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Title: The Seesaw Title Record # 46425
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1941-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Weapon Shops of Isher
Language: English
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Current Tags: time travel (1), science fiction (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1977Translated by Jacqueline Huet
French
La balançoire?La balancoire
1981Translated by Eva Malsch
German Die Schaukel
1981Translated by Antonio Bellomi
Italian L'altalena
1989Translated by Rainer Eisfeld, unabridged and completely revised
German Die Wippe

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, July 1941 1941-07-00 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 Rogers Checkmark
Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1941 1941-07-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
-/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).
64
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  
Beyond Time and Space 1950-05-00 ed. August Derleth Pellegrini & Cudahy  
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
643
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Beyond Time and Space 1958-02-00 ed. August Derleth Berkley Books G-104
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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.
anth Robert E. Schulz Checkmark
Beyond Tomorrow 1965-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Harper & Row  
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
332+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Beyond Tomorrow 1965-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Harper & Row  
$4.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
332+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Beyond Tomorrow 1965-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Longmans (Canada)  
C$5.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
xv+
333
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Beyond Tomorrow 1965-09-00 ed. Damon Knight Harper & Row  
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
332+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Beyond Tomorrow 1968-02-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz 0-575-00009-0
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).
332
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Beyond Tomorrow 1969-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Fawcett Gold Medal T2081
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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 Checkmark
Beyond Tomorrow 1973-08-00 ed. Damon Knight Pan Books 0-330-23660-1
£0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
252+
[3]
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 Ian Miller Checkmark
Alpha et Oméga 1977-00-00 A. E. van Vogt
Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees
(Le Masque - Science Fiction #54)
2-7024-600-9   187
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Trips in Time 1977-09-30 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6574-6
$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
174
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mike Eagle Checkmark
Trips in Time 1977-10-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson / SFBC 1574
$1.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
152
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mike Eagle Checkmark
Trips in Time 1979-09-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Robert Hale (Hale SF) 0-7091-7557-4
£4.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
vii+
174
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941 1980-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #377) 0-87997-523-7 / UE1523
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
352
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 3, 1941 1980-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-523-7
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
352
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
Die besten Stories von 1941 1981-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6713) 3-8118-6713-X
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
334
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series 1983-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-41367-1   723
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Creations: The Quest for Origins in Story and Science 1983-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, George Zebrowski Crown Publishers 0-517-54861-5
$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
351
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Luigi Castiglioni Checkmark
Creations: The Quest for Origins in Story and Science 1984-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, George Zebrowski Harrap 0-245-54210-8
£9.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xii+
351
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Space Frontiers Ltd. Checkmark
Ischer 1989-01-00 A. E. van Vogt Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #73) 3-453-03121-0
DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
508+
[8]
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Le grandi storie della fantascienza 3 1990-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bompiani (I grandi tascabili Bompiani #127) 88-452-1549-0 / 248898
Lit 10,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
396
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
Beyond Tomorrow 2000-01-00 ed. Damon Knight HarperCollins 0-06-023181-5
$6.79?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Ikarus 2002 2002-00-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #6390) 3-453-19669-4
€12.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
842
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 Donato Checkmark
Trips in Time 2009-09-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Wildside Press 978-1-4344-0446-6
$14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
162
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  
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