Title: The Coffin Cure
Title Record # 45956
Author: Alan E. Nourse
Date: 1957-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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Author: Alan E. Nourse
Date: 1957-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Synopsis: When a vaccine for the common cold is discovered, it becomes very popular before the unfortunate side effects become evident.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1957 | 1957-04-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.35?$: US dollar |
148 | 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 | Jack Coggins | ||
| Galaxie (1ère série), #44 July 1957 | 1957-07-00 |
ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie) |
Editions Nuit et Jour | F100.00?F: French frank |
148 | 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 | |||
| Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories | 1961-00-00 | Alan E. Nourse | David McKay | $3.50?$: US dollar |
184 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Mel Hunter | ||
| Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories | 1961-10-00 | Alan E. Nourse | David McKay / SFBC | $1.20?$: US dollar |
v+ 184 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Mel Hunter | ||
| Roboter | 1962-00-00 | ed. Peter Naujack | Diogenes | DM 20.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
383 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories | 1962-00-00 | Alan E. Nourse | Dennis Dobson | 13/6?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). |
184 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Mel Hunter | ||
| Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories | 1963-09-00 | Alan E. Nourse | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 77 |
v+ 184 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Griffiths | ||
| Beyond Infinity | 1964-00-00 | Alan E. Nourse | Corgi | GS1526 | 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). |
174 | 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 | Josh Kirby | |
| Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories | 1964-04-00 | Alan E. Nourse | Macfadden Books | 50-199 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
144 | 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 | |
| Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories | 1964-04-00 | Alan E. Nourse | Macfadden Books | 50-199 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
144 | 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 | |
| Science Fiction Oddities | 1966-11-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Berkley Medallion | S1311 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
256 | 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 | Don Punchatz | |
| Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories | 1968-01-00 | Alan E. Nourse | Macfadden Books | 60-309 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
144 | 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 | Karol | |
| Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories | 1968-01-00 | Alan E. Nourse | Macfadden Books | 60-309 | C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar |
144 | 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 | Karol | |
| Science Fiction Oddities: Second Series | 1969-06-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Rapp & Whiting | 0-85391-086-3 | 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). |
vii+ 160 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories | 1970-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 0-571-08808-2 | £1.40?£: UK pound |
212 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Die besten Science Fiction Geschichten | 1970-00-00 | ed. Peter Naujack | Diogenes | DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
382 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Roboter | 1971-05-00 | ed. Peter Naujack | Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei (Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei #1177) |
3-436-01363-3 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
123 | 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 | Hans Maier | |
| Brücke zur Sonne | 1973-10-16 | Alan E. Nourse | Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra #114) | TA114 | DM 1.20?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
65 | 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". |
coll | Eddie Jones | |
| Best SF Seven | 1975-02-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 0-571-10694-3 | £0.95?£: UK pound |
212 | 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 | ||
| Die besten Science Fiction Geschichten | 1979-00-00 | ed. Peter Naujack | Diogenes (Diogenes Sonderband) | 3-257-00905-4 | 362 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Peter Neugebauer | ||
| Laughing Space | 1982-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson | Robson Books | 0-86051-181-2 |
xvi+ 521 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Deborah Taylor | ||
| Laughing Space | 1982-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson | Robson Books | 0-86051-181-2 | £7.95?£: UK pound |
xvi+ 521 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Deborah Taylor | |
| Laughing Space | 1982-03-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson | Houghton Mifflin | 0-395-30519-5 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 521 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Die besten Science Fiction Geschichten des Golden Age | 1983-00-00 | ed. Peter Naujack | Diogenes (detebe #21048) | 3-257-21048-5 | DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
353 | 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 | ||
| Space Odyssey | 1983-09-00 | ed. uncredited | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1963-4 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
349 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chris Moore | |
| Laughing Space | 1985-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson | Robson Books | 0-86051-323-8 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
xvi+ 521 |
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 | Deborah Taylor | |
| Space Odyssey | 1987-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | 0-8317-7988-8 | 349 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chris Moore | ||
| Space Odyssey | 1988-02-00 | ed. uncredited | Treasure Press | 1-85051-208-6 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
349 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chris Moore | |
| The Coffin Cure | 2008-01-14 | Alan E. Nourse | Project Gutenberg | 24276 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | |||
| Short Science Fiction Collection Vol. 008 | 2008-10-24 | Alan E. Nourse | LibriVox | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | |||||
| 12 Worlds of Alan E. Nourse: Tales from the Golden Age of Science Fiction! | 2010-02-03 | Alan E. Nourse | Wildside Press | 978-1-55742-692-5 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 | Catmando | |
| X Minus One Project | 2010-08-09 | ed. LibriVox | LibriVox | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | |||||
| Alan E. Nourse Resurrected: The Works of Alan E. Nourse | 2011-02-00 | Alan E. Nourse | Resurrected Press | 978-1-935774-87-7 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
394 | 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 | ||
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V5: The Pulp Writers: Alan E. Nourse | 2013-04-01 | Alan E. Nourse | Spastic Cat Press (Anthology of Sci-Fi #5) | 978-1-4837-0115-8 | $12.99?$: US dollar |
262 | 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 Plague, Pestilence & Apocalypse Megapack | 2015-02-03 | ed. uncredited | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4794-0252-6 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| The 17th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack | 2015-05-22 | Alan E. Nourse | Wildside Press | 978-1-4794-0595-4 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Hannes Bok | ||
| Alan E. Nourse Super Pack | 2016-02-10 | Alan E. Nourse | Positronic Publishing | 978-1-5154-0435-4 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
734 | 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 | 3000ad | |
| Alan E. Nourse Super Pack | 2016-02-19 | Alan E. Nourse | Positronic Publishing | 978-1-5154-0393-7 | $1.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | 3000ad | ||
| Alan E. Nourse Super Pack | 2016-03-03 | Alan E. Nourse | Start Publishing | 978-1-68146-502-9 | $1.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | 3000ad | ||
| Alan E. Nourse Super Pack | 2018-04-03 | Alan E. Nourse | Positronic Publishing | 978-1-5154-2133-7 | $24.99?$: US dollar |
734 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | 3000ad |
