's Play
Series Number: 1
Language: English
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Year	Language	Title
1958^ⓘTranslated by 中村能三 (Yoshimi Nakamura)	Japanese	クリスマス・プレゼント^?Kurisumasu Purezento
1966^ⓘTranslated by Pierre Billon (to be confirmed for the Planète anthology).	French	Jeu d'enfant
1966	Italian	Gioco per bambini
1972^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack as Heinz Nagel.	German	Der Menschenbaukasten
1972^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Nagel. Same translation as the first German publication	German	Kinderspiel
1975^ⓘTranslated by S. Buddingh	Dutch	Kinderspel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Astounding Science Fiction, March 1947	1947-03-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	164	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	Rogers
A Treasury of Science Fiction	1948-03-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$3.00^?$: US dollar	ix+ 517	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
A Treasury of Science Fiction	1948-11-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers			ix+ 517	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
A Treasury of Science Fiction	1951-03-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$3.00^?$: US dollar	517	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
World of Wonder	1951-08-00	ed. Fletcher Pratt	Twayne Publishers		$3.95^?$: US dollar	445	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Herbstman
World of Wonder	1951-10-00	ed. Fletcher Pratt	Twayne Publishers		$3.95^?$: US dollar	445	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Herbstman
The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology	1952-02-20	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Simon & Schuster			xv+ 583, [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Leo Manso
The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology	1952-02-20	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Simon & Schuster		$3.95^?$: US dollar	xv+ 583	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Leo Manso
The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology	1953-00-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Simon & Schuster / SFBC		$1.90^?$: US dollar	xv+ 585	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Leo Manso
The First Astounding Science Fiction Anthology	1954-00-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Grayson & Grayson		9/6^?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).	239	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Galaxy of Ghouls	1955-05-00	ed. Judith Merril	Lion Library	LL25	$0.35^?$: US dollar	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	B. Thomas
Off the Beaten Orbit	1959-00-00	ed. Judith Merril	Pyramid Books	G397	$0.35^?$: US dollar	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	Richard Powers
Off the Beaten Orbit	1961-12-00	ed. Judith Merril	Pyramid Books	F-683	$0.40^?$: US dollar	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	John Schoenherr
The Second Astounding Science Fiction Anthology	1965-00-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Four Square Books	1211	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).	320	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 Seven Sexes	1968-06-00	William Tenn	Ballantine Books	U6134	$0.75^?$: US dollar	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.	coll
The Seven Sexes	1968-06-00	William Tenn	Ballantine Books	U6134	C$0.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	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.	coll
Beyond Control	1972-00-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6236-4	$5.95^?$: US dollar	219	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karl Wurzer
Beyond Control	1973-02-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6236-4		219	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karl Wurzer
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume 2	1973-04-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison	Doubleday	0-385-02732-X	$7.95^?$: US dollar	xv+ 458	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gary Friedman
Beyond Control	1974-02-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Dell Laurel-Leaf	2112	$0.95^?$: US dollar	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	Gene Szafran
Beyond Control	1976-05-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Dell Laurel-Leaf	2112	$1.25^?$: US dollar	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	Gene Szafran
A Treasury of Science Fiction	1980-03-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-30618-2	$5.98^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 517	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Eddie Jones
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction	1980-04-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Priam Books / Arbor House	0-87795-266-3	$8.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 754	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	Antler & Baldwin, Inc.
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction	1980-04-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Arbor House	0-87795-246-9	$19.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 754	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Antler & Baldwin, Inc.
The Seven Sexes	1980-10-00	William Tenn	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28956-0	$2.25^?$: US dollar	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.	coll
The Seven Sexes	1980-10-00	William Tenn	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28956-0	C$2.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	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.	coll
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 9, 1947	1983-02-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #519)	0-87997-802-3	$3.50^?$: US dollar	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.	anth	Bernal
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 9, 1947	1983-02-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-802-3	C$3.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	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.	anth	Bernal
The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fifth Series	1985-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-47566-9	$6.98^?$: US dollar	641	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Romas
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century	1987-11-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Avenel Books	0-517-64124-0	$8.98^?$: US dollar	x+ 726	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Romas
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	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	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	618	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	H. R. Van Dongen
Architects of Dreams: The SFWA Author Emeritus Anthology	2003-05-00	ed. Robin Wayne Bailey	Meisha Merlin	1-892065-98-3	$16.00^?$: US dollar	391	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	O. B. Solinsky
Architects of Dreams: The SFWA Author Emeritus Anthology	2003-05-00	ed. Robin Wayne Bailey	Meisha Merlin	1-892065-97-5	$30.00^?$: US dollar	391	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	O. B. Solinsky
Beyond Control	2009-03-05	ed. Robert Silverberg	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-5510-9	$14.99^?$: US dollar	220	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
The Seven Sexes	2013-05-00	William Tenn	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-12926-9	£2.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Beyond Control: Seven Stories of Science Fiction	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6236-4	$6.95^?$: US dollar	219	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karl Wurzer

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