Title: Dumb Waiter
Title Record # 55981
Author: Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Date: 1952-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Current Tags: hard sf (1), cybernetics (1), science fiction (1) Add Tags
Author: Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Date: 1952-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: In the wake of a future war, a man re-enters an automated city in an attempt to regain control over its computerized functions, whose continuing operations now interfere with the task of rebuilding technological society.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Astounding Science Fiction, April 1952 | 1952-04-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.35?$: US dollar |
172 | 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 | Hubert Rogers | ||
Astounding Science Fiction, September 1952 (UK) | 1952-09-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 1/-?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). |
68 | 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 | Hubert Rogers | ||
Science-Fiction Thinking Machines: Robots, Androids, Computers | 1954-05-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Vanguard Press | $3.50?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 367+ [3] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Selections from Science-Fiction Thinking Machines | 1955-08-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Bantam Books | 1352 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
183 | 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 | |
De stenen bloedzuiger | 1957-08-00 | ed. Sybren Polet | Bert Bakker (Ooievaar #60) | 60 | 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. |
anth | |||
Le Meraviglie del possibile: Antologia della fantascienza | 1959-11-10 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Sergio Solmi | Einaudi | Lit 3,000?Lit: Italian lira |
xx+ 554 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Selections from Science-Fiction Thinking Machines | 1964-09-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Bantam Pathfinder | EP63 | $0.45?$: US dollar |
201 | 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 | |
The View from the Stars | 1965-00-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2)) | 16/-?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). |
192 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
The View from the Stars | 1965-01-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Ballantine Books | U2212 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
192 | 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 | |
The View from the Stars | 1965-01-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Ballantine Books | U2212 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
192 | 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 | |
Cities of Wonder | 1966-00-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Doubleday | C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
252 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Cities of Wonder | 1966-02-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Doubleday | $4.50?$: US dollar |
[xii]+ 252 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Rombola | ||
Cities of Wonder | 1967-04-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Macfadden-Bartell | 75-183 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
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. |
anth | Jack Faragasso | |
Cities of Wonder | 1967-04-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Macfadden-Bartell | 75-183 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
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. |
anth | Jack Faragasso | |
The View from the Stars | 1968-00-00 | Walter M. Miller | Panther | 23852 | 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). |
223 | 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 | ||
Cities of Wonder | 1968-05-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Dennis Dobson | 0-234-77059-7 | 25/-?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). |
xi+ 252 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Cities of Wonder | 1970-00-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Sphere | 53058 | 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). |
239 | 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 | ||
Science fiction classics | 1970-00-00 | ed. Sybren Polet | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1335) | 90-229-1335-X | ƒ2.75 | 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 | Dick Bruna | |
Science-Fiction-Stories 5 | 1970-00-05 | ed. Walter Spiegl | Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #5 (2804)) | 3-548-02804-7 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
155+ [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. |
anth | Paul Lehr | |
Cities of Wonder | 1971-10-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Macfadden-Bartell | 95-166 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
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. |
anth | Jack Faragasso | |
Fiction, #214 | 1971-10-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F4.00?F: French frank |
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 | Caza | ||
Science-Fiction-Stories 5 | 1972-00-00 | ed. Walter Spiegl | Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #5 (2804)) | 3-548-02804-7 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
156 | 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 | Paul Lehr | |
The View from the Stars | 1973-02-00 | Walter M. Miller | Panther | 0-586-02385-2 | £0.35?£: UK pound |
223 | 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 | Chris Foss | |
Alpha 9 | 1978-10-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Berkley Books | 0-425-03838-6 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
ix+ 180 |
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 | Vicente Segrelles | |
The Science Fiction Stories of Walter M. Miller, Jr. | 1978-12-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Gregg Press | 0-8398-2496-3 | $13.50?$: US dollar |
xxv+ 373 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
The Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr. | 1980-05-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Pocket Books | 0-671-83304-9 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
vii+ 472 |
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 | Mara McAfee | |
The Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr. | 1980-10-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Pocket Books / SFBC | 2065 | $6.98?$: US dollar |
469 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Larry Kresek | |
Conditionally Human and Other Stories | 1982-07-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Corgi | 0-552-11991-1 | £1.50?£: UK pound |
228 | 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 Jones | |
Bedingt menschlich | 1986-05-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4307) | 3-453-31305-4 | DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
575 | 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 | |
Visioni dal futuro | 1989-09-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Mondadori (Classici Urania #150) | 150 | Lit 5,000?Lit: Italian lira |
208 | 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 | Oscar Chichoni | |
Quasar, 2/1992 | 1992-00-00 |
ed.
Mihai Bădescu?Mihai Badescu , Mihaela Muraru-Mândrea?Mihaela Muraru-Mandrea |
PROCONSF | Lei 50?Lei: Romanian leu |
32 | 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. |
mag | Nicolae Nicolaev | ||
The Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr. | 2000-07-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Gollancz (SF Collectors' Editions) | 0-575-07119-2 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
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 | ||
Dark Benediction | 2007-04-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #69) | 978-0-575-07977-9 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
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 | Dominic Harman | |
Dark Benediction | 2013-05-23 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks) | 978-1-4732-0065-4 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Dominic Harman | ||
Dark Benediction | 2015-00-00 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Gateway / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-0065-4 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Dominic Harman | ||
Dark Benediction | 2015-08-13 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-1194-0 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
xv+ 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 | Dominic Harman | |
Dark Benediction | date unknown | Walter M. Miller, Jr. | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #69) | 978-0-575-07977-9 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
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 | Dominic Harman |