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Title: The Wanting Seed Title Record # 13441
Author: Anthony Burgess
Date: 1962-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1974 Italian Il seme inquieto
1976Translated by Caj Lundgren
Swedish En lust att leva
2019 Portuguese Sementes Malditas

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Wanting Seed 1962-00-00 Anthony Burgess William Heinemann  
16/-?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).
196
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Brian Russell  
The Wanting Seed 1962-00-00 Anthony Burgess W. W. Norton & Company  
$3.95?$: US dollar
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Wanting Seed 1964-10-00 Anthony Burgess Ballantine Books U5030
$0.60?$: US dollar
223
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.
novel Checkmark
The Wanting Seed 1965-00-00 Anthony Burgess Pan Books X384
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).
206
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.
novel Pat Owen  
The Wanting Seed 1970-09-00 Anthony Burgess Ballantine Books 0-345-02011-1
$0.95?$: US dollar
223
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.
novel Wilson McLean Checkmark
The Wanting Seed 1972-06-00 Anthony Burgess Ballantine Books 0-345-02654-3
$1.25?$: US dollar
223
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.
novel Checkmark
Il seme inquieto 1974-00-00 Anthony Burgess De Carlo Editore (Italy)  
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira
309
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Tom Rose Checkmark
En lust att leva 1976-00-00 Anthony Burgess Wahlström & Widstrand (W & W-serien #415) 91-46-12610-4   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.
novel
Per Åhlin?Per Aahlin
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The Wanting Seed 1983-01-00 Anthony Burgess Hamlyn 0-600-20599-1
£1.50?£: UK pound
281
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.
novel  
Future Imperfect 1994-12-00 Anthony Burgess Vintage (UK) 0-09-922501-8
£5.99?£: UK pound
viii+
518
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  
The Wanting Seed 1996-12-00 Anthony Burgess W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-31508-8
$13.00?$: US dollar
285
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.
novel  
The Wanting Seed 2015-06-15 Anthony Burgess W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-28572-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
Sementes Malditas 2019-00-00 Anthony Burgess Novo Século 978-85-428-1302-9   256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Paula Cruz  
The Wanting Seed 2023-05-18 Anthony Burgess Penguin Books 978-0-241-99738-3
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The Wanting Seed 2023-05-18 Anthony Burgess Penguin Books 978-0-241-99737-6
£8.99?£: UK pound
288
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.
novel  
The Wanting Seed date unknown Anthony Burgess W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-00808-8   285
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.
novel Larry Lurin Checkmark
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