Title: The Mathematics of Magic
Title Record # 63885
Authors: L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt
Date: 1940-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Incomplete Enchanter
Series Number: 2
Language: English
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Authors: L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt
Date: 1940-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Incomplete Enchanter
Series Number: 2
Language: English
Note: This story was incorporated into the novel The Incomplete Enchanter (1941).
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| 4 | 2016 Retro Hugo | Best Novella |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Unknown [UK], August 1940 | 1940-08-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 0/6?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). |
82 | 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 | |||
| Unknown, August 1940 | 1940-08-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.20?$: US dollar |
164 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag |  |
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| The Compleat Enchanter: The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea | 1975-12-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 1531 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
341 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | D. K. Stone | |
| The Compleat Enchanter: The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea | 1976-04-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24638-1 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
420 | 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 | Tim Hildebrandt , Greg Hildebrandt | |
| The Compleat Enchanter: The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea | 1976-04-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24638-1 | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
420 | 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 | The Brothers Hildebrandt | |
| The Compleat Enchanter | 1977-10-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27502-0 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
420 | 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 | The Brothers Hildebrandt | |
| The Compleat Enchanter: The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea | 1980-06-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-28929-3 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
420 | 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 | The Brothers Hildebrandt | |
| Die Kunst der Mathemagie | 1981-00-00 | Lyon Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3814) | 3-453-30716-X | DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
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. |
chap |
Sebastián Boada?Sebastian Boada
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| The Compleat Enchanter | 1984-03-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-31435-2 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
420 | 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 | The Brothers Hildebrandt | |
| The Compleat Enchanter | 1984-08-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-31435-2 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
420 | 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 | Tim Hildebrandt , Greg Hildebrandt | |
| The Intrepid Enchanter: The Complete Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea | 1988-05-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Sphere | 0-7474-0079-2 | £4.50?£: UK pound |
xiv+ 498 |
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. |
omni | Ian Miller | |
| Mathemagie | 1988-10-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4532) | 3-453-02790-6 | DM 14.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
716 | 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. |
omni | Tamada Yamada | |
| The Complete Compleat Enchanter | 1989-03-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Baen | 0-671-69809-5 | C$5.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
532 | 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. |
omni | Thomas Kidd | |
| The Complete Compleat Enchanter | 1989-03-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Baen | 0-671-69809-5 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
532 | 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. |
omni | Thomas Kidd | |
| The Complete Compleat Enchanter | 1989-07-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Baen / SFBC | 15035 | $8.98?$: US dollar |
498 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Tom Kidd | |
| The Complete Compleat Enchanter | 1989-11-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Baen | 0-671-69809-5 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
532 | 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. |
omni | Thomas Kidd | |
| The Complete Compleat Enchanter | 1992-09-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Baen | 0-671-69809-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
532 | 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. |
omni | Thomas Kidd | |
| The Complete Compleat Enchanter | 1997-00-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Fantasy) | 498 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||||
| The Compleat Enchanter | 2000-10-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #10) | 1-85798-757-8 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
532 | 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. |
omni | Edd Cartier | |
| The Complete Compleat Enchanter | 2002-04-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Science Fiction Book Club | 0-7394-2478-5 / 50298 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
498 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Tom Kidd | |
| The Mathematics of Magic: The Enchanter Stories of de Camp and Pratt | 2007-02-00 | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | NESFA Press | 1-886778-65-5 | $26.00?$: US dollar |
508 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Marc Fishman | |
| The Complete Compleat Enchanter | date unknown | L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | Baen | 0-671-69809-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
532 | 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. |
omni | Thomas Kidd | |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction