Title: The Runaway Skyscraper
Title Record # 54832
Author: Murray Leinster
Date: 1919-02-22
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Murray Leinster
Date: 1919-02-22
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in Argosy, 22 February 1919.
Synopsis: A Manhattan building inadvertently alters the Fourth Dimension, causing it to be propelled backwards in time until all of Manhattan disappears. The building settles into a forested area occupied by Indians. Naturally, an engineer is present, who figures out how to return the building to its proper time.
Available on page 244, Bleiler (Gernsback)
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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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| Argosy and Railroad Man's Magazine, February 22, 1919 | 1919-02-22 | ed. Editors of Argosy and Railroad Man's Magazine | Frank A. Munsey | $0.10?$: US dollar |
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 | ||||
| Amazing Stories, June 1926 | 1926-06-00 | ed. Hugo Gernsback | Experimenter Publishing Co. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
96 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Frank R. Paul |  |
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| Amazing Stories, February 1966 | 1966-02-00 | ed. Joseph Ross | Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc. | $0.50?$: 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 | Frank R. Paul | |
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| The Best of Amazing | 1967-06-00 | ed. Joseph Ross | Doubleday | $4.50?$: US dollar |
xi+ [3]+ 222 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sylvie Selig | |
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| The Best of Amazing | 1968-10-00 | ed. Joseph Ross | Robert Hale | 0-7091-0461-8 | 21/-?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). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | C. W. Bacon | |
| The Best of Amazing | 1969-06-00 | ed. Joseph Ross | Belmont Books | B75-1017 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
192 | 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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| Fantastic, January 1980 | 1980-01-00 | ed. Omar Gohagen | Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc. | $1.50?$: US dollar |
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 | Elinor Mavor | |
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| New Horizons: Yesterday's Portraits of Tomorrow | 1999-03-00 | ed. August Derleth | Arkham House | 0-87054-174-9 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 299 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Stephen E. Fabian | |
| Wondrous Beginnings | 2003-01-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Steven H Silver | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1245) | 0-7564-0098-8 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
316 | 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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| The Runaway Skyscraper | 2005-12-19 | Murray Leinster | Project Gutenberg | 17355 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | |
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| The Runaway Skyscraper | 2006-05-05 | Murray Leinster | IndyPublish.com | 1-4219-7299-9 | $33.99?$: US dollar |
68 | 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. |
chap | ||
| Lost Sanctum, #1 2006 | 2006-06-00 | ed. Ron Hanna | Wild Cat Books | $15.00?$: US dollar |
156 | quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | Ver | ||
| The Runaway Skyscraper and Other Tales from the Pulps | 2007-08-02 | Murray Leinster | Wildside Press | 1-4344-8207-3 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
130 | 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 | Leo Morey | |
| The Runaway Skyscraper and Other Tales from the Pulps | 2007-08-02 | Murray Leinster | Wildside Press | 1-4344-8208-1 | $29.95?$: US dollar |
130 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Leo Morey | |
| The Runaway Skyscraper | 2009-01-23 | Murray Leinster | Dodo Press | 978-1-4065-4949-2 | $12.99?$: US dollar |
64 | 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. |
chap | ||
| The Runaway Skyscraper | 2009-11-04 | Murray Leinster | Book Jungle | 978-1-4385-2871-7 | $8.45?$: US dollar |
56 | 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. |
chap | ||
| The Runaway Skyscraper | 2010-05-11 | Murray Leinster | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
chap | ||||
| Delirio: Ciencia Ficción y Fantasia, #8 March 2011 | 2011-03-00 | ed. Francisco Arellano | La Biblioteca del Laberinto | 200 | 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. |
mag | Norman Saunders | |
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| The Murray Leinster Megapack | 2012-03-05 | Murray Leinster | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4344-4922-1 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | Ancello | |||
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V25: The Pulp Writers: Murray Leinster | 2013-07-01 | Murray Leinster | Spastic Cat Press (Anthology of Sci-Fi #25) | 978-1-4837-0244-5 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
382 | 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 Best of Amazing Stories: The 1926 Anthology | 2014-08-01 | ed. Steve Davidson, Jean Marie Stine | Experimenter Publishing Company (Amazing Stories Classics) | 978-1-5007-1595-3 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
246 | 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 | Frank R. Paul | |
| The Best of Amazing Stories: The 1926 Anthology | 2014-08-04 | ed. Steve Davidson, Jean Marie Stine | Experimenter Publishing Company (Amazing Stories Classics) | $3.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Frank R. Paul | |||
| The First Murray Leinster Megapack ® | 2015-11-12 | Murray Leinster | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4794-0771-2 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | Ancello | ||
| The Second Murray Leinster Megapack ® | 2015-12-01 | Murray Leinster | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4794-0782-8 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | |||
| The Runaway Skyscraper and Other Tales from the Pulps | 2019-11-12 | Murray Leinster | Gateway / Orion | 978-1-4732-2738-5 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Sidewise in Time | 2020-09-03 | Murray Leinster | Gollancz / Orion (Golden Age Masterworks) | 978-1-4732-2739-2 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
393 | 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 | Tithi Luadthong | |
| Sidewise in Time | 2020-09-03 | Murray Leinster | Gateway / Orion (Golden Age Masterworks) | 978-1-4732-2740-8 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Tithi Luadthong | ||
| The Runaway Skyscraper | 2021-02-28 | Murray Leinster | Positronic Publishing | 978-1-5154-5091-7 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
66 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
chap | Tithi Luadthong | |
| The Runaway Skyscraper | 2021-02-28 | Murray Leinster | Positronic Publishing | 978-1-5154-5092-4 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
66 | 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. |
chap | Tithi Luadthong |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years