Title: The Dead Lady of Clown Town
Title Record # 41502
Author: Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1964-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English
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Author: Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1964-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English
User Rating: 10.00 (1 vote) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: Merril10 (1), music (1), fire (1), accelerated growth (1), human-animal hybrids (1), genetic engineering (1), far future (1), robots (1), science fiction (1), artificial intelligence (1), dystopia (1), civil rights (1), Fomalhaut (1), ornithopters (1) Add Tags
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Magazine, August 1964 | 1964-08-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
196 | 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 | Pederson | ||
| Space Lords | 1965-05-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Pyramid Books | R-1183 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
206 | 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 | Jack Gaughan | |
| Space Lords | 1968-11-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Pyramid Books | X-1911 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
206 | 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 | Jack Gaughan | |
| Space Lords | 1969-09-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Sidgwick & Jackson | 0-283-98054-0 | 24/-?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). |
204 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | FORMAT | |
| Heren en knechten | 1970-00-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Meulenhoff (M=SF #33) | 33 | 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 | Ruurd Groot , Robert Ebell | ||
| Space Lords | 1970-12-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Sphere | 0-7221-7938-3 | 5/-?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). |
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 | ||
| Space Lords | 1971-01-00 | Cordwainer Smith | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 165 | 204 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Terry James | ||
| Space Lords | 1972-03-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Sphere Books | 79391 | £0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
159+ [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. |
coll | ||
| Herren im All | 1973-00-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Insel (Phantastische Wirklichkeit: Science Fiction der Welt) | 3-458-05860-5 | DM 14.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
243 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | H. Wenske | |
| Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité: Tome 3 | 1974-08-23 | Cordwainer Smith | OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #52) | 2-7201-0002-1 | 371 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Best of Cordwainer Smith | 1975-07-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 1180 | $2.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
[8]+ 342 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Janice C. Tate | |
| The Best of Cordwainer Smith | 1975-09-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-24581-4 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 377 |
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 | Darrell Sweet | |
| The Best of Cordwainer Smith | 1975-09-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24581-4 | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xix+ 377 |
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 | Darrell Sweet | |
| Galactic Dreamers: Science Fiction As Visionary Literature | 1977-08-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Random House | 0-394-49479-2 | $8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 276 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | R. Adelson | |
| The Best of Cordwainer Smith | 1977-10-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-27202-1 | $2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 377 |
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 | Darrell Sweet | |
| The Best of Cordwainer Smith | 1977-10-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-27202-1 | C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xix+ 377 |
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 | Darrell Sweet | |
| Space Lords | 1979-04-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Jove / HBJ | 0-515-05122-5 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
206 | 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 | Eric Ladd | |
| Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité Tome 3 | 1980-00-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7058) | 2-253-02553-4 | 412 | 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 |
Gérard Ruffin?Gerard Ruffin
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| Die besten Stories von Cordwainer Smith | 1980-09-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6708) | 3-8118-6708-3 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
415 | 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 | Carl Lundgren | |
| Herren im All | 1983-00-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #93) | 3-518-37388-9 | DM 9.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
275 | 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 | Thomas Franke | |
| Space Lords | 1984-07-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Ace Books | 0-441-77743-0 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
206 | 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 | Eric Ladd | |
| The Best of Cordwainer Smith | 1985-07-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32302-5 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 377 |
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 | Darrell Sweet | |
| Le rêveur aux étoiles | 1987-09-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5266) | 2-266-02039-0 | 344 | 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 | W. Siudmak | ||
| The Rediscovery of Man | 1988-06-00 | Cordwainer Smith | VGSF / Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (6) #25) | 0-575-04165-X | £3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xix+ 377 |
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 | John Avon | |
| The Rediscovery of Man | 1988-09-15 | Cordwainer Smith | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (6)) | 0-575-04352-0 | £11.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xix+ 377 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Avon | |
| Los señores de la instrumentalidad II: La dama muerta de Clown Town | 1991-07-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Ediciones B (Nova #38) | 84-406-2251-1 | 361 | 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 | Oscar Chichoni | ||
| Herren im All | 1992-00-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #280) | 3-518-38432-5 | DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
273 | 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 | Ulrich Osterwalder | |
| Le rêveur aux étoiles | 1993-01-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5266) | 2-266-02717-4 | 344 | 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 | W. Siudmak | ||
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | 1993-06-00 | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
シェイヨルという名の星?シェイヨルというなのほし Sheiyoru to Iu Na no Hoshi |
1994-06-00 |
コードウェイナー・スミス?Kōdoueinā Sumisu Koodoueinaa Sumisu |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō (Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF #1062) |
4-15-011062-X | ¥600?¥: Japanese yen. ISO code: JPY |
346 | 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 |
木嶋俊?きじましゅん
Kijima Shun |
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| The Rediscovery of Man | 1999-05-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10) | 1-85798-819-1 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xix+ 377 |
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 | Chris Moore | |
| The Rediscovery of Man | 2003-00-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10) | 1-85798-819-1 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xix+ 377 |
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 | Chris Moore | |
| Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I | 2004-03-02 | Cordwainer Smith | Gallimard (Folio SF #165) | 2-07-042715-3 | 617 | 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 | Manchu | ||
| We the Underpeople | 2006-12-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Baen Books | 1-4165-2095-3 | $15.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 465 |
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 | Bob Eggleton | |
| We the Underpeople | 2006-12-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Baen Books | 1-4165-2095-3 | $6.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | ||
| We the Underpeople | 2008-08-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Baen Books | 978-1-4165-5567-4 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 619+ [4] |
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 | Bob Eggleton | |
| The Rediscovery of Man | 2010-02-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-0-575-09424-6 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
400 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
| Was aus den Menschen wurde | 2011-00-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) | 978-3-453-52806-2 | €12.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
[2]+ 1053 |
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 | Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur | |
| Was aus den Menschen wurde | 2011-03-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) | 978-3-453-52806-2 | €12.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
[2]+ 1052+ [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. |
coll | Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur | |
| The Rediscovery of Man | 2012-11-30 | Cordwainer Smith | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10861-5 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Best of Cordwainer Smith | 2016-11-29 | Cordwainer Smith | Blackstone Audio | 978-1-5047-9911-9 | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | ||||
| The Best of Cordwainer Smith | 2017-04-26 | Cordwainer Smith | Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-360-9 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
376 | 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 | ||
| The Best of Cordwainer Smith | 2017-04-28 | Cordwainer Smith | Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-361-6 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I?Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalite, I |
2017-05-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Gallimard (Folio SF #165) | 978-2-07-042715-4 | €9.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
624 | 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 | Manchu | |
| The Dead Lady of Clown Town | 2017-07-12 | Cordwainer Smith | Project Gutenberg Canada | 1453 | C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | |||
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | 2018-01-00 | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 978-0-915368-56-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
683 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
| Le rêveur aux étoiles | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | France Loisirs | 2-7242-3404-9 | 384 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bahamas | ||
| The Rediscovery of Man | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10) | 1-85798-819-1 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xix+ 377 |
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 | Chris Moore | |
| The Rediscovery of Man | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10) | 978-1-85798-819-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xix+ 377 |
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 | Chris Moore | |
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
| The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 978-0-915368-56-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan |
Reviews
- Review by Sandra Miesel (1971) in SF Commentary, #20