Title: Will You Wait?
Title Record # 69747
Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1959-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1959-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: Current office procedures trip up a man wishing to sell his soul to the Devil.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1959 | 1959-03-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Mercury Press, Inc. | $0.40?$: US dollar |
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 |  |
|
| Fiction, #67 | 1959-06-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F140?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 | Jio Berk | ||
| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [UK], December 1959 | 1959-12-00 | ed. uncredited | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 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 | ||
| A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1960-12-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Doubleday | $4.50?$: US dollar |
406 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Mel Hunter | |
|
| A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1961-03-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Doubleday / SFBC | $1.20?$: US dollar |
406 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Mel Hunter | |
|
| A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1962-00-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Gollancz | 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). |
402 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1962-01-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Dell | X12 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
416 | 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 | |
| A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1962-01-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Dell | X12 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
416 | 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 | |
| A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1963-00-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Gollancz | 15/6?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). |
402 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1964-00-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Corgi | FS7028 | 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). |
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. |
anth | Fritz Wegner | |
| The Dark Side of the Earth | 1964-05-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library of Canada | D2474 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
160 | 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 Dark Side of the Earth | 1964-05-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | D2474 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
160 | 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 | |
|
| Urania #383 | 1965-05-09 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 383 | Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira |
160 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| An Alfred Bester Omnibus | 1967-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Sidgwick & Jackson | 102199 | 30/-?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). |
710 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| The Dark Side of the Earth | 1969-11-00 | Alfred Bester | Pan Books | 0-330-02393-4 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
171 | 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 | W. F. Phillipps | |
| The Dark Side of the Earth | 1970-10-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library of Canada | T4402 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
160 | 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 Pepper | |
| The Golden Road | 1974-01-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Simon & Schuster | 0-671-21554-X | $8.95?$: US dollar |
447 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Joel Avirom | |
| The Golden Road | 1974-11-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Gollancz | 0-575-01900-X | £3.00?£: UK pound |
342 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| The Dark Side of the Earth | 1977-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Pan Books | 0-330-02393-4 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
171 | 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 | Gino D'Achille | |
| Verrukkelijk Fahrenheit | 1977-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Meulenhoff (M=SF #123) | 90-290-0516-5 | 349 | 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 | Paul Lehr | |
|
| The Future in Question | 1980-02-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-24266-8 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
381 | 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 | |
| Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury | 1981-03-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-33635-9 | $6.98?$: US dollar |
786 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Don Dixon | |
O que será o futuro?O que sera o futuro |
1984-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #327) | 242 | 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 | |
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| The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | 1985-00-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Octopus Books | 0-7064-2568-5 | $9.98?$: US dollar |
792+ [8] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Steve Crisp | |
| Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Alfred Bester | 1986-04-28 | Alfred Bester | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5234) | 2-266-01736-5 | 312 | 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 | Marcel Laverdet | ||
| Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1991-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Chancellor Press | 1-85152-145-3 | 544 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Alan Baker | |
|
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1997-11-00 | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 0-679-76783-5 | $14.00?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney | |
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1997-11-00 | Alfred Bester | Topeka Bindery | 1-4177-1932-X | $17.92?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1998-08-00 | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books / SFBC | 1-56865-805-2 / 17770 | $10.98?$: US dollar |
366 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Irrealidades virtuais, 2º volume | 1999-06-00 | Alfred Bester | Publicações Europa-América?Publicacoes Europa-America (Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #242) |
972-1-04624-8 | 192 | 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 | Estúdios PEA | ||
| Irrealidades virtuales | 2003-03-00 | Alfred Bester | Minotauro | 84-450-7307-9 | 420 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury | 2006-03-07 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Gramercy Books | 0-517-33635-9 | $11.99?$: US dollar |
786 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 2013-05-30 | Alfred Bester | Byron Preiss Visual Publications | 0-679-76783-5 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Evan Gaffney | ||
| Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury | date unknown | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Gramercy Books | 0-517-33635-9 | 786 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury | date unknown | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Gramercy Books | 0-517-33635-9 | $11.99?$: US dollar |
786 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury | date unknown | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-33635-9 | $6.98?$: US dollar |
786 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Don Dixon | |
| The Dark Side of the Earth | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | T4402 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
160 | 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 Pepper | |
| The Future in Question | date unknown | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-24266-8 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
381 | 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 | |
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 978-0-679-76783-1 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney | |
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 0-679-76783-5 | $14.00?$: US dollar |
xiii + 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney | |