Title: Confluence
Title Record # 44487
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1967-08-30
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1967-08-30
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A report on the subtleties of the 11 million year old language of an alien race, with a list of words and their meanings.
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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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Punch, August 30, 1967 | 1967-08-30 | ed. Editors of Punch | 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). |
52 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | ||||
SF 12 | 1968-08-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Delacorte Press | $5.95?$: US dollar |
384 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Carl Smith | ||
SF 12 | 1969-06-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Dell | 7815 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
384 | 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 | Paul Lehr | |
SF 12 | 1969-06-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Dell | 7815 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
384 | 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 | Paul Lehr | |
The Moment of Eclipse | 1970-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Faber and Faber | 0-571-09570-4 | £1.50?£: UK pound |
215 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jerome Gask | |
The Best of Sci-Fi 12 | 1970-09-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Mayflower | 0-583-11784-8 | 7/-?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). |
364+ [4] |
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 | Josh Kirby | |
Moment of Eclipse | 1972-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Doubleday | $5.95?$: US dollar |
[10]+ 224 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Margo Herr | ||
L'instant de l'éclipse | 1973-02-19 | Brian W. Aldiss | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #164) |
247 | 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 Moment of Eclipse | 1973-11-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Panther | 0-586-03776-4 | £0.35?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 Haberfield | |
The Moment of Eclipse | 1979-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Panther | 0-586-03776-4 | £1.25?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | Peter Goodfellow | |
The Moment of Eclipse | 1979-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Panther | 0-586-03776-4 | £0.90?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | ||
Der Moment der Eklipse | 1983-10-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24049) |
3-404-24049-9 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
253 | 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 White | |
The Moment of Eclipse | 1985-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Panther / Granada | 0-586-03776-4 | £1.95?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | Vincent Di Fate | |
Best SF Stories of Brian W. Aldiss | 1988-04-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Gollancz | 0-575-04210-9 | £11.95?£: UK pound |
328 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Man in His Time: Best SF Stories | 1989-05-00 | Brian Aldiss | VGSF | 0-575-04530-2 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
328 | 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 | ||
Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss | 1989-09-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Atheneum / Macmillan | 0-689-12052-4 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
328 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ed Soyka | |
Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss | 1990-10-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Collier / Macmillan | 0-02-030225-8 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
328 | 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 | Ed Soyka | |
A Tupolev Too Far and Other Stories | 1993-07-23 | Brian Aldiss | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-00-224033-5 | £14.99?£: UK pound |
200 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Sergeí Sharov | |
A Tupolev Too Far and Other Stories | 1994-02-00 | Brian Aldiss | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-10565-7 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
200 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Sergeí Sharov | |
A Tupolev Too Far and Other Stories | 1994-10-24 | Brian W. Aldiss | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-00-647631-7 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
[7]+ 232 |
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 | Fred Gambino | |
The Moment of Eclipse | 2000-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | House of Stratus | 0-7551-0079-4 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
207 | 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 | Derek Edwards | |
El Momento del Eclipse | 2002-04-11 | Brian W. Aldiss | Minotauro | 84-450-7367-2 | $12.35?$: US dollar |
238 | 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 | ||
The Complete Short Stories: The 1960s (Part 4) | 2015-09-24 | Brian Aldiss | Harper Voyager (UK) | 978-0-00-814896-6 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
620 | 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 | ||
Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss | date unknown | Brian W. Aldiss | Atheneum / Macmillan | 0-689-12052-4 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
328 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ed Soyka |