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Title: The Ship Sails at Midnight Title Record # 57318
Author: Fritz Leiber
Date: 1950-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A group of college boys meet a marvelous young woman.
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Current Tags: SF (1), social commentary (1), romance (1), alien contact (1), contemporary (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1965Translated by uncredited
German Das Schiff startet um Mitternacht
1969Translated by Michel Deutsch
French Le vaisseau lève l'ancre à minuit
1976Translated by Gianni Montanari
Italian La nave salpa a mezzanotte
1979Translated by Chantal Jayat
French
Le vaisseau lève l'ancre à minuit?Le vaisseau leve l'ancre a minuit
1980Translated by Eva Malsch
German Das Schiff startet um Mitternacht
1983Translated by Annemarie van Ewyck
Dutch Afvaart om middernacht

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Fantastic Adventures, September 1950 1950-09-00 ed. Howard Browne Ziff-Davis Publishing Company  
$0.25?$: US dollar
148
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 Robert Gibson Jones  
Fantastic Adventures No. 4 1950-12-00 ed. Howard Browne Thorpe & Porter  
1/6?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).
132
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 Robert Gibson Jones Checkmark
The Outer Reaches: Favorite Science-Fiction Tales Chosen by Their Authors 1951-10-00 ed. August Derleth Pellegrini & Cudahy  
$3.95?$: US dollar
ix+
342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth R. T. Crane Checkmark
The Time of Infinity 1963-00-00 ed. August Derleth Consul Books 1268
2/6?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).
205
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 Adams Checkmark
Ships to the Stars / The Million Year Hunt 1964-00-00 Kenneth Bulmer, Fritz Leiber Ace Books (Ace Double #F-285) F-285
$0.40?$: US dollar
122+
133
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.
omni Jack Gaughan , Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Tödlicher Mond ...und andere Utopia-Kurzgeschichten?Toedlicher Mond ...und andere Utopia-Kurzgeschichten
1965-07-27 Fritz Leiber Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #445) UZ445
DM 0.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
63
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".
coll R. S. Lonati Checkmark
Fantastic, July 1967 1967-07-00 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 Johnny Bruck Checkmark
Fiction, #186 1969-06-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
OPTA  
F3.50?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 Claude Auclair Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1974-05-00 Fritz Leiber Sphere Books 0-7221-5474-7
£0.60?£: UK pound
368
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) Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1974-06-00 Fritz Leiber Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 6203
$2.49?$: US dollar
xv+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Larry Kresek Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1974-11-00 Fritz Leiber Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-24256-4
$1.75?$: US dollar
xviii+
329
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1974-11-00 Fritz Leiber Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98168-7
£3.50?£: UK pound
368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1974-11-00 Fritz Leiber Ballantine Books 0-345-24256-4
C$1.75?C$: Canadian dollar
xviii+
329
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
La guerra e i labirinti 1976-01-00 Fritz Leiber Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #47)  
Lit 1,600?Lit: Italian lira
224
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 Richard Clifton-Dey  
Ships to the Stars 1976-10-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 76110
$1.50?$: US dollar
150
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 Walter Rane Checkmark
Ships to the Stars 1977-00-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 76110
$1.50?$: US dollar
150
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 Walter Rane Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1977-06-00 Fritz Leiber Sphere Books 0-7221-5474-7
£0.60?£: UK pound
368
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  
La grande caravane 1979-01-05 Fritz Leiber
Presses de la Cité?Presses de la Cite
(
Presses de la Cité - Futurama?Presses de la Cite - Futurama
#21)
2-258-00492-6   190
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1979-09-00 Fritz Leiber Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-28351-1
$2.25?$: US dollar
xviii+
329
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 Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1979-09-00 Fritz Leiber Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-28351-1
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar
xviii+
329
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 Checkmark
Pail of Air and Other Stories 1979-11-12 Fritz Leiber Amereon House 0-88411-933-5
$22.95?$: US dollar
168
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Die besten Stories von Fritz Leiber 1980-10-00 Fritz Leiber Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6709) 3-8118-6709-1
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
352
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
Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Fritz Leiber 1982-06-07 Fritz Leiber Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5138) 2-266-01150-2   363
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 Marcel Laverdet Checkmark
Afvaart om middernacht 1983-00-00 Fritz Leiber Meulenhoff (Meulenhoff SF Kwadraten #2) 90-290-1653-1   117
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 David A. Hardy Checkmark
Le vaisseau lève l'ancre à minuit 1991-02-00 Fritz Leiber Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5138) 2-266-04308-0   374
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 G. Gorel  
The Best of Fritz Leiber 1997-06-00 Fritz Leiber Amereon House 0-8488-2127-0
$30.00?$: US dollar
168
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Poor Superman & Others 2009-00-00 Fritz Leiber Wonder Publishing Group 978-1-4486-8367-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
304
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 Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Ships to the Stars 2009-06-00 Fritz Leiber Wildside Press 978-1-4344-0489-3
$22.95?$: US dollar
150
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Juanjo Tugores Checkmark
Ships to the Stars 2009-06-19 Fritz Leiber Wildside Press 978-1-4344-0488-6
$11.99?$: US dollar
158
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 Juanjo Tugores  
Science Fiction Gems, Volume Eight 2014-09-27 ed. Gregory Luce Armchair Fiction (Armchair Science Fiction & Horror Gems #15) 978-1-61287-223-0
$12.95?$: US dollar
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.
anth Ed Emshwiller  
Masters of Science Fiction: Fritz Leiber 2016-03-00 Fritz Leiber Centipede Press (Masters of Science Fiction (Centipede Press)) 978-1-61347-071-8
$95.00?$: US dollar
712
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan Checkmark
The Best of Fritz Leiber date unknown Fritz Leiber GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 06203   xv+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Pat Morrissey Checkmark
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