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Title: The Contest Title Record # 58759
Author: Thomas M. Disch
Date: 1967-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1973Translated by Roland Delouya
French L'épreuve [as by Thomas Disch]
1978 Italian La gara

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
New Worlds and SF Impulse, April 1967 1967-04-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Gold Star Publications, Ltd.  
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).
128
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  
Best S.F. Stories from New Worlds 2 1968-00-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Panther 23690
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).
157
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
Under Compulsion 1968-09-00 Thomas M. Disch Hart-Davis 0-246-97438-9
25/-?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).
220
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ken Reilly  
The Best SF Stories from New Worlds #2 1969-02-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Berkley Medallion X1676
$0.60?$: US dollar
152
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Under Compulsion 1970-00-00 Thomas M. Disch Panther 0-586-03265-7
£0.25?£: UK pound
170
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
Fun with Your New Head 1971-01-00 Thomas M. Disch Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Anita Siegel Checkmark
Fun with Your New Head 1971-04-00 Thomas M. Disch Doubleday / SFBC 3263
$1.49?$: US dollar
216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Anita Siegel Checkmark
Fun with Your New Head 1972-02-00 Thomas M. Disch Signet T4913
$0.75?$: US dollar
176
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 Gene Szafran Checkmark
Under Compulsion 1978-00-00 Thomas M. Disch Panther / Granada 0-586-03265-7
£0.75?£: UK pound
170
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Urania #750 1978-06-04 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 750
Lit 800?Lit: Italian lira
176
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 Checkmark
La Signora degli scarafaggi e altri 22 racconti 1984-06-00 Thomas Dish Mondadori (Urania Blu #2) 2
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira
274
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 Karel Thole  
Poussière de Lune 1999-10-00 Thomas Disch
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#172)
2-207-24991-3   217
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 Barry?Stephane Barry
 
Under Compulsion date unknown Thomas M. Disch Panther / Granada 0-586-03265-7
£0.95?£: UK pound
170
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
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