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Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1941-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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"—And He Built a Crooked House"?"-And He Built a Crooked House"
Title Record # 58495
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1941-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: A radical architect designs a house modeled on a tesseract.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1941 | 1941-02-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.20?$: US dollar |
164 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | Rogers | ||
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction | 1943-03-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Pocket Books | 214 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 310 |
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 | ||
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction | 1943-06-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Pocket Books | 214 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 310 |
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 | ||
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction | 1943-08-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Pocket Books | 214 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 310 |
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 | ||
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction | 1947-04-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Pocket Books | 214 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 310 |
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 | ||
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1951 | 1951-12-00 | ed. Mary Gnaedinger | Popular Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
116 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | Lawrence | ||
Fantasia Mathematica | 1958-00-00 | ed. Clifton Fadiman | Simon & Schuster | $4.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 298 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1959-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Gnome Press | $3.50?$: US dollar |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Walter Van der Poel | ||
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag | 1964-00-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Burns & MacEachern | C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Time Probe | 1966-00-00 | ed. Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1)) | 21/-?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). |
242 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction | 1966-00-00 | ed. Arthur C. Clarke | Delacorte Press | $4.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 242 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Lehr | ||
The Other Side of the Clock | 1969-00-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Van Nostrand Reinhold | P7977 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
192 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Where Do We Go from Here? | 1971-04-16 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Doubleday | 0-385-02935-7 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 441 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Peter Rauch | |
6 x H | 1971-05-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | T2471 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
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. |
coll | Bill Skurski | |
The Other Side of the Clock | 1971-06-00 | ed. Philip Van Doren Stern | Pinnacle Books | P036-N | $0.95?$: US dollar |
220 | 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 | ||
Where Do We Go from Here? | 1971-08-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Doubleday / SFBC | 3410 | $2.49?$: US dollar |
x+ 441 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Peter Rauch | |
6 x H | 1972-10-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | 0-515-02822-3 / N2822 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
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. |
coll | Bill Skurski | |
6 x H | 1972-10-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | 0-515-02822-3 | C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
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. |
coll | Bill Skurski | |
Other Dimensions: Ten Stories of Science Fiction | 1973-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Hawthorn Books | $5.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 178 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tetsu Constructions | ||
Science Fiction | 1973-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | McDougal, Littell & Co. | 247 | 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 Best of Robert Heinlein | 1973-10-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Sphere | 0-7221-4462-8 | £0.40?£: UK pound |
348 | 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 Woodroffe | |
The Best of Robert Heinlein | 1973-10-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Sidgwick & Jackson | 0-283-97982-8 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
348 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
As Tomorrow Becomes Today | 1974-00-00 | ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III | Prentice-Hall | 0-13-050021-6 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 456 |
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 | ||
As Tomorrow Becomes Today | 1974-00-00 | ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III | Prentice-Hall | 0-13-050039-9 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 456 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
6 x H | 1974-01-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Pyramid Books | N2822 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
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. |
coll | Bill Skurski | |
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 | ||
Where Do We Go from Here? | 1976-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | 449-02849 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
384 | 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 | ||
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 | |||
Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age | 1978-10-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Harper & Row | 0-06-010634-4 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 445 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Irving Freeman | |
Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age | 1979-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | BCA - Book Club Associates | CN6459 | 445 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age | 1979-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Robson Books | 0-86051-070-0 | £5.95?£: UK pound |
445 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Harold King | |
Science Fiction | 1979-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | Littell & Co. | 0-88343-164-5 | 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. |
anth | |||
The Analog Anthology #1 | 1980-12-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | Davis Publications | $2.95?$: US dollar |
380 | 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". |
anth | Dean Ellis | ||
Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology | 1981-00-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | The Dial Press | 0-8037-0217-5 | $10.95?$: US dollar |
380 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Best of Robert Heinlein | 1983-12-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Amereon House | 344 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Science Fiction | 1984-00-00 | ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson | McDougal, Littell & Co. | 0-88343-164-5 | 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. |
anth | William Seabright | ||
Space Odyssey | 1988-02-00 | ed. uncredited | Treasure Press | 1-85051-208-6 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
349 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chris Moore | |
The SF Collection | 1994-08-00 | ed. Edel Brosnan | Chancellor Press | 1-85152-317-0 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
501 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Luis Royo | |
Fantasia Mathematica | 1997-05-00 | ed. Clifton Fadiman | Copernicus | 0-387-94931-3 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 298 |
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 | Ilya Bolotowsky | |
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein | 1999-11-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Tor | 0-312-87245-3 | $27.95?$: US dollar |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Gudynas | |
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein | 1999-11-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Tor / SFBC | 06746 | $13.98?$: US dollar |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Gudynas | |
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein | 2002-05-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | Tor | 0-312-87557-6 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
352 | 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 | ||
Creating a Genre | 2010-11-00 | Robert A. Heinlein | The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #32) | 978-1-897350-38-6 |
v+ 424 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
"All You Zombies—": Five Classic Stories | 2013-07-26 | Robert A. Heinlein | Spectrum Literary Agency | $4.50?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||||
"All You Zombies—": Five Classic Stories | 2014-01-07 | Robert A. Heinlein | Blackstone Audio | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | |||||
Fantasia Mathematica | date unknown | ed. Clifton Fadiman | Simon & Schuster | $1.45?$: US dollar |
xix+ 298 |
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 | Milton Glaser |