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Title: Toy Shop Title Record # 55472
Author: Harry Harrison
Date: 1962-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Synopsis: A man purchases a model rocketship that gives the illusion of flight. Yet when he and his poker buddies later fiddle with the model, they discover something unusual about the "toy."
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1964 The Toy Shop
Year Language Title
1966 Italian Il negozio di giocattoli
1967Translated by И. Почиталин (I. Pochitalin)
Russian [as by
Гарри Гаррисон?Garri Garrison
Harry Harrison
]
1970Translated by Lech Jęczmyk
Polish Stragan z zabawkami
1972Translated by Norbert Wölfl
German Spielzeugladen

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, April 1962 1962-04-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Condé Nast  
$0.50?$: US dollar
180
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 Schoenherr Checkmark
Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, August 1962 (UK) 1962-08-00 ed. John W. Campbell Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
2/6?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 Thomas  
The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F 1963-12-00 ed. Judith Merril Simon & Schuster  
$4.50?$: US dollar
382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lawrence Ratzkin Checkmark
8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F 1964-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9774
$0.75?$: US dollar
382
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
8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F 1964-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9774
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
382
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
The Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 1965-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0544
5/-?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).
382
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
Urania #441 1966-07-31 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 441
Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira
136
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 Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 1967-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0544
5/-?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).
382
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
1967-00-00 ed. ( #10)     560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Kroki w nieznane tom 1 1970-00-00 ed.
Lech Jęczmyk?Lech Jeczmyk
Iskry  
zł 30.00?zł: Polish zloty
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bohdan Bocianowski  
Prime Number 1970-07-00 Harry Harrison Berkley Medallion 0-425-01857-1 / S1857
$0.75?$: US dollar
191
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Primzahl 1972-06-00 Harry Harrison Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #0143) 3-442-23143-4
DM 3.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
183+
[2]
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Prime Number 1975-00-00 Harry Harrison Sphere 0-7221-4390-7
£0.60?£: UK pound
191
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
Prime Number 1978-00-00 Harry Harrison Sphere Books 0-7221-4435-0
£0.85?£: UK pound
191
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 Elson Checkmark
Primzahl 1978-10-00 Harry Harrison Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23143) 3-442-23143-4
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
183+
[2]
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
Prime Number 1983-00-00 Harry Harrison Sphere 0-7221-4435-0
£1.50?£: UK pound
191
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 Elson Checkmark
Prime Number 1987-02-00 Harry Harrison Sphere 0-7221-4435-0
£1.95?£: UK pound
191
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 Elson Checkmark
Stainless Steel Visions 1993-03-00 Harry Harrison Tor 0-312-85245-2
$18.95?$: US dollar
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Keith Parkinson Checkmark
Stainless Steel Visions 1993-03-00 Harry Harrison Legend 0-09-926201-0
£14.99?£: UK pound
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Keith Parkinson Checkmark
Stainless Steel Visions 1993-03-00 Harry Harrison Legend 0-09-926021-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
254
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 Keith Parkinson Checkmark
Stainless Steel Visions 1994-02-00 Harry Harrison Tor 0-812-53529-4
$4.99?$: US dollar
254
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 Keith Parkinson Checkmark
Stainless Steel Visions 1994-04-00 Harry Harrison Legend 0-09-992560-5
£4.99?£: UK pound
254
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 Keith Parkinson Checkmark
Visionen einer Stahlratte 1995-00-00 Harry Harrison Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5297) 3-453-08557-4
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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.
coll Karel Thole Checkmark
50 in 50 2001-06-00 Harry Harrison Tor 0-312-87789-7
$29.95?$: US dollar
623
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
50 in 50 2002-11-00 Harry Harrison Tor 0-312-87790-0
$18.95?$: US dollar
623
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 Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Toy Shop 2007-10-12 Harry Harrison Project Gutenberg 22966
$0.00?$: 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 01 2007-11-17 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth NASA  
Toy Shop and Two Others 2009-03-09 Harry Harrison Wildside Press 978-1-4344-5896-4
$4.99?$: US dollar
50
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  
Short Science Fiction Collection 17 2009-05-21 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth  
Short Science Fiction Collection 19 2009-06-23 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth  
Stainless Steel Visions 2012-10-29 Harry Harrison Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11547-7
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Visionen einer Stahlratte 2014-00-00 Harry Harrison Heyne 978-3-641-13886-8
€5.99?€: Euro
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Harry Harrison Super Pack 2015-10-30 Harry Harrison Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0217-6
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni Digifuture  
The Harry Harrison Megapack 2016-03-12 Harry Harrison Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0861-0
$0.99?$: 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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