Title: Cost of Living
Title Record # 56292
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1952-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1952-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1952 | 1952-12-00 | 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 | Camerage | ||
| Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], v3 #4 | 1953-04-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Thorpe & Porter | 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). |
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 | Camerage | ||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1954-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | H-73 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
169+ [1] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1954-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | 73 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
169 | 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 Coggins | |
| I Romanzi di Urania #57 | 1954-09-30 | ed. Giorgio Monicelli | Mondadori | 57 | Lit 130?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 | Curt Caesar | |
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1955-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Michael Joseph (Novels of Tomorrow) | 12/6?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). |
253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Wildsmith | ||
| Galaxie (1ère série), #14 January 1955 | 1955-01-00 |
ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie) |
Éditions Nuit et Jour?Editions Nuit et Jour |
F100?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
148 | 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 | Ed Emshwiller | ||
| Le Meraviglie del possibile: Antologia della fantascienza | 1959-11-10 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Sergio Solmi | Einaudi (Supercoralli) | 1154-4 | Lit 3,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
xx+ 547 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1960-11-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | 437K | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
169 | 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 | Blanchard | |
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1967-04-00 | Robert Sheckley | Four Square Books | 1804 | 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). |
125 | 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 | ||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1967-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Bal-Hi | U2855 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
169+ [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 | ||
| Van aardse smetten vrij | 1968-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1163) | 1163 | ƒ2.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
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 | Dick Bruna | |
| Les univers de Robert Sheckley | 1972-05-03 | Robert Sheckley | OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #37) |
xxxviii+ 418 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Histoires de demain | 1975-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3771) | 2-253-00749-8 | 439 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Histoires de demain | 1976-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3771) | 2-253-00749-8 | 439 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Le Meraviglie del possibile: Antologia della fantascienza | 1977-01-15 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Sergio Solmi | Einaudi (Supercoralli) | 1154-4 |
xx+ 547 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Histoires de demain | 1978-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3771) | 2-253-00749-8 | 439 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 1979-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ace Books | 0-441-84680-7 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
214 | 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 | Olivia | |
| Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction | 1980-03-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl | Playboy Press | 0-87223-568-8 | $10.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 465 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tommy Soloski | |
| Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction | 1980-07-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl | Playboy Press / SFBC | 3888 | $6.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 481 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tommy Soloski | |
| Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction | 1981-04-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl | Wideview Books | 0-87223-647-1 | $7.95?$: 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. |
anth | Tommy Soloski | |
| Galaxy: Volume 1 | 1981-10-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl | Playboy Paperbacks | 0-87216-917-0 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
240 | 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 | Paul Alexander | |
| Für Menschen ungeeignet | 1982-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Bestseller #22042) |
3-404-22042-0 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
208 | 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 | |
| Festival Almanach | 1983-09-00 |
ed.
Michael Görden?Michael Goerden , Michael Kubiak |
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24054) |
3-404-24054-5 | DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
221+ [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 | Tim White | |
| Histoires de demain | 1984-07-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3771) | 2-253-00749-8 | 439 | 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 | Donald Grant | ||
| The Great SF Stories #14 (1952) | 1986-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #660) | 0-88677-106-4 / UE2106 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
352 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| The Great SF Stories #14 (1952) | 1986-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books | 0-88677-106-4 / UE2106 | C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
352 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction | 1986-07-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss, Sam J. Lundwall | Penguin Books | 0-14-008067-8 | £3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
320 | 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 | Alan Craddock | |
| The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction | 1987-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss, Sam J. Lundwall | Penguin Books | 0-14-008067-8 | £3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
320 | 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 | Alan Craddock | |
| Antologia Internazionale di Fantascienza | 1987-08-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Sam J. Lundwall | Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #181) | Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
vi+ 294 |
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 | Michelangelo Miani | ||
| The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction | 1987-10-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss, Sam J. Lundwall | Penguin Books (US) | 0-14-008067-8 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | 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 | Alan Craddock | |
| Histoires de demain | 1989-11-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3771) | 2-253-00749-8 | 457 | 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 | Donald Grant | ||
| Der große Heyne World SF Omnibus | 1991-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Sam J. Lundwall | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4746) | 3-453-04466-5 | DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
460 | 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 | John Harris | |
| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley | 1991-09-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | $150.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
331+ 380+ 360+ 275+ 344 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |||
| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One | 1991-09-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | 331 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Le Meraviglie del possibile: Antologia della fantascienza I | 1992-04-00 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Sergio Solmi | Einaudi (Einaudi Tascabili #94) | 88-06-12934-1 / 12934 | Lit 16,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
xxiv+ 553 |
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 | ||
| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One | 1992-07-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | 1-56146-420-1 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
331 | 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 Monsters and Other Science Fiction Tales | 2008-04-00 | Robert Sheckley | Wildside Press | 978-1-4344-7005-8 | $14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
138 | 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 | ||
| Cost of Living | 2009-07-19 | Robert Sheckley | Project Gutenberg | 29458 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | ||||
| Short Science Fiction Collection 30 | 2009-11-01 | ed. LibriVox | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | ||||
| "The Perfect Woman" and Other Stories | 2011-06-09 | Robert Sheckley | Armchair Fiction (Armchair Fiction Masters of Science Fiction #3) | 978-1-61287-040-3 | $16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | 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 | Ed Valigursky | |
| The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack | 2012-09-07 | ed. John Gregory Betancourt | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4344-4817-0 | $0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
649 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Mike H | |
| Untouched by Human Hands | 2015-03-10 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | |||||
| Visions, Issue One: Visions of Home, 2018 | 2018-12-00 | ed. Mathieu Triay | Atelier Triay | £12.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
256 | 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 | |||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 2021-06-03 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction) | 978-0-14-199460-4 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Untouched by Human Hands | 2021-06-03 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction) | 978-0-241-47302-3 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
208 | 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 | ||
| Masters of Science Fiction: Robert Sheckley | 2022-02-00 | Robert Sheckley | Centipede Press (Masters of Science Fiction (Centipede Press)) | 978-1-61347-311-5 | $65.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
727 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan | |
| Galaxia 42, January-February 2025 | 2025-01-00 | ed. Daniel Timariu | Revista Online SFF Galaxia 42 | $0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook". |
mag |