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Title: A Gun for Dinosaur Title Record # 45891
Author: L. Sprague de Camp
Date: 1956-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Reginald Rivers
Webpages: escapepod.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1956 French Ne chasse pas qui veut le dinosaure
1958ⓘTranslated by Lothar Heinecke
 German In den Dschungeln der Urzeit
1959ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator
 Italian Caccia al dinosauro
1970ⓘTranslated by Я. Пазар / Ya. Pazar.
 Russian
С ружьём на динозавра?S ruzh'yom na dinozarva
[as by
Л. Спрэг де Камп?L. Spreg de Kamp
]
1976 French Chasse au dinosaure
1978ⓘTranslated by Mark Wynants
 Dutch Jacht op Groot Wild
1980ⓘTranslated by Werner Fuchs
 German Saurierjagd im Mesozoikum [as by Lyon Sprague de Camp]
1992ⓘTranslated by Andreas Helweg
 German Das Gesicht der Bestie
2001ⓘTranslated by Roberto Marini
 Italian Un Fucile Da Dinosauri
2013ⓘTranslated by 中村融 (Nakamura Tōru)
 Japanese
恐竜狩り?きょうりゅうかり
Kyōryū Kari
Kyōryū Kari
[as by
L・スプレイグ・ディ・キャンプ?L. Supureigu Di Kyanpu
]
2017ⓘTranslated by Gilson Cesar Cardoso De Sousa
 Portuguese Arma para dinossauros

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Finalists 1956 Hugo Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, March 1956 1956-03-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
 148
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 Emsh Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 38 1956-05-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
2/-?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).
 132
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 Emsh Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #32 July 1956 1956-07-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
 Editions Nuit et Jour  
F100.00?F: French frank
 148
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 Mixi-Bérel  
Galaxis Science Fiction, #3 1958-05-00 ed. Lothar Heinecke Moewig  
DM 1.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 128
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.
 mag Emsh Checkmark
Galaxy #15 1959-08-00 ed. R. Valente Casa Editrice La Tribuna 15
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
 128
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 G. Crepax Checkmark
The World That Couldn't Be and 8 Other Novelets from Galaxy 1959-09-00 ed. H. L. Gold Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Karel Kezer Checkmark
The World That Couldn't Be and 8 Other Novelets from Galaxy 1961-03-00 ed. H. L. Gold Permabooks M4197
$0.35?$: US dollar
 xi+
260
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
A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative Tales 1963-00-00 L. Sprague de Camp Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar
 359
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gilda Kuhlman Checkmark
A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative Tales 1963-00-00 L. Sprague de Camp Doubleday  
$4.50?$: US dollar
 359
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gilda Kuhlman Checkmark
The Time Curve 1968-00-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Sam Moskowitz Tower Books 43-986
$0.60?$: US dollar
 189
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
A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative Tales 1969-00-00 L. Sprague de Camp Curtis Books 123-09018-095
$0.95?$: US dollar
 319
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 Johnny Bruck Checkmark
3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1972-09-00 ed. Catherine Crook de Camp, L. Sprague de Camp Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-40006-X
$5.95?$: US dollar
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Emanuel Schongut Checkmark
A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative Tales 1974-00-00 L. Sprague de Camp Remploy 0-7066-0570-5
£2.20?£: UK pound
 xv+
319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative Tales 1974-00-00 L. Sprague de Camp Remploy 0-7066-0570-5
£2.20?£: UK pound
 xv+
319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Rires cosmiques, gargouillis galactiques et futurs désopilants 1976-11-00 ed. Michel Demuth OPTA (Marginal #13)  
F12.00?F: French frank
 255
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 Mario Sarchielli Checkmark
Sprong naar Omega 1978-00-00 ed. A. van Hageland D.A.P. Reinaert 90-310-0419-7   373
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 Best of L. Sprague de Camp 1978-02-00 L. Sprague de Camp Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 2164
$2.98?$: US dollar
 xv+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard V. Corben Checkmark
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp 1978-05-00 L. Sprague de Camp Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25474-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
362
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp 1978-05-00 L. Sprague de Camp Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25474-0
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 xvii+
362
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Stories 71 1978-06-00 ed. Walter Spiegl Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #141 (3458)) 3-548-03458-6
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 128
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 Layzell Checkmark
Dawn of Time: Prehistory Through Science Fiction 1979-06-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Robert Silverberg Elsevier / Nelson Books 0-525-66624-9
$8.95?$: US dollar
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John P. Capello Checkmark
Ein Yankee bei Aristoteles 1980-04-00 Lyon Sprague de Camp Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3719) 3-453-30622-8
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 208
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Science Fiction A to Z: A Dictionary of the Great S.F. Themes 1982-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Houghton Mifflin 0-395-31285-X
$22.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
651
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp 1986-05-00 L. Sprague de Camp Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32930-9
$3.50?$: US dollar
 xvii+
362
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
Grand Masters' Choice 1989-08-00 ed. Andre Norton, Ingrid Zierhut NESFA Press 0-915368-42-0
$10.00?$: US dollar
 221
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bob Eggleton  
С ружьём на динозавра?S ruzh'yom na dinozarva
 1990-00-00
О. Е. Лопатин?O. E. Lopatin
Кайнар?Kaynar
Kainar
 5-620-00488-0   576
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni
В. Пронин?V. Pronin
  
Dinosaurs! 1990-06-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-14883-2
$3.50?$: US dollar
 226
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 Walters Checkmark
Grand Masters' Choice 1991-10-00 ed. Andre Norton Tor 0-812-50619-7
$3.99?$: US dollar
 xxiv+
355
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 Eggleton Checkmark
Das große Dinosaurier-Lesebuch 1992-06-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Goldmann 3-442-08233-1
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 313
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  
Rivers of Time 1993-11-00 L. Sprague de Camp Baen 0-671-72195-X
$4.99?$: US dollar
 [9]+
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.
 coll Bob Walters Checkmark
Dinosaurs 1996-02-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg Donald I. Fine 1-55611-482-6
$22.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Dinosaurs 1996-10-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg Niagara / Ulverscroft 0-7089-5847-8
$29.50?$: US dollar
 369
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Timescapes: Stories of Time Travel 1997-08-00 ed. Peter Haining Souvenir Press 0-285-63387-2
£16.99?£: UK pound
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Time Travelers: Fiction in the Fourth Dimension 1998-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0914-9   288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Steve Pidan Checkmark
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume One 1999-06-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Tor 0-312-86881-2
$24.95?$: US dollar
 384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Jack Coggins Checkmark
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1 2000-08-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Tor 0-312-86880-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
 383
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  
Urania #1416 2001-06-17 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1416
Lit 7,900?Lit: Italian lira
 410
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.
 mag Roberto Neri  
Aristotle and the Gun and Other Stories 2002-08-00 L. Sprague de Camp Five Star (Five Star First Edition Science Fiction and Fantasy) 0-7862-4311-2
$24.95?$: US dollar
 240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ken Barr Checkmark
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century 2005-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Harry Turtledove Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-48190-0    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth David Stevenson Checkmark
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century 2005-01-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Harry Turtledove Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-46094-4
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
425+
[3]
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 World Turned Upside Down 2005-01-00 ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint Baen 0-7434-9874-7
$6.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Thomas Kidd Checkmark
The World Turned Upside Down 2005-01-00 ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint Baen 0-7434-9874-7
$24.00?$: US dollar
 743
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tom Kidd Checkmark
The World Turned Upside Down 2005-01-00 ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint Baen 0-7434-9874-7
$6.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Thomas Kidd Checkmark
The World Turned Upside Down 2005-02-00 ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint Baen / SFBC 1168633
$13.99?$: US dollar
 743
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tom Kidd  
Years in the Making: The Time-Travel Stories of L. Sprague de Camp 2005-02-00 L. Sprague de Camp NESFA Press 1-886778-47-7
$25.00?$: US dollar
 377
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Years in the Making: The Time-Travel Stories of L. Sprague de Camp 2005-09-00 L. Sprague de Camp NESFA Press / SFBC 1192207
$12.50?$: US dollar
 377
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The World Turned Upside Down 2006-06-00 ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint Baen 978-1-4165-2068-9
$15.00?$: US dollar
 741
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 Tom Kidd Checkmark
The 1634: The Baltic War Disk 2007-05-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #13)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 omni Checkmark
The 1634: The Baltic War Disk 2007-05-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #13)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
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The Best of Jim Baen's Universe 2006 Disk 2007-07-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #13)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 omni Checkmark
The David Drake When the Tide Rises Disk 2008-03-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #15)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 omni Checkmark
The 1635: The Eastern Front Disk 2010-10-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #23)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 omni Checkmark
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
 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
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
Escape Pod, EP397 2013-05-24 ed. Norm Sherman Escape Artists, Inc.  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
時を生きる種族?ときをいきるしゅぞく
Toki wo Ikiru Shuzoku
Toki o Ikiru Shuzoku
 2013-07-26 ed.
中村融?なかむらとおる
Nakamura Tōru
Nakamura Tohru
Nakamura Tooru
東京創元社?Tōkyō Sōgensha
Tokyo Sogensha
(
創元SF文庫?Sōgen SF Bunko
Sōgen Esu Efu Bunko
Sougen SF Bunko
Sougen Esu Efu Bunko
Sogen SF Bunko
Sogen Esu Efu Bunko
#715-04)		 978-4-488-71504-5
¥980?¥: Japanese yen
 362
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
鈴木康士?すずきやすし
Suzuki Yasushi
  
Dinosaurs! 2014-11-21 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen 978-1-62579-361-4
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp 2014-12-12 L. Sprague de Camp Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-249-7
$6.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Best of L. Sprague de Camp 2014-12-16 L. Sprague de Camp Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-248-0
$14.99?$: US dollar
 341
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  
As melhores histórias de viagem no tempo: Os contos dos autores mais consagrados da ficção científica 2017-04-04 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Harry Turtledove Editora Jangada  
R$34.10?R$: Brazilian real
 473
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Harry Turtledove Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-46094-4
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
425
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 David Stevenson  
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Harry Turtledove Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-46094-4
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
[1]+
425+
[9]
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 David Stevenson Checkmark
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