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Title: The Vacation Title Record # 58446
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1963-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1965ⓘTranslated by Mário Braga and Maria Isabel Morna Braga
 Portuguese As férias
1965ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Harrison
 French Vacance
1970ⓘTranslated by Sandro Sandrelli
 Italian Vacanza
1974ⓘTranslated by Göncz Árpád
 Hungarian A vakáció
1983 Portuguese As férias
1985ⓘTranslated by Peter Naujack
 German
Die großen Ferien?Die grossen Ferien
2008ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Harrison revised by Julie Pejos for the Folio publication
 French Vacances

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Playboy, December 1963 1963-12-00 ed. Editors of Playboy    
$1.25?$: US dollar
  
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
 mag  
The Machineries of Joy 1964-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hart-Davis  
21/-?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
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Joe Mugnaini  
The Machineries of Joy 1964-02-00 Ray Bradbury Simon & Schuster  
$4.50?$: US dollar
 255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Isadore Seltzer Checkmark
Les machines à bonheur 1965-00-00 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84-85)		  
F9.90?F: French frank
 313
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  
As máquinas da alegria 1965-00-00 Ray Bradbury Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #93)     171
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 Lima de Freitas  
The Machineries of Joy 1965-07-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
$0.60?$: US dollar
 213
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
The Machineries of Joy 1965-07-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
 213
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
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1966-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 ix+
403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Jack Gregory , Seymour Mednick Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1966-00-00 Ray Bradbury Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers GN7489
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).
 213
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
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1968-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press BA0115
$0.95?$: US dollar
 ix+
402
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 Gregory , Seymour Mednick Checkmark
Machineries of Joy 1969-00-00 Ray Bradbury Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-08275-9
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).
 213
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1969-06-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
 213
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
Le macchine della felicità 1970-04-00 Ray Bradbury Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #39)  
Lit 2,200?Lit: Italian lira
 286
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 Gian Mario Scuratti  
The Machineries of Joy 1970-07-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
 213
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
Les machines à bonheur 1970-09-09 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84/85)		     313
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  
Kaleidoszkóp 1974-00-00 Ray Bradbury
Kozmosz Könyvek?Kozmosz Konyvek
(
Kozmosz Fantasztikus Könyvek?Kozmosz Fantasztikus Konyvek
#27)		 IF1872-e-7476   336
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
Korga György?Korga Gyoergy
 Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1976-00-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books Q2324
$1.25?$: US dollar
 213
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  
The Machineries of Joy 1976-09-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-02834-0
$1.50?$: US dollar
 245
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
The Machineries of Joy 1977-06-00 Ray Bradbury Panther / Granada 0-586-04361-6
£0.60?£: UK pound
 213
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 Goodfellow Checkmark
Les machines à bonheur 1980-05-30 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84)		     317
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
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1980-10-31 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1980-12-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll R. D. Scudellari  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1981-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-246-11540-8
£12.50?£: UK pound
 xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1981-02-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xx+
884
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1983-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-04361-6
£1.50?£: UK pound
 213
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 Goodfellow Checkmark
As máquinas do prazer?As maquinas do prazer
 1983-00-00 Ray Bradbury Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #11)     290
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  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury Volume 2 1983-01-27 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-05749-8
£2.95?£: UK pound
 683
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
The Machineries of Joy 1983-02-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-23120-0
$2.75?$: US dollar
 245
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 Tito Salomoni Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury Volume 2 1985-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-05749-8
£3.95?£: UK pound
 683
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
Die Mechanismen der Freude 1985-00-00 Ray Bradbury Diogenes (detebe #21242) 3-257-21242-9
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 316
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 Tomi Ungerer Checkmark
Magical Wishes 1986-11-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Signet / New American Library 0-451-14575-5 / AE4575
$3.50?$: US dollar
 350
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 Kinuko Kraft Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy 1988-00-00 Ray Bradbury Granada 0-586-04361-6
£2.95?£: UK pound
 213
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 Goodfellow Checkmark
Les machines à bonheur 1988-04-00 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84)		 2-207-30084-6   317
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 Marie-Christine Forest  
Die goldenen Äpfel der Sonne 1990-00-00 Ray Bradbury Volk und Welt 3-353-00675-3   398
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 Hans-Joachim Petzak Checkmark
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 1990-10-00 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-51335-5
$29.95?$: US dollar
 912
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll R. D. Scudellari Checkmark
Un coup de tonnerre 1992-04-00 Ray Bradbury Gallimard (Folio junior #664) 2-07-056730-3   195
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 Henri Galeron  
Un coup de tonnerre 1993-07-00 Ray Bradbury Gallimard (Folio junior #664) 2-07-056730-3   195
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 Henri Galeron  
A Magic Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic 1998-01-00 ed. Margaret Weis Aspect / Warner Books 0-446-67284-X
$13.99?$: US dollar
 viii+
421
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 Keith Birdsong Checkmark
A Magic Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic 1998-03-00 ed. Margaret Weis Aspect / Warner Books / SFBC 20073
$10.98?$: US dollar
 422
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Keith Birdsong  
Les machines à bonheur?Les machines a bonheur
 2000-01-00 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#84)		 2-207-25066-0   317
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 Vincent Froissard  
The Machineries of Joy 2000-12-00 Ray Bradbury Earthlight 0-671-03771-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
 255
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 Trevor Scobie  
Un coup de tonnerre 2004-11-00 Ray Bradbury Gallimard (Folio junior #664) 2-07-051364-5   195
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 C. Broutin Checkmark
Les machines à bonheur?Les machines a bonheur
 2008-06-02 Ray Bradbury
Denoël?Denoel
(Folio SF #312)		 978-2-07-034842-8   465
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 Matthias Haddad  
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 2008-12-00 Ray Bradbury HarperVoyager 978-0-00-728047-6
£16.99?£: UK pound
 xx+
956
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 2010-04-06 Ray Bradbury Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #326) 978-0-307-26905-8
$32.00?$: US dollar
 xliii+
1059
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 1 2012-06-28 Ray Bradbury Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-749768-3
£1.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04361-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
 255
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 Steve Crisp Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
 213
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
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
 213
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
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books N8304
$0.95?$: US dollar
 213
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
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
$0.60?$: US dollar
 213
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  
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04361-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
 255
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 Steve Crisp Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-24695-X
$2.95?$: US dollar
 245
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 Tito Salomoni Checkmark
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H2988
$0.60?$: US dollar
 213
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
The Machineries of Joy date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books S5258
$0.75?$: US dollar
 213
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
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