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Title: The Waitabits Title Record # 55830
Author: Eric Frank Russell
Date: 1955-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1962ⓘTranslated by Walter Ernsting/Clark Darlton (seems to have been in fact translated by Walter Ernsting/Clark Darlton, though the german publications credit Heinz Bingenheimer. According to this source, p. 93f., Bingenheimer passed the work on to Ernsting).
 German Die Warteinweiler
1969ⓘTranslated by C. A. G. van den Broek (= Kees van den Broek)
 Dutch De kalmaners
1976ⓘTranslated by Göncz Árpád.
 Hungarian
A Nyugilények?A Nyugilenyek
A Nyugileenyek

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 1955 1955-07-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.35?$: 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 Freas Checkmark
Astounding Science Fiction, December 1955 1955-12-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
1/6?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).
 132
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 Kelly Freas (in error)  
The Space Willies / Six Worlds Yonder 1958-00-00 Eric Frank Russell Ace Books (Ace Double #D-315) D-315
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 131+
128
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.
 omni Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Far Stars 1961-00-00 Eric Frank Russell Dennis Dobson  
13/6?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).
 191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Far Stars 1961-00-00 Eric Frank Russell Dennis Dobson  
15/-?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).
 191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Ferne Sterne 1962-02-00 Eric Frank Russell Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #28) Z 28
DM 5.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 187
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Ferne Sterne 1962-02-00 Eric Frank Russell Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #28) Z 28
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 188
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Ferne Sterne 1964-05-00 Eric Frank Russell Goldmann (
Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher?Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbuecher
#033)		 033
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 188+
[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.
 coll Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Far Stars 1964-06-00 Eric Frank Russell Panther 1691
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).
 128
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
Far Stars 1964-06-00 Eric Frank Russell Panther 1691
A4/-?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).
 127+
[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.
 coll Checkmark
Best SF Six 1966-00-00 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).
 252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Ik ben hier zelf ook vreemd 1969-00-00 Eric Frank Russell Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1270) 1270
ƒ2.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
 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 Dick Bruna Checkmark
The Space Willies / Six Worlds Yonder 1971-07-00 Eric Frank Russell Ace Books (Ace Double #77785) 0-441-77785-6 / 77785
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 131+
128
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.
 omni Kelly Freas Checkmark
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume 2 1973-04-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Doubleday 0-385-02732-X
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xv+
458
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gary Friedman Checkmark
Far Stars 1975-00-00 Eric Frank Russell Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction) 0-234-77531-9
£3.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Weaver (artist) Checkmark
Best SF Six 1975-01-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber 0-571-10693-5
£0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 252
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
Galaktika 19: Tudományos-fantasztikus antológia?Galaktika 19: Tudomanyos-fantasztikus antologia
Galaktika 19: Tudomaanyos-fantasztikus antoloogia
 1976-00-00 ed.
Kuczka Péter?Kuczka, Peter
Kozmosz Könyvek?Kozmosz Konyvek
 IF 2531 - e - 7779
Ft 12?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF
  
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell 2000-09-00 Eric Frank Russell NESFA Press 1-886778-10-8
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 701
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell 2003-03-00 Eric Frank Russell NESFA Press 1-886778-10-8
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 701
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Time Traveller's Almanac 2013-11-07 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Head of Zeus 978-1-78185-390-0
£25.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xii+
948
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Time Traveler's Almanac 2014-03-00 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-7421-9
$37.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 948
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Will Staehle Checkmark
The Time Traveler's Almanac 2014-03-18 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-7424-0
$25.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
948
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 Will Staehle Checkmark
The Time Traveller's Almanac 2018-08-09 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Head of Zeus 978-1-78854-736-9
£15.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 960
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  
The Time Traveller's Almanac 2021-12-09 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Apollo / Head of Zeus 978-1-80024-970-7
£18.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 960
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  
The Time Traveler's Almanac date unknown ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-7424-0
$25.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
948
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 Will Staehle Checkmark
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