Title: The Monkey's Fingers
Title Record # 68268
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1953-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1953-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: The copyright is 1952 by Better Publications, Inc. though it was not first published until February 1953. Thus some sources may list this as a 1952 story.
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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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| Startling Stories, February 1953 | 1953-02-00 | ed. Samuel Mines | Better Publications, Inc.; Kokomo, IN | $0.25?$: 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 | Emsh |  |
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| Science Fiction Yearbook, Number 4 | 1970-00-00 | ed. Sharon Moore | Popular Library, Inc. | $0.50?$: US dollar |
100 | 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 | Virgil Finlay | |
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| Have You Seen These? | 1974-03-01 | Isaac Asimov | NESFA Press (Boskone #11) | $5.95?$: US dollar |
94 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Eddie Jones | |
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| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1975-09-00 | Isaac Asimov | Doubleday | 0-385-05077-1 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
206 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Michael Flanagan | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1975-10-00 | Isaac Asimov | Doubleday & Company / SFBC | 1340 | $2.49?$: US dollar |
206 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Michael Flanagan | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1976-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Panther | 0-586-04398-5 | £0.60?£: 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 | Peter Jones | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1976-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Gollancz | 0-575-02078-4 | £3.20?£: UK pound |
206 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Urania #697 | 1976-05-23 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 697 | Lit 800?Lit: Italian lira |
144 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1977-01-00 | Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-23062-7 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
238 | 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 | George Tsui | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1977-01-00 | Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-23062-7 | C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
238 | 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 | George Tsui | |
| Flûte, flûte et flûtes ! | 1977-03-11 | Isaac Asimov | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #232) |
184 | 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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| Das Ende der Dinosaurier | 1977-06-28 | Isaac Asimov | Pabel (Terra Taschenbuch #289) | TTB289 | DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
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 | Ray Feibush | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1977-07-00 | Isaac Asimov | Panther / Granada | 0-586-04398-5 | £0.75?£: 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 | Peter Jones | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1978-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-23828-8 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
238 | 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 | ||
| Testi e Note. Volume secondo | 1978-10-00 | Isaac Asimov | Mondadori (Oscar) | 15756-0 | Lit 2,250?Lit: Italian lira |
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. |
coll | Karel Thole | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1979-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Panther | 0-586-04398-5 | £0.85?£: 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 | Peter Jones | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1980-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-23828-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
238 | 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 | ||
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1981-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Granada | 0-586-04398-5 | £1.25?£: 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 | Peter Jones | |
| Het kosmisch biljart | 1981-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1984) | 90-449-1984-9 | ƒ9.90 | 283 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1982-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Granada | 0-586-04398-5 | 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 | Peter Jones | ||
| Flûte, flûte et flûtes ! | 1983-03-01 | Isaac Asimov | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #232) |
2-207-30232-6 | 184 | 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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| Das Ende der Dinosaurier | 1983-07-00 | Isaac Asimov | Moewig (Utopia Classics #55) | UC55 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
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 | Nikolai Lutohin | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1984-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Panther | 0-586-04398-5 | £1.95?£: 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 | Peter Jones | |
| Testi e Note | 1985-04-00 | Isaac Asimov | Mondadori (Urania Blu #4) | 4 | Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira |
188 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| Sirius, #113 | 1985-11-05 |
ed.
Milivoj Pašiček?Milivoj Pasicek Milivoj Pashichek |
Vjesnik | Din 150?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar |
132 | 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. |
mag | Igor Kordej | |
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| Testi e Note. Volume secondo | 1987-07-00 | Isaac Asimov | Mondadori (Oscar #1997) | 88-04-30483-9 | 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. |
coll | Anna Montecroci | ||
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1988-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Grafton | 0-586-04398-5 | £2.50?£: 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 | Peter Jones | |
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | 1988-02-00 | Isaac Asimov | VGSF / Gollancz | 0-575-04199-4 | £2.95?£: UK pound |
206 | 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 | John Harris | |
| The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | 1992-02-00 | Isaac Asimov | Foundation / Doubleday | 0-385-42078-1 | $14.00?$: US dollar |
ix+ 550 |
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 | Barclay Shaw | |
| The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | 1992-05-00 | Isaac Asimov | Doubleday Foundation / SFBC | 17907 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
ix+ 635 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Barclay Shaw | |
| Inside the Funhouse: 17 Sf Stories About SF | 1992-08-00 | ed. Mike Resnick | AvoNova | 0-380-76643-4 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
246 | 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 | Tim O'Brien | |
| Cuentos completos II | 1993-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Ediciones B (Éxito Internacional #142) | 84-406-3787-X | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | 1994-01-00 | Isaac Asimov | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-00-224150-1 | £16.99?£: UK pound |
550 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Întemeietorii?Intemeietorii |
1998-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Editura Teora (Sci-Fi (Editura Teora) #28) | 973-601-717-6 | Lei 20,000?Lei: Romanian leu |
210 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
| Flûte, flûte et flûtes ! | 1998-03-00 | Isaac Asimov | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #232) |
2-207-24736-8 | F25.00?F: French frank |
184 | 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 | Hubert de Lartigue | |
| Buy Jupiter | 2000-02-00 | Isaac Asimov | Millennium | 1-85798-941-4 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
224 | 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 | John Harris | |
Flûte, flûte et flûtes !?Flute, flute et flutes ! |
2008-09-02 | Isaac Asimov | Denoël?Denoel (Folio SF #163) |
978-2-07-031444-7 | 184 | 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 |
Éric Scala?Eric Scala
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| Cher Jupiter | 2016-12-12 | Isaac Asimov | Denoël?Denoel (Folio SF #563) |
978-2-07-046741-9 | 372 | 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 | Karim Friha | ||
| The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | unpublished | Isaac Asimov | Foundation / Doubleday | 0-385-42079-X | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | date unknown | Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-23062-7 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
238 | 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 | George Tsui |