Title: Special Aptitude

Title: Special Aptitude Title Record # 68284
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1951-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Year	Title
1951	Last Laugh [as by Ted Sturgeon]

Year	Language	Title
1966^ⓘTranslated by Eduard Lukschandl	German	Die Venuskristalle
1971^ⓘTranslated by C. A. G. van den Broek	Dutch	Bijzonder geschikt
1977^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr	German	Eine spezielle Begabung
1978^ⓘTranslated by Didier Pemerle	French	Un don particulier
1987^ⓘTranslated by Gaetano Staffilano	Italian	L'ultima risata

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Other Worlds Science Stories, March 1951	1951-03-00	ed. Raymond A. Palmer	Clark Publishing Company		$0.35^?$: US dollar	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	H. W. McCauley
A Way Home	1955-00-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Funk & Wagnalls		$3.50^?$: US dollar	x+ 333	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
A Way Home	1956-03-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Pyramid Books (Pyramid Giant)	G184	$0.35^?$: 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	Mel Hunter
A Way Home	1956-03-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Pyramid Books (Pyramid Giant)	501	C$0.35^?C$: Canadian 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	Mel Hunter
A Way Home	1961-11-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Pyramid Books	F-673	$0.40^?$: 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	Robert Engle
Die Venuskristalle und andere Stories	1966-08-26	Theodore Sturgeon	Moewig (Terra #473)	473	DM 0.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	66	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".	coll	Karl Stephan
A Way Home	1968-01-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Pyramid Books	X-1739	$0.60^?$: 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	Jack Gaughan
A Way Home	1969-07-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Pyramid Books	X-2030	$0.60^?$: 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	Dennis Hermanson
De man die de zee verloor	1971-00-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Bruna (Bruna SF #6)	90-229-9006-0	ƒ3.50^?ƒ: Dutch guilder	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	Bob van Blommestein
Wiederbelebung	1977-12-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23264)	3-442-23264-3	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	252	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	Michael Whelan
Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction: Theodore Sturgeon	1978-01-30	Theodore Sturgeon	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5013)	2-266-00455-7		413	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	W. Siudmak
A Way Home	1978-02-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Jove / HBJ	0-515-04467-9 / A4467	C$1.50^?C$: Canadian 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
A Way Home	1978-02-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Jove / HBJ	0-515-04467-9	$1.50^?$: 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
Rod Serling's Other Worlds	1978-03-00	ed. Rod Serling	Bantam Books	0-553-11275-9	$1.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 244	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	Bob Larkin
Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov: De vijftig beste science fiction-verhalen	1981-00-00	ed. Erik Lankester	Publiboek / Baart	90-6513-003-9		467	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Frank Frazetta
Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction: Theodore Sturgeon	1981-07-20	Theodore Sturgeon	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5013)	2-266-00455-7		413	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	W. Siudmak
Urania #1045	1987-03-29	ed. Gianni Montanari	Mondadori	1045	Lit 3,000^?Lit: Italian lira	208	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
Un soupçon d'étrange^?Un soupcon d'etrange	1991-11-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5103)	2-266-04799-X		413	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	W. Siudmak
Baby Is Three	1999-11-00	Theodore Sturgeon	North Atlantic Books	1-55643-319-0	$30.00^?$: US dollar	xii+ 424	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Richard M. Powers
Baby Is Three, Volume VI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon	2000-00-00	Theodore Sturgeon	North Atlantic Books	1-55643-319-0	$30.00^?$: US dollar	xii+ 424	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Richard M. Powers
Baby Is Three, Volume VI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon	2010-00-00	Theodore Sturgeon	North Atlantic Books	978-1-55643-319-1	$34.00^?$: US dollar	xii+ 424	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Richard M. Powers
Baby Is Three	2013-04-16	Theodore Sturgeon	North Atlantic Books	978-1-58394-750-0	$18.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Baby Is Three	2013-09-30	Theodore Sturgeon	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-11000-7	£2.99^?£: 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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