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Title: The Ponderer

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Title: The Ponderer Title Record # 71454
Author: Eric Frank Russell
Date: 1948-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1965Translated by Beata Della Frattina
Italian Silicio
1971Translated by C. A. G. van den Broek (= Kees van den Broek)
Dutch De denker
1982Translated by Kees van den Broek
Dutch De denker

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, November 1948 1948-11-00 ed. D. McIlwraith Weird Tales  
$0.20?$: US dollar
100
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag John Giunta Checkmark
Weird Tales, November 1948 1948-11-00 ed. uncredited American News Co.  
C$0.20?C$: Canadian dollar
100
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag John Giunta Checkmark
Dark Tides 1962-00-00 Eric Frank Russell 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).
183
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Dark Tides 1963-11-00 Eric Frank Russell Panther 1599
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).
128
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
Dark Tides 1964-12-00 Eric Frank Russell Panther 1599
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).
128
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
Urania #405 1965-10-10 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 405
Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira
128
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Duiveltjelief 1971-00-00 Eric Frank Russell Bruna (Bruna SF #4) 90-229-9004-4 ƒ3.50 160
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 Rinke Doornekamp Checkmark
Millemondinverno 1978: 2 romanzi e 7 racconti di Eric Frank Russell 1978-11-00 Eric Frank Russell Mondadori (Millemondi #14)  
Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira
396
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.
omni Karel Thole  
Van lichtelijk luguber tot meedogenloos macaber 1982-00-00 ed. Erik Lankester Loeb 90-6213-415-7   427
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 Terry Oakes Checkmark
100 Tiny Tales of Terror 1996-09-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0140-7
$7.98?$: US dollar
x+
565
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Cheryl Knippenburg Checkmark
Darker Tides: The Weird Tales of Eric Frank Russell 2006-07-00 Eric Frank Russell Midnight House 0-9740589-6-3
$45.00?$: US dollar
277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Allen Koszowski Checkmark
Weird Tales 2012-00-00 ed. uncredited Pulp Classics on DVD      
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
Short Stories Collection 2017-11-21 Eric Frank Russell VintReads 978-1-387-36890-7
£3.49?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
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