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Title: The Coffin Title Record # 64841
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1947-05-10
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in Dime Mystery Magazine, September 1947 as "Wake for the Living"
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1947ⓘFirst published as "Wake for the Living" in Dime Mystery Magazine, September 1947
 Wake for the Living
Year Language Title
1967ⓘTranslated by Frank Straschitz
 French Oraison pour les vivants
1984ⓘTranslated by Laura Grimaldi
 Italian La bara
1986 Italian Veglia al vivo
1990ⓘTranslated by Pierre Girard
 French Un cercueil de rêve
1992ⓘTranslated by Sari Kallioinen and Anita Puumalainen
 Finnish Arkku
2013ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti
 French Le cercueil

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Dark Carnival 1947-05-10 Ray Bradbury Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 313
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll George Burrows Checkmark
Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction 1965-00-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz World Publishing Co.  
$6.00?$: US dollar
 518
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction 1967-10-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz World Publishing Co.  
$6.50?$: US dollar
 518
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Microcosmic God and Other Stories from Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction 1968-00-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Macfadden-Bartell 60-335
$0.60?$: US dollar
 142
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
Microcosmic God and Other Stories from Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction 1968-00-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Macfadden-Bartell 60-335
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
 142
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
The Pulps: Fifty Years of American Pop Culture 1970-00-00 ed. Tony Goodstone Chelsea House 0-394-44186-9
$15.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
[48]+
239
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Anthony Checkmark
Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction 1974-00-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Hyperion Press 0-88355-155-1
$4.95?$: US dollar
 518
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 Checkmark
Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction 1974-00-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz Hyperion Press (Classics of Science Fiction) 0-88355-126-8   518
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Microcosmic God 1975-00-00 ed. Sam Moscowitz Manor Books 12328
$1.25?$: US dollar
 193
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Pulps 1976-00-00 ed. Tony Goodstone Chelsea House 0-87754-016-0
$7.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
239
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 H. J. Ward Checkmark
The Pulps: Fifty Years of American Pop Culture 1980-00-00 ed. Tony Goodstone Chelsea House 0-87754-222-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
 xxi+
264
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 Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1980-10-31 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1980-12-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll R. D. Scudellari  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1981-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-246-11540-8
£12.50?£: UK pound
 xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1981-02-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 1983-01-27 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-05485-5
£2.95?£: UK pound
 720
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  
A Memory of Murder 1984-02-00 Ray Bradbury Dell 0-440-15559-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
 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 Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 1985-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-05485-5
£3.95?£: UK pound
 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 Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury, Volume 1 1987-00-00 Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-05485-5
£3.95?£: UK pound
 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 Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1990-10-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$29.95?$: US dollar
 912
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
The Television Late Night Horror Omnibus 1993-09-00 ed. Peter Haining Orion 1-85797-092-6
£8.99?£: UK pound
 578
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 Television Late Night Horror Omnibus 1994-07-00 ed. Peter Haining Artus Publishing 1-898799-03-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
 578
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 Armchair Horror Collection 1994-09-00 ed. Peter Haining Orion 1-85797-411-5
£4.99?£: UK pound
 ix+
675
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  
Dark Carnival 2001-00-00 Ray Bradbury Gauntlet Press 1-887368-50-7
$150.00?$: US dollar
 xxiii+
479
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ray Bradbury Checkmark
The Television Late Night Horror Omnibus 2003-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Bounty Books 0-7537-0851-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 578
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 Checkmark
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 2008-12-00 Ray Bradbury HarperVoyager 978-0-00-728047-6
£16.99?£: UK pound
 xx+
956
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 2010-04-06 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #326) 978-0-307-26905-8
$32.00?$: US dollar
 xliii+
1059
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 2012-06-28 Ray Bradbury Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-749768-3
£1.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
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