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From the Ocean, from the Stars

Arthur C. Clarke

First published 1961
Publisher Harcourt, Brace & World
Format Hardcover
Type Omnibus
Pages 515
Price $4.50

  • Stated first edition
  • Publication date not stated.
  • Gutter Code C48 found on page 515 indicates a printing in November 1961. (The Book Club edition was also printed in November 1961.) This edition may have been officially published in January 1962, considering the lag time between printing and publication. Tuck gives 1961 as the year of publication, so it may have appeared in the book stores at the end of December before the official publication date.
  • Copyright statement starts "Copyright 1953, © 1956, 1957, 1958 by Arthur C. Clarke;..." and goes on to list individual copyright dates and (non-Clarke) holders for some of the short stories.
  • "Jacket design by Arthur Hawkins" on rear flap.
  • {{LCCN|62-8058}} gives the date as "[1962]" indicating an unstated year of publication.
  • {{OCLC|710823}} also gives "[1962]" as the publication date.

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 The Deep Range Arthur C. Clarke Novel
167 The Other Side of the Sky Arthur C. Clarke Short Fiction
169 The Nine Billion Names of God Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
176 Refugee Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
187 Special Delivery Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
190 Feathered Friend Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
193 Take a Deep Breath Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
195 Freedom of Space Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
198 Passer-By Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
201 The Call of the Stars Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
205 The Wall of Darkness Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
221 Security Check Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
226 No Morning After Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
232 The Starting Line Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
232 Venture to the Moon Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
235 Robin Hood, F. R. S. Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
239 Green Fingers Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
243 All That Glitters Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
247 Watch This Space Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
250 A Question of Residence Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
255 Publicity Campaign Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
259 All the Time in the World Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
270 Cosmic Casanova Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
276 The Star Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
282 Out of the Sun Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
289 Transience Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
295 The Songs of Distant Earth Arthur C. Clarke Novelette
321 The City and the Stars Arthur C. Clarke Novel
ix Introduction (From the Ocean, from the Stars) Arthur C. Clarke Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
From the Ocean, from the Stars Cover 1962 Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC Hardcover Omnibus Arthur Hawkins 515