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Title: A Matter of Form

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Title: A Matter of Form Title Record # 48138
Author: H. L. Gold
Date: 1938-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1938 A Matter of Form [as by Horace L. Gold]
Year Language Title
1980 Italian Un enigma di forma

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
4 2014 Retro Hugo Best Novella

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science-Fiction, December 1938 1938-12-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
164
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 Schneeman Checkmark
Big Book of Science Fiction 1950-08-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
vii+
545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Assignment in Tomorrow 1954-09-07 ed. Frederik Pohl Hanover House  
$2.95?$: US dollar
317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard M. Powers Checkmark
Assignment in Tomorrow 1954-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Hanover House / SFBC  
$1.15?$: US dollar
317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Assignment in Tomorrow 1972-04-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Lancer Books 447-78699-125
$1.25?$: US dollar
302
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 Hinge Checkmark
Science Fiction: The Great Years 1973-01-00 ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl Ace Books 75430
$1.25?$: US dollar
349
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
Science Fiction: The Great Years 1974-03-00 ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01784-8
£2.50?£: UK pound
319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Science Fiction: The Great Years 1976-08-00 ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl Ace Books 75429
$1.95?$: US dollar
349
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
Science Fiction: The Great Years 1977-01-00 ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl Sphere Books 0-7221-6294-8
£0.75?£: UK pound
287
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
The Classic Book of Science Fiction 1978-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers     545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Enigma zero 1980-10-00 H. L. Gold Libra Editrice (Saturno. Collana di fantascienza #26) 26
Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira
158
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Allison  
The Classic Book of Science Fiction 1982-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books 0-517-35726-7   545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ray Yeldham Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1930s 1988-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Robinson 0-948164-72-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
xiii+
572
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1930s 1988-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Carroll & Graf 0-88184-410-1
$8.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
572
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Great Tales of Classic Science Fiction 1990-05-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Galahad Books 0-88365-750-3
$9.98?$: US dollar
xiii+
498
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Karen Nelson Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1930s 1992-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Jaico Publishing House 81-7224-065-1   xiii+
572
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 Les Edwards  
Perfect Murders 2002-00-00 Horace L. Gold Gateways Books & Tapes 0-89556-130-1    
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  
Perfect Murders 2010-05-00 Horace L. Gold Bison Books (Bison Frontiers of Imagination) 978-0-8032-3359-1
$19.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
343
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 Duncan Walker Checkmark
Perfect Murders 2010-05-01 Horace L. Gold Bison Books 978-0-8032-3763-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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