Title: War No. 81-Q
Title Record # 557761
Author: Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1928-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English
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Author: Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1928-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English
Note: First appeared in The Adjutant, Vol. IX, No.1, June 1928.
Linebarger's first published story, written while in high school.
Later completely rewritten.
The NESFA and Baen editions contain both versions of the story.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Instrumentality of Mankind | 1979-05-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27716-3 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 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 | Michael Herring |  |
| The Instrumentality of Mankind | 1979-05-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27716-3 | C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
xvii+ 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 | Michael Herring | |
| SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, 11/80 | 1980-11-00 | ed. Walter A. Fuchs, Helmut G. Gabriel | Pabel | SFPRM1180 | DM 3.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
72 | quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | David Jackson | |
Instrumentalität der Menschheit?Instrumentalitaet der Menschheit |
1982-06-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3579) | 3-8118-3579-3 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
320 | 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 | Helmut Wenske | |
| The Instrumentality of Mankind | 1985-07-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32301-7 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 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 | Michael Herring | |
| The Instrumentality of Mankind | 1988-11-00 | Cordwainer Smith | VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #28) | 0-575-04167-6 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
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 | John Avon | |
| The Instrumentality of Mankind | 1989-03-02 | Cordwainer Smith | Victor Gollancz | 0-575-04459-4 | £11.95?£: UK pound |
238 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Avon | |
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | 1993-06-00 | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
| Los señores de la instrumentalidad IV: En busca de tres mundos | 1995-02-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Ediciones B (Nova #70) | 84-406-5288-7 | 299 | 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 | Oscar Chichoni | ||
| Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I | 2004-03-02 | Cordwainer Smith | Gallimard (Folio SF #165) | 2-07-042715-3 | 617 | 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 | Manchu | |
|
| Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, IV | 2004-03-04 | Anthony Lewis, Cordwainer Smith | Gallimard (Folio SF #168) | 2-07-042700-5 | 343 | 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 | Manchu | ||
| When the People Fell | 2007-09-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Baen Books | 1-4165-2146-1 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
599 | 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 | Tom Kidd | |
| When the People Fell | 2007-09-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Baen Books | 978-1-4165-2146-4 | $6.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Tom Kidd | ||
| The Instrumentality of Mankind | 2011-09-29 | Cordwainer Smith | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10863-9 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| When the People Fell | 2012-08-28 | Cordwainer Smith | Baen Books | 978-1-4516-3829-5 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
829+ [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. |
coll | Tom Kidd | |
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I?Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalite, I |
2017-05-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Gallimard (Folio SF #165) | 978-2-07-042715-4 | €9.90?€: Euro |
624 | 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 | Manchu | |
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | 2018-01-00 | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 978-0-915368-56-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
683 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 978-0-915368-56-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |