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Title: The Fiction in Science Fiction

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Title: The Fiction in Science Fiction Title Record # 624237
Author: William Tenn
Date: 1954-03-00
Type: ESSAY
Language: English
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Year Title
1954Per the copyright page in Tenn's collection Of All Possible Worlds, this essay "appeared in somewhat different form in Science Fiction Adventures,, March 1954".
On the Fiction in Science Fiction
1954 Introduction, On the Fiction in Science-Fiction
1955 On the Fiction of Science Fiction
1956 Introduction: On the Fiction in Science-Fiction
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Antonio Ribera Jordá
Spanish De la fantasía en la fantasía científica

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Science Fiction Adventures, March 1954 1954-03-00 ed. Harry Harrison Future Publications, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
164
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 Mel Hunter Checkmark
Of All Possible Worlds 1955-02-00 William Tenn Ballantine Books H-99
$2.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
161
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Of All Possible Worlds 1955-02-00 William Tenn Ballantine Books 99
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
159
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 Checkmark
Of All Possible Worlds 1956-00-00 William Tenn Michael Joseph (Novels of Tomorrow)  
12/6?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).
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Barton Checkmark
Of All Possible Worlds 1960-06-00 William Tenn Ballantine Books 407K
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
161
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 Blanchard Checkmark
Mundos Posibles 1961-00-00 William Tenn E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #71) 71   238
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  
Of All Possible Worlds 1963-00-00 William Tenn Mayflower-Dell 6532-8
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).
190
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 Enric Checkmark
Mundos Posibles 1964-00-00 William Tenn E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #9) 9   217
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 Bas  
Of All Possible Worlds 1966-08-00 William Tenn Mayflower-Dell 6532
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).
190
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
Of All Possible Worlds 1968-06-00 William Tenn Ballantine Books U6136
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
161
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 Stephen Miller Checkmark
Here Comes Civilization: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume II 2001-09-00 William Tenn NESFA Press 1-886778-28-0
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
v+
545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rolf Mohr Checkmark
Here Comes Civilization: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume II 2003-01-00 William Tenn NESFA Press 1-886778-28-0
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
v+
545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rolf Mohr Checkmark
Dancing Naked: The Unexpurgated William Tenn 2004-09-00 William Tenn NESFA Press 1-886778-46-9
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
vi+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
non-fic Bob Eggleton  
Here Comes Civilization: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume II 2006-10-00 William Tenn NESFA Press / SFBC 1223354
$14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
v+
545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rolf Mohr  
Of All Possible Worlds 2013-07-00 William Tenn Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12923-8
£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  
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