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Only Who Can Make a Tree?
Genre Science Fiction
Type Short story
Series Polytropical paramyths
DESCRIPTION:
A completely aburd story. Scientists who invent mutated, flying goats —among other things— to eat the smog and other pollution away. They also change sawdust into food... somehow.
 
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15 Publications
 
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FIRST PUBLICATION
in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Edward L. Ferman
New York, NY: Mercury Press, Inc.
Volume 41, No. 5, Whole No. 246
magazine (19×13,5cm)
November 1971
148
$ 0.75 (£ 0.30)
Chesley Bonestell
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Chesley Bonestell
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in The Book of Philip José Farmer
New York, NY: DAW Books
UQ1063 / No. 63
SBN 451-UQ1063-095
paperback (18×10,5cm)
07/1973 (1st)
07/1973 (1st) [Canadian printing]
239
$ 0.95
Jack Gaughan
With an introduction, "Polytropical Paramyths", by Farmer.

Jack Gaughan
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in The Book of Philip José Farmer
New York, NY: Berkley Books
Science Fiction
ISBN 0-425-05298-2
paperback (17,5×10,5cm)
02/1982 (1st)
04/1982 (2nd)
248
$ 2.50
James Warhola
With an introduction, "Polytropical Paramyths", by Farmer.

James Warhola
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The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection
Michael Croteau
(Lilburn, GA): Meteor House
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ISBN 978-1-945427-12-1
hardcover (22,5×14,5cm)
07/2018
936
$ 50.00
Mark Wheatley
Each section has its own "Decade Introduction"—a synopsis of Phil's life and career—by the editor.

Mark Wheatley
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The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection
Michael Croteau
(Lilburn, GA): Meteor House
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ISBN 978-1-945427-11-4
trade paperback (21,5×14cm)
07/2018
936
$ 35.00
Mark Wheatley
Each section has its own "Decade Introduction"—a synopsis of Phil's life and career—by the editor.

Mark Wheatley
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The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection
Michael Croteau
(Lilburn, GA): Meteor House
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ISBN 978-1-945427-15-2
hardcover [no dustjacket] (22,5×14,5cm)
09/2018
936
not priced [= $ 225.00]
Mark Wheatley
A limited deluxe hardcover edition, of 52 lettered copies (A-Z and AA-ZZ), signed by all of the contributors.
Each section has its own "Decade Introduction"—a synopsis of Phil's life and career—by the editor.

Mark Wheatley
UK
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in The Book of Philip José Farmer
West Yorkshire: The Elmfield Press
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ISBN 0-7057-0067-4
hardcover (21,5×13,5cm
07/1976
239
£ 4.95
Josh Kirby
With an introduction to the story by Farmer.

Josh Kirby
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in The Book of Philip José Farmer
London: Granada Books
Science Fiction
ISBN 0-586-05656-4
paperback (18×11cm)
07/1983
318
£ 1.95
Richard Clifton-Dey
With an introduction to the story by Farmer.

Richard Clifton-Dey
FRANCE
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French: "Qui donc peut faire un arbre?"
in Fiction
Alain Doremieux
Paris: Opta
No. 228
magazine (19×13cm)
December 1972
160
F 4,00
Bruno Martin
Lacroix
With an introduction by the editor about Farmer's Polytropical Paramyth stories.

Lacroix
GERMANY
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German: "Das verhängnisvolle Experiment"
in Flug nach Murdstone
Wulf Bergner
München: Heyne
Science Fiction, Band 3337
no ISBN
paperback (18×11,5cm)
-/1973
128
DM 2,80
Wulf Bergner
Atelier Heinrichs
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Heinrichs
JAPAN
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Japanese: "だれに樹が作れよう?"
"Dare ni ki ga tsukureyou?"
in S-Fマガジン
S-F Magazine
Kurahashi desk
Tokyo: Hayakawa Publishing
No. 210 (Vol. 17 No. 5)
magazine (21×15cm)
05/1976
232
¥ 450
Asakura Hisashi
Hatano Teruo
Story illustrated by Téruo.

Hatano Teruo
RUSSIA
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Russian: "Вот только кто спортачит дерево?"
"Vot tol'ko kto sportachit derevo?"
in Миры Филипа Фармера T. 15
in Miry Filipa Farmera T. 15
Riga & Moscow: Polaris
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ISBN 5-88132-275-4
hardcover [no dustjacket] (20,5×13,5cm)
03/1997
400
not priced
I. Ziveva
V. Kovalev
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V. Kovalev
SWEDEN
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Swedish: "Vem kan skapa ett träd?"
in Jules Verne Magasinet
Sam J. Lundwall
Bromms: Sam J.Lundwall Fakta & Fantasi
Nr. 422, Volume 48
magazine (21×13cm)
April 1987
96
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Sam J. Lundwall
uncredited
Story has one illustration by an uncredited artist.

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