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This is a partial list that doesn't include translations. For more details, see [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?2481 ISFDB].
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Sources include {{ISFDB title|2481}}, {{WorldCat editions|40714634}}, and {{Disch Index Translationum}}.
  
 
All the notes on the rest of this site refer to the 1999 Vintage Books edition.
 
All the notes on the rest of this site refer to the 1999 Vintage Books edition.
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== US ==
 
== US ==
  
New York: Vintage Books (Random House), 1999. Trade paperback. Cover photograph (by Elliot Erwitt): shining TV in dismal room. ISBN 0375705449
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{{Edition tile|desc=Avon Books, 1974. Paperback.|image=334-cover-avon.jpg}}
New York: Carroll & Graf, 1987. Paperback. Cover illustration (by Roy Colmer): horrifying upside-down screaming face. ISBN 0881843407
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{{Edition tile|desc=Gregg Press, 1976. Hardcover (exact reprint of the Avon Books paperback edition). Introduction by M. John Harrison.|image=334-cover-gregg.jpg|isbn=0839823312}}
 
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{{Edition tile|desc=Carroll & Graf, 1987. Paperback.|image=334-cover-carroll-graf.jpg|cover-by=Roy Colmer|isbn=0881843407}}
Boston: Gregg Press, 1976. Hardcover - exact reprint of the Avon Books paperback edition. Introduction by M. John Harrison, frontispiece illustration by Richard Powers. ISBN 0839823312
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{{Edition tile|desc=Vintage Books (Random House), 1999. Trade paperback.|image=334-cover-vintage.jpg|cover-by=Elliot Erwitt|isbn=0375705449}}
 
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New York: Avon Books, 1974. Paperback. Cover illustration (unknown artist): lascivious woman on couch watching TV. Subtitled "The bold, innovative novel of city existence."
 
  
 
== UK & Australia ==
 
== UK & Australia ==
  
London: Littlehampton Book Services, 1982. Paperback. Cover illustration: a spaceship?! ISBN 0417060807
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{{Edition tile|desc=MacGibbon & Kee, 1972. Hardcover.|image=334-cover-macgibbon-kee.jpg|cover-by=Michael Hasted|isbn=0261632833}}
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{{Edition tile|desc=Sphere, 1974. Paperback.|image=334-cover-sphere.jpg|cover-by=Tony Roberts|isbn=0722129734}}
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{{Edition tile|desc=Magnum, 1981. Paperback.|image=334-cover-magnum.jpg|isbn=0417060807}}
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Australia: Magnum, 1981. Paperback. Cover illustration: big chrome numbers. ISBN 0417060807
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== Translations ==
  
London: Sphere, 1974. Paperback. Cover illustration (by Tony Roberts): a spaceship?! ISBN 0722129734
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{{Edition tile|language=Italian|translator=Roberta Rambelli|desc=Fanucci Editore, 1976. Trade paperback.|image=334-cover-it-fanucci.jpg|cover-by=Karel Thole}}
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{{Edition tile|language=French|translator=Ronald Blunden|desc=Denoël, 1976. Paperback.|image=334-cover-fr-denoel.jpg|cover-by=R. Leygue}}
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{{Edition tile|language=German|translator=Walter Brumm|alt-title=Angoulême|desc=Heyne, 1977. Paperback.|image=334-cover-de-heyne.jpg|cover-by=Karel Thole|isbn=3-453-30906-5}}
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{{Edition tile|language=Japanese|translator=Masuda Mamoru|alt-title=Sanbyaku sanjū shi|desc=Sanrio, 1979. Paperback.|image=334-cover-ja-1979.jpg}}
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{{Edition tile|language=Italian|translator=Roberta Rambelli|desc=Fanucci Editore, 1989. Trade paperback.|image=334-cover-it-fanucci-1989.jpeg|cover-by=Michele Marsan|isbn=88-347-0118-6}}
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{{Edition tile|language=Spanish|translator=Albert Solé|desc=Martínez Roca, 1993. Trade paperback.|image=334-cover-es-martinez-roca.jpg|cover-by=Tone Høverstad|isbn=84-270-1703-0}}
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London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1972. Hardcover. Dust jacket illustration (by Michael Hasted): apartment building as mainframe computer. ISBN 0261632833
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== Textual differences ==
  
== Textual differences ==
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There are a few differences between earlier and later editions that might either be corrections, or misguided "corrections" by an over-zealous copyeditor— in speculative fiction, especially with a playful author, it's not always easy to tell what is a mistake. Here's how the Vintage trade paperback <small>(B)</small> differs from all earlier US editions <small>(A)</small>:
  
There are a few differences between earlier and later editions that might either be corrections, or misguided "corrections" by an over-zealous copyeditor-- in speculative fiction, it's not always easy to tell what is a mistake. Here's how the Vintage trade paperback (B) differs from all the previous US editions (A):
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* "US gorillas" <small>(A)</small> -> "[[334/The Death of Socrates#kids in black masks—U.S. guerrillas|US guerrillas]]" <small>(B)</small>
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* "mickeymouse" <small>(A)</small> -> "[[334/Everyday Life in the Later Roman Empire#a frantic Mickey Mouse|Mickey Mouse]]" <small>(B)</small>
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* "sexlife" <small>(A)</small> -> "[[334/Emancipation#tell me about your sex life|sex life]]" <small>(B)</small>
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* "The Greek Berets" <small>(A)</small> -> "[[334/334/Part V#28. 53 Movies|The Green Berets]]" <small>(B)</small>
  
* "US gorillas" (A) -> "[[334/The Death of Socrates#kids in black masks—U.S. guerrillas|US guerrillas]]" (B)
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* "mickeymouse" (A) -> "[[334/Everyday Life in the Later Roman Empire#a frantic Mickey Mouse|Mickey Mouse]]" (B)
 
* "sexlife" (A) -> "[[334/Emancipation#tell me about your sex life|sex life]]" (B)
 

Latest revision as of 20:16, 29 January 2025

Sources include ISFDB, WorldCat, and UNESCO Index Translationum.

All the notes on the rest of this site refer to the 1999 Vintage Books edition.

US

Avon Books, 1974. Paperback.
Gregg Press, 1976. Hardcover (exact reprint of the Avon Books paperback edition). Introduction by M. John Harrison. ISBN 0839823312
Carroll & Graf, 1987. Paperback. Cover art: Roy Colmer. ISBN 0881843407
Vintage Books (Random House), 1999. Trade paperback. Cover art: Elliot Erwitt. ISBN 0375705449

UK & Australia

MacGibbon & Kee, 1972. Hardcover. Cover art: Michael Hasted. ISBN 0261632833
Sphere, 1974. Paperback. Cover art: Tony Roberts. ISBN 0722129734
Magnum, 1981. Paperback. ISBN 0417060807

Translations

Italian (translated by Roberta Rambelli): Fanucci Editore, 1976. Trade paperback. Cover art: Karel Thole.
French (translated by Ronald Blunden): Denoël, 1976. Paperback. Cover art: R. Leygue.
German (translated by Walter Brumm): Angoulême. Heyne, 1977. Paperback. Cover art: Karel Thole. ISBN 3-453-30906-5
Japanese (translated by Masuda Mamoru): Sanbyaku sanjū shi. Sanrio, 1979. Paperback.
Italian (translated by Roberta Rambelli): Fanucci Editore, 1989. Trade paperback. Cover art: Michele Marsan. ISBN 88-347-0118-6
Spanish (translated by Albert Solé): Martínez Roca, 1993. Trade paperback. Cover art: Tone Høverstad. ISBN 84-270-1703-0

Textual differences

There are a few differences between earlier and later editions that might either be corrections, or misguided "corrections" by an over-zealous copyeditor— in speculative fiction, especially with a playful author, it's not always easy to tell what is a mistake. Here's how the Vintage trade paperback (B) differs from all earlier US editions (A):