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Title: How Beautiful with Banners Title Record # 57695
Author: James Blish
Date: 1966-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1972ⓘTranslated by Katja Behrens
 German Auf Titan
1973ⓘTranslated by Claire Poole.
 French
Belle sous les bannières...?Belle sous les bannieres...
1973ⓘTranslated by Norbert Wölfl
 German
Fröhlich flattern die Fahnen?Froehlich flattern die Fahnen
1980ⓘTranslated by Marjan J. J. Oleff
 Dutch Wonderschoon met Vaandels
1985ⓘTranslated by Frank Straschitz
 French
Sous des bannières triomphales?Sous des bannieres triomphales
1987ⓘTranslated by an uncredited hand: either Eva Bauche-Eppers (as Eva Eppers) or Fredy Köpsell (as Leo P. Kreysfeld)
 German
Vermählung unter Saturnringen?Vermaehlung unter Saturnringen
1992ⓘTranslated by António Porto.
 Portuguese Que Beleza se Houvesse Estandartes!

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Orbit 1 1966-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Whiting & Wheaton  
18/-?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.
 anth  
Orbit 1 1966-00-00 ed. Damon Knight G. P. Putnam's Sons  
$3.50?$: US dollar
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Orbit 1 1966-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Berkley Medallion F1291
$0.50?$: 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.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Orbit One 1967-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Panther 2324
3/6?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).
 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 Checkmark
Anywhen 1970-07-00 James Blish Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar
 168
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll James Starrett Checkmark
Anywhen 1970-12-00 James Blish Doubleday / SFBC 2675
$1.49?$: US dollar
 168
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll James Starrett Checkmark
Anywhen 1971-11-00 James Blish Faber and Faber 0-571-09509-7
£1.75?£: UK pound
 185
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Anywhen 1972-00-00 James Blish Faber and Faber 0-571-09509-7
£2.95?£: UK pound
 185
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Damon Knight's Collection 1 1972-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit #1) 3-436-01477-X
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 126
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Damon Knight's Collection 1 1972-12-00 ed. Damon Knight Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit #1) 3-436-01477-X
DM 2.80?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.
 anth Eddie Jones Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of James Blish 1973-02-00 James Blish Faber and Faber 0-571-04782-3
£1.75?£: UK pound
 216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
L'œil de Saturne?L'oeil de Saturne
 1973-04-00 James Blish
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#166)		     199
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
Irgendwann 1973-11-00 James Blish Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0179) 3-442-23179-5
DM 3.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 154
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
The Science Fiction Roll of Honor 1975-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Random House / BOMC     xvii+
264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Sposato Checkmark
The Science Fiction Roll of Honor 1975-10-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Random House 0-394-48677-3
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Sposato Checkmark
The Late Great Future 1976-00-00 ed. John Dillon, Gregory Fitz Gerald Fawcett Crest 0-449-23040-6
$1.75?$: US dollar
 288
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 Oscar Liebman Checkmark
The Testament of Andros 1977-08-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-914840-4
£0.60?£: UK pound
 216
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 Checkmark
Anywhen 1978-01-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-916000-5
£0.65?£: UK pound
 185
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 Checkmark
The Best of James Blish 1979-08-00 James Blish Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25600-X
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xxi+
358
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
The Best of James Blish 1979-08-00 James Blish Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25600-X
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 xxi+
358
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
Orbit 1 1980-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Luitingh (Luitingh SF Verhalen) 90-245-0634-4   192
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 Edward Blair Wilkins Checkmark
Anywhen 1983-07-00 James Blish Avon 0-380-63941-6
$2.50?$: US dollar
 140
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 Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
Histoires de sexe-fiction 1985-05-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3821) 2-253-03676-5   445
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 Philippe Adamov Checkmark
Welten im All 1987-10-00 James Blish
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Bestseller
#22107)		 3-404-22107-9
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 270
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 Mark Paternostro Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 1992-00-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-214204-6
$22.50?$: US dollar
 xxvi+
587
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Victor Stabin Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 1992-00-00 ed. Tom Shippey QPD CN 9267   587
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 Victor Stabin Checkmark
Viagem Pelos Universos 1992-00-00 James Blish Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #423) 972-38-1311-4   186
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 A. Pedro  
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 1992-10-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-214204-6
C$31.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 xxvi+
587
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Victor Stabin Checkmark
A Work of Art and Other Stories 1993-00-00 James Blish Severn House 0-7278-4464-4
£13.99?£: UK pound
 184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 1993-10-00 ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-03546-8
$27.50?$: US dollar
 869
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Dale O'Dell Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 1993-10-21 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-283167-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
587
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 David A. Hardy Checkmark
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 1999-06-00 ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-97241-0
$36.60?$: US dollar
 870
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 Dale O'Dell  
Sci Fiction, October 3, 2001 2001-10-03 ed. Ellen Datlow SciFi.com      
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".
 mag  
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 2003-01-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-280381-6
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
587
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 Michael Llewellyn (artist) Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 2003-03-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-280381-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
 587
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 Michael Llewellyn (artist)  
In This World, or Another 2003-07-00 James Blish Five Star (Five Star First Edition Speculative Fiction) 0-7862-5349-5
$25.95?$: US dollar
 413
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton  
Works of Art 2008-02-00 James Blish NESFA Press 978-1-886778-70-2
$29.00?$: US dollar
 524
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Berkey Checkmark
Born of the Sun: Adventures in Our Solar System 2020-08-06 ed. Mike Ashley British Library Publishing (British Library Science Fiction Classics) 978-0-7123-5356-4
£8.99?£: 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 Chesley Bonestell  
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-283167-4
£7.99?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
587
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 David A. Hardy Checkmark
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 date unknown ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-03546-8
$27.50?$: US dollar
 869
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Dale O'Dell  
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 date unknown ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-97241-0   869
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 Dale O'Dell Checkmark
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 date unknown ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-03546-8
$27.50?$: US dollar
 869
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Dale O'Dell  
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-283167-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
587
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 David A. Hardy  
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