Title: The Gift of Gab
Title Record # 55836
Author: Jack Vance
Date: 1955-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Author: Jack Vance
Date: 1955-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astounding Science Fiction, September 1955 | 1955-09-00 | 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, February 1956 (UK) | 1956-02-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 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 | Pattee | ||
| Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories | 1958-06-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 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). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories | 1959-12-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 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). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Peter Curl | |
|
| Best SF Three | 1960-09-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 46 | 5/6?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). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | C. W. Bacon | |
| Out of This World 2 | 1961-04-00 | ed. Mably Owen, Amabel Williams-Ellis | Blackie | 12/6?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). |
188 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Best SF Three | 1962-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 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). |
224 | 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 | |
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| Best SF Three | 1963-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 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). |
224 | 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 | |
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| Future Tense | 1964-06-00 | Jack Vance | Ballantine Books | U2214 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
160 | 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 | |
| Future Tense | 1964-06-00 | Jack Vance | Ballantine Books | U2214 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
160 | 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 | |
| Eiland des Todes ...und andere Utopia-Kurzgeschichten | 1965-04-27 | ed. uncredited | Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #432) | UZ432 | DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
62 | 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". |
anth | R. S. Lonati | |
| Best SF Three | 1967-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 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). |
224 | 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 | |
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| Out of This World Choice | 1972-09-00 | Mably Owen, Amabel Williams-Ellis | Blackie | 0-216-89346-1 | £1.50?£: UK pound |
188+ 188 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Harry Green | |
| Alpha Three | 1972-10-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Ballantine Books | 0-345-02883-X | $1.25?$: US dollar |
277 | 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 | |
|
| Alpha Three | 1972-10-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Ballantine Books | 0-345-02883-X | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
277 | 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 | |
|
| Urania #602 | 1972-10-01 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 602 | Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira |
156 | 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 | |
| Telek | 1972-11-00 | Jack Vance | Meulenhoff (M=SF #58) | 90-290-0325-1 | 296 | 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 | Frans Erkelens | |
|
| Telek | 1977-09-00 | Jack Vance | Meulenhoff (M=SF #58) | 90-290-0325-1 | 296 | 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 | Michael Whelan | |
|
| The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction | 1980-04-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Priam Books / Arbor House | 0-87795-266-3 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 754 |
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 | Antler & Baldwin, Inc. | |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction | 1980-04-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Arbor House | 0-87795-246-9 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 754 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Antler & Baldwin, Inc. | |
| Dust of Far Suns | 1981-01-00 | Jack Vance | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #417) | 0-87997-588-1 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
160 | 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 Chadwick (1957-) | |
| Dust of Far Suns | 1981-01-00 | Jack Vance | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-588-1 / UE1588 | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
160 | 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 Chadwick (1957-) | |
| From Mind to Mind: Tales of Communication from Analog | 1984-11-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | Davis Publications | 0-385-19646-6 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
288 | 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". |
anth | Joe Burleson | |
| From Mind to Mind: Tales of Communication from Analog | 1984-12-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | The Dial Press | 0-385-19646-6 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Joe Burleson | |
| Staub ferner Sonnen | 1985-06-00 | Jack Vance | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4202) | 3-453-31176-0 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
207 | 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 | Michael M. Pfeiffer | |
| Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century | 1987-11-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Avenel Books | 0-517-64124-0 | $8.98?$: US dollar |
x+ 726 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Romas | |
| De beste verhalen van Jack Vance | 1988-00-00 | Jack Vance | Bruna | 90-5154-183-X | 316 | 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 | Oliviero Berni | |
|
| Chateau D'If and Other Stories | 1990-09-00 | Jack Vance | Underwood-Miller | 0-88733-098-3 | $29.95?$: US dollar |
284 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ilene Meyer | |
| Chateau D'If and Other Stories | 1990-09-00 | Jack Vance | Underwood-Miller | 0-88733-099-1 | $75.00?$: US dollar |
284 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ilene Meyer | |
| Chateau D'If and Other Stories | 1990-09-00 | Jack Vance | Underwood-Miller | 0-88733-099-1 | 284 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Telek | 1992-10-00 | Jack Vance | Meulenhoff (*M) | 90-290-8219-4 | 210 | 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 | Mick van Houten | |
|
| Pagaille au loin | 1993-12-00 | Jack Vance | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5404) | 2-266-03700-5 | 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 | W. Siudmak | ||
| A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 | 1997-02-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | MJF Books | 1-56731-154-7 | $8.98?$: US dollar |
341 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Vincent DiFate | |
| The Houses of Iszm and Other Stories | 2005-00-00 | Jack Vance | Vance Integral Edition (Vance Integral Edition #8) | 0-9712375-1-4 |
[viii]+ 348 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
||
| The Jack Vance Treasury | 2007-01-00 | Jack Vance | Subterranean Press | 1-59606-077-8 | $38.00?$: US dollar |
633 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Gnemo | |
| The Jack Vance Treasury | 2007-01-00 | Jack Vance | Subterranean Press / SFBC | 1226398 | $16.99?$: US dollar |
631 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Gnemo | |
| The Jack Vance Treasury | 2007-01-00 | Jack Vance | Subterranean Press | 1-59606-077-8 | $125.00?$: US dollar |
631 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Gnemo | |
| The Jack Vance Treasury | 2007-01-00 | Jack Vance | Subterranean Press | 1-59606-077-8 | $300.00?$: US dollar |
633 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Gnemo | |
| The Houses of Iszm and Other Stories | 2011-09-29 | Jack Vance | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10991-9 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Chateau d'If and Other Stories | 2012-04-17 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Vance Digital Edition #27) | 978-1-61947-026-2 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Tais Teng | ||
| The Jack Vance Treasury | 2013-12-05 | Jack Vance | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-647-2 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Gnemo | ||
| Chateau d'If and Other Stories | 2017-11-11 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Signature Series #13) | 978-1-61947-150-4 | $18.49?$: US dollar |
472 | 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 | ||
| Nouvelles - tome 2: 1955-1982 | 2019-03-28 | Jack Vance | Le Bélial'?Le Belial' (Kvasar #14) |
978-2-84344-946-8 | €34.00?€: Euro |
1026 | 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 | Guillaume Sorel | |
| Chateau d'If en andere verhalen | 2020-01-18 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Het verzameld werk van Jack Vance #13) | 978-1-61947-243-3 | $22.95?$: US dollar |
516 | 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 | Howard Kistler | |
| Chateau d'If en andere verhalen | 2020-03-05 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Het verzameld werk van Jack Vance #13) | 978-1-61947-194-8 | €5.99?€: Euro |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Howard Kistler | ||
| Stelle nane: Tredici racconti rari e inediti | 2021-11-20 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (I Mondi di Jack Vance #7) | 978-1-61947-428-4 | €14.99?€: Euro |
296 | 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 | Justinas Vitkus | |
| Stelle nane: Tredici racconti rari e inediti | 2021-12-07 | Jack Vance | Delos Digital (I Mondi di Jack Vance #7) | 978-88-254-1849-1 | €4.99?€: Euro |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Justinas Vitkus | ||
| Alpha 3 | 2022-07-07 | ed. Robert Silverberg | ReAnimus Press | 978-1-00-595359-1 | $3.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth |