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Title: The Naming of Names

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Title: The Naming of Names Title Record # 1114428
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1949-08-00
Variant Title of: Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Do not merge this record with that of the same titled story in The Martian Chronicles, which is entirely different. This story was renamed for all reprintings in Bradbury collections as "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed".
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), mars (1), assimilation (1)

Publications

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1949 1949-08-00 ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. Standard Magazines, Inc.  
$0.25?$: 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 Earle Bergey Checkmark
The Best from Startling Stories 1953-10-00 ed. Samuel Mines Henry Holt  
$3.50?$: US dollar
xii+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alex Schomburg Checkmark
Science and Sorcery 1953-12-00 ed. Garret Ford Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.  
$3.00?$: US dollar
327
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Crozetti , Walter Checkmark
Startling Stories 1954-00-00 ed. Samuel Mines Cassell & Company  
12/6?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).
xii+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Moment Without Time 1956-03-00 ed. Samuel Mines The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 19
5/6?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).
xii+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Science Fiction Stories, Number 3 1966-00-00 ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. Popular Library, Inc.  
$0.50?$: US dollar
100
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 Checkmark
Gates to Tomorrow: An Introduction to Science Fiction 1973-04-00 ed. Ernestine Donaldy, Andre Norton Atheneum 0-689-30321-1
$6.50?$: US dollar
264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Science and Sorcery 1978-05-00 ed. Garret Ford Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. 0-89083-345-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
318
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 Barber Checkmark
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