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Title: Hobbyist Title Record # 61734
Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1961-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Not an SF story per se, but often appears in collections of Brown's SF. First published in Playboy, May 1961
Synopsis: A pharmacist sells untraceable poison to would-be murderers, but there is a catch.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1961 The Hobbyist
Year Language Title
1963 French Marotte
1963Translated by B. A. Egger
German Sein Hobby
1967Translated by Henk Bouwman
Dutch Hobbyist
1983Translated by Giuseppe Lippi
Italian Prevenzione

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Playboy, May 1961 1961-05-00 ed. Editors of Playboy    
$0.60?$: US dollar
136
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag  
Nightmares and Geezenstacks 1961-07-00 Fredric Brown Bantam Books J2296
$0.40?$: US dollar
137
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 Hieronymus Bosch Checkmark
Nightmares and Geezenstacks 1962-00-00 Fredric Brown Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers SS1167
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).
137
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 Hieronymus Bosch Checkmark
Albträume 1963-00-00 Fredric Brown Hunna     126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Fantômes et farfafouilles 1963-00-00 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#65)
 
F6.00?F: French frank
220
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  
Alpträume 1965-05-00 Fredric Brown Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3046) 3046
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
158
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 Atelier Heinrichs Checkmark
1999 was me 't jaartje wel 1967-00-00 Fredric Brown Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1076) 1076 ƒ2.50 224
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 Dick Bruna , Hieronymus Bosch Checkmark
The Playboy Book of Crime and Suspense 1967-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Souvenir Press     ix+
406
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
1999 was me 't jaartje wel 1968-00-00 Fredric Brown Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1076) 1076 ƒ2.50 224
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 Dick Bruna , Hieronymus Bosch Checkmark
Fantômes et farfafouilles?Fantomes et farfafouilles
1969-12-15 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#65)
 
F8.50?F: French frank
220
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  
Alpträume 1972-00-00 Fredric Brown Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3046) 3046
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
158
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 Atelier Heinrichs Checkmark
Fantômes et farfafouilles 1972-01-15 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#65)
    220
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  
Kleine Fredric Brown omnibus 1976-00-00 Fredric Brown Bruna (Bruna SF #46) 90-229-9046-X   371
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 Dick Bruna , Hieronymus Bosch Checkmark
Fantômes et farfafouilles 1976-12-23 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#65)
    220
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
Checkmark
Nightmares and Geezenstacks 1979-03-00 Fredric Brown Bantam Books 0-553-12456-0
$1.75?$: US dollar
182
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 Hieronymus Bosch Checkmark
Fantômes et farfafouilles 1981-08-20 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#65)
    220
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 Best Short Stories of Fredric Brown 1982-09-00 Fredric Brown New English Library 0-450-05501-9
£1.75?£: UK pound
447
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 Tim White Checkmark
Fantômes et farfafouilles 1983-03-00 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#65)
2-207-30065-X   220
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
 
Cosmolinea B-2 1983-06-00 Fredric Brown Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #12)  
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira
360
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 Karel Thole  
Carnival of Crime: The Best Mystery Stories of Fredric Brown 1985-00-00 Fredric Brown Southern Illinois University Press (Mystery Makers) 0-8093-1192-5   314
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Nachtmerrie in groen 1985-00-00 Fredric Brown Loeb 90-6213-963-9   341
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 Kate Higgins Checkmark
And the Gods Laughed 1987-10-00 Fredric Brown Phantasia Press 0-932096-47-6
$19.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
And the Gods Laughed 1987-10-00 Fredric Brown Phantasia Press 0-932096-47-6
$50.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
431+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Stench of Kerosene and Other Short Short Stories 1991-00-00 ed. Steve Bowles Cambridge University Press 0-521-39579-8   144
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 Ian Parratt  
Fantômes et farfafouilles 1996-10-00 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#65)
2-207-30065-X   220
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
Joëlle Coulombeau?Joelle Coulombeau
 
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2001-02-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press 1-886778-18-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2001-10-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press / SFBC 01122
$14.50?$: US dollar
693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Fantômes et farfafouilles 2001-12-17 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(Folio SF #79)
2-07-041898-7   310
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
Benjamin Carré?Benjamin Carre
Checkmark
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2002-07-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press 1-886778-18-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Fantômes et farfafouilles 2006-03-02 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(Folio SF #79)
2-07-041898-7   310
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
Benjamin Carré?Benjamin Carre
 
Fantômes et farfafouilles?Fantomes et farfafouilles
2009-10-26 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(Folio SF #79)
978-2-07-041898-5   310
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
Benjamin Carré?Benjamin Carre
 
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2011-06-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press 978-1-886778-18-4
$29.00?$: US dollar
693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
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