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Title: Or All the Seas with Oysters Title Record # 46019
Author: Avram Davidson
Date: 1958-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), humour (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1958 French Régénération spontanée
1961 Italian La bicicletta da corsa rossa
1965 German Regeneration
1965ⓘTranslated by Ferruccio Alessandri
 Italian Se tutte le ostriche nei mari ...
1971ⓘTranslated by A. van Onck
 Dutch Alle zeeën vol oesters
1979ⓘTranslated by Drago Bajt and/or Bogdan Gradišnik and/or Branko Gradišnik
 Slovenian Ali vsa morja z ostrigami
1982ⓘTranslated by Irene Holicki
 German Oder alle Meere voll Austern
1982 French Et si les huîtres ...
1985 Swedish Haven fyllda av ostron
1986ⓘTranslated by Bruno Ogorelec
 Croatian Kad bi sve oštrige u moru
1993ⓘTranslated by С. Коноплев / S. Konoplev. Russian title means "The Seas, Full of Oysters".
 Russian
Моря, полные устриц?Morya, polnye ustrits
[as by
Аврам Дэвидсон?Avram Devidson
Avram Davidson
]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 1958 Hugo Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1958 1958-05-00 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 Pederson Checkmark
The Fourth Galaxy Reader 1959-04-00 ed. H. L. Gold Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$3.95?$: US dollar
 264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Arthur Renshaw  
SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy: 4th Annual Volume 1959-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell B129
$0.35?$: 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy 1959-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth W. I. Van der Poel Checkmark
The Fourth Galaxy Reader 1959-09-00 ed. H. L. Gold Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
 264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Arthur Renshaw Checkmark
The Fourth Galaxy Reader 1960-11-00 ed. H. L. Gold Permabooks M4184
$0.35?$: US dollar
 xii+
239
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 Checkmark
Or All the Seas with Oysters 1962-00-00 Avram Davidson Berkley Medallion F639
$0.50?$: US dollar
 176
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
The Hugo Winners 1962-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday  
$4.50?$: US dollar
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Hugo Winners 1962-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday  
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Hugo Winners 1962-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC     xvi+
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Hugo Winners 1963-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Dennis Dobson  
18/-?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).
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Hugo Winners 1964-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Avon S-127
$0.60?$: US dollar
 xv+
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Hugo Winners 1964-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Avon S-127
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
 xv+
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Hugo Winners 1964-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Penguin Books 1905
4/6?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).
 342
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 Monsù Desiderio Checkmark
The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy 1966-02-00 ed. Christopher Cerf Vintage Books V-326
$1.65?$: US dollar
 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 Adelson & Eichinger Checkmark
The Hugo Winners 1968-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Penguin Books 1905
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).
 342
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 Hollis  
The Hugo Winners, Volumes One and Two 1972-01-00 Isaac Asimov Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 2000
$3.98?$: US dollar
 849
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni F. & J. Silversmiths, Inc. Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volume 1 1973-04-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-01811-3 / M1811
$0.95?$: US dollar
 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 Checkmark
Fantasy: The Literature of the Marvelous 1974-00-00 ed. Leo P. Kelley McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) 0-07-033502-8
$3.96?$: US dollar
 vi+
305
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 Hugo Winners, Volume 1 1974-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P2162
$1.25?$: US dollar
 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 Checkmark
Or All the Seas with Oysters 1976-01-00 Avram Davidson White Lion 0-7274-0015-0
£2.95?£: UK pound
 176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Or All the Seas with Oysters 1976-12-00 Avram Davidson Pocket Books 0-671-80806-0
$1.25?$: US dollar
 191
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 Ed Soyka Checkmark
Earth Is the Strangest Planet: Ten Stories of Science Fiction 1977-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6528-2
$6.95?$: US dollar
 189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mike Mariano Checkmark
The Hugo Winners 1979-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23917-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
 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 Attila Hejja  
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. Checkmark
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. Checkmark
The Hugo Winners 1981-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23917-9
$2.25?$: US dollar
 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 Attila Hejja Checkmark
Avram Davidson: Collected Fantasies 1982-06-00 Avram Davidson Berkley Books 0-425-05081-5
$2.50?$: US dollar
 xi+
224
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
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 Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #20 (1958) 1990-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #808) 0-88677-405-5 / UE2405
$4.95?$: US dollar
 351
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 Robin Hidden Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #20 (1958) 1990-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-88677-405-5 / UE2405
C$5.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 351
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 Robin Hidden Checkmark
The Avram Davidson Treasury: A Tribute Collection 1998-10-00 Avram Davidson Tor 0-312-86729-8
$27.95?$: US dollar
 447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Avram Davidson Treasury 1999-09-00 Avram Davidson Tor 0-312-86731-X
$17.95?$: US dollar
 447
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 Checkmark
Aliens Among Us 2000-06-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-00704-X
$5.99?$: US dollar
 x+
292
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 Walter Velez  
The Avram Davidson Treasury 2000-06-00 Avram Davidson Tor / SFBC 07425
$13.98?$: US dollar
 447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2000-07-18 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6
$47.00?$: US dollar
 xviii+
1166
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 Frank R. Paul Checkmark
Earth Is the Strangest Planet 2000-12-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Cosmos Books 1-58715-242-8
$15.00?$: US dollar
 189
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 Avram Davidson Treasury 2002-08-00 Avram Davidson peanutpress 0-312-87089-2
$17.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2003-00-00 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6   xviii+
1166
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 Frank R. Paul Checkmark
The Avram Davidson Treasury 2011-04-01 Avram Davidson Tor 978-1-4299-7267-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-06-00 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3079-3
$49.99?$: US dollar
 991
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  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-12-20 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4035-8
$39.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
Or All the Seas with Oysters 2012-08-20 Avram Davidson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12794-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack 2012-09-07 ed. John Gregory Betancourt Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4817-0
$0.99?$: US dollar
 649
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Mike H Checkmark
Unnatural Creatures 2013-04-23 ed. Neil Gaiman, Maria Dahvana Headley Harper 978-0-06-223629-6
$17.99?$: US dollar
 462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Iacopo Bruno  
Unnatural Creatures 2013-04-23 ed. Neil Gaiman, Maria Dahvana Headley Harper 978-0-06-223630-2
$9.99?$: US dollar
 462
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 Iacopo Bruno  
Unnatural Creatures: Short Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman 2013-04-23 ed. Neil Gaiman Turtleback Books 978-0-606-31804-4
$20.85?$: US dollar
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Unnatural Creatures 2013-06-13 ed. Neil Gaiman, Maria Dahvana Headley Bloomsbury 978-1-4088-4544-8
£12.99?£: UK pound
 [12]+
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Unnatural Creatures 2014-02-13 ed. Neil Gaiman, Maria Dahvana Headley Bloomsbury Children's Books (UK) 978-1-4088-4546-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
 iv+
462
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 Avram Davidson Treasury 2014-04-30 Avram Davidson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12799-9
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Aliens Among Us 2014-10-06 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-106-1
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
The Avram Davidson Treasury 2020-11-10 Avram Davidson Skyboat Media 978-1-7999-6826-9
$27.97?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll  
The Hugo Winners, Volume 1 date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest Q2315
$1.50?$: US dollar
 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 Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volumes One and Two date unknown Isaac Asimov Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 02000   849
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni F. & J. Silversmiths, Inc. Checkmark
The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy date unknown ed. Christopher Cerf Vintage Books (Vintage Originals) 0-394-70326-X
$1.95?$: US dollar
 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 Adelson & Eichinger Checkmark
The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy date unknown ed. Christopher Cerf Vintage Books (Vintage Originals) 0-394-70326-X
$2.45?$: US dollar
 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 Adelson & Eichinger Checkmark
The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy date unknown ed. Christopher Cerf Vintage Books (Vintage Originals) 0-394-70326-X
$2.95?$: US dollar
 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 Adelson & Eichinger  
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