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Title: Chinese Puzzle Title Record # 59871
Author: John Wyndham
Date: 1953-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1953 A Stray from Cathay
Year Language Title
1965Translated by Roberta Rambelli
Italian Rompicapo cinese
1985Translated by Damir Žugec
Croatian Kineska zagonetka
1987Translated by George W. Barlow
French Casse-tête chinois
2003Translated by Roberto Argus
Portuguese O Enigma Chinês

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Argosy (UK), February 1953 1953-02-00 ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) The Amalgamated Press  
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).
144
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  
Fantasy Fiction, August 1953 1953-08-00 ed. Lester del Rey Future 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 Hannes Bok Checkmark
Jizzle 1954-00-00 John Wyndham Dennis Dobson  
11/6?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).
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Rudland Checkmark
Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter 1956-12-00 John Wyndham Ballantine Books 182
$0.35?$: US dollar
150
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 Checkmark
Argosy (UK), November 1958 1958-11-00 ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) The Amalgamated Press  
2/-?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).
144
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  
Jizzle 1961-10-00 John Wyndham The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)  
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).
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Jizzle 1962-00-00 John Wyndham Four Square Books 730
2/6?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).
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.
coll Checkmark
Jizzle 1963-00-00 John Wyndham Four Square Books 730
2/6?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).
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.
coll Checkmark
Jizzle 1963-00-00 John Wyndham Dennis Dobson  
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).
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Rudland Checkmark
Jizzle 1965-00-00 John Wyndham Four Square Books 1308
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).
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.
coll Checkmark
I vortici dell'assurdo 1965-11-30 John Wyndham Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #23)  
Lit 0?Lit: Italian lira
244
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 Erberto Tealdi Checkmark
Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter 1966-04-00 John Wyndham Ballantine Bal-Hi U2832
$0.50?$: US dollar
150
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 Checkmark
Jizzle 1968-00-00 John Wyndham Dennis Dobson 0-234-77645-5
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).
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Rudland  
Jizzle 1973-05-00 John Wyndham New English Library 0-450-01507-6
£0.30?£: UK pound
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.
coll Richard Clifton-Dey Checkmark
Jizzle 1973-06-00 John Wyndham New English Library 0-450-01507-6
£0.30?£: UK pound
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.
coll Richard Clifton-Dey Checkmark
Phoenix Feathers: A Collection of Mythical Monsters 1973-10-00 ed. Barbara Silverberg E. P. Dutton 0-525-36985-6
$6.50?$: US dollar
xv+
206
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth E. J. Detmold  
The Magic Valley Travellers: Welsh Stories of Fantasy and Horror 1974-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Taplinger 0-8008-5047-5
$8.50?$: US dollar
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Magic Valley Travellers: Welsh Stories of Fantasy and Horror 1974-03-00 ed. Peter Haining Gollancz 0-575-01686-8
£2.20?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Jizzle 1974-11-00 John Wyndham New English Library 0-450-02250-1
£0.40?£: UK pound
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.
coll Richard Clifton-Dey Checkmark
Jizzle 1979-06-00 John Wyndham New English Library 0-450-03745-2
£0.80?£: UK pound
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.
coll Richard Clifton-Dey Checkmark
Jizzle 1982-00-00 John Wyndham New English Library 0-450-02250-1
£1.50?£: UK pound
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.
coll  
Sirius, #113 1985-11-05 ed.
Milivoj Pašiček?Milivoj Pasicek
Milivoj Pashichek
Vjesnik  
Din 150?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
132
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.
mag Igor Kordej Checkmark
Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction : John Wyndham 1987-02-27 John Wyndham Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5249) 2-266-01919-8   5249
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 Marcel Laverdet Checkmark
Dragons: The Greatest Stories 1997-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg MJF Books 1-56731-166-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
viii+
307
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Don Maitz  
Dragons: The Greatest Stories 1997-09-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg MJF Books 1-56731-166-0
$7.98?$: US dollar
312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Don Maitz  
Welsh Fantasy Stories 2000-12-05 ed. Peter Haining Gwasg Carreg Gwalch 0-86381-618-5
£6.90?£: UK pound
276
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 Dylan Williams Checkmark
The Wizards' Den: Spellbinding Stories of Magic and Magicians 2001-11-00 ed. Peter Haining Souvenir Press 0-285-63628-6
£9.99?£: UK pound
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Antony Wooten Checkmark
A Caverna dos Magos 2003-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Bertrand Brasil 85-286-1036-5   254
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 Wizards' Den: Spellbinding Stories of Magic and Magicians 2003-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Souvenir Press 0-285-63677-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
255
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 Antony Wooten  
Jizzle 2022-09-20 John Wyndham Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-3086-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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