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Title: Escapement Title Record # 44449
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1956-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1965ⓘTranslated by Hilja Brinis
 Italian Tredici verso Centauro
1970ⓘTranslated by Bruno Martin
 French Perte de temps
1973ⓘTranslated by Mieke Meuldrager-Ezelin
 Dutch Pendule
1976ⓘTranslated by Maria Emília Ferros Moura
 Portuguese Escape
1981ⓘTranslated by Hilia Brinis
 Italian Il Tempo Si Guasta
1984ⓘTranslated by Charlotte Winheller (as Charlotte Franke)
 German Hemmung
1984ⓘTranslated by Michel Demuth
 French Perte de temps

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
New Worlds Science Fiction, #54 December 1956 1956-12-00 ed. John Carnell Nova Publications Ltd.  
2/-?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).
 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 Gerard Quinn Checkmark
Passport to Eternity 1963-09-00 J. G. Ballard Berkley Medallion F823
$0.50?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Urania #399 1965-08-29 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 399
Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira
 128
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 Checkmark
The Overloaded Man 1967-11-00 J. G. Ballard Panther 2336
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).
 158
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 R. Ginghofer Checkmark
Grands classiques de la science-fiction 2ème série 1970-00-00 ed. uncredited OPTA (
Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special
#17)		  
F7.00?F: French frank
 265
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".
 anth Checkmark
The Overloaded Man 1971-00-00 J. G. Ballard Panther 0-586-02336-4
£0.30?£: UK pound
 158
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
De wachtvelden 1973-00-00 J. G. Ballard Meulenhoff (M=SF #61) 90-290-0336-7   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.
 coll Rik Lina Checkmark
Passaporte para o eterno 1976-00-00 J. G. Ballard Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #230)     217
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 Manuel Dias  
The Venus Hunters 1980-00-00 J. G. Ballard Granada 0-586-05187-2
£0.95?£: UK pound
 144
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 Gudynas Checkmark
Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction: J. G. Ballard 1980-03-03 J. G. Ballard Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5074) 2-266-00866-8   363
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 Marcel Laverdet Checkmark
Urania #908 1981-12-26 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 908
Lit 1,500?Lit: Italian lira
 384
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 Checkmark
Die Zeitgräber und andere phantastische Erzählungen 1984-00-00 J. G. Ballard Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #138) 3-518-37582-2
DM 8.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 171
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 Tom Breuer Checkmark
Les chasseurs de Vénus?Les chasseurs de Venus
 1984-05-00 J. G. Ballard
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#382)		 2-207-30382-9   215
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 Patrick Demuth  
The Venus Hunters 1985-00-00 J. G. Ballard Triad Granada 0-586-05187-2
£2.50?£: UK pound
 142
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 James Marsh  
The Venus Hunters 1986-11-00 J. G. Ballard Gollancz 0-575-03771-7
£8.95?£: UK pound
 142
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Mark Foreman Checkmark
The Venus Hunters 1988-00-00 J. G. Ballard Grafton / Collins (UK) 0-586-05187-2
£3.50?£: UK pound
 142
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 James Marsh Checkmark
The Venus Hunters 1992-00-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-586-05187-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
 142
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 Larry Rostant  
The Complete Short Stories 2001-11-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-00-712405-8
£25.00?£: UK pound
 ix+
1189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jerry Bauer Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories 2002-11-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-00-713812-1
£16.99?£: UK pound
 ix+
1189
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  
Die Stimmen der Zeit 2007-04-02 J. G. Ballard Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) 978-3-453-52229-9
€10.95?€: Euro
 [1]+
987
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 Ellen Schuster Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2009-09-00 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-07262-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xv+
1199
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll David Levenson Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2010-00-00 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-33929-1
$24.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
1199
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 David Levenson Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2012-06-01 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-07687-5
$24.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2014-08-26 J. G. Ballard Audible Studios      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll  
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard date unknown J. G. Ballard Audible Studios      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
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