Title: The Box

Title: The Box Title Record # 41589
Author: James Blish
Date: 1949-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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1962^ⓘTranslated by Peter Naujack	German	Die Falle

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1949	1949-04-00	ed. Sam Merwin, Jr.	Standard Magazines, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	164	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
Omnibus of Science Fiction	1952-11-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiii+ 562	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Omnibus of Science Fiction	1953-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers / SFBC		$1.90^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 562	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Omnibus of Science Fiction	1953-04-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers			xiv+ 562	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Strange Adventures in Science Fiction	1954-06-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Grayson & Grayson		9/6^?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).	238	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
So Close to Home	1961-02-27	James Blish	Ballantine Books	465K	$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	142	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	Richard Powers (artist)
Roboter	1962-00-00	ed. Peter Naujack	Diogenes		DM 20.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
So Close to Home	1962-00-00	James Blish	Ballantine Books	632	$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	142	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	Richard Powers (artist)
The Shape of Things	1965-00-00	ed. Damon Knight	Popular Library	SP352	$0.50^?$: 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.	anth	Eugene Berman
The Shape of Things	1965-00-00	ed. Damon Knight	Popular Library	SP352	C$0.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	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.	anth	Eugene Berman
Die besten Science Fiction Geschichten	1970-00-00	ed. Peter Naujack	Diogenes		DM 12.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	382	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Roboter	1971-05-00	ed. Peter Naujack	Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei ( Fischer Bücherei^?Fischer Buecherei #1177)	3-436-01363-3	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	123	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	Hans Maier
Beyond Control	1972-00-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6236-4	$5.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	219	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karl Wurzer
Beyond Control	1973-02-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6236-4		219	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karl Wurzer
Beyond Control	1974-02-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Dell Laurel-Leaf	2112	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	236	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	Gene Szafran
Beyond Control	1976-05-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Dell Laurel-Leaf	2112	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	236	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	Gene Szafran
Die besten Science Fiction Geschichten	1979-00-00	ed. Peter Naujack	Diogenes (Diogenes Sonderband)	3-257-00905-4		362	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Peter Neugebauer
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
Omnibus of Science Fiction	1980-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-32097-5	$^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiii+ 561	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Eddie Jones
Die besten Science Fiction Geschichten des Golden Age	1983-00-00	ed. Peter Naujack	Diogenes (detebe #21048)	3-257-21048-5	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	353	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
The Omnibus of Science Fiction	1984-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Chatham River Press	0-517-45370-3	$1.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiii+ 561	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	Eddie Jones
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
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
Beyond Control	2009-03-05	ed. Robert Silverberg	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-5510-9	$14.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	220	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
Beyond Control: Seven Stories of Science Fiction	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6236-4	$6.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	219	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karl Wurzer

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