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Title: Take a Deep Breath Title Record # 62787
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1957-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Other Side of the Sky
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Walter Ernsting (Clark Darlton) as seems to have been in fact, though the German publications credit Heinz Bingenheimer. According to this source, p. 93f., Bingenheimer passed the work on to Ernsting.
German Nimm einen tiefen Atemzug...
1967Translated by Martha Soares dos Santos.
Portuguese Respire fundo
1968Translated by Ruud Löbler
Dutch Even diep ademhalen!
1971Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch
German Die Vakuum-Atmer
1972 Italian Un bel respiro lungo
1984Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Hur-rr-a-a-ah-

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Infinity Science Fiction, September 1957 1957-09-00 ed. Larry T. Shaw Royal Publications, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
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 Ed Emsh Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1958-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & Company  
$3.95?$: US dollar
x+
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Edward Sorel Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1958-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Longmans (Canada)  
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Edward Sorel  
The Other Side of the Sky 1959-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library S1729
$0.35?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1959-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library S1729
$0.50?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
From the Ocean, from the Stars 1961-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World  
$4.50?$: US dollar
515
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1961-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz  
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).
viii+
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Die andere Seite des Himmels 1961-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #25) Z 25
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
183
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Die andere Seite des Himmels 1961-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #25) Z 25
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
183
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
From the Ocean, from the Stars 1962-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar
515
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Arthur Hawkins Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1962-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 60
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).
viii+
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Griffiths Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1963-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz  
16/-?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).
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Other Side of the Sky 1963-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers YS1289
3/-?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).
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Die andere Seite des Himmels 1963-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #019) 019
DM 2.20?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
185
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1964-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library D2433
$0.50?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1964-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada D2433
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Checkmark
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction 1966-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Delacorte Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
ix+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Lehr  
Time Probe 1966-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1))  
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).
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1966-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi GS753
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).
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 Ralph Brillhart Checkmark
A sonda do tempo 1967-02-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Nova Fronteira     272
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  
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction 1967-03-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8925
$0.75?$: US dollar
238
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 Lehr Checkmark
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction 1967-03-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8925
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
238
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 Lehr Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1968-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harbrace Paperbound Library HPL 25
$0.75?$: US dollar
vi+
248
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 Rob Coruzio Checkmark
Even diep ademhalen! 1968-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1164) 1164 ƒ2.50 190
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 Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1969-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi 0-552-08306-2
£0.20?£: UK pound
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 Checkmark
Komet der Blindheit 1971-04-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3239/3240) 3239/3240
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
222
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 Atelier Heinrichs & Bachmann Checkmark
Medusa 1972-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke De Carlo Editore (Italy)  
Lit 1,400?Lit: Italian lira
172
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 Federico Valli Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1973-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada Q5553
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Fernando Fernandez Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1974-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09705-5
£0.35?£: UK pound
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 Tim White Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1975-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09705-5
£0.50?£: UK pound
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 Tim White Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1977-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-07528-5
$1.50?$: US dollar
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 Fernando Fernandez Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1978-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-08380-6
$1.75?$: US dollar
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 Fernando Fernandez Checkmark
Even diep ademhalen! 1978-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bruna (Bruna SF #98) 90-229-9098-2   240
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Microcosmic Tales 1980-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Taplinger 0-8008-5238-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
[15]+
325
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ivy Strick Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1981-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-09912-5 / E9912
$2.25?$: US dollar
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 Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1981-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-09912-5
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Feuerwerk der Science Fiction: Hundert utopische Geschichten 1984-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Bertelsmann / Book Sales Clubs (Science Fiction & Fantasy Club) 01680 8   303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Foss Checkmark
Die andere Seite des Himmels 1984-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23019) 3-442-23019-5
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
187
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 Michelangelo Miani Checkmark
Feuerwerk der SF 1984-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Goldmann (Edition '84: Die positiven Utopien #8) 3-442-08408-3
DM 14.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
362
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 Klaus Holitzka Checkmark
Komet der Blindheit 1985-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3239) 3-453-31215-5
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
222
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 Atelier Heinrichs & Bachmann Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1985-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-14937-8
$2.95?$: US dollar
xii+
254
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 Other Side of the Sky 1987-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF 0-575-03988-4
£2.95?£: UK pound
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1987-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-14937-8
$3.50?$: US dollar
xii+
254
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 Other Side of the Sky 1990-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF 0-575-03988-4
£3.50?£: UK pound
viii+
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 Tony Roberts (artist)  
More Than One Universe: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 1991-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bantam Spectra 0-553-29189-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
554
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 Paul Swendsen  
Microcosmic Tales 1992-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander DAW Books (DAW Collectors #883) 0-88677-532-9 / UE2532
$4.99?$: US dollar
xxi+
330
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky 1992-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-03988-4
£3.99?£: UK pound
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 Tony Roberts (artist)  
The Other Side of the Sky 1995-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-03988-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
viii+
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science 2000-04-00 ed. Gregory Benford, George Zebrowski Harcourt 0-15-100292-4
$28.00?$: US dollar
355
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science 2002-02-00 ed. Gregory Benford, George Zebrowski Harcourt 0-15-600528-X
$17.00?$: US dollar
355
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 Chesley Bonestell  
The Other Side of the Sky date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library     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  
The Other Side of the Sky date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5553
$0.95?$: US dollar
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 Fernando Fernandez Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-09912-5
$2.25?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
The Other Side of the Sky date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5553
$0.95?$: US dollar
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 Fernando Fernandez Checkmark
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