Title: The Short-Short Story of Mankind
Title Record # 57804
Author: John Steinbeck
Date: 1958-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: John Steinbeck
Date: 1958-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in "Playboy", according to Acknowledgements in "Penguin Science Fiction".
Synopsis: The dysfunction but slow progress of human civilization is described in the earliest families/tribes, with reference to contemporary human problems.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy | 1959-06-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Gnome Press | $3.50?$: US dollar |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | W. I. Van der Poel | ||
| SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy: 4th Annual Volume | 1959-06-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Dell | B129 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
256 | 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 | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1961-10-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1961-12-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1962-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1963-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1965-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Oscar Dominguez | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1966-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Oscar Dominguez | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1973-06-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1974-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1976-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £1.25?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| Fontein science fiction | 1976-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | De Fontein (Fontein SF) | 90-261-0125-2 | 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 | Karel Thole | ||
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1980-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £1.95?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 | Tom Stimpson | |
| Sirius, #68 | 1982-02-05 |
ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich |
Vjesnik | Din 30?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar |
148 | 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 | Vicente Segrelles | ||
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1985-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 | Peter Jones | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1986-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | 616 | 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 | Peter Jones | ||
| A Science Fiction Omnibus | 2007-11-29 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-118892-8 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
592 | 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 | Jim Burns | |
| A Science Fiction Omnibus | 2007-11-29 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-191343-8 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth |
