Title: Ask a Foolish Question
Title Record # 58542
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1953-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1953-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Fiction Stories, #1 1953 | 1953-06-00 | ed. Robert W. Lowndes | Columbia Publications, Inc. | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | Alex Schomburg |  |
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| Citizen in Space | 1955-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | 126 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
200 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Citizen in Space | 1955-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | H-126 | 200 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | ||
| Galassia #19 | 1962-07-15 | ed. Roberta Rambelli | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | 19 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
128 | 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 | L. Galluppi | |
| Citizen in Space | 1962-10-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | F648 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
200 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Citizen in Space | 1962-10-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | F648 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
200 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Citizen in Space | 1962-10-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | F648 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
200 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| 6 and the Silent Scream | 1963-05-00 | ed. Ivan Howard | Belmont Books | L92-564 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
173 | 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 Maguire | |
| Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern | 1963-08-00 | Robert Sheckley | Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #46) | Z 46 | DM 5.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
189+ [1] |
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 | |
| Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern | 1963-08-00 | Robert Sheckley | Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #46) | Z 46 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
189+ [1] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Eyke Volkmer | |
| 6 and the Silent Scream | 1964-00-00 | ed. Ivan Howard | Consul Books | 1298 | 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). |
206 | 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 | Josh Kirby | |
| Antología de novelas de anticipación: Tercera selección | 1964-00-00 | ed. Ana Ma. Perales | Acervo (Antología de novelas de anticipación #3) |
436+ [12] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Urania #363 | 1964-12-20 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 363 | Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
256 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern | 1967-07-00 | Robert Sheckley | Goldmann ( Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher?Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbuecher #081) |
081 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
189+ [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 | |
| Citizen in Space | 1968-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Bal-Hi | U2862 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
[6]+ 200 |
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 | Richard Powers | |
| Stel eens een domme vraag! | 1969-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1269) | 1269 | ƒ2.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
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 | Dick Bruna | |
| Citizen in Space | 1969-06-00 | Robert Sheckley | New English Library | 0-450-00230-6 / 2462 | 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 | 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 | Ronald Ferns | |
| The Robert Sheckley Omnibus | 1973-10-11 | Robert Sheckley | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) | 0-575-01677-9 | £2.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern | 1974-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #081) | 3-442-23081-0 | DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
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 |
Jürgen Rogner?Juergen Rogner
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| The Robert Sheckley Omnibus | 1975-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books | 0-14-003982-1 | £0.80?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
392 | 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 | |
Andromeda almanah naučne fantastike sf1?Andromeda almanah naucne fantastike sf1 Andromeda almanah nauchne fantastike sf1 |
1976-00-00 |
Gavrilo Vučković?Gavrilo Vutchkovich Gavrilo Vuckovic |
BIGZ ( Andromeda almanah naučne fantastike?Andromeda almanah naucne fantastike #1)Andromeda almanah nauchne fantastike |
xi+ 407 |
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. |
omni | |
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| Ciudadano del espacio | 1977-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Edhasa (Nebulae (2ª época) #11) | 84-350-0154-7 | 195 | 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 | |||
| Univers 08 | 1977-02-21 |
ed.
Yves Frémion?Yves Fremion |
J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #732) | 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 |
Jean Solé?Jean Sole
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| Citizen in Space | 1978-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ace Books | 0-441-10595-5 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
264 | 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 | Dean Ellis | |
| Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern | 1979-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23081) | 3-442-23081-0 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
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 | ||
| Urania #880 | 1981-03-22 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 880 | Lit 1,200?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
204 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| The Robert Sheckley Omnibus | 1984-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books | 0-14-003982-1 | £2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
392 | 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 | |
| Sirius, #101 | 1984-11-05 |
ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich |
Vjesnik | Din 60?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006 |
132 | 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. |
mag | Angus McKie | |
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| Das große Robert Sheckley Buch | 1985-06-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24070) |
3-404-24070-7 | DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
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 | Tim White | |
| Sf galaksija | 1989-00-00 |
ed.
Zoran Živković?Zoran Zivkovic |
Prosveta (Kentaur) | 86-07-00457-3 | 303 | 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 | |
|
Anticipația CPSF 479?Anticipatia CPSF 479 |
1991-06-00 | ed. Ioan Albescu | Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah |
Lei 12?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005 |
32 | 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. |
mag |
Călin Popovici?Calin Popovici
|
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| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley | 1991-09-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | $150.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
331+ 380+ 360+ 275+ 344 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |
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| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One | 1991-09-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | 331 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One | 1992-07-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | 1-56146-420-1 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
331 | 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 | ||
| Obywatel Galaktyki | 1996-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Amber (Mistrzowie SF) | 83-7169-084-3 | 255 | 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 | Colin Hay | ||
Savršena planeta?Savrsena planeta |
1996-00-00 |
Robert Šekli?Robert Sekli Robert Shekli |
Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris) | 164 | 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 | Chris Foss | |
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| Ask a Foolish Question | 2010-10-11 | Robert Sheckley | Project Gutenberg | 33854 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | ||||
| Short Science Fiction Collection 42 | 2010-11-28 | ed. LibriVox | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | ||||
| Short Science Fiction Collection 46 | 2012-08-16 | ed. LibriVox | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |||
| Citizen in Space | 2014-11-27 | Robert Sheckley | Gateway / Orion | 978-1-4732-0760-8 | £2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #2 | 2016-02-28 | ed. uncredited | Positronic Publishing | 978-1-5154-0500-9 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
426 | 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 | cannjbdmp88 | |
| Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #2 | 2016-04-05 | ed. uncredited | Positronic Publishing | 978-1-5154-0477-4 | $1.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | cannjbdmp88 | ||
| Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #2 | 2018-04-03 | ed. uncredited | Positronic Publishing | 978-1-5154-2118-4 | $24.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
426 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | cannjbdmp88 | |
| Classic Science Fiction Anthology, #1 | 2020-10-00 | ed. Peter Ross | Coda Publishing | 978-1-913574-00-0 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
64 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Tithi Luadthong | |