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Title: The Bait Title Record # 57261
Author: Fritz Leiber
Date: 1973-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1978ⓘTranslated by I. R. de León
 Dutch Het aas
1981ⓘTranslated by Thomas Schlück
 German
Der Köder?Der Koeder
1983ⓘTranslated by Arlette Rosenblum
 French L'appât
1984ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr
 German Nichts ist zu vergleichen mit 'nem Weib -
1992ⓘTranslated by Joakim Svahn
 Swedish Lockbetet
2006ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber
 German Der Köder

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Whispers, December 1973 1973-12-00 ed. Stuart David Schiff Stuart David Schiff  
$1.50?$: US dollar
 68
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".
 fanzine Steve Fabian Checkmark
Toadstool Wine: A Collection of Fantasy and Horror from Six Independent Magazines 1975-00-00 ed. W. Paul Ganley A. S. P.  
$2.95?$: US dollar
 64
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
 anth Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
The Worlds of Fritz Leiber 1976-11-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 91640
$1.95?$: US dollar
 [x]+
340
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 Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 1977-07-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-79166-2
$1.50?$: US dollar
 243
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 Whelan Checkmark
First World Fantasy Awards 1977-10-00 ed. Gahan Wilson Doubleday (World Fantasy Awards #1) 0-385-12199-7
$8.95?$: US dollar
 311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gahan Wilson Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 1977-12-00 Fritz Leiber Gregg Press (The Saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser #6) 0-8398-2403-3
$8.50?$: US dollar
 243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 1977-12-00 Fritz Leiber George Prior Publishers 0-86043-164-9
£4.95?£: UK pound
 243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
Zwaarden en ijsmagie 1978-05-00 Fritz Leiber Meulenhoff (M=SF #133) 90-290-0937-3 ƒ11.50 223
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 Whelan Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 1979-00-00 Fritz Leiber Mayflower 0-583-13113-1
£0.85?£: UK pound
 189
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 Elson Checkmark
The Worlds of Fritz Leiber 1979-06-00 Fritz Leiber Gregg Press 0-8398-2477-7
$15.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
340
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Whispers II 1979-08-00 ed. Stuart Schiff Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction) 0-385-14967-0
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
237
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tim Kirk Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 1979-08-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-79168-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
 243
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 Whelan Checkmark
Microcosmic Tales 1980-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Taplinger 0-8008-5238-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
 [15]+
325
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ivy Strick Checkmark
Schwerter und Eiszauber 1981-00-00 Fritz Leiber Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3819) 3-453-30721-6
DM 5.80?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 Michael Whelan  
Swords and Ice Magic 1981-04-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-79169-7
$2.25?$: US dollar
 243
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 Whelan Checkmark
Swords And Ice Magic 1983-01-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-79178-6
$2.50?$: US dollar
 243
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 Whelan  
La magie des glaces 1983-04-00 Fritz Leiber Temps Futurs (Temps Futurs - Heroic Fantasy) 2-86607-033-X
F55.00?F: French frank
 275
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 Andreas  
Feuerwerk der Science Fiction: Hundert utopische Geschichten 1984-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Bertelsmann / Book Sales Clubs (Science Fiction & Fantasy Club) 01680 8   303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chris Foss Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 1984-01-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-79189-1
$2.75?$: US dollar
 243
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 Whelan Checkmark
Feuerwerk der SF 1984-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Goldmann (Edition '84: Die positiven Utopien #8) 3-442-08408-3
DM 14.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 362
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 Klaus Holitzka Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 1986-00-00 Fritz Leiber Grafton 0-583-13113-1
£2.50?£: UK pound
 189
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 Geoff Taylor Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 1987-00-00 Fritz Leiber Grafton 0-583-13113-1
£2.50?£: UK pound
 189
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 Geoff Taylor Checkmark
La magie des glaces 1987-06-11 Fritz Leiber Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5261) 2-266-02001-3   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 W. Siudmak  
Zwaarden en ijsmagie 1987-07-00 Fritz Leiber Meulenhoff (M=SF #133) 90-290-0937-3 ƒ17.50 223
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
Whispers II 1987-11-00 ed. Stuart David Schiff Jove Books 0-515-09252-5
$3.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
256
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 Marshall Arisman Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 1990-00-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-79196-4
$3.95?$: US dollar
 243
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 Leiber Chronicles: Fifty Years of Fritz Leiber 1990-04-00 Fritz Leiber Dark Harvest 0-913165-48-4
$21.95?$: US dollar
 601
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Leiber Chronicles: Fifty Years of Fritz Leiber 1990-04-00 Fritz Leiber Dark Harvest 0-913165-48-4
$65.00?$: US dollar
 601
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Swords' Masters 1990-04-00 Fritz Leiber GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 15972
$11.98?$: US dollar
 536
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Dean Morrissey Checkmark
The Leiber Chronicles: Fifty Years of Fritz Leiber 1990-04-00 Fritz Leiber Dark Harvest 0-913165-48-4   601
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Svärd och köldmagi?Svaerd och koeldmagi
 1992-00-00 Fritz Leiber Target Games (Drakar & demoner #48) 91-7898-209-X / R 9304 001-9248
skr 39?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
 157+
[2]
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 Janny Wurts Checkmark
Microcosmic Tales 1992-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander DAW Books (DAW Collectors #883) 0-88677-532-9 / UE2532
$4.99?$: US dollar
 xxi+
330
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1996-03-00 ed. Peter Haining Souvenir Press 0-285-63308-2
£15.99?£: UK pound
 300
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Josh Kirby  
Return to Lankhmar 1997-00-00 Fritz Leiber White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-928-4
$21.99?$: US dollar
 383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Mike Mignola Checkmark
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1997-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Legend 0-09-917442-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
 300
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Gefährliche Possen?Gefaehrliche Possen
 1997-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5909) 3-453-13343-9
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 444
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1997-11-00 ed. Peter Haining Ace Books 0-441-00487-3
$6.50?$: US dollar
 xiv+
347
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 Walter Velez Checkmark
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1998-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Orbit 1-85723-635-1
£5.99?£: UK pound
 300
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Return to Lankhmar 1998-01-04 Fritz Leiber White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-896-2
$5.99?$: US dollar
 496
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 Mike Mignola Checkmark
The Second Book of Lankhmar 2001-12-00 Fritz Leiber Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #24) 0-575-07358-6
£8.99?£: UK pound
 695
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
Swords' Masters 2004-02-00 Fritz Leiber Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-4205-8 / 63653
$14.99?$: US dollar
 536
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Dean Morrissey  
Swords in The Mist/Swords and Ice Magic: Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser 2005-01-00 Fritz Leiber ibooks 0-7434-9804-6
$14.00?$: US dollar
 448
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  
Der traurige Henker 2006-09-00 Fritz Leiber Edition Phantasia (Phantasia Paperback Fantasy #2006) 3-937897-18-6
€19.90?€: Euro
 400
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 Lars Nestler  
Swords and Ice Magic 2008-07-00 Fritz Leiber Dark Horse Books 978-1-59582-080-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
 221
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 Heidi Whitcomb Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 2008-08-12 Fritz Leiber Audible Studios      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 2012-07-02 Fritz Leiber Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12392-2
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Swords and Ice Magic 2014-04-01 Fritz Leiber Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-1689-9
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser: Volume Two 2018-12-18 Fritz Leiber Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-5765-3
$32.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
Swords and Ice Magic 2022-07-29 Fritz Leiber Centipede Press 978-1-61347-180-7
$75.00?$: US dollar
 333
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Hescox Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic 2022-07-29 Fritz Leiber Centipede Press 978-1-61347-180-7
$75.00?$: US dollar
 333
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Hescox Checkmark
Swords and Ice Magic date unknown Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-79167-0
$1.75?$: US dollar
 243
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 Whelan Checkmark
Swords' Masters date unknown Fritz Leiber GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 1-56865-046-9   536
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Dean Morrissey  
Swords and Ice Magic date unknown Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-79169-7
$2.25?$: US dollar
 243
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 Whelan Checkmark
The Second Book of Lankhmar date unknown Fritz Leiber Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #24) 978-0-575-07358-6
£9.99?£: UK pound
 695
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
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