Title: A Miracle of Rare Device
Title Record # 58408
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1962-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1962-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), storytelling (1), fantasy (1) Add Tags
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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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| Playboy, January 1962 | 1962-01-00 | ed. Editors of Playboy | $1.00?$: US dollar |
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | |||||
| Argosy (UK), January 1963 | 1963-01-00 | ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) | Fleetway Publications | 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). |
136 | 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 | |||
| The Worlds of Science Fiction | 1963-06-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | The Dial Press | $4.95?$: US dollar |
349 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ronald Clyne |  |
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| The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F | 1963-12-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Simon & Schuster | $4.50?$: US dollar |
382 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lawrence Ratzkin | |
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| The Machineries of Joy | 1964-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Hart-Davis | 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). |
239 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Joe Mugnaini | ||
| The Worlds of Science Fiction | 1964-00-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (3)) | 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). |
349 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Machineries of Joy | 1964-02-00 | Ray Bradbury | Simon & Schuster | $4.50?$: US dollar |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Isadore Seltzer | |
|
| 8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F | 1964-06-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Dell | 9774 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
382 | 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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| 8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F | 1964-06-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Dell | 9774 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
382 | 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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| Les machines à bonheur | 1965-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #84-85) |
F9.90?F: French frank |
313 | 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 | |||
| Riadó a Naprendszerben | 1965-00-00 |
ed.
Kulin Katalin, Kuczka Péter?Kuczka, Peter |
Európa Könyvkiadó?Europa Konyvkiado |
Ft 26,50?Ft: Hungarian forint |
471 | 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 |
Hegedűs István?Hegedus Istvan
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| The Worlds of Science Fiction | 1965-07-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Paperback Library | 54-819 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
287 | 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 Machineries of Joy | 1965-07-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | H2988 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
213 | 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 | |
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| The Machineries of Joy | 1965-07-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | H2988 | C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar |
213 | 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 | |
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| The Worlds of Science Fiction | 1965-07-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Paperback Library | 54-819 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
287 | 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 Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 | 1965-08-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Mayflower-Dell | 0544 | 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). |
382 | 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 Machineries of Joy | 1966-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | GN7489 | 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). |
213 | 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 | |
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| The Worlds of Science Fiction | 1966-00-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Panther | 2124 | 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). |
288 | 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 Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 | 1967-00-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Mayflower-Dell | 0544 | 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). |
382 | 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 Worlds of Science Fiction | 1967-10-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Paperback Library | 54-577 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
287 | 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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| Machineries of Joy | 1969-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | 0-552-08275-9 | 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). |
213 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| The Machineries of Joy | 1969-06-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5258 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
213 | 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 | |
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| Le macchine della felicità | 1970-04-00 | Ray Bradbury | Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #39) | Lit 2,200?Lit: Italian lira |
286 | 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 | Gian Mario Scuratti | ||
| The Worlds of Science Fiction | 1970-07-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Paperback Library | 64-374 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
287 | 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 Machineries of Joy | 1970-07-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5258 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
213 | 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 | |
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| The Worlds of Science Fiction | 1970-07-00 | ed. Robert P. Mills | Paperback Library | 64-374 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
287 | 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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| Les machines à bonheur | 1970-09-09 | Ray Bradbury | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #84/85) |
313 | 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 Fully Automated Love Life of Henry Keanridge | 1971-00-00 | ed. Editors of Playboy | Playboy Press | 16135 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
186 | 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 | Don Punchatz | |
| Fantasy: The Literature of the Marvelous | 1974-00-00 | ed. Leo P. Kelley | McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) | 0-07-033502-8 | $3.96?$: US dollar |
vi+ 305 |
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 | ||
| The Machineries of Joy | 1976-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | Q2324 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
213 | 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 Machineries of Joy | 1976-09-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-02834-0 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
245 | 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 | |
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| The Machineries of Joy | 1977-06-00 | Ray Bradbury | Panther / Granada | 0-586-04361-6 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
213 | 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 Goodfellow | |
| Les machines à bonheur | 1980-05-30 | Ray Bradbury | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #84) |
317 | 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 |
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
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| The Machineries of Joy | 1983-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Granada | 0-586-04361-6 | £1.50?£: UK pound |
213 | 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 Goodfellow | |
As máquinas do prazer?As maquinas do prazer |
1983-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #11) | 290 | 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 Machineries of Joy | 1983-02-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-23120-0 | $2.75?$: US dollar |
245 | 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 | Tito Salomoni | |
| Die Mechanismen der Freude | 1985-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Diogenes (detebe #21242) | 3-257-21242-9 | DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
316 | 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 | Tomi Ungerer | |
| The Machineries of Joy | 1988-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Granada | 0-586-04361-6 | £2.95?£: UK pound |
213 | 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 Goodfellow | |
| Les machines à bonheur | 1988-04-00 | Ray Bradbury | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #84) |
2-207-30084-6 | 317 | 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 | Marie-Christine Forest | ||
Les machines à bonheur?Les machines a bonheur |
2000-01-00 | Ray Bradbury | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #84) |
2-207-25066-0 | 317 | 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 | Vincent Froissard | ||
| The Machineries of Joy | 2000-12-00 | Ray Bradbury | Earthlight | 0-671-03771-4 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
255 | 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 | Trevor Scobie | |
Les machines à bonheur?Les machines a bonheur |
2008-06-02 | Ray Bradbury | Denoël?Denoel (Folio SF #312) |
978-2-07-034842-8 | 465 | 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 | Matthias Haddad | ||
| Le meilleur des mondes possibles et autres nouvelles | 2010-04-07 | Ray Bradbury | Gallimard ( Folio 2€?Folio 2E #5032) |
978-2-07-043832-7 | 123 | 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 Blann | ||
| The Machineries of Joy | date unknown | Ray Bradbury | Grafton | 0-586-04361-6 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
255 | 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 | Steve Crisp | |
| The Machineries of Joy | date unknown | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5258 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
213 | 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 | |
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| The Machineries of Joy | date unknown | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5258 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
213 | 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 | |
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| The Machineries of Joy | date unknown | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | N8304 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
213 | 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 | |
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| The Machineries of Joy | date unknown | Ray Bradbury | Grafton | 0-586-04361-6 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
255 | 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 | Steve Crisp | |
| The Machineries of Joy | date unknown | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | H2988 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
213 | 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 Machineries of Joy | date unknown | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-24695-X | $2.95?$: US dollar |
245 | 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 | Tito Salomoni | |
| The Machineries of Joy | date unknown | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | H2988 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
213 | 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 | |
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| The Machineries of Joy | date unknown | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5258 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
213 | 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 | |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction