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Title: The Laxian Key Title Record # 45812
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1954-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: AAA Ace
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1955Translated by Michel Deutsch to be verified for Galaxie
French
La clé laxienne?La cle laxienne
1959Translated by an uncredited hand
Italian La chiave lassiana
1966Translated by Clark Darlton under his legal name Walter Ernsting
German Die Produktionsmaschine
1971Translated by Felix Visser
Dutch De sleutel der Laxiërs
1971 Italian La chiave manchina
1972Translated by Marcel Battin
French La clef laxienne

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1954 1954-11-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
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 Emsh Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #16 March 1955 1955-03-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Editions Nuit et Jour  
F100?F: French frank
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 Ed Emshwiller  
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 25 1955-04-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
1/6?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).
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 Emsh Checkmark
Galaxy #19 1959-12-00 ed. R. Valente Casa Editrice La Tribuna 19
Lit 150?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 G. Crepax Checkmark
Galaxy 5 1966-04-00 ed. Walter Ernsting Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3068) 3068
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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.
anth Atelier Heinrichs Checkmark
The People Trap 1968-12-00 Robert Sheckley Dell 6881
$0.60?$: US dollar
204
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 Photo Media Checkmark
The People Trap 1968-12-00 Robert Sheckley Dell 6881
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
204
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 Photo Media Checkmark
The People Trap 1969-09-00 Robert Sheckley Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (5)) 0-575-00382-0   222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
De mensenval 1971-00-00 Robert Sheckley Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1429) 90-229-1429-1 ƒ2.95 189
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.
coll Dick Bruna Checkmark
Spettro V: AAA Asso Interplanetaria 1971-00-00 Robert Sheckley De Carlo Editore (Italy)  
Lit 1,400?Lit: Italian lira
168
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 Tullio Pericoli Checkmark
The People Trap 1972-05-00 Robert Sheckley Pan Books 0-330-02972-X
£0.30?£: UK pound
222
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Les univers de Robert Sheckley 1972-05-03 Robert Sheckley OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #37)     xxxviii+
418
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Histoires à rebours 1976-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3773) 2-253-00835-4   414
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Pianeta Sheckley 1976-04-00 Robert Sheckley Mondadori (Omnibus) 12748
Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira
472
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Karel Thole  
The People Trap 1977-00-00 Robert Sheckley Pan Books 0-330-02972-X
£0.60?£: UK pound
222
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Histoires à rebours?Histoires a rebours
1978-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3773) 2-253-00835-4   414
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 Pierre Faucheux  
Scambio mentale / Gli orrori di Omega / AAA ASSO 1981-01-00 Robert Sheckley Euroclub (Grandi Scrittori di Fantascienza #2,1)     412
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Oliviero Berni  
The People Trap plus Mindswap 1981-08-00 Robert Sheckley Ace Books 0-441-65874-1
$2.75?$: US dollar
469
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 Checkmark
Le prix du danger et autres nouvelles 1983-03-18 Robert Sheckley J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1474) 2-277-21474-4   251
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 Gyula Konkoly Checkmark
Histoires de science-fiction 1984-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche / Actuel (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction)     120
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 Manchu Checkmark
Histoires à rebours 1984-11-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3773) 2-253-00835-4   414
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
Science Fiction Jubiläums Band: 25 Jahre Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy, 1960-1985 1985-01-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4000) 3-453-31112-4
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
796
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 Colin Hay Checkmark
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  
Une histoire de la science-fiction - 2: 1938-1957: L'âge d'or 2000-05-00 ed. Jacques Sadoul Librio (Librio #368) 2-290-30531-6
F10.00?F: French frank
126
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 Bernard Bitler  
Petite anthologie de la science-fiction 2001-05-00 ed.
Joëlle Wintrebert?Joelle Wintrebert
SEDRAP (Lecture en tête) 2-84117-345-3
€5.80?€: Euro
188
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  
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
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