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Title: A Fine Son

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Title: A Fine Son Title Record # 73342
Author: Roald Dahl
Date: 1959-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1959 Genesis and Catastrophe: A True Story
1959 Genesis and Catastrophe
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Hans Edinga
Dutch Een blijvertje
1966Translated by Wolfheinrich von der Mülbe
German Genesis und Katastrophe
1970Translated by Pentti Saarikoski
Finnish Genesis ja katastrofi: Tosi juttu
2003Genesis and Catastrophe Translated by Elisabeth Gaspar as Une histoire vraie
French Une histoire vraie

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Playboy, December 1959 1959-12-00 ed. Editors of Playboy        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Kiss Kiss 1960-00-00 Roald Dahl Michael Joseph  
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).
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Kiss Kiss 1960-00-00 Roald Dahl McClelland & Stewart  
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Kiss Kiss 1960-02-08 Roald Dahl Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Kiss Kiss 1961-00-00 Roald Dahl Dell F128
$0.50?$: US dollar
288
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  
Op weg naar de hemel 1961-00-00 Roald Dahl Meulenhoff (Meulenhoff Editie #11) E11   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  
Kiss Kiss 1962-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 1832
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).
233
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  
Op weg naar de hemel 1963-00-00 Roald Dahl Meulenhoff (Meulenhoff Editie #11) E11 ƒ4.50 244
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 Hiemstra / Bouthoorn Checkmark
Kiss Kiss 1965-00-00 Roald Dahl Dell 4572
$0.60?$: US dollar
223
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 George Ziel  
Kiss Kiss 1966-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 1832
4/6?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).
233
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  
Küsschen, Küsschen! 1966-00-00 Roald Dahl Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rororo #835) 835
DM 2.20?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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
Jürgen Wulff?Juergen Wulff
 
Kiss Kiss 1968-10-00 Roald Dahl Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Charles E. Skaggs Checkmark
Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl 1969-11-00 Roald Dahl Michael Joseph 0-7181-0697-0
£?£: UK pound
442
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Kiss Kiss 1970-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books     232
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 Omnific  
Küsschen, Küsschen! 1970-00-00 Roald Dahl Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rororo #835) 3-499-10835-6 DM2.80 182
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
Jürgen Wulff?Juergen Wulff
 
Kiss Kiss 1972-11-00 Roald Dahl Pocket Books 0-671-77559-6
$0.95?$: US dollar
229
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
Küsschen, Küsschen! 1976-00-00 Roald Dahl Büchergilde Gutenberg 3-7632-1986-2   252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Stories of Horror and Suspense 1977-11-00 ed. Denys Val Baker William Kimber 0-7183-0395-4
£3.75?£: UK pound
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Claire Gammon  
The Best of Roald Dahl 1978-05-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-394-72549-2 / V-549
$6.95?$: US dollar
xv+
401
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  
Tales of the Unexpected 1979-09-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-394-74081-5 / V-81
$2.95?$: US dollar
[6]+
471+
[2]
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
More Tales of the Unexpected 1980-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-005606-8
£0.85?£: UK pound
127
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  
Küßchen, Küßchen!?Kuesschen, Kuesschen!
1980-10-00 Roald Dahl Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft 01079 3   446
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Wolfgang Lauter Checkmark
Kiss Kiss 1984-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-001832-8
£1.95?£: UK pound
231
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
Rakkaani, kyyhkyläiseni / Joku kaltaisesi 1985-00-00 Roald Dahl Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho 951-643-680-3   258+
198
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Completely Unexpected Tales 1986-09-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-009820-8
£2.95?£: UK pound
405
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  
Someone Like You: and Other Short Stories 1989-11-00 Roald Dahl Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Lire en anglais #8605) 2-253-04692-2   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 Edward Hopper Checkmark
The Best of Roald Dahl 1990-08-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-679-72991-7
$10.95?$: US dollar
vi+
520
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 Jo Bonney  
Tales of the Unexpected 1990-08-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-679-72989-5
$10.95?$: US dollar
471
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 Seth Jaben  
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl 1991-09-00 Roald Dahl Michael Joseph 0-7181-3545-8
£15.99?£: UK pound
iv+
762
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Kiss Kiss 2003-03-24 Roald Dahl Gallimard (Folio #1029) 2-07-037029-1
F8.00?F: French frank
304
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 William Wilson  
Scary Stories 2006-10-00 ed. Barry Moser Chronicle Books 0-8118-5414-0
$16.95?$: US dollar
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Barry Moser  
Collected Stories 2006-10-17 Roald Dahl Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #300) 0-307-26490-4
$30.00?$: US dollar
xxxviii+
850
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Küsschen, Küsschen! 2012-11-00 Roald Dahl Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rororo #10835) 978-3-499-10835-8   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
Jürgen Wulff?Juergen Wulff
 
Kiss Kiss date unknown Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-001832-8
£3.99?£: UK pound
231
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 Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl date unknown Roald Dahl Penguin Books India 978-0-14-015807-6 Rs 499.00 762
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 Elizabeth Thomas  
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