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Title: The Unsafe Deposit Box

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Title: The Unsafe Deposit Box Title Record # 57438
Author: Gerald Kersh
Date: 1962-04-14
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1962 Impasse
1964 A Little Something in the Bank
Year Language Title
1967Translated by P. Groen
Dutch Zo veilig als de bank
1970Translated by Lech Jęczmyk
Polish Niebezpieczny sejf
1977Translated by <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Peter%20Naujack&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">Peter Naujack</a>
German Eine Kleinigkeit auf der Bank
1981<ul><li>Title reads <i>Opasnyy vklad</i>, "Dangerous Deposit".<li>Translated by В. Волин (V. Volin). </ul>
Russian [as by ]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Saturday Evening Post, April 14, 1962 1962-04-14 ed. Editors of The Saturday Evening Post        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Argosy (UK), December 1962 1962-12-00 ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) Fleetway Publications  
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).
136
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  
The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F 1963-12-00 ed. Judith Merril Simon & Schuster  
$4.50?$: US dollar
382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lawrence Ratzkin Checkmark
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1964-00-00 ed. uncredited Souvenir Press  
21/-?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).
311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Merle James  
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1964-00-00 ed. The Editors of The Saturday Evening Post Popular Library SP331
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
240
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy & Science Fiction 1964-00-00 ed. The Editors of The Saturday Evening Post Popular Library SP331
$0.50?$: US dollar
240
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1964-01-00 ed. uncredited Doubleday  
C$4.75?C$: Canadian dollar
311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Merle James  
The Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1964-01-00 ed. uncredited Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar
311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Merle James Checkmark
More Than Once Upon a Time 1964-05-00 Gerald Kersh William Heinemann     227
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Ward (artist)  
8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F 1964-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9774
C$0.75?C$: Canadian 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
8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F 1964-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9774
$0.75?$: 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 Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 1965-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0544
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).
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 Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1966-00-00 ed. uncredited Corgi GS7450
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).
220
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 Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 1967-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0544
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).
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  
Macabere verhalen 1967-00-00 Gerald Kersh Het Spectrum (Prisma #1286) 1286
ƒ1.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder
152
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 Bert Bouman Checkmark
Kroki w nieznane tom 1 1970-00-00 ed.
Lech Jęczmyk?Lech Jeczmyk
Iskry  
zł 30.00?zł: Polish zloty
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bohdan Bocianowski  
The Light Fantastic 1971-03-00 ed. Harry Harrison Charles Scribner's Sons 0-684-10228-5
$5.95?$: US dollar
216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Light Fantastic: Science Fiction Classics from the Mainstream 1971-10-00 ed. Harry Harrison Charles Scribner's Sons 0-684-12565-X   216
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 Light Fantastic 1972-05-00 ed. Harry Harrison Charles Scribner's Sons (Scribner Library Emblem Editions #316) 0-684-12565-X
$2.45?$: US dollar
216
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
Mann ohne Gesicht 1977-00-00 Gerald Kersh Diogenes (detebe #128) 3-257-20366-7
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
329
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  
Fantasy Voyages: Great Science Fiction from The Saturday Evening Post 1979-00-00 ed. uncredited The Curtis Publishing Company 0-89387-036-6
$7.95?$: US dollar
311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Don Bender Checkmark
1981-00-00 ed.
Мир?Mir
(
Зарубежная фантастика?Zarubezhnaia fantastika
Zarubezhnaya fantastika
)
    440
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
К. Сошинская?K. Soshinskaya
 
1981-00-00 ed.
Мир?Mir
(
Зарубежная фантастика?Zarubezhnaia fantastika
Zarubezhnaya fantastika
)
    346
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
С. Юкин?S. Yukin
 
The World, the Flesh, & the Devil 2006-11-10 Gerald Kersh Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-092-1
C$52.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xvii +
258
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jason Van Hollander  
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