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Title: Crickets Title Record # 93417
Author: Richard Matheson
Date: 1960-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine Shock, May 1960
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1969Translated by Hortensia Corona de Contín.
Spanish Grillos
1984Translated by Giuseppe Lippi
Italian Grilli
1988Translated by Stéphane Bourgoin
French Les grillons
2000Translated by Hélène Collon.
French Les grillons

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Shock—The Magazine of Terrifying Tales, May 1960 1960-05-00 ed. uncredited Winston Publications  
$0.35?$: 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 Jack Davis  
In the Dead of Night 1961-02-00 ed. Michael Sissons Anthony Gibbs & Phillips  
13/6?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).
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
In the Dead of Night 1961-08-00 ed. Michael Sissons The Canterbury Press  
$3.25?$: US dollar
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
In the Dead of Night 1962-04-00 ed. Michael Sissons Panther 1349
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).
154+
[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
In the Dead of Night 1963-06-00 ed. Michael Sissons Panther  
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).
155
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  
Shock II 1964-10-00 Richard Matheson Dell 7829
$0.50?$: US dollar
192
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
Shock II 1965-00-00 Richard Matheson Corgi GN7289
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).
157
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  
In the Dead of Night 1968-00-00 ed. Michael Sissons Panther 025847
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).
155
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  
Shock II 1969-00-00 Richard Matheson Organizacion Editorial Novaro (Nova Dell #107)     189
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  
Shock 2 1978-00-00 Richard Matheson Sphere 0-7221-5896-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
157
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
Shock II 1979-07-00 Richard Matheson Berkley Books 0-425-04158-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
180
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 Murray Tinkelman Checkmark
Animal Ghosts 1980-00-00 ed. Richard Davis Hutchinson 0-09-142700-2
£4.95?£: UK pound
144
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Shock 2 1984-07-23 Richard Matheson Mondadori (Oscar #1776) 24807-0
Lit 4,500?Lit: Italian lira
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 Paolo Tassinari , Pierpaolo Vetta  
Cimetière blues 1988-05-30 Richard Matheson Clancier-Guénaud (Série 33 #9) 2-86215-128-9
F33.00?F: French frank
212
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 Lionel Fourneaux Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$125?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
899
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 Stout Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Shock prima parte 2000-10-00 Richard Matheson Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #27)  
Lit 9,900?Lit: Italian lira
346
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 Jacopo Bruno  
Le pays de l'ombre 2000-11-00 Richard Matheson Flammarion (Imagine) 2-08-067742-X
F85.00?F: French frank
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 Sofiane Tilikete  
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet 2002-01-00 Richard Matheson Tor 0-312-87827-3
$14.95?$: US dollar
335
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 Ravenwood  
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet 2002-01-00 Richard Matheson Tor 0-765-30411-2
$24.95?$: US dollar
335
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ravenwood  
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