Title: Hobbyist
Title Record # 61734
Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1961-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1961-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Not an SF story per se, but often appears in collections of Brown's SF.
First published in Playboy, May 1961
Synopsis: A pharmacist sells untraceable poison to would-be murderers, but there is a catch.
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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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| Playboy, May 1961 | 1961-05-00 | ed. Editors of Playboy | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
136 | quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | ||||
| Nightmares and Geezenstacks | 1961-07-00 | Fredric Brown | Bantam Books | J2296 | $0.40?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
137 | 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 | Hieronymus Bosch |  |
| Nightmares and Geezenstacks | 1962-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | SS1167 | 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). |
137 | 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 | Hieronymus Bosch | |
Albträume?Albtraeume |
1963-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Hunna | 126 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Fantômes et farfafouilles | 1963-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #65) |
F6.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
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. |
coll | |||
Alpträume?Alptraeume |
1965-05-00 | Fredric Brown | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3046) | 3046 | DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
158 | 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 | Atelier Heinrichs | |
| 1999 was me 't jaartje wel | 1967-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1076) | 1076 | ƒ2.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
224 | 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 , Hieronymus Bosch | |
| The Playboy Book of Crime and Suspense | 1967-00-00 | ed. Editors of Playboy | Souvenir Press |
ix+ 406 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| 1999 was me 't jaartje wel | 1968-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1076) | 1076 | ƒ2.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
224 | 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 , Hieronymus Bosch | |
Fantômes et farfafouilles?Fantomes et farfafouilles |
1969-12-15 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #65) |
F8.50?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
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. |
coll | |||
Alpträume?Alptraeume |
1972-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3046) | 3046 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
158 | 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 | Atelier Heinrichs | |
| Fantômes et farfafouilles | 1972-01-15 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #65) |
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. |
coll | ||||
| Kleine Fredric Brown omnibus | 1976-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Bruna (Bruna SF #46) | 90-229-9046-X | 371 | 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 , Hieronymus Bosch | |
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| Fantômes et farfafouilles | 1976-12-23 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #65) |
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. |
coll |
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
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| Nightmares and Geezenstacks | 1979-03-00 | Fredric Brown | Bantam Books | 0-553-12456-0 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
182 | 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 | Hieronymus Bosch | |
| Fantômes et farfafouilles | 1981-08-20 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #65) |
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. |
coll |
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
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| The Best Short Stories of Fredric Brown | 1982-09-00 | Fredric Brown | New English Library | 0-450-05501-9 | £1.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
447 | 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 | |
| Fantômes et farfafouilles | 1983-03-00 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #65) |
2-207-30065-X | 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. |
coll |
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
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| Cosmolinea B-2 | 1983-06-00 | Fredric Brown | Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #12) | Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
360 | 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 | ||
| Carnival of Crime: The Best Mystery Stories of Fredric Brown | 1985-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Southern Illinois University Press (Mystery Makers) | 0-8093-1192-5 | 314 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Nachtmerrie in groen | 1985-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Loeb | 90-6213-963-9 | 341 | 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 | Kate Higgins | |
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| And the Gods Laughed | 1987-10-00 | Fredric Brown | Phantasia Press | 0-932096-47-6 | $19.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 431 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Frank Kelly Freas | |
| And the Gods Laughed | 1987-10-00 | Fredric Brown | Phantasia Press | 0-932096-47-6 | $50.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 431+ [3] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Frank Kelly Freas | |
| Stench of Kerosene and Other Short Short Stories | 1991-00-00 | ed. Steve Bowles | Cambridge University Press | 0-521-39579-8 | 144 | 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 | Ian Parratt | ||
| Fantômes et farfafouilles | 1996-10-00 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #65) |
2-207-30065-X | 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. |
coll |
Joëlle Coulombeau?Joelle Coulombeau
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| From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2001-02-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 1-886778-18-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2001-10-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press / SFBC | 01122 | $14.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| Fantômes et farfafouilles | 2001-12-17 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Folio SF #79) |
2-07-041898-7 | 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. |
coll |
Benjamin Carré?Benjamin Carre
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| From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2002-07-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 1-886778-18-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| Fantômes et farfafouilles | 2006-03-02 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Folio SF #79) |
2-07-041898-7 | 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. |
coll |
Benjamin Carré?Benjamin Carre
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Fantômes et farfafouilles?Fantomes et farfafouilles |
2009-10-26 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Folio SF #79) |
978-2-07-041898-5 | 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. |
coll |
Benjamin Carré?Benjamin Carre
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| From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2011-06-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 978-1-886778-18-4 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |