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Title: A Scent of Sarsaparilla Title Record # 58427
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1953-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1953"Slightly revised" per FictionMags Index
Scent of Summer
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Jacqueline Hardy
French L'odeur de la salsepareille
1963Translated by Roberta Rambelli
Italian Profumo di salsapariglia
1965Translated by Fernando M. Sesén as F. Sesén.
Spanish Un olor de zarzaparrilla
1969Translated by Margarete Bormann
German Der Duft der Sarsaparilla
1969Translated by Margarete Bormann
German Der Duft von Sarsaparilla
1974Translated by Szíjgyártó László
Hungarian Szasszaparilla-illat
1978 French Un parfum de Salsepareille
1984Translated by Laura Grimaldi
Italian Profumo di salsapariglia

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Star Science Fiction Stories 1953-02-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books H 16
$1.50?$: US dollar
[2]+
202+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories 1953-02-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 16
$0.35?$: US dollar
[8]+
202
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories 1953-04-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 16
$0.35?$: US dollar
202
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories 1954-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl T. V. Boardman  
8/6?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).
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Wayne Pagram  
Stories for Tomorrow: An Anthology of Modern Science Fiction 1954-06-00 ed. William Sloane Funk & Wagnalls  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xii+
628
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
Stories for Tomorrow 1955-00-00 ed. William Sloane Eyre & Spottiswoode  
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).
xii+
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Val Biro Checkmark
A Medicine for Melancholy 1959-00-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$3.75?$: US dollar
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joseph Mugniani Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1959-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hart-Davis  
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).
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini  
A Medicine for Melancholy 1960-04-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books A2069
$0.35?$: US dollar
183
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 Day It Rained Forever 1960-05-00 Ray Bradbury The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 44
5/6?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).
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll C. W. Bacon  
Star Science Fiction Stories 1961-07-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 521K
$0.35?$: US dollar
203
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1963-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
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).
233
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 Max Ernst Checkmark
A Medicine for Melancholy 1963-09-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books F2637
$0.50?$: US dollar
183
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
A Medicine for Melancholy 1963-09-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books F2637
$0.50?$: US dollar
183
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 Day It Rained Forever 1964-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
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.
coll Max Ernst Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1966-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
4/6?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).
233
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 Romek Marber Checkmark
Twice Twenty-two 1966-01-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar
406
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Joseph Mugnaini  
Twice Twenty-two 1966-03-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday / SFBC 2696
$1.90?$: US dollar
406
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Joseph Mugnaini Checkmark
A Medicine for Melancholy 1967-05-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H3398
$0.60?$: US dollar
183
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
A Medicine for Melancholy 1967-07-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5268
$0.75?$: US dollar
183
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 Day It Rained Forever 1969-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
5/-?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).
233
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 Franco Grignani Checkmark
A Medicine for Melancholy 1971-01-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5268
$0.75?$: US dollar
183
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
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1 1972-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02717-5
$0.95?$: US dollar
196
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 John Berkey Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1 1972-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02717-5
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
195
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 John Berkey Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1974-11-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£0.40?£: UK pound
233
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 David Pelham Checkmark
Transformations II: Understanding American History Through Science Fiction 1974-11-00 ed. Daniel Roselle Fawcett Crest P2327
$1.25?$: US dollar
143
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
A Medicine for Melancholy 1977-06-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-10390-3
$1.75?$: US dollar
183
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 Day It Rained Forever 1978-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£0.85?£: UK pound
233
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 David Pelham Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1980-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£0.95?£: UK pound
233
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 Adrian Chesterman Checkmark
Mad Scientists 1980-08-00 ed. Stuart David Schiff Doubleday 0-385-14906-9
$9.95?$: US dollar
x+
300+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fenimore Checkmark
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 Day It Rained Forever 1981-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£1.75?£: UK pound
233
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 Adrian Chesterman Checkmark
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
A Medicine for Melancholy 1981-09-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-20426-2
$2.25?$: US dollar
183
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 Ian Miller Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury Volume 2 1983-01-27 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-05749-8
£2.95?£: UK pound
683
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 Stories of Ray Bradbury Volume 2 1985-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-05749-8
£3.95?£: UK pound
683
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 Day It Rained Forever 1987-10-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books (Penguin Classic Science Fiction) 0-14-010120-9
£3.95?£: UK pound
233
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 Keith Scaife Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1988-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books (Penguin Classic Science Fiction) 0-14-010120-9
£3.99?£: UK pound
233
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 Keith Scaife Checkmark
Classic Stories 2 1990-05-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra (The Grand Master Editions) 0-553-28638-2
$3.95?$: US dollar
341
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 Don Maitz  
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
The Day It Rained Forever 1991-11-00 Ray Bradbury Roc UK 0-14-015246-6
£4.50?£: UK pound
233
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 Fred Gambino  
A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories 1998-00-00 Ray Bradbury Avon Books 0-380-73086-3
$12.95?$: US dollar
307
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 Tim O'Brien  
A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories 2001-00-00 Ray Bradbury Perennial / HarperCollins 0-380-73086-3
$13.95?$: US dollar
307
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 Tim O'Brien Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 2008-11-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 978-1-905834-42-6
£20.00?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tomislav Tikulin  
The Day It Rained Forever 2008-11-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 978-1-905834-43-3
£50.00?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tomislav Tikulin  
The Day It Rained Forever / A Medicine for Melancholy 2008-11-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 978-1-84863-006-2
£250.00?£: UK pound
viii+
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Tomislav Tikulin , Chris Roberts  
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  
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  
A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories 2013-04-30 Ray Bradbury William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-224210-5
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Tim O'Brien  
A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories 2018-04-02 Ray Bradbury Recorded Books 978-1-5019-6609-5    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
A Medicine for Melancholy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books N8098
$0.95?$: US dollar
183
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
A Medicine for Melancholy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books Q2668
$1.25?$: US dollar
183
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
Classic Stories 2 date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra (The Grand Master Editions) 0-553-28638-2
$4.99?$: US dollar
341
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 Don Maitz Checkmark
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