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Title: Later Than You Think Title Record # 55210
Author: Fritz Leiber
Date: 1950-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: An explorer and a historian discuss a new, surprising, find the historian made while the explorer was on a journey through space.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1954Translated by an uncredited translator
Italian Futuro remoto
1958 French La succession des races [as by F. Lieber]
1975 French Plus tard que tu ne penses
1979Translated by Vesna Mahečić
Croatian Kasnije nego što misliš
1980Translated by Nancy Rietbergen
Dutch Later Dan Je Gedacht Had
1984Translated by Heinz Nagel
German Später als Sie glauben

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. ISO code: USD
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
Far Boundaries: 20 Science-Fiction Stories 1951-04-00 ed. August Derleth Pellegrini & Cudahy  
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
292
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Vincent Napoli Checkmark
I Romanzi di Urania #31 1954-01-10 ed. Giorgio Monicelli Mondadori 31
Lit 130?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
128
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 Curt Caesar Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #59 October 1958 1958-10-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Éditions Nuit et Jour?Editions Nuit et Jour
 
F100?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
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  
Best SF Five 1963-06-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber  
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).
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Griffith Checkmark
Far Boundaries 1965-00-00 ed. August Derleth Consul Books 1443
3/6?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).
232+
[1]
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 Ken Freeman Checkmark
Far Boundaries 1965-00-00 ed. August Derleth Consul Books 1443
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).
232+
[1]
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 Ken Freeman Checkmark
Far Boundaries 1967-00-00 ed. August Derleth Sphere 28924
3/6?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).
219
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
Far Boundaries 1967-10-00 ed. August Derleth Sphere 28924
3/6?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).
219
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
Best SF Five 1971-11-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) 0-571-09711-1
£0.65?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
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
Apothéoses, apocalypses et retours à zéro 1975-04-00 ed. Michel Demuth OPTA (Marginal #7)     217
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 Cathy Millet Checkmark
Apothéoses, apocalypses et retours à zéro 1975-04-00 ed. Michel Demuth OPTA (Marginal #7)  
F9.50?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
217
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 Cathy Millet Checkmark
Evil Earths: An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futures 1975-10-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-77005-5
£4.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
x+
322
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Evil Earths 1976-05-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Orbit Book / Futura Publications 0-86007-889-2
£0.90?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
x+
322
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Evil Earths 1979-08-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Avon 0-380-44636-7
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
318
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 Alex Ebel Checkmark
Sirius, #40 1979-10-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
Vjesnik  
Din 20?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006
148
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.
mag Rafael Cortiella Checkmark
Wrede Werelden 1980-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Centripress (Centripress SF) 90-305-0195-2   279
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
Titan 22 1984-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4118) 3-453-31078-0
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
206
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 Roy Virgo Checkmark
Science Fiction I 1991-10-00 ed.
Hélène Auffret-Boucé?Helene Auffret-Bouce
Hatier (Lire en V.O. #10) 2-218-03609-6   vii+
119
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  
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories 1996-09-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0142-3
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvi+
544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Cheryl Knippenburg Checkmark
Day Dark, Night Bright 2002-00-00 Fritz Leiber Darkside Press 0-9675157-0-X
$40.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Allen Koszowski Checkmark
Day Dark, Night Bright 2012-09-04 Fritz Leiber e-reads.com 978-1-61756-111-5
$13.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
270
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  
Day Dark, Night Bright 2014-04-01 Fritz Leiber Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-1656-1
$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Day Dark, Night Bright 2014-07-08 Fritz Leiber Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-4217-1
$13.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
270
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 Fritz Leiber Megapack 2015-10-24 Fritz Leiber Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0797-2
$0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Later Than You Think 2015-12-23 Fritz Leiber Project Gutenberg 50753
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
The 11th Science Fiction Megapack 2016-01-28 ed. uncredited Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0820-7
$0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
3 Weird SF Stories by Fritz Leiber 2021-10-25 Fritz Leiber LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
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