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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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Translations
Year Language Title
1955ⓘTranslated by Henri Robillot
 French Le terrain de jeux
1956ⓘTranslated by Giorgio Monicelli
 Italian Il giardino d'infanzia
1965ⓘTranslated by Enrique de Obregón
 Spanish El parque infantil
1972ⓘTranslated by 伊藤典夫 Itō Norio
 Japanese
遊園地?ゆうえんち
Yūenchi
Yuuenchi
[as by
レイ・ブラッドベリ?Rei Buraddoberi
]
1973ⓘTranslated by Meta Beukema
 Dutch De speeltuin
1979ⓘTranslated by Silvia Sereni
 Italian Il parco giochi
1993ⓘTranslated 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  
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  
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 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
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
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  
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  
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 1967-00-00 Ray Bradbury Simon & Schuster  
$4.95?$: US dollar
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Alfred Zalon  
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
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
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  
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
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  
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  
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
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 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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