Title: The King of the Elves
Title Record # 58208
Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1953-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1953-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: Originally titled Shadrach Jones and the Elves, it was renamed for publication in Beyond Fantasy Fiction in September 1953.
Synopsis: Elderly service station owner Shadrach Jones is visited one rainy night by a group of elves and their sickly king. He takes them in, and when the king soon after dies, Jones is named his successor.
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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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Beyond Fantasy Fiction, September 1953 | 1953-09-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.35?$: 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 | Richard Powers | ||
Beyond Fantasy Fiction [UK], v1 #2 | 1954-03-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Strato Publications | 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). |
128 | 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 | Richard Powers | ||
The Golden Man | 1980-02-00 | Philip K. Dick | Berkley Books | 0-425-04288-X | $2.25?$: US dollar |
xxviii+ 336+ [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 | Walter Velez | |
The Golden Man | 1980-09-00 | Philip K. Dick | Berkley Books / SFBC | 4017 | $5.98?$: US dollar |
xxiv+ 326 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ken Barr | |
The Golden Man | 1981-06-00 | Philip K. Dick | Magnum | 0-417-06200-1 | £1.50?£: UK pound |
xxviii+ 336+ [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 | Chris Moore | |
Urania #896 | 1981-07-12 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 896 | Lit 1,500?Lit: Italian lira |
192 | 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 | |
Der goldene Mann | 1981-09-15 | Philip K. Dick | Moewig (Bibliothek Science Fiction) | 3-8118-2020-6 | DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
362 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
L'homme doré?L'homme dore |
1982-02-15 | Philip K. Dick | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1291) | 2-277-21291-1 | 286 | 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 | Carl Lundgren | ||
L'homme doré | 1982-05-19 | Philip K. Dick | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1291) | 2-277-21291-1 | 286 | 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 | Carl Lundgren | ||
The Golden Man | 1983-00-00 | Philip K. Dick | Methuen | 0-417-06200-1 | £1.75?£: UK pound |
xxx+ 336+ [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 | Richard Sparks | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | 1987-05-00 | Philip K. Dick | Underwood-Miller | 0-88733-053-3 | $125.00?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 404 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Beyond Lies the Wub | 1987-05-00 | Philip K. Dick | Underwood-Miller | 0-88733-052-5 | $160.00?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 404 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment | 1988-05-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 10513 | $6.98?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 622 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tom Canty | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | 1988-11-00 | Philip K. Dick | Gollancz | 0-575-04407-1 | £12.95?£: UK pound |
[12]+ 404 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment | 1988-12-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-02250-6 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 622 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tom Canty | |
The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | 1990-04-00 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Twilight | 0-8065-1153-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 404 |
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 | Kevin Kelly | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | 1990-05-00 | Philip K. Dick | Grafton | 0-586-20764-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
Faeries | 1991-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Roc / New American Library | 0-451-45061-2 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
375 | 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 | J. K. Potter | |
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture | 1991-11-00 | ed. Jack Zipes | Viking | 0-670-83053-4 | $30.00?$: US dollar |
xxxiv+ 814 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Warwick Goble | |
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture | 1992-12-01 | ed. Jack Zipes | Penguin Books (US) | 0-14-012783-6 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
848 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edmund Dulac | |
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales | 1993-05-00 | ed. Alison Lurie | Oxford University Press | 0-19-214218-6 | £17.95?£: UK pound |
xviii+ 455 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Maxfield Parrish | |
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales | 1993-06-00 | ed. Alison Lurie | Oxford University Press | 0-19-214218-6 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
xviii+ 455 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Maxfield Parrish | |
Il regno incantato | 1993-08-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Mondadori (Fantasy Urania #63) | Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira |
414 | 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 | Oliviero Berni | ||
Le presenze invisibili. Volume primo | 1994-06-00 | Philip K. Dick | Interno Giallo / Mondadori (IperFICTION) | 88-04-38520-0 | Lit 32,000?Lit: Italian lira |
490 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Giovanni Mulazzani | |
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales | 1994-08-00 | ed. Alison Lurie | Oxford University Press | 0-19-282385-X | £7.99?£: UK pound |
455 | 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 | Maxfield Parrish | |
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales | 1994-10-00 | ed. Alison Lurie | Oxford University Press | 0-19-282385-X | $13.95?$: US dollar |
455 | 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 | Maxfield Parrish | |
Nouvelles 1947-1952 | 1994-10-00 | Philip K. Dick | Denoël?Denoel (Présences?Presences ) |
2-207-24065-7 | 756 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Elrik , Frank Ronan | ||
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment | 1996-02-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | GuildAmerica Books / SFBC | 1-56865-174-0 / 10703 | $10.98?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 622 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tom Canty | |
Treasures of Fantasy | 1997-06-00 | ed. Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis | HarperPrism | 0-06-105327-9 | $14.00?$: US dollar |
x+ 401 |
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 | Paul Youll | |
Kolonie | 1999-00-00 | Philip K. Dick | Haffmans | 3-251-20287-1 | DM 36.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
283 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Nikolaus Heidelbach | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | 1999-08-12 | Philip K. Dick | Millennium / Victor Gollancz | 1-85798-879-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
[6]+ 404 |
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 | Chris Moore | |
Treasures of Fantasy | 1999-09-00 | ed. Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis | HarperPrism | 0-06-105630-8 | $6.50?$: US dollar |
x+ 559 |
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 Youll | |
Treasures of Fantasy | 1999-09-01 | ed. Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis | HarperPrism | 0-06-105630-8 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
x+ 559 |
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 | ||
Faeries | 2000-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Barnes & Noble Books | 0-7607-2369-9 | $10.95?$: US dollar |
375 | 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 | ||
The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | 2002-07-00 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press | 0-8065-1153-2 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
404 | 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 | Kevin Kelly | |
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick | 2002-11-00 | Philip K. Dick | Pantheon Books | 0-375-42151-3 | $25.95?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 476 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick | 2002-11-00 | Philip K. Dick | Pantheon Books / SFBC | 54693 | $12.99?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 476 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | 2003-09-00 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | 0-8065-2630-0 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
[18]+ 404 |
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 | Paul Bachem | |
Und jenseits — das Wobb | 2008-01-00 | Philip K. Dick | Zweitausendeins (Haffmans Verlag bei Zweitausendeins) | 978-3-86150-808-3 | €14.90?€: Euro |
640 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Urs Jakob | |
The King of the Elves | 2011-01-00 | Philip K. Dick | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-340-2 | $40.00?$: US dollar |
487 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bill Sienkiewicz | |
The King of the Elves | 2011-01-00 | Philip K. Dick | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-339-6 | $60.00?$: US dollar |
487 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bill Sienkiewicz | |
Und jenseits — das Wobb | 2012-08-00 | Philip K. Dick | Zweitausendeins (Haffmans Verlag bei Zweitausendeins) | 978-3-86150-808-3 | 640 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Urs Jakob | ||
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick | 2013-04-16 | Philip K. Dick | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 978-0-544-04054-0 | $28.00?$: US dollar |
xii+ 466 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Corbis | |
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick | 2013-04-16 | Philip K. Dick | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 978-0-544-04060-1 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Krótki szczęśliwy żywot brązowego oksforda?Krotki szczesliwy zywot brazowego oksforda |
2014-06-04 | Philip K. Dick | Dom Wydawniczy Rebis | 978-83-7818-536-9 | zł 59.90?zł: Polish zloty |
623 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Wojciech Siudmak | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | 2014-08-28 | Philip K. Dick | Gateway / Orion | 978-1-4732-0666-3 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
人間以前?にんげんいぜん Ningen'izen |
2014-11-15 |
フィリップ・K・ディック?Firippu K. Dikku |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō (Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF #1981) |
978-4-15-011981-2 | ¥1,080?¥: Japanese yen |
527 | 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 |
土井宏明?Doi Hiroaki
どい ひろあき |
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人間以前?にんげんいぜん Ningen'izen |
2014-12-25 |
フィリップ・K・ディック?Firippu K. Dikku |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ |
¥970?¥: Japanese yen |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll |
土井宏明?Doi Hiroaki
どい ひろあき |
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The King of the Elves | 2015-12-02 | Philip K. Dick | Brilliance Audio | 978-1-4558-1470-1 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
coll | |||
The King of the Elves | 2015-12-27 | Philip K. Dick | Brilliance Audio | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | |||||
Ein kleines Trostpflaster für uns Temponauten | 2016-05-00 | Philip K. Dick | Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Klassik) | 978-3-596-90567-6 | €11.99?€: Euro |
395 | 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 | Carla Nagel | |
Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | 2016-07-26 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | 978-0-8065-3796-2 | $16.00?$: US dollar |
404 | 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 | ||
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick | 2022-01-22 | Philip K. Dick | $3.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||||
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 1 | 2023-09-14 | Philip K. Dick | Gollancz | 978-1-399-61123-7 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
624 | 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 | ||
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 1 | 2023-09-14 | Philip K. Dick | Gollancz | 978-1-399-61124-4 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
624 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||
The Golden Man | unpublished | Philip K. Dick | Eyre Methuen | 0-413-48480-7 |
xxviii+ 336 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | Millennium / Orion | 1-85798-879-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
[6]+ 404 |
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 | Chris Moore | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | Grafton | 0-586-20764-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | Grafton | 0-586-20764-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-586-20764-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 | Chris Moore |