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Title: The Anything Box Title Record # 58932
Author: Zenna Henderson
Date: 1956-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A troubled child finds a way to escape her worries, to the surprise of her teacher.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1956 Anything Box
Year Language Title
1957 French
La boîte à voir tout?La boite a voir tout
1979Translated by Nikola Popović
Croatian Kutija za sve
2000Translated by 深町眞理子(Fukamachi Mariko)
Japanese
なんでも箱?なんでもはこ
Nandemo Hako
[as by
ゼナ・ヘンダースン?Zena Hendāsun
Zena Hendaasun
]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1956 1956-10-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Fantasy House, 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 Kelly Freas Checkmark
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Second Annual Volume 1957-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell B110
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
320
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
SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy 1957-07-00 ed. Judith Merril Gnome Press  
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth W. I. Van der Poel Checkmark
Fiction, #46 1957-09-00 ed. Editors of Fiction OPTA  
F120?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
148
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 Rose Gauthey Checkmark
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Second Annual Volume 1957-11-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell B110
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
320
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 Anything Box 1965-00-00 Zenna Henderson Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
205
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tom Chibbaro Checkmark
The Anything Box 1966-00-00 Zenna Henderson Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
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).
205
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Anything Box 1967-03-00 Zenna Henderson The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 119   205
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Terry James  
SF: The Best of the Best 1967-11-00 ed. Judith Merril Delacorte Press  
$6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
438
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
SF: The Best of the Best 1968-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 0508
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
438
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 Adams Checkmark
SF: The Best of the Best 1968-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 0508
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
438
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 Adams Checkmark
The Anything Box 1969-00-00 Zenna Henderson Panther 0-586-02821-8
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).
192
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 Anything Box 1969-02-00 Zenna Henderson Avon V2264
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
Science Fiction 1 1973-00-00 ed. Robert Pierce Houghton Mifflin 0-395-13807-8    
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 Golden Road 1974-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster 0-671-21554-X
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Joel Avirom Checkmark
The Golden Road 1974-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01900-X
£3.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Anything Box 1977-12-00 Zenna Henderson Avon 0-380-01745-8 / 34579
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
The Anything Box 1978-07-00 Zenna Henderson Avon 0-380-01745-8 / 34579
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
Sirius, #33 1979-03-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
Vjesnik  
Din 15?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
148
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 Tim White Checkmark
The Anything Box 1980-00-00 Zenna Henderson Avon 0-380-01745-8
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
Magical Wishes 1986-11-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Signet / New American Library 0-451-14575-5 / AE4575
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
350
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 Kinuko Kraft Checkmark
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women 1995-05-00 ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams Viking UK 0-670-85907-9
£17.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xiv+
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Leonora Carrington  
Women of Wonder, the Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s 1995-08-00 ed. Pamela Sargent Harvest / Harcourt Brace 0-15-600031-8
$15.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
viii+
440
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 Michael Koelsch Checkmark
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women 1995-10-00 ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams Viking 0-670-85907-9
$27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Leonora Carrington  
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women 1996-08-00 ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams Penguin Books 0-14-024336-4
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xv+
560
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 Leonora Carrington Checkmark
A Magic Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic 1998-01-00 ed. Margaret Weis Aspect / Warner Books 0-446-67284-X
$13.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
viii+
421
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 Keith Birdsong Checkmark
A Magic Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic 1998-03-00 ed. Margaret Weis Aspect / Warner Books / SFBC 20073
$10.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
422
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Keith Birdsong  
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2000-07-18 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6
$47.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xviii+
1166
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 Frank R. Paul Checkmark
1950年代―初めの終わり?1950ねんだい―はじめのおわり
1950 Nendai: Hajime no Owari
2000-12-04 ed.
中村融?なかむらとおる
Nakamura Tōru
Nakamura Tohru
Nakamura Tooru
,
山岸真?やまぎしまこと
Makoto Yamagishi
河出書房新社?Kawade Shobō Shinsha
Kawade Shobo Shinsha
(
河出文庫?かわでぶんこ
Kawade Bunko
#ン2-2)
4-309-46203-0   501
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
ヒロ杉山?ひろすぎやま
Hiro Sugiyama
 
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2003-00-00 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6   xviii+
1166
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 Frank R. Paul Checkmark
The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume 2 2014-07-15 ed. Gordon Van Gelder Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-163-3
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
419
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 Thomas Canty Checkmark
Believing: The Other Stories of Zenna Henderson 2020-02-00 Zenna Henderson NESFA Press 978-1-61037-338-8
$32.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
470
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Believing: The Other Stories of Zenna Henderson 2020-02-00 Zenna Henderson NESFA Press 978-1-61037-339-5
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Believing: The Other Stories of Zenna Henderson 2020-02-00 Zenna Henderson NESFA Press 978-1-61037-017-2
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Bob Eggleton  
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy 2020-07-21 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-56386-0
$25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xviii+
876
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 Leonora Carrington Checkmark
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy 2020-07-21 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-56387-7
$12.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
896
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Leonora Carrington Checkmark
The Anything Box date unknown Zenna Henderson Avon 0-380-01745-8
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
The Anything Box date unknown Zenna Henderson Avon 0-380-01745-8
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
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