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Title: Our Fair City Title Record # 46595
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1949-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1949 Our Fair City [as by Robert Heinlein]
Year Language Title
1971Translated by Wulf H. Bergner
German Unsere schöne Stadt
1986Translated by Delio Zinoni
Italian La nostra bella città
2000Translated by Gaetano Luigi Staffilano
Italian La nostra bella città
2003Translated by Vittorio Curtoni
Italian La Nostra Bella Città

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, January 1949 1949-01-00 ed. D. McIlwraith Weird Tales  
$0.20?$: 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 Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
Beyond Human Ken 1952-10-00 ed. Judith Merril Random House  
$2.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
334
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. Lawrence Hoffman Checkmark
Beyond Human Ken 1953-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Grayson & Grayson  
9/6?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).
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth C. King Checkmark
Selections from Beyond Human Ken 1954-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Pennant Books P56
$0.25?$: US dollar
248
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 Charles Binger Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1959-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Walter Van der Poel Checkmark
6 x H 1961-08-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books G642
$0.35?$: 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.
coll Robert J. Engle Checkmark
6 x H 1963-09-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books F910
$0.40?$: 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.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1964-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Dennis Dobson  
18/-?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).
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Phillippe May  
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1964-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Burns & MacEachern  
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
6 x H 1965-03-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books  
$?$: 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.
coll  
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1965-08-00 Robert A. Heinlein Dennis Dobson / SFBC (UK)  
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).
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1966-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein Penguin Books 2510
4/-?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).
221
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 Alan Aldridge Checkmark
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Magazine, January 1967 1967-01-00 ed. Cylvia Kleinman Leo Margulies Corp.  
$0.50?$: US dollar
144
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  
6 x H 1969-06-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books X-2023
$0.60?$: 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.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Entführung in die Zukunft 1971-02-00 Robert A. Heinlein Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3229) 3229
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
6 x H 1971-05-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books T2471
$0.75?$: 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.
coll Bill Skurski Checkmark
6 x H 1972-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books 0-515-02822-3 / N2822
$0.95?$: US dollar
219
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 Bill Skurski Checkmark
6 x H 1972-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books 0-515-02822-3
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
219
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 Bill Skurski Checkmark
6 x H 1974-01-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books N2822
$0.95?$: US dollar
219
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 Bill Skurski Checkmark
6 x H 1975-02-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books 0-515-02822-3 / V3635
$1.25?$: US dollar
219
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 Bill Skurski Checkmark
6 x H 1975-02-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books V3635
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
219
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 Bill Skurski Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1976-02-00 Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-03052-0
$1.50?$: 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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1976-07-00 Robert A. Heinlein New English Library 0-450-02886-0
£0.70?£: UK pound
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.
coll Tim White Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1978-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-03717-7
$1.75?$: 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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1980-04-00 Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-04332-0
$1.95?$: 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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
Entführung in die Zukunft 1980-07-00 Robert A. Heinlein Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3229) 3229
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
172
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 Gaughan Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1980-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein New English Library 0-450-04798-9
£1.25?£: UK pound
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.
coll Peter Gudynas Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1980-12-00 Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Books 0-425-05052-1
$2.25?$: 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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy 1981-03-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon 0-380-77115-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
588
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 James Marsh Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1983-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Books 0-425-06583-9
$2.75?$: 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  
Traumreich der Magie: Höhepunkte der modernen Fantasy 1985-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4254) 3-453-31262-7
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
795
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 Gervasio Gallardo Checkmark
Millemondiestate 1986: 3 Romanzi brevi e 15 Racconti 1986-06-00 ed. Gianni Montanari Mondadori (Millemondi #29)  
Lit 7,000?Lit: Italian lira
364
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 Karel Thole  
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1987-09-00 Robert A. Heinlein New English Library 0-450-04798-9
£2.50?£: UK pound
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.
coll Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1988-05-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 10513
$6.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1988-12-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell St. Martin's Press 0-312-02250-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1989-03-00 Robert A. Heinlein Ace Books 0-441-85457-5
$3.95?$: 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 James Warhola Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1989-12-00 Robert A. Heinlein Ace Books 0-441-85457-5
$3.95?$: 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 James Warhola Checkmark
Masters of Fantasy 1992-08-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Galahad Books 0-88365-786-4
$9.98?$: US dollar
512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Henri Rousseau Checkmark
Masters of Fantasy 1994-10-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Bristol Park Books 0-88486-094-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
xv+
512
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 Henri Rousseau Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1996-02-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 1-56865-174-0 / 10703
$10.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1997-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Fantasy)     256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1998-03-00 ed. Robert Silverberg HarperPrism 0-06-105215-9
$14.00?$: US dollar
xii+
562
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 Carl Galian Checkmark
The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1998-08-00 ed. Robert Silverberg HarperPrism / SFBC 1-56865-858-3 / 17918
$10.98?$: US dollar
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Carl Galian Checkmark
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein 1999-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein Tor 0-312-87245-3
$27.95?$: US dollar
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Gudynas Checkmark
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein 1999-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein Tor / SFBC 06746
$13.98?$: US dollar
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Gudynas Checkmark
Avventure nell'ignoto 2000-08-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #26)  
Lit 9,900?Lit: Italian lira
348
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 Pierluigi Longo  
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein 2002-05-00 Robert A. Heinlein Tor 0-312-87557-6
$16.95?$: US dollar
352
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  
Urania #1456 2003-01-01 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1456
€3.55?€: Euro
236
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 Franco Brambilla  
New Worlds to Conquer 2010-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #34) 978-1-897350-46-1   v+
533
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Weird Tales 2012-00-00 ed. uncredited Pulp Classics on DVD      
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
"All You Zombies—": Five Classic Stories 2013-07-26 Robert A. Heinlein Spectrum Literary Agency  
$4.50?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
"All You Zombies—": Five Classic Stories 2014-01-07 Robert A. Heinlein Blackstone Audio      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-03052-0
$1.50?$: 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 Paul Lehr  
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy date unknown ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon / QPBC     xvii+
588
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 James Marsh Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-03052-0
$1.50?$: 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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
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