Title: Beep
Title Record # 45757
Author: James Blish
Date: 1954-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: James Blish
Date: 1954-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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- Beep is about 14,000 words. The expanded version of this novelette is titled The Quincunx of Time Dell(1973)
- Note that Beep was revised slightly when included in an anthology for teenage readers, Space Police (World, 1956, edited by Andre Norton), to remove some references to drinking. (source: Preface to The Quincunx of Time (Arrow, 1976)
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1954 | 1954-02-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
164 | 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 | Emsh | ||
| Stories for Tomorrow: An Anthology of Modern Science Fiction | 1954-06-00 | ed. William Sloane | Funk & Wagnalls | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 628 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Stanley Meltzoff | ||
| Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 16 | 1954-07-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Strato Publications | 1/6?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). |
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 | Emsh | ||
| Stories for Tomorrow | 1955-00-00 | ed. William Sloane | Eyre & Spottiswoode | 18/-?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). |
xii+ 476 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Val Biro | ||
| Space Police | 1956-00-00 | ed. Andre Norton | World Publishing Co. | $2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Virgil Finlay | ||
| Galaxis Science Fiction, #9 | 1958-11-00 | ed. Lothar Heinecke | Moewig | DM 1.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
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. |
mag | Pederson | ||
| Galaxy #16 | 1959-09-00 | ed. R. Valente | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | 16 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
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 | G. Crepax | |
| Galactic Cluster | 1959-10-00 | James Blish | Signet / New American Library | S1719 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
176 | 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 Lehr | |
| Galactic Cluster | 1960-01-22 | James Blish | Faber and Faber | 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). |
233 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Griffiths | ||
| Terre, il faut mourir | 1961-00-00 | James Blish | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #50) |
F5.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
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 | |||
| Galactic Cluster | 1961-12-00 | James Blish | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 56 | 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). |
233 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Griffiths | |
| Galactic Cluster | 1963-00-00 | James Blish | Four Square Books | 889 | 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 | ||
| Galactic Cluster | 1964-07-00 | James Blish | Four Square Books | 889 | 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 | ||
| Galactic Cluster | 1965-00-00 | James Blish | Signet / New American Library | D2790 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
176 | 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 Lehr | |
| Galactic Cluster | 1965-10-00 | James Blish | Signet / New American Library of Canada | D2790 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
176 | 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 Lehr | |
| Galactic Cluster | 1968-06-00 | James Blish | New English Library | 2229 | 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). |
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 | ||
| 1ª Antologia celebrativa di Galaxy: Civiltà domani | 1970-01-00 | ed. Sandro Sandrelli | Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #37) | Lit 2,300?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
284 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gian Mario Scuratti | ||
| Terre, il faut mourir | 1971-00-00 | James Blish | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #50) |
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 | ||||
| Het testament van Andros | 1972-00-00 | James Blish | Bruna (Bruna SF #9) | 90-229-9009-5 | ƒ3.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
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 | Robert Nix | |
| Eine Handvoll Sterne | 1974-00-00 | James Blish | Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0186) | 3-442-23186-8 | DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
188 | 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 Rogner?Juergen Rogner
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| Galactic Empires Volume Two | 1976-07-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Weidenfeld & Nicolson | 0-297-77223-6 | £4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
viii+ 296 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Karel Thole | |
| Galactic Empires Volume Two | 1976-10-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Orbit | 0-86007-909-0 | £0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
viii+ 296 |
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 | Karel Thole | |
| Prigione senza sbarre, e altri racconti | 1977-00-00 | James Blish | Fanucci Editore (Biblioteca di Fantascienza #31) | Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
240 | 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 | Tim White | ||
| Galactic Empires, Volume II | 1977-10-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-31528-7 | $8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 278 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Karel Thole | |
| Galactic Empires, Volume II | 1978-04-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | St. Martin's Press / SFBC | 2456 | $4.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 278 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Karel Thole | |
| Galactic Empires: Volume Two | 1979-03-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Avon | 0-380-42879-2 | $2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 308 |
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 | Alex Ebel | |
| Sirius, #34 | 1979-04-05 |
ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich |
Vjesnik | Din 15?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006 |
148 | 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. |
mag | Vicente Segrelles | ||
| The Best of James Blish | 1979-08-00 | James Blish | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-25600-X | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxi+ 358 |
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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| The Best of James Blish | 1979-08-00 | James Blish | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-25600-X | C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xxi+ 358 |
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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| Galactic Cluster | 1980-00-00 | James Blish | Granada | 0-586-04573-2 | £1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
255 | 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 | Peter Elson | |
S-Fマガジン 1981年01月号, #269?S-F Magajin 1981 Nen 01 Tsuki Gō, # 269 |
1981-01-00 |
ed.
今岡清?いまおかきよし Imaoka Kiyoshi |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ |
272 | 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. |
mag |
加藤直之?かとうなおゆき
Katō Naoyuki Katou Naoyuki |
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| The Seedling Stars / Galactic Cluster | 1983-03-00 | James Blish | Signet / New American Library (Signet Double Science Fiction) | 0-451-12148-1 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
158+ 176 |
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. |
omni | Paul Lehr | |
| Titan 20 | 1983-06-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Wolfgang Jeschke | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3991) | 3-453-30926-X | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
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. |
anth | Oliviero Berni | |
| Terre, il faut mourir | 1988-05-00 | James Blish | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #50) |
2-207-30050-1 | 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 | Pascal Moret | ||
| Galactic Empires | 1988-09-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Legend | 0-09-952150-4 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xviii+ 650 |
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 | Chris Foss | |
| Contos Galácticos | 1994-00-00 | James Blish | Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #449) | 972-38-1427-7 | 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 | A. Pedro | ||
| The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-07-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-85062-X | $35.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
990+ [2] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | |
| The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-10-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orbit | 1-85723-271-2 | £25.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
990 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | |
| The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-10-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor / SFBC | 05435 | $17.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
990 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | |
| A Dusk of Idols and Other Stories | 1996-05-00 | James Blish | Severn House | 0-7278-4967-0 | £16.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
182 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1997-09-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orb | 0-312-85509-5 | $27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
990 | 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 | ||
| Works of Art | 2008-02-00 | James Blish | NESFA Press | 978-1-886778-70-2 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
524 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Berkey | |
| Galactic Cluster | date unknown | James Blish | Signet / New American Library | Q5441 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
176 | 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 Lehr | |
| Galactic Cluster | date unknown | James Blish | Signet / New American Library | T4965 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
176 | 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 Lehr |