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Title: The Machine Title Record # 47492
Author: John W. Campbell, Jr.
Date: 1935-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Machine
Series Number: 1
Language: English
Note: Astounding Stories, February 1935, illustrated by Elliot Dold. Listed under Don A. Stuart.
Synopsis: Available on page 420, Bleiler (Gernsback).
User Rating: None. Including variants and translations: 6.00 (1 vote) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1935 The Machine [as by Don A. Stuart]
1935 The Machine [as by John W. Campbell]
Year Language Title
1980Translated by Joachim Körber
German Die Maschine [as by John W. Campbell]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Stories, February 1935 1935-02-00 ed. F. Orlin Tremaine 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 Howard V. Brown Checkmark
The Best of Science Fiction 1946-02-11 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Josephy Checkmark
Cloak of Aesir 1952-00-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Shasta  
$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Malcolm Smith Checkmark
Best of Science Fiction 1963-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
vii+
440
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 Checkmark
Cloak of Aesir 1972-06-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Lancer Books 75333
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
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.
coll Ron Walotsky Checkmark
Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes 1973-08-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Vic Ghidalia Follett Publishing Company 0-695-40369-9
$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
381
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Franz Altschuler Checkmark
Cloak of Aesir 1976-00-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Hyperion Press (Classics of Science Fiction) 0-88355-359-7
$12.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Cloak of Aesir 1976-00-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Hyperion Press (Classics of Science Fiction) 0-88355-449-6
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
254
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 Best of John W. Campbell 1976-05-00 John W. Campbell Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 2199
$2.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
307
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Chet Jezierski Checkmark
The Best of John W. Campbell 1976-06-00 John W. Campbell Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-24960-7
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
364
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
The Best of John W. Campbell 1976-06-00 John W. Campbell Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-24960-7
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
xv+
364
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
The Golden Age of Science Fiction 1980-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-33486-0   xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ray Yeldham Checkmark
Die besten Stories von John W. Campbell 1980-07-00 John W. Campbell Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6706) 3-8118-6706-7
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
399
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 Nico Keulers Checkmark
The Best of John W. Campbell 1995-02-00 John W. Campbell Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-24960-7
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
364
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  
A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories 2003-02-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #22) 1-886778-15-9
$26.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvi+
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton  
A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories 2003-02-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #22) 1-886778-15-9
$26.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvi+
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Cloak of Aesir 2011-09-00 John W. Campbell Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10200-2
£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  
Cloak of Aesir date unknown John W. Campbell, Jr. Lancer Books 447-75333-095
$0.95?$: 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.
coll Ron Walotsky Checkmark
The Best of Science Fiction date unknown ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Josephy Checkmark
The Best of Science Fiction date unknown ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Josephy Checkmark
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