Title: The Monkey Wrench
Title Record # 56080
Author: Gordon R. Dickson
Date: 1951-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Gordon R. Dickson
Date: 1951-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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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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| Astounding Science Fiction, August 1951 | 1951-08-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.35?$: US dollar |
172 | 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 | Van Dongen |  |
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| Astounding Science Fiction, February 1952 (UK) | 1952-02-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 1/-?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). |
64 | 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 | |||
| More Penguin Science Fiction | 1963-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1963 | 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). |
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. |
anth | Vassily Kandinsky | |
| More Penguin Science Fiction | 1964-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1963 | 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). |
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. |
anth | Vassily Kandinsky | |
| More Penguin Science Fiction | 1968-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1963 | 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). |
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. |
anth | Richard Hollis | |
| The Metal Smile | 1968-10-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Belmont Books | B60-082 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
158 | 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 Metal Smile | 1968-10-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Belmont Books | B60-082 | C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar |
158 | 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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| A pokolba tartó vonat | 1970-00-00 |
ed.
Ferenczné Árkos Ilona?Ferenczne Arkos Ilona |
Gondolat | Ft 23?Ft: Hungarian forint |
327 | 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 |
Kolozsváry György?Kolozsvary Gyorgy
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| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1973-06-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1974-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| The Metal Smile | 1974-09-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Belmont Tower | 50722 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
158 | 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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| Ancient, My Enemy | 1974-10-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction) | 0-385-05202-2 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
226 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Rauch | |
| Ancient, My Enemy | 1974-10-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | Doubleday / SFBC | 6310 | $1.49?$: US dollar |
215 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Rauch | |
| Ancient, My Enemy | 1975-02-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | Doubleday / SFBC | 6310 | 215 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Rauch | |
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| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1976-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £1.25?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| Ancient, My Enemy | 1976-04-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #190) | 0-87997-228-9 / UW1228 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
206 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| Ancient, My Enemy | 1976-04-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | UW1228 | C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
206 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| Sprong naar Omega | 1978-00-00 | ed. A. van Hageland | D.A.P. Reinaert | 90-310-0419-7 | 373 | 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 | |
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| Fontein science fiction 2 | 1978-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | De Fontein (Fontein SF) | 90-261-0144-9 | 156 | 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 | |
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| Ancient, My Enemy | 1978-07-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | Sphere Books | 0-7221-2969-6 | �0.95 | 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 | Chris Foss | |
| The Wall Around the World and Other Science Fiction Stories | 1979-00-00 | ed. Susan Morris | Cambridge University Press | 0-521-21628-1 | 134 | 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 | |||
| Uralt, mein Feind | 1979-12-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3682) | 3-453-30601-5 | DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
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 | Karel Thole | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1980-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £1.95?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 | Tom Stimpson | |
| Ancient, My Enemy | 1980-00-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | Sphere | 0-7221-2999-8 | £1.50?£: UK pound |
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 | Chris Foss | |
| Ancient, My Enemy | 1980-07-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | DAW Books | 0-87997-552-0 | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
206 | 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 | Greg Theakston | |
| Ancient, My Enemy | 1980-07-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | DAW Books | 0-87997-552-0 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
206 | 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 | Greg Theakston | |
| Ancient, My Enemy | 1980-07-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | DAW Books | 0-87997-552-0 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
206 | 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 | Greg Theakston | |
| Sirius, #74 | 1982-08-05 |
ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich |
Vjesnik | Din 40?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar |
148 | 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 | Vicente Segrelles | |
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| Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers | 1984-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | Allen Lane | 0-7139-1685-0 | £10.95?£: UK pound |
627 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Peter Gudynas | |
| Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers | 1984-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | 0-03-061498-8 | $22.95?$: US dollar |
627 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Mantel | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1985-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 | Peter Jones | |
| Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers | 1985-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | Penguin Books | 0-14-007194-6 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
627 | 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 | Peter Goodfellow | |
Máquinas que pensam: obras-primas da ficção científica?Maquinas que pensam: obras-primas da ficcao cientifica |
1985-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | L & PM | 85-254-0061-0 | 463 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | |||
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1986-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | 616 | 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 | Peter Jones | ||
| Ancient, My Enemy | 1986-01-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | Sphere | 0-7221-2999-8 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
Дело рук компьютера?Delo ruk kompyutera |
1988-00-00 |
ed.
Ростислав Рыбкин?Rostislav Rybkin |
Известия?Izvestiya (Библиотека журнала «Иностранная литература»?Biblioteka zhurnala "Inostrannaya literatura" #115) |
256 | 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 |
Н. Ящук?N. Yashchuk
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| Guided Tour | 1988-02-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | Tor | 0-812-53589-8 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
244 | 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 | David Lee Anderson | |
| The Wall Around the World and Other Science Fiction Stories | 1990-00-00 | ed. Susan Morris | Cambridge University Press | 0-521-21628-1 |
viii+ 134 |
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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| Ancient, My Enemy | 1990-00-00 | Gordon R. Dickson | Sphere | 0-7221-2999-8 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| War with the Robots: 28 of the Best Short Stories by the Greatest Names in 20th Century Science Fiction | 1992-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | Wings Books | 0-517-06504-5 | 609 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Courtney | |
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Histórias de robôs volume 3?Historias de robos volume 3 |
2005-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | L & PM (L & PM pocket) | 978-85-254-1390-1 | 272 | 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 | |||
Histórias de robôs volume 3?Historias de robos volume 3 |
2005-06-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | L & PM | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||||
| Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers | date unknown | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | Henry Holt | 0-8050-0623-0 | $22.95?$: US dollar |
627 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Mantel | |