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Title: The Greatest Tertian Title Record # 68349
Author: Anthony Boucher
Date: 1952-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in Groff Conklin's 1952 anthology "Invaders of Earth", but some online sources, e.g. http://www.hycyber.com/SF/compleat_boucher.html claim that it was first published in "Astounding" June 1942.
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Publications

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Invaders of Earth 1952-03-00 ed. Groff Conklin Vanguard Press  
$2.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
333
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Invaders of Earth - More Tales of Space and Time 1953-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Science Fiction Shelf)  
10/6?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).
vii+
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Invaders of Earth - More Tales of Space and Time 1955-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Weidenfeld & Nicolson  
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).
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Invaders of Earth 1955-07-00 ed. Groff Conklin Pocket Books 1074
$0.25?$: US dollar
xiv+
257+
[1]
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 Morton Roberts Checkmark
Invaders of Earth 1956-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Pocket Books 1074
C$0.25?C$: Canadian dollar
xiv+
257+
[1]
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 Morton Roberts Checkmark
The Science-Fictional Sherlock Holmes 1960-00-00 ed. uncredited The Council of Four  
$3.00?$: US dollar
137
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Walker Checkmark
Enemies in Space 1962-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Digit / Brown, Watson Limited R577
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).
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.
anth Checkmark
Invaders of Earth 1962-09-00 ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books T6
$0.50?$: US dollar
382
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
Enemies in Space 1964-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Digit Books R883
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).
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.
anth Michel Checkmark
Invaders of Earth 1964-09-00 ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap 4706
$0.60?$: US dollar
382
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 Science-Fictional Sherlock Holmes 1968-00-00 ed. Robert C. Peterson The Council of Four  
$4.00?$: US dollar
137
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Compleat Boucher 1999-01-00 Anthony Boucher NESFA Press 1-886778-02-7
$25.00?$: US dollar
viii+
531
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jane Dennis Checkmark
The Compleat Boucher 1999-11-00 Anthony Boucher NESFA Press / SFBC 06518
$12.50?$: US dollar
531
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jane Dennis Checkmark
The Compleat Boucher: The Complete Short Science Fiction and Fantasy of Anthony Boucher 2013-00-00 Anthony Boucher NESFA Press 978-1-61037-303-6
$29.00?$: US dollar
521
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
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