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Title: The Odd Old Bird

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Title: The Odd Old Bird Title Record # 41437
Author: Avram Davidson
Date: 1988-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Doctor Eszterhazy
Language: English
Note: First published in Weird Tales, Winter 1988/1989.
Synopsis: Eszterhazy encounters an Archaeopteryx.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1995Translated by Corinne Augustoni
Italian Il vecchio uccello raro
1997Translated by Erik Simon
German Der komische alte Vogel

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, Winter 1988/1989 1988-00-00 ed. John Gregory Betancourt, Darrell Schweitzer, George H. Scithers Terminus  
$4.00?$: 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 Hank Jankus Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection 1990-06-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-04452-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
xxvi+
598
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 Thomas Kidd Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection 1990-06-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-04451-8
$24.95?$: US dollar
xxvi+
598
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Thomas Kidd Checkmark
Best New SF 4 1990-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 1-85487-057-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
xxvi+
598
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 Ian Craig Checkmark
Millemondi Primavera 1995 1995-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #2)  
Lit 9,000?Lit: Italian lira
350
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 Marco Patrito  
Dinosaurs II 1995-12-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-00285-4
$4.99?$: US dollar
xv+
253
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 Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1996-03-00 ed. Peter Haining Souvenir Press 0-285-63308-2
£15.99?£: UK pound
300
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Josh Kirby  
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1997-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Legend 0-09-917442-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
300
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Gefährliche Possen?Gefaehrliche Possen
1997-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5909) 3-453-13343-9
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
444
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1997-11-00 ed. Peter Haining Ace Books 0-441-00487-3
$6.50?$: US dollar
xiv+
347
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 Walter Velez Checkmark
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy 1998-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Orbit 1-85723-635-1
£5.99?£: UK pound
300
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
The Other Nineteenth Century 2001-12-00 Avram Davidson Tor 0-312-84874-9
$27.95?$: US dollar
327
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tom Kidd Checkmark
The Other Nineteenth Century 2002-12-00 Avram Davidson Tor 0-312-87492-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
327
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 Tom Kidd  
Dinosaurs II 2013-03-25 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen 978-1-62579-111-5
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Bob Walters  
The Other Nineteenth Century 2013-07-25 Avram Davidson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12800-2
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / BOMC 0-312-04452-6   xxvi+
598
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 Tom Kidd Checkmark
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