Title: Legwork
Title Record # 55772
Author: Eric Frank Russell
Date: 1956-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: Eric Frank Russell
Date: 1956-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: A telepathic alien scouts Earth for invasion. He looks more or less human from a distance, and can alter the perceptions of anyone who gets close enough to notice the difference.
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Awards
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| Finalists | 1956 Hugo | Best Novelette |
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, April 1956 | 1956-04-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.35?$: 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 | Freas |  |
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| Astounding Science Fiction, September 1956 | 1956-09-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 1/9?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 | Freas (in error) | |
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| Far Stars | 1961-00-00 | Eric Frank Russell | 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). |
191 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Far Stars | 1961-00-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Dennis Dobson | 15/-?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). |
191 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Ferne Sterne | 1962-02-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #28) | Z 28 | DM 5.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
187 | 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 | Eyke Volkmer | |
| Ferne Sterne | 1962-02-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #28) | Z 28 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
188 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Eyke Volkmer | |
| Ferne Sterne | 1964-05-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Goldmann ( Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher?Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbuecher #033) |
033 | DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
188+ [1] |
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 | |
| Far Stars | 1964-06-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Panther | 1691 | 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). |
128 | 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 | |
|
| Far Stars | 1964-06-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Panther | 1691 | A4/-?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). |
127+ [1] |
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 | |
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| 5 Unearthly Visions | 1965-00-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Fawcett Gold Medal | d1549 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
175 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Urania #472 | 1967-10-08 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 472 | Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira |
168 | 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 | |
| 5 Unearthly Visions | 1967-12-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Fawcett Gold Medal | d1868 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
175 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Unirdische Visionen | 1970-01-02 | ed. Groff Conklin | Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch #171) | TTB171 | 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 | Klostermann | |
| Welkom op aarde ... | 1974-00-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Meulenhoff (M=SF #72) | 90-290-0287-5 | 312 | 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 | Chesley Bonestell | |
|
| Far Stars | 1975-00-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction) | 0-234-77531-9 | £3.00?£: UK pound |
191 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Weaver (artist) | |
| Spionen utifrån : Tre verkligt kusliga rymdrysare | 1975-00-00 | ed. uncredited | B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom (Kosmos #12)B. Wahlstroem |
91-32-40989-3 | skr 5.95?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
155 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| Science-Fiction-Stories 53 | 1975-10-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #101 (3178)) | 3-548-03178-1 | DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
127 | 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 | Alex Schomburg | |
| Questa notte attenti agli UFO | 1978-05-00 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori (Omnibus) | 15276-9 | Lit 7,000?Lit: Italian lira |
508 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Karel Thole | |
| Millemondi Estate 1995 | 1995-06-00 | ed. Giuseppe Lippi | Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #3) | Lit 9,000?Lit: Italian lira |
382 | 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 | Giuseppe Festino | ||
| Entities: The Selected Novels of Eric Frank Russell | 2001-09-00 | Eric Frank Russell | NESFA Press | 1-886778-33-7 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
691 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Bob Eggleton | |
| Future Crimes | 2021-05-19 | ed. Mike Ashley | British Library Publishing (British Library Science Fiction Classics) | 978-0-7123-6738-7 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Future Crimes | 2021-05-20 | ed. Mike Ashley | British Library Publishing (British Library Science Fiction Classics) | 978-0-7123-5334-2 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
320 | 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 |