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Title: The Big Pat Boom Title Record # 57062
Author: Damon Knight
Date: 1963-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: aliens (1), science fiction (1), economics (1) Add Tags

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Translations
Year Language Title
1964Translated by Roberta Rambelli
Italian Il boom delle bovine
1964Translated by Arlette Rosenblum
French Les touristes de la galaxie
1968 Italian Questione di merda
1977Translated by Marcial Souto Tizón and José María Aroca.
Spanish El auge de la bosta de vaca

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Magazine, December 1963 1963-12-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.50?$: US dollar
196
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 Emsh Checkmark
The Seventh Galaxy Reader 1964-02-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xii+
247
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Roger Zimmerman Checkmark
Galassia #41 1964-05-15 ed. Roberta Rambelli Casa Editrice La Tribuna 41
Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira
224
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 Brian Lewis Checkmark
The Seventh Galaxy Reader 1964-10-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
xii+
247
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Roger Zimmerman Checkmark
Galaxie (2ème série), #6 1964-10-00 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 Ed Emshwiller  
The Seventh Galaxy Reader 1965-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (3))  
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).
247
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Seventh Galaxy Reader 1966-04-00 ed. Frederik Pohl The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 108   247
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Griffiths Checkmark
Turning On: Thirteen Stories 1966-08-00 Damon Knight Doubleday  
$3.50?$: US dollar
180
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Donald Crews , Ann Crews Checkmark
Turning On 1967-00-00 Damon Knight Ace Books G-677
$0.50?$: US dollar
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 Gaughan Checkmark
The Seventh Galaxy Reader 1967-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Pan Books M192
5/-?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).
237+
[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 Checkmark
Turning On 1967-06-00 Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
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).
159
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
SF Horizons 1 1968-00-00 ed. Tom Boardman Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction) 0-234-77797-4
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).
189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Weaver (artist)  
Il pianeta Hellzapoppin 1968-11-00 ed. Valentino De Carlo De Carlo Editore (Italy)  
Lit 1,500?Lit: Italian lira
268
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 Checkmark
Turning On 1969-00-00 Damon Knight Sphere Books 53023
5/-?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).
159
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
Les univers de Damon Knight 1976-02-10 Damon Knight OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #60) 2-7201-0045-5   486
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Best of Damon Knight 1976-05-00 Damon Knight Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 2474
$2.49?$: US dollar
ix+
307
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard V. Corben Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight 1976-09-00 Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-80699-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
337
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 Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight 1976-09-00 Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-80699-8
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
xiii+
337
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 Ed Soyka Checkmark
Los mundos de Damon Knight 1977-00-00 Damon Knight Acervo (Acervo ciencia/ficción #23) 84-7002-228-8   488
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll El Cubri  
The Best of Damon Knight 1980-07-00 Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-83375-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
xiii+
337
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  
Laughing Space 1982-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson Robson Books 0-86051-181-2   xvi+
521
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Deborah Taylor Checkmark
Laughing Space 1982-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson Robson Books 0-86051-181-2
£7.95?£: UK pound
xvi+
521
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Deborah Taylor Checkmark
Laughing Space 1982-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson Houghton Mifflin 0-395-30519-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
521
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Laughing Space 1985-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson Robson Books 0-86051-323-8
£3.95?£: UK pound
xvi+
521
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 Deborah Taylor Checkmark
Turning On 2011-09-29 Damon Knight Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11139-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Far Out / In Deep / Off Centre / Turning On 2014-08-14 Damon Knight Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus) 978-0-575-11121-9
£20.00?£: UK pound
xii+
530
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.
omni Chris Moore Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight 2020-12-20 Damon Knight ReAnimus Press 979-858445241-4
$16.99?$: US dollar
313
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 Clay Hagebusch  
The Best of Damon Knight 2020-12-21 Damon Knight ReAnimus Press  
$5.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Best of Damon Knight date unknown Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-83375-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
xiii+
337
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
The Best of Damon Knight date unknown Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-83375-8
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar
xiii+
337
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
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