Title: By the Waters of Babylon Title Record # 69889
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Date: 1937-10-11
Variant Title of: The Place of the Gods (1937) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English User Rating: 7.25 (4 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Publications

Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds	1937-10-11	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Farrar & Rinehart		$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 305	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds	1938-02-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	William Heinemann		7/6?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).	344	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Thirteen O'Clock	1939-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	William Heinemann		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).	344	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benét	1942-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Farrar & Rinehart		$5.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 487+ 483	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benét: Volume Two, Prose	1942-06-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Farrar & Rinehart			483	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Short Stories of Stephen Vincent Benét - A Selection	1943-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Editions for the Armed Services	C-77	$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	319	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
Twenty-Five Short Stories	1943-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Sun Dial Press		$1.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiii+ 305+ 274	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction	1943-03-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Pocket Books	214	$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 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.	anth
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction	1943-06-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Pocket Books	214	$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 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.	anth
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction	1943-08-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Pocket Books	214	$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 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.	anth
Avon Ghost Reader	1946-00-00	ed. uncredited	Avon Book Co. (New Avon Library #90)	90	$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	258	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
The Stephen Vincent Benét Pocket Book	1946-12-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Pocket Books	360	$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 414	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
Selected Stories	1947-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Maurice Fridberg (Hour-Glass Library #9)		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).	135	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction	1947-04-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Pocket Books	214	$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 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.	anth
The Armchair Science Reader	1959-00-00	ed. Isabel S. Gordon, Sophie Sorkin	Simon & Schuster		$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxi+ 832	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Cities of Wonder	1966-00-00	ed. Damon Knight	Doubleday		C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	252	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Cities of Wonder	1966-02-00	ed. Damon Knight	Doubleday		$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[xii]+ 252	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Rombola
The Devil and Daniel Webster and Other Stories	1967-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Archway / Washington Square Press	29013	$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	120	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
Cities of Wonder	1967-04-00	ed. Damon Knight	Macfadden-Bartell	75-183	$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	251	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	Jack Faragasso
Cities of Wonder	1967-04-00	ed. Damon Knight	Macfadden-Bartell	75-183	C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	251	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	Jack Faragasso
Designs in Fiction	1968-00-00	ed. Elizabeth Scheld	The Macmillan Company	28958		xii+ 256	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	Jo Polseno
Stories and Storytellers	1968-01-01	ed. David Aloian	Addison-Wesley			273	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Cities of Wonder	1968-05-00	ed. Damon Knight	Dennis Dobson	0-234-77059-7	25/-?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).	xi+ 252	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Secret Sharer and Other Great Stories	1969-02-00	ed. Abraham H. Lass, Norma L. Tasman	Mentor / New American Library	MQ913	$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	352	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
Cities of Wonder	1970-00-00	ed. Damon Knight	Sphere	53058	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).	239	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
Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds	1971-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Books for Libraries Press	0-8369-3793-7		viii+ 305	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Modern Satiric Stories: The Impropriety Principle	1971-03-03	ed. Gregory Fitz Gerald	Scott, Foresman and Company	5881		viii+ 472	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
Cities of Wonder	1971-10-00	ed. Damon Knight	Macfadden-Bartell	95-166	$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	251	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	Jack Faragasso
A Spectrum of Worlds	1972-09-00	ed. Thomas D. Clareson	Doubleday	0-385-01657-3	$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	311	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Aulicino
Science Fiction	1973-00-00	ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson	McDougal, Littell & Co.			247	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
Speculations	1973-00-00	ed. Thomas E. Sanders	Glencoe Press		$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvii+ 621	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
Science Fiction	1975-00-00	ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson	Lothrop, Lee & Shepard	0-688-41723-X		247	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Ben Cunningham
Science Fiction	1975-00-00	ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson	Lothrop, Lee & Shepard	0-688-51723-4		247+ [6]	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Ben Cunningham
Futurescapes: Explorations in Fact and Science Fiction	1977-00-00	ed. Robert Tompkins	Methuen	0-458-92140-8	$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	176	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
Science Fiction	1979-00-00	ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson	Littell & Co.	0-88343-164-5		254	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
50 Great American Short Stories	1980-08-00	ed. Milton Crane	Bantam Books (Bantam Literature)	0-553-14528-2	$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 502	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
Science Fiction	1984-00-00	ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson	McDougal, Littell & Co.	0-88343-164-5		254	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	William Seabright
Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead	1985-10-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr.	Donald I. Fine	0-917657-55-1	$18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 387	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Loretta Trezzo
By the Waters of Babylon	2011-01-02	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Faded Page	20110103	C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction	2011-06-00	ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-3079-3	$49.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	991	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
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction	2011-12-20	ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-4035-8	$39.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
By the Waters of Babylon, and Other Fantasies and Prophecies	2014-11-09	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Hythloday Press	978-0-692-33019-7	$9.85?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	138	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
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories	2018-03-00	ed. Laura Bulbeck	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78664-767-2	£20.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	480	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth

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