Title: Seventh Victim
Title Record # 45707
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1953-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Victim
Language: English
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Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1953-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Victim
Language: English
Synopsis: It is common and legal to murder someone if you want. The only catch is that if you want to kill someone, you must later be a voluntary victim, and it is up to you survive the murder attempt and be able to eliminate the would-be murderer. A man who has already done six murders (and survived six attempts against his own life) gets a name of his seventh victim, and it is a woman!
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Awards
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| 5 | 2004 Retro Hugo | Best Short Story |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1953 | 1953-04-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.35?$: US dollar |
164 | 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 | Schomburg |  |
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| Untouched by Human Hands | 1954-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | 73 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
169 | 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 | Jack Coggins | |
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1954-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | H-73 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
169+ [1] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Galaxie (1ère série), #4 March 1954 | 1954-03-00 |
ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie) |
Editions Nuit et Jour | F100?F: French frank |
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 | Ed Emshwiller | ||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1955-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Michael Joseph (Novels of Tomorrow) | 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). |
253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Wildsmith | ||
| Argosy (UK), January 1955 | 1955-01-00 | ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) | The Amalgamated Press | 1/6?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). |
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 | |||
| Galaxy #4 | 1958-09-00 | ed. R. Valente | Editrice Due Mondi (Italy) | 4 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira |
128 | 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 | Pederson | |
| Galaxis Science Fiction, #14 | 1959-04-00 | ed. Lothar Heinecke | Moewig | DM 1.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
128 | 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. |
mag | Pederson | |
|
| Le Meraviglie del possibile: Antologia della fantascienza | 1959-11-10 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Sergio Solmi | Einaudi | Lit 3,000?Lit: Italian lira |
xx+ 554 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1960-11-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | 437K | $0.35?$: US dollar |
169 | 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 | Blanchard | |
| Urania #285 | 1962-07-01 | ed. Carlo Fruttero | Mondadori | 285 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira |
168 | 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 | |
| Galaxie (2ème série), #15 | 1965-07-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F2.50?F: French frank |
164 | 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 | Dember | ||
| Man Against Tomorrow | 1965-12-00 | ed. William F. Nolan | Avon | G1278 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 | |
| Man Against Tomorrow | 1965-12-00 | ed. William F. Nolan | Avon | G1278 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
191 | 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 | |
| Planète, # 30 September-October 1966 | 1966-09-00 | ed. Editors of Planète | Denoël?Denoel |
F6.50?F: French frank |
193 | 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 | |
||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1967-04-00 | Robert Sheckley | Four Square Books | 1804 | 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). |
125 | 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 | |
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| Untouched by Human Hands | 1967-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Bal-Hi | U2855 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
169+ [1] |
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 | |
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| Van aardse smetten vrij | 1968-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1163) | 1163 | ƒ2.50 | 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 | Dick Bruna | |
| Liebe 2002 | 1971-00-00 | ed. Thomas Landfinder | Bärmeier & Nikel | DM 26.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
419 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Eckart Warminski | |
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| Science-Fiction-Stories 6 | 1971-00-01 | ed. Walter Spiegl | Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #7 (2818)) | 3-548-02818-7 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
153+ [1] |
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 | |
| Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology | 1972-00-00 | ed. Willis E. McNelly, Leon E. Stover | Goodyear Publishing | 0-87620-003-X |
viii+ 387 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | B. Buerge | |
|
| Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology | 1972-00-00 | ed. Willis E. McNelly, Leon E. Stover | Goodyear Publishing | 0-87620-002-1 |
viii+ 387 |
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. |
anth | B. Buerge | |
|
| Science-Fiction-Stories 6 | 1972-00-00 | ed. Walter Spiegl | Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #7 (2818)) | 3-548-02818-7 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
154 | 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 | |
| La decima vittima | 1973-03-20 | Robert Sheckley | Mondadori (Oscar #448) | 10748 | Lit 750?Lit: Italian lira |
238 | 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 | Ferruccio Bocca | |
| Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction | 1974-00-00 | ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Harvey A. Katz, Patricia S. Warrick | Rand McNally & Company | 0-528-62001-0 |
viii+ 510 |
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. |
anth | Todd Sanders | |
|
| Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction | 1974-04-00 | ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Harvey A. Katz, Patricia S. Warrick | Rand McNally & Company | $7.95?$: US dollar |
vi+ 510 |
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. |
anth | Todd Sanders | |
|
| Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction | 1977-00-00 | ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Harvey A. Katz, Patricia S. Warrick | Rand McNally College Publishing Co. | 0-528-62055-X |
vii+ 550 |
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. |
anth | |||
| Mai toccato da mani umane | 1978-02-00 | Robert Sheckley | Mondadori (Classici Urania #11) | 14510 | Lit 1,000?Lit: Italian lira |
190 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1979-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ace Books | 0-441-84680-7 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 | Olivia | |
| The Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley | 1979-11-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bantam Books | 0-553-12905-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 195 |
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 Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley | 1980-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Sphere | 0-7221-7759-3 | £1.00?£: UK pound |
209 | 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 | |
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| The Best of All Possible Worlds | 1980-04-00 | ed. Spider Robinson | Ace Books | 0-441-05483-8 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
373 | 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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| They Came from Outer Space | 1981-03-00 | ed. Jim Wynorski | Doubleday | 0-385-18502-2 | $11.95?$: US dollar |
xix+ 363 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| They Came from Outer Space | 1981-04-00 | ed. Jim Wynorski | Doubleday / SFBC | 3851 | $6.50?$: US dollar |
xix+ 363+ [32] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Anthologie de la littérature de Science-Fiction | 1981-10-06 | ed. Jacques Sadoul | Editions Ramsay | 2-85956-231-1 | 670 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tibor Csernus | ||
| Für Menschen ungeeignet | 1982-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Bestseller #22042) |
3-404-22042-0 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
208 | 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 Elson | |
| Le prix du danger et autres nouvelles | 1983-03-18 | Robert Sheckley | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1474) | 2-277-21474-4 | 251 | 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 | Gyula Konkoly | |
|
| Vinieron de la Tierra | 1984-00-00 | ed. Jim Wynorski | Martínez Roca (Super Ficción (1ª época) #89) | 84-270-0862-7 | 164 | 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. |
anth | Salinas Blanch | ||
| Monolit, Science Fiction almanah | 1984-04-00 |
ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic |
Izdanje prevodilaca, Monolit (Monolit #1) | 510 | 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. |
anth |
Dobrosav-Bob Živković?Dobrosav-Bob Zivkovic
Dobrosav-Bob Zhivkovich |
|
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| Philosophy and Science Fiction | 1984-06-00 | ed. Michael Philips | Prometheus Books | 0-87975-248-3 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
vii+ 392 |
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. |
anth | ||
| Is That What People Do? | 1984-08-00 | Robert Sheckley | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | 0-03-063707-4 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
402 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | David Gambale | |
| Monolit, Science Fiction almanah | 1987-00-00 |
ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic |
Izdanje prevodilaca, Monolit (Monolit #1) | 510 | 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. |
anth |
Dobrosav Bob Živković?Dobrosav Bob Zivkovic
Dobrosav Bob Zhivkovic |
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Американская фантастика?Amerikanskaya fantastika |
1989-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Профиздат?Profizdat |
5-255-00192-9 | 192 | 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. |
anth | |||
| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One | 1991-09-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | 331 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley | 1991-09-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | $150.00?$: US dollar |
331+ 380+ 360+ 275+ 344 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |
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| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One | 1992-07-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | 1-56146-420-1 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
331 | 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 | ||
| Reel Future | 1994-08-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine | Barnes & Noble Books / SFBC | 03719 | $12.98?$: US dollar |
538 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Reel Future | 1994-09-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-450-4 | $9.98?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 538 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Monștrii?Monstrii |
1995-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Editura Nemira (Nautilus #091) | 973-9144-45-4 | Lei 4,000?Lei: Romanian leu |
236 | 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 | ||
Savršena planeta?Savrsena planeta |
1996-00-00 |
Robert Šekli?Robert Sekli Robert Shekli |
Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris) | 164 | 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 | Chris Foss | |
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| Mai toccato da mani umane | 2003-08-00 | Robert Sheckley | Mondadori (Urania Collezione #7) | 7 | €4.90?€: Euro |
200 | 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 | Franco Brambilla | |
| The Masque of Mañana | 2005-08-00 | Robert Sheckley | NESFA Press | 1-886778-60-4 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
569 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| The Masque of Mañana | 2005-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | NESFA Press / SFBC | 1202183 | $14.50?$: US dollar |
569 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| A Sheckley Trilogy: Three Classic Tales of Science Fiction | 2008-04-14 | Robert Sheckley | Wonder Audiobooks | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | Robert Engle | |
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| The Masque of Mañana | 2008-08-00 | Robert Sheckley | NESFA Press | 1-886778-60-4 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
569 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| Der widerspenstige Planet | 2009-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) | 978-3-453-52562-7 | €10.95?€: Euro |
[1]+ 700 |
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 | Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur | |
| "The Perfect Woman" and Other Stories | 2011-06-09 | Robert Sheckley | Armchair Fiction (Armchair Fiction Masters of Science Fiction #3) | 978-1-61287-040-3 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
320 | 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 | Ed Valigursky | |
| Store of the Worlds: The Stories of Robert Sheckley | 2012-05-01 | Robert Sheckley | New York Review of Books (NYRB Classics) | 978-1-59017-494-4 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 396 |
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 | Keith Carter | |
| Untouched by Human Hands | 2021-06-03 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction) | 978-0-14-199460-4 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 2021-06-03 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction) | 978-0-241-47302-3 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
208 | 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 | ||
| Masters of Science Fiction: Robert Sheckley | 2022-02-00 | Robert Sheckley | Centipede Press (Masters of Science Fiction (Centipede Press)) | 978-1-61347-311-5 | $65.00?$: US dollar |
727 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan | |