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Title: The Coffin Cure Title Record # 45956
Author: Alan E. Nourse
Date: 1957-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Synopsis: When a vaccine for the common cold is discovered, it becomes very popular before the unfortunate side effects become evident.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1957 French Un remède de cheval
1962Translated by Peter Naujack
German Die Coffin-Kur
1973Translated by Heinz Plehn (as H. P. Lehnert)
German Die Coffin-Kur

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, April 1957 1957-04-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
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 Jack Coggins Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #44 July 1957 1957-07-00 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  
Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories 1961-00-00 Alan E. Nourse David McKay  
$3.50?$: US dollar
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mel Hunter  
Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories 1961-10-00 Alan E. Nourse David McKay / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
v+
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mel Hunter Checkmark
Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories 1962-00-00 Alan E. Nourse Dennis Dobson  
13/6?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).
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mel Hunter  
Roboter 1962-00-00 ed. Peter Naujack Diogenes  
DM 20.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories 1963-09-00 Alan E. Nourse The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 77   v+
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Griffiths  
Beyond Infinity 1964-00-00 Alan E. Nourse Corgi GS1526
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).
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories 1964-04-00 Alan E. Nourse Macfadden Books 50-199
$0.50?$: US dollar
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories 1964-04-00 Alan E. Nourse Macfadden Books 50-199
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Science Fiction Oddities 1966-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion S1311
$0.75?$: US dollar
256
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 Don Punchatz Checkmark
Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories 1968-01-00 Alan E. Nourse Macfadden Books 60-309
$0.60?$: US dollar
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 Karol Checkmark
Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories 1968-01-00 Alan E. Nourse Macfadden Books 60-309
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Karol Checkmark
Science Fiction Oddities: Second Series 1969-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Rapp & Whiting 0-85391-086-3
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).
vii+
160
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories 1970-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber 0-571-08808-2
£1.40?£: UK pound
212
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Die besten Science Fiction Geschichten 1970-00-00 ed. Peter Naujack Diogenes  
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Roboter 1971-05-00 ed. Peter Naujack
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
(
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
#1177)
3-436-01363-3
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
123
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 Hans Maier Checkmark
Brücke zur Sonne 1973-10-16 Alan E. Nourse Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra #114) TA114
DM 1.20?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
65
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".
coll Eddie Jones Checkmark
Best SF Seven 1975-02-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber 0-571-10694-3
£0.95?£: UK pound
212
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 Checkmark
Die besten Science Fiction Geschichten 1979-00-00 ed. Peter Naujack Diogenes (Diogenes Sonderband) 3-257-00905-4   362
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Neugebauer Checkmark
Laughing Space 1982-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson Robson Books 0-86051-181-2   xvi+
521
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Deborah Taylor Checkmark
Laughing Space 1982-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson Robson Books 0-86051-181-2
£7.95?£: UK pound
xvi+
521
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Deborah Taylor Checkmark
Laughing Space 1982-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson Houghton Mifflin 0-395-30519-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
521
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Die besten Science Fiction Geschichten des Golden Age 1983-00-00 ed. Peter Naujack Diogenes (detebe #21048) 3-257-21048-5
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
353
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
Space Odyssey 1983-09-00 ed. uncredited Octopus Books 0-7064-1963-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Moore Checkmark
Laughing Space 1985-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, J. O. Jeppson Robson Books 0-86051-323-8
£3.95?£: UK pound
xvi+
521
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 Deborah Taylor Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1987-00-00 ed. uncredited Gallery Books / W. H. Smith 0-8317-7988-8   349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Moore Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1988-02-00 ed. uncredited Treasure Press 1-85051-208-6
£5.99?£: UK pound
349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Moore  
The Coffin Cure 2008-01-14 Alan E. Nourse Project Gutenberg 24276
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap Checkmark
Short Science Fiction Collection 08 2008-10-24 Alan E. Nourse LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
12 Worlds of Alan E. Nourse: Tales from the Golden Age of Science Fiction! 2010-02-03 Alan E. Nourse Wildside Press 978-1-55742-692-5
$9.95?$: US dollar
191
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 Catmando  
X Minus One Project 2010-08-09 ed. LibriVox LibriVox      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth  
Alan E. Nourse Resurrected: The Works of Alan E. Nourse 2011-02-00 Alan E. Nourse Resurrected Press 978-1-935774-87-7
$14.99?$: US dollar
394
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  
Anthology of Sci-Fi V5: The Pulp Writers: Alan E. Nourse 2013-04-01 Alan E. Nourse Spastic Cat Press (Anthology of Sci-Fi #5) 978-1-4837-0115-8
$12.99?$: US dollar
262
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  
The Plague, Pestilence & Apocalypse Megapack 2015-02-03 ed. uncredited Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0252-6
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
The 17th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack 2015-05-22 Alan E. Nourse Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0595-4
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Hannes Bok Checkmark
Alan E. Nourse Super Pack 2016-02-10 Alan E. Nourse Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0435-4
$19.99?$: US dollar
734
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 3000ad  
Alan E. Nourse Super Pack 2016-02-19 Alan E. Nourse Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0393-7
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll 3000ad  
Alan E. Nourse Super Pack 2016-03-03 Alan E. Nourse Start Publishing 978-1-68146-502-9
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll 3000ad  
Alan E. Nourse Super Pack 2018-04-03 Alan E. Nourse Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-2133-7
$24.99?$: US dollar
734
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll 3000ad  
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