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Title: Preposterous Title Record # 62765
Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1954-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1958Translated by Lothar Heinecke.
German
Einfach lächerlich?Einfach laecherlich
1958 German
Einfach lächerlich!?Einfach laecherlich!
1965Translated by Valentino De Carlo
Italian Assurdità
1967Translated by Л. Мишин (L. Mishin)
Russian [as by
Фредерик Браун?Frederik Braun
Frederic Brown
]
1969Translated by Else Hoog
Dutch Belachelijk
1970Translated by Franz Weyergans
French En Absurdie [as by Frederic Brown]
1983Translated by Giuseppe Lippi
Italian Assurdità

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Angels and Spaceships 1954-09-00 Fredric Brown E. P. Dutton  
$2.75?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Kohs Checkmark
Angels and Spaceships 1955-02-00 Fredric Brown Dutton / SFBC  
$1.15?$: US dollar
186
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Kohs Checkmark
Angels and Spaceships 1955-09-00 Fredric Brown Gollancz  
10/6?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).
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Star Shine 1956-02-00 Fredric Brown Bantam Books 1423
$0.25?$: US dollar
ix+
138
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
Angels and Spaceships 1962-00-00 Fredric Brown Four Square Books 709
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).
160
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
If This Goes On 1965-00-00 ed. Charles Nuetzel Book Company of America 015
$0.75?$: US dollar
256
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 Albert Nuetzell Checkmark
14 Great Tales of ESP 1969-00-00 ed. Idella Purnell Stone Fawcett Gold Medal T2164
$0.75?$: US dollar
303+
[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.
anth Checkmark
14 Great Tales of ESP 1970-00-00 ed. Idella Purnell Stone Coronet 0-340-12731-7
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).
303
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
A Collection of Prose and Poetry on the Theme of Tomorrow 1987-00-00 ed. Michael Spring Scholastic (Literature Anthologies) 0-590-34579-6   191
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 Georgia O'Keeffe  
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
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
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
14 Great Tales of ESP date unknown ed. Idella Purnell Stone Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-02679-5
$0.95?$: US dollar
303
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
A Collection of Prose and Poetry on the Theme of Tomorrow date unknown ed. Michael Spring Scholastic (Literature Anthologies) 0-590-34579-6   191
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 Georgia O'Keeffe  
A Collection of Prose and Poetry on the Theme of Tomorrow date unknown ed. Michael Spring Scholastic (Literature Anthologies) 0-590-34579-6   191
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 Georgia O'Keeffe Checkmark
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