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Title: Prospector's Special Title Record # 59717
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1959-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: A young prospector searches for goldenstone on Venus.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1961 Italian La bibita speciale del cercatore minerario
1965 French Un filon sur Vénus
1965Translated by Clark Darlton under his legal name Walter Ernsting
German
Glücksritter?Gluecksritter
1987Translated by an uncredited hand
German Der Prospector's Special
1991Translated by Алексей Дмитриевич Иорданский (Aleksey Dmitrievich Iordanskiy)
Russian [as by
Роберт Шекли?Robert Shekli
Robert Sheckley
]

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 1959 1959-12-00 ed. H. L. Gold 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
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 77 1960-01-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
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).
194
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 Wood Checkmark
Galaxy #33 1961-02-00 ed. R. Sgroi Casa Editrice La Tribuna 33
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
148
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 Spatius Checkmark
Shards of Space 1962-00-00 Robert Sheckley Corgi YS1252
3/-?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).
152
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 Hoot von Zitzewitz Checkmark
Shards of Space 1962-00-00 Robert Sheckley Corgi YS1252
A4/6?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).
152
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 Hoot von Zitzewitz  
Shards of Space 1962-07-00 Robert Sheckley Bantam Books J2443
$0.40?$: US dollar
152
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 Hoot von Zitzewitz Checkmark
Galaxie (2ème série), #9 1965-01-00 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 Schelling Checkmark
Galaxy 1 1965-02-00 ed. Walter Ernsting Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3040) 3040
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
153
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
Shards of Space 1966-00-00 Robert Sheckley Corgi GS7503
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).
152
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
Shards of Space 1971-02-00 Robert Sheckley Bantam Books 0-553-05927-0 / S5927
$0.75?$: US dollar
152
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 Science Fictional Solar System 1979-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Harper & Row 0-06-011527-0
$11.95?$: US dollar
ix+
317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Irving Freeman Checkmark
The Science Fictional Solar System 1980-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98666-2   317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Science Fictional Solar System 1981-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1177   317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Science Fictional Solar System 1982-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Panther 0-586-05228-3
£1.50?£: UK pound
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.
anth Checkmark
Science Fiction Special 43 1982-02-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #43) 0-283-98814-2
£?£: UK pound
200+
317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Das zweite Robert Sheckley Buch 1987-01-00 Robert Sheckley
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24090)
3-404-24090-1
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
720
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 Tim White Checkmark
Das zweite Robert Sheckley Buch 1988-09-00 Robert Sheckley
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24090)
3-404-24090-1
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
720
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 Tim White Checkmark
1991-00-00 ed. 5-244-00224-4   351
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 Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Three 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing     360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing  
$150.00?$: US dollar
331+
380+
360+
275+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Three 1992-07-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing 1-56146-422-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
360
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  
The Masque of Mañana 2005-08-00 Robert Sheckley NESFA Press 1-886778-60-4
$29.00?$: US dollar
569
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Masque of Mañana 2005-12-00 Robert Sheckley NESFA Press / SFBC 1202183
$14.50?$: US dollar
569
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Masque of Mañana 2008-08-00 Robert Sheckley NESFA Press 1-886778-60-4
$29.00?$: US dollar
569
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Shards of Space 2014-11-27 Robert Sheckley Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-0767-7
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Prospector's Special 2016-04-15 Robert Sheckley Project Gutenberg 51768
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Masters of Science Fiction: Robert Sheckley 2022-02-00 Robert Sheckley Centipede Press (Masters of Science Fiction (Centipede Press)) 978-1-61347-311-5
$65.00?$: US dollar
727
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan Checkmark
Incredible Science Fiction: Amazing Tales from the 1950s and Beyond, Volume 3 2023-07-23 ed. Andrew G. Gibson Andrew G. Gibson  
$5.13?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Art Painter  
Incredible Science Fiction: Amazing Tales from the 1950s and Beyond, Volume 3 2023-08-20 ed. Andrew G. Gibson Andrew G. Gibson 979-885350652-7
$11.45?$: US dollar
445
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 Art Painter  
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