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Title: Third from the Sun Title Record # 55209
Author: Richard Matheson
Date: 1950-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: The giant war is starting. A couple of neighbors are planning to capture the only starship in existence, and escape to another planet. They succeed, and start their journey to the third planet.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1958 French Deux planètes trop semblables...
1961Translated by Franco Lucentini.
Italian Terzo dal Sole
1966 German Der dritte Planet
1977Translated by Nicole Balfet
French
La troisième à partir du soleil?La troisieme a partir du soleil
1987Translated by Helmut Degner.
German Der dritte von der Sonne
1987Translated by Guido Zurlino
Italian Terzo dal Sole
1999Translated by Hélène Collon
French La troisième à partir du Soleil

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, October 1950 1950-10-00 ed. H. L. Gold World Editions, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
164
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 David Stone Checkmark
Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction 1952-02-00 ed. H. L. Gold Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar
x+
566
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Arbib Checkmark
Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction 1953-00-00 ed. H. L. Gold Grayson & Grayson     vi+
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Born of Man and Woman 1954-03-00 Richard Matheson Chamberlain Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mel Hunter  
Third from the Sun 1955-02-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books 1294
$0.25?$: US dollar
180
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 Charles Binger Checkmark
Born of Man and Woman 1956-00-00 Richard Matheson Max Reinhardt  
10/6?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).
164
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll E. B. Mudge-Marriott  
Galaxie (1ère série), #54 May 1958 1958-05-00 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  
Third from the Sun 1961-00-00 Richard Matheson Corgi SS1027
2/6?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).
190
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 John Richards Checkmark
Il secondo libro della fantascienza 1961-06-00 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Einaudi     x+
612
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Third from the Sun 1962-06-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books J2467
$0.40?$: US dollar
180
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
Der dritte Planet 1966-02-11 Richard Matheson Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch #106) TTB106
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
160
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 Karl Stephan Checkmark
Beyond Belief 1966-04-00 ed. Richard J. Hurley Scholastic Book Services T573
$0.45?$: US dollar
188
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 Denny McMains Checkmark
Beyond Belief 1966-10-00 ed. Richard J. Hurley Scholastic Book Services T573
$0.45?$: US dollar
188
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 Denny McMains Checkmark
Beyond Belief 1969-12-00 ed. Richard J. Hurley Scholastic Book Services T573
$0.50?$: US dollar
188
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 Denny McMains Checkmark
Third from the Sun 1970-09-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books H5548
$0.60?$: US dollar
180
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 Gene Szafran Checkmark
Beyond Belief 1973-01-00 ed. Richard J. Hurley Scholastic Book Services T573   188
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 Denny McMains Checkmark
Phares stellaires et sillages atomiques 1977-03-30 ed. Michel Demuth OPTA (Marginal #15)  
F15.00?F: French frank
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.
anth Jacques Bellenger Checkmark
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories 1985-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh MJF Books 1-56731-065-6   550
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories 1985-07-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh Avon Books 0-380-89601-X
$8.95?$: US dollar
550
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
Une aiguille en plein cœur 1986-03-00 Richard Matheson Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #166) 2-7304-0369-8   197
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Magische Schatten 1987-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6927) 3-453-00367-5
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
319
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 Otto (I) Checkmark
Urania #1062 1987-11-22 ed. Gianni Montanari Mondadori 1062
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira
160
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 Karel Thole  
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$125?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
899
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 William Stout Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Derrière l'écran 1999-02-00 Richard Matheson Flammarion (Imagine) 2-08-067732-2
F85.00?F: French frank
332
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 Sofiane Tilikete Checkmark
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2003-01-00 Richard Matheson Tor 0-765-30695-6
$27.95?$: US dollar
395
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2003-01-00 Richard Matheson Tor 0-312-87826-5
$15.95?$: US dollar
395
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  
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2003-01-04 Richard Matheson Tor 1-4299-1366-5
$8.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume One 2003-12-00 Richard Matheson Gauntlet Press 1-887368-62-0
$16.95?$: US dollar
399
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 Harry O. Morris  
The Best of Richard Matheson 2017-10-10 Richard Matheson Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-313017-8
$17.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
408
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 Daniel Danger Checkmark
The Best of Richard Matheson 2017-10-10 Richard Matheson Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 978-1-101-99366-8
$11.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Daniel Danger  
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2017-12-05 Richard Matheson Tor 978-0-7653-9993-9
$8.99?$: US dollar
x+
464
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  
Born of Man and Woman date unknown Richard Matheson Max Reinhardt  
12/6?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).
164
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll E. B. Mudge-Marriott  
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