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Title: The World Well Lost Title Record # 40769
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1953-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: Two mysterious humanoids land on Earth and their apparently innocent, love-struck antics make them a 9-day wonder. It turns out they are Dirbanu, an advanced race that previously shunned all contact with humans, and their government wants them back.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1965Translated by Enrique de Obregón
Spanish El mundo bien perdido
1971Translated by C. A. G. van den Broek
Dutch Een einde van de wereld
1973Translated by Eurico Fonseca
Portuguese O mundo bem perdido
1974Translated by Tony Westermayr
German
Die Liebesvögel?Die Liebesvoegel
1978Translated by Bruno Martin
French Monde interdit
1985Translated by George W. Barlow
French Monde bien perdu
1987Translated by Giampaolo Cossato and Sandro Sandrelli
Italian Un mondo davvero perduto
1988 Hungarian
E kettő kell neki?E ketto kell neki
E kettooe kell neki
1999Translated by Mariano Casas.
Spanish El mundo bien perdido
2000Translated by 大森望(Oomori Nozomi)
Japanese
たとえ世界を失っても?たとえせかいをうしなっても
Tatoe Sekai wo Ushinatte mo
Tatoe Sekai o Ushinatte mo
[as by ]
2008 Swedish Med glädje världen försaka

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
E Pluribus Unicorn 1953-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Abelard-Schuman  
$2.75?$: US dollar
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll A. M. Jauss Checkmark
E Pluribus Unicorn 1953-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Nelson, Foster & Scott  
C$?C$: Canadian dollar
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll A. M. Jauss  
Universe Science Fiction, June 1953 1953-06-00 ed. George Bell Bell Publications  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
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 Malcolm H. Smith Checkmark
E Pluribus Unicorn 1956-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books 179
$0.35?$: US dollar
211+
[1]
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
E Pluribus Unicorn 1960-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Abelard-Schuman  
9/6?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).
275
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll A. M. Jauss  
E Pluribus Unicorn 1961-03-00 Theodore Sturgeon Panther 1183
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).
192
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 Bill Rose Checkmark
Twisted 1962-05-00 ed. Groff Conklin Belmont Books L92-535
$0.50?$: US dollar
viii+
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.
anth Checkmark
E Pluribus Unicorn 1963-06-00 Theodore Sturgeon Panther 1183
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).
192
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 Bill Rose Checkmark
Con los pelos de punta 1965-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Editorial Molino (Biblioteca Oro Terror #4) 84-272-1204-6   191+
[1]
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 Noiquet  
E Pluribus Unicorn 1965-06-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books U2247
$0.50?$: US dollar
211
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
E Pluribus Unicorn 1965-06-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books U2247
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
211
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Twisted 1965-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Four Square Books 1379
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).
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.
anth  
Starshine 1966-12-00 Theodore Sturgeon Pyramid Books X1543
$0.60?$: US dollar
174
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Twisted 1967-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Belmont Books B50-771
$0.50?$: US dollar
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.
anth Checkmark
Twisted 1967-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Belmont Books B50-771
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
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.
anth Checkmark
E Pluribus Unicorn 1968-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Panther 11838
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).
192
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
Starshine 1968-03-00 Theodore Sturgeon Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2)) 0-575-00064-3
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).
158
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
E Pluribus Unicorn 1969-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Panther 11838
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).
192
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
Starshine 1969-03-00 Theodore Sturgeon Pyramid Books X-1977
$0.60?$: US dollar
174
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Starshine 1969-05-00 Theodore Sturgeon The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 145
8/6?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).
158
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Terry James Checkmark
E Pluribus Unicorn 1970-01-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books 01827
$0.75?$: US dollar
x+
211
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 Robert Pepper Checkmark
De man die de zee verloor 1971-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Bruna (Bruna SF #6) 90-229-9006-0 ƒ3.50 192
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 Bob van Blommestein Checkmark
Starshine 1971-02-00 Theodore Sturgeon Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-08662-2
£0.25?£: UK pound
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 Harry Willock/Ink Studio Checkmark
Starshine 1972-03-00 Theodore Sturgeon Pyramid Books T2658
$0.75?$: US dollar
174
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
Starshine 1972-03-00 Theodore Sturgeon Pyramid Books T2658
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
174
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
Strange Bedfellows 1972-11-00 ed. Thomas N. Scortia Random House 0-394-48155-0
$5.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
273
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bob Silverman Checkmark
À luz das estrelas 1973-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #198)     161
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 Lima de Freitas  
Licht von den Sternen 1974-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0192) 3-442-23192-2
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
185
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 F. Jürgen Rogner Checkmark
Strange Bedfellows 1974-12-00 ed. Thomas N. Scortia Pocket Books 0-671-77794-7
$0.95?$: US dollar
254
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 Mike Gross Checkmark
Strange Bedfellows 1974-12-00 ed. Thomas N. Scortia Pocket Books 0-671-77794-7
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
254
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 Mike Gross Checkmark
Social Problems Through Science Fiction 1975-03-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, John W. Milstead, Joseph D. Olander, Patricia Warrick St. Martin's Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
xv+
356
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  
E Pluribus Unicorn 1977-08-00 Theodore Sturgeon Pocket Books 0-671-81355-2
$1.50?$: US dollar
x+
211
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
E Pluribus Unicorn 1977-08-00 Theodore Sturgeon Pocket Books 0-671-81355-2
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
x+
211
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
Starshine 1977-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Jove / HBJ 0-515-04459-8
$1.50?$: US dollar
174
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Starshine 1977-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Jove / HBJ 0-515-04459-8
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
174
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Les songes superbes de Theodore Sturgeon 1978-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Casterman (Autres temps, autres mondes) 2-203-22624-2   245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Palmans  
Starshine 1978-08-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sphere 0-7221-8216-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
172
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
E Pluribus Unicorn 1979-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Pocket Books 0-671-83149-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
x+
211
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
E Pluribus Unicorn 1984-02-00 Theodore Sturgeon Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-50223-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
x+
211
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
Aus vielen Ein horn 1985-01-00 Theodore Sturgeon Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23463) 3-442-23463-8
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
285
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
Jürgen F. Rogner?Juergen F. Rogner
Checkmark
Histoires de sexe-fiction 1985-05-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3821) 2-253-03676-5   445
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 Philippe Adamov Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #15 (1953) 1986-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #694) 0-88677-171-4 / UE2171
$3.50?$: US dollar
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.
anth Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #15 (1953) 1986-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-88677-171-4 / UE2171
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar
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.
anth Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Le grandi storie della fantascienza 15 1987-05-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Armenia Editore (Le Grandi Storie della Fantascienza #15) 88-344-0205-7
Lit 20,000?Lit: Italian lira
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.
anth Bob Layzell  
Gyilkos idő?Gyilkos ido
Gyilkos idooe
1988-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Mecénás 963-02-5722-X
Ft 88?Ft: Hungarian forint
333
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
Boros Zoltán?Boros Zoltan
,
Szikszai Gábor?Szikszai Gabor
Checkmark
La fuente del unicornio 1999-10-00 Theodore Sturgeon Plaza & Janés (Mundos Imaginarios #1) 84-01-54103-4   348
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 Jordi Forcada  
A Saucer of Loneliness 2000-10-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 1-55643-350-6
$30.00?$: US dollar
ix+
388
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
1950年代―初めの終わり?1950ねんだい―はじめのおわり
1950 Nendai: Hajime no Owari
2000-12-04 ed.
中村融?なかむらとおる
Nakamura Tōru
Nakamura Tohru
Nakamura Tooru
,
山岸真?やまぎしまこと
Makoto Yamagishi
河出書房新社?Kawade Shobō Shinsha
Kawade Shobo Shinsha
(
河出文庫?かわでぶんこ
Kawade Bunko
#ン2-2)
4-309-46203-0   501
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
ヒロ杉山?ひろすぎやま
Hiro Sugiyama
 
A Saucer of Loneliness 2002-09-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 1-55643-424-3
$18.95?$: US dollar
ix+
388
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 Ed Emshwiller  
Nova science fiction, nummer 15 2008-00-00 ed. John-Henri Holmberg Gafiac  
skr 65?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
 
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag  
A Saucer of Loneliness 2013-04-16 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 978-1-58394-751-7
$18.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
A Saucer of Loneliness 2013-09-30 Theodore Sturgeon Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11001-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
E Pluribus Unicorn date unknown Theodore Sturgeon Pocket Books 0-671-83149-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
x+
211
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
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