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Title: Hyperpelosity

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Title: Hyperpelosity Title Record # 48089
Author: L. Sprague de Camp
Date: 1938-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: DO NOT MERGE this title with "Hyperpilosity" until it's been determined which of these pubs may or may not have the misspelled title.
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), humour (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1938 Hyperpilosity
Year Language Title
1975ⓘTranslated by Horst Pukallus
 German Hyperpelositus [as by Lyon Sprague de Camp]
1981ⓘTranslated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck
 German Hyperpilosität
1992ⓘTranslated by И. Невструев / I. Nevstruev. Russian title in Roman characters.
 Russian Hyperpilositis [as by
Лайон Спрэг де Камп?Layon Spreg de Kamp
Lyon Sprague de Camp
]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
4 2014 Retro 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
Astounding Science-Fiction, April 1938 1938-04-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
 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 Brown Checkmark
The Wheels of If, and Other Science Fiction 1949-00-00 L. Sprague de Camp Shasta  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 vii+
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Hannes Bok Checkmark
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1952-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar
 xiii+
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1953-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar
 xiv+
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1953-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers     xiv+
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Fantastic Story Magazine, September 1953 1953-09-00 ed. Samuel Mines Best Books, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 132
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 Alex Schomburg Checkmark
The Wheels of If and Other Science-Fiction 1970-10-00 L. Sprague de Camp Berkley Medallion 0-425-01893-8 / S1893
$0.75?$: 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 Checkmark
The Edward De Bono Science Fiction Collection 1976-00-00 ed. George Hay The Elmfield Press 0-7057-0068-2
£4.95?£: UK pound
 217
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Science Fiction of the Thirties 1976-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Bobbs-Merrill Company 0-672-52087-7
$12.50?$: US dollar
 xii+
468
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Howard V. Brown  
Science Fiction of the Thirties 1976-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Bobbs-Merrill / SFBC 1657
$3.50?$: US dollar
 xii+
465
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Howard V. Brown Checkmark
Science Fiction of the Thirties 1977-03-00 ed. Damon Knight Avon 0-380-00904-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
 ix+
469
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 Julian S. Krupa Checkmark
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp 1978-02-00 L. Sprague de Camp Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 2164
$2.98?$: US dollar
 xv+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard V. Corben Checkmark
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp 1978-05-00 L. Sprague de Camp Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25474-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
362
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp 1978-05-00 L. Sprague de Camp Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25474-0
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 xvii+
362
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein 1979-02-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61736-3
$2.50?$: US dollar
 535
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 Paul Stinson Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein 1979-02-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library of Canada 0-451-61736-3
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 535
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 Paul Stinson Checkmark
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1980-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-32097-5
$?$: US dollar
 xiii+
561
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Eddie Jones Checkmark
The Omnibus of Science Fiction 1984-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Chatham River Press 0-517-45370-3
$1.98?$: US dollar
 561
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp 1986-05-00 L. Sprague de Camp Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32930-9
$3.50?$: US dollar
 xvii+
362
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein 2002-10-00 ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4439-7
$32.50?$: US dollar
 xxii+
511
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
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp 2014-12-12 L. Sprague de Camp Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-249-7
$6.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp 2014-12-16 L. Sprague de Camp Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-248-0
$14.99?$: US dollar
 341
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  
From Wells to Heinlein date unknown ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61859-9
$2.75?$: US dollar
 535
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 Paul Stinson Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein date unknown ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61859-9
$2.75?$: US dollar
 535
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 Paul Stinson  
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