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Title: The Playground Title Record # 58423
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1952-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1955Translated by Henri Robillot
French Le terrain de jeux
1956Translated by Giorgio Monicelli
Italian Il giardino d'infanzia
1958Translated by Francisco Abelenda
Spanish El parque de juegos
1965Translated by Enrique de Obregón
Spanish El parque infantil
1972Translated by 伊藤典夫 Itō Norio
Japanese
遊園地?ゆうえんち
Yūenchi
Yuuenchi
[as by ]
1973Translated by Meta Beukema
Dutch De speeltuin
1979Translated by Silvia Sereni
Italian Il parco giochi
1993Translated by Mihnea Columbeanu
Romanian
Terenul de joacă?Terenul de joaca

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Illustrated Man 1952-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hart-Davis  
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).
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Minton  
Esquire, October 1953 1953-10-00 ed. Editors of Esquire        
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag  
Fahrenheit 451 1953-10-00 Ray Bradbury Ballantine Books 41
$0.35?$: US dollar
199
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.
novel Joe Mugnaini Checkmark
Fahrenheit 451 1953-10-00 Ray Bradbury Ballantine Books H-41
$2.50?$: US dollar
199
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Joe Mugnaini  
Fahrenheit 451 1954-00-00 Ray Bradbury Ballantine Books  
$4.00?$: US dollar
199
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Portals of Tomorrow: The Best Tales of Science Fiction and Other Fantasy 1954-05-00 ed. August Derleth Rinehart  
$3.75?$: US dollar
xii+
371
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Fahrenheit 451 1955-00-00 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#8)
 
F450?F: French frank
237
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.
novel  
Portals of Tomorrow 1955-01-00 ed. August Derleth Rinehart / SFBC  
$1.15?$: US dollar
x+
214
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fiorello & Marmaras Checkmark
Portals of Tomorrow 1956-00-00 ed. August Derleth Cassell & Company  
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).
x+
214
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mudge-Marriott Checkmark
Gli anni della Fenice 1956-04-00 Ray Bradbury Aldo Martello Editore (Italy) (La Piramide #34)  
Lit 800?Lit: Italian lira
256
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.
novel  
Fahrenheit 451 1958-00-00 Ray Bradbury Minotauro (Ciencia-Ficción (Minotauro) #11)     226
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Twisted 1962-05-00 ed. Groff Conklin Belmont Books L92-535
$0.50?$: US dollar
viii+
189
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
Twisted 1963-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Horwitz PB153
4/-?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).
130
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  
Con los pelos de punta 1965-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Editorial Molino (Biblioteca Oro Terror #4) 84-272-1204-6   191+
[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 Noiquet  
Twisted 1965-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Four Square Books 1379
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).
189
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  
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome I : Angleterre Irlande Amérique du Nord Allemagne Flandres 1966-00-00 Roger Caillois Gallimard  
F35.00?F: French frank
640
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  
Fahrenheit 451 1966-06-10 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#8)
 
F6.15?F: French frank
234
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.
novel  
Fahrenheit 451 1967-00-00 Ray Bradbury Simon & Schuster  
$4.95?$: US dollar
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Alfred Zalon  
Twisted 1967-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Belmont Books B50-771
$0.50?$: US dollar
189
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
Twisted 1967-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Belmont Books B50-771
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
189
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
Fahrenheit 451 1967-05-00 Ray Bradbury Simon & Schuster / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Alfred Zalon Checkmark
黒いカーニバル?くろいカーニバル
Kuroi Kānibaru
Kuroi Kānibaru
1972-01-00
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
( #3285)
 
¥400?¥: Japanese yen
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
角田純男?かくたすみお
Kakuta Sumio
 
Het dagboek in de sneeuw 1973-00-00 ed. Aart C. Prins Bruna (Bruna FEH #13) 90-229-3513-2
ƒ3.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder
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.
anth Robert Nix Checkmark
Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction 1974-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Harvey A. Katz, Patricia S. Warrick Rand McNally & Company 0-528-62001-0   viii+
510
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 Todd Sanders Checkmark
Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction 1974-04-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Harvey A. Katz, Patricia S. Warrick Rand McNally & Company  
$7.95?$: US dollar
vi+
510
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 Todd Sanders Checkmark
Fahrenheit 451 1974-11-13 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#8)
    254
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.
novel  
Fahrenheit 451 1975-06-27 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#8)
    254
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.
novel  
Fahrenheit 451 1976-10-20 Ray Bradbury France Loisirs     222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Benjamin Baltimore  
Fahrenheit 451 1976-12-20 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#8)
    254
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.
novel
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
 
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome I : Angleterre Irlande Amérique du Nord Allemagne Flandres 1977-00-00 Roger Caillois Gallimard     642
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
coll  
Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction 1977-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Harvey A. Katz, Patricia S. Warrick Rand McNally College Publishing Co. 0-528-62055-X   vii+
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  
The Illustrated Man 1977-01-00 Ray Bradbury Panther 0-586-04359-4
£0.60?£: UK pound
204
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
The Illustrated Man 1977-06-00 Ray Bradbury Hart-Davis, MacGibbon 0-246-63633-5
£3.95?£: UK pound
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Un dimanche tant bien que mal 1979-03-09 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#272)
    186
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
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
 
Horroriana 1979-10-00 ed. Gianni Montanari Mondadori (Biblioteca di Fantasy & Horror #2)  
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira
442
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 Karel Thole  
The Illustrated Man 1980-00-00 Ray Bradbury Panther 0-586-04359-4
£?£: UK pound
203+
[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 Peter Goodfellow  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1980-10-31 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1980-12-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll R. D. Scudellari  
The Illustrated Man 1981-00-00 Ray Bradbury Panther 0-586-04359-4
£?£: UK pound
203+
[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 Peter Goodfellow  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1981-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-246-11540-8
£12.50?£: UK pound
xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1981-02-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
Black Water: The Anthology of Fantastic Literature 1983-00-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Picador 0-330-28141-0
£4.95?£: UK pound
xix+
967
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 Brian Griffin (I)  
The Illustrated Man 1983-00-00 Ray Bradbury Panther / Granada 0-586-04359-4
£?£: UK pound
203+
[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 Peter Goodfellow  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 1983-01-27 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-05485-5
£2.95?£: UK pound
720
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  
The Illustrated Man 1984-00-00 Ray Bradbury Panther / Granada 0-586-04359-4
£1.95?£: UK pound
203+
[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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature 1984-04-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-55269-8
$11.95?$: US dollar
xix+
967
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 George Tooker Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 1985-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-05485-5
£3.95?£: UK pound
715
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 Illustrated Man 1986-00-00 Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04359-4
£1.95?£: UK pound
204
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 1987-00-00 Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-05485-5
£3.95?£: UK pound
715
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
Ready or Not: Here Come Fourteen Frightening Stories! 1987-08-00 ed. Joan Kahn Greenwillow Books / William Morrow 0-688-07167-8
$11.75?$: US dollar
159
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Illustrated Man 1988-00-00 Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04359-4
£2.75?£: UK pound
204
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 Peter Goodfellow  
The Illustrated Man 1990-05-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra (The Grand Master Editions) 0-553-27449-X
$3.95?$: US dollar
186
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 Jim Burns  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1990-10-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$29.95?$: US dollar
912
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
Fahrenheit 451 1991-00-00 Ray Bradbury The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)     192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Checkmark
Dimensiuni primejdioase 1993-00-00 ed. Mihnea Columbeanu Antet (SF (Antet)) 973-96045-2-8
Lei 395?Lei: Romanian leu
128
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 Simona Dumitrescu  
The Illustrated Man 2002-08-00 Ray Bradbury Voyager Classics / HarperCollins (Voyager Classics #33) 0-00-712774-X
£7.99?£: UK pound
240
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 Illustrated Man 2008-08-00 Ray Bradbury HarperVoyager 978-0-00-789338-6
£7.99?£: UK pound
294
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 designedbydavid.co.uk Checkmark
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 2008-12-00 Ray Bradbury HarperVoyager 978-0-00-728047-6
£16.99?£: UK pound
xx+
956
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 2010-04-06 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #326) 978-0-307-26905-8
$32.00?$: US dollar
xliii+
1059
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Illustrated Man 2012-03-00 Ray Bradbury Simon & Schuster Paperbacks 978-1-4516-7818-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
281
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 Patrick Leger  
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 2012-06-28 Ray Bradbury Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-749768-3
£1.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Playground 2014-00-00 Ray Bradbury Audible Studios  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
chap Checkmark
Black Water: The Anthology of Fantastic Literature date unknown ed. Alberto Manguel Picador 0-330-28141-0
£9.99?£: UK pound
xix+
967
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 Brian Griffin (I)  
Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature date unknown ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-55269-8
$13.95?$: US dollar
xix+
967
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 George Tooker  
The Illustrated Man date unknown Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04359-4
£3.50?£: UK pound
240
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 Steve Crisp Checkmark
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