* = first edition
+ = first US edition
_ = reprint/reissue
Abbreviations
ad adaptation
ai author's introduction to story
an anthology
ar article
aw afterword
bg biography
bi bibliographic material
br book review
cl column
co collection of stories by one author
cr criticism
cs comic strip
ct cartoon
dg digest size magazine
ed editorial
ex extract
fa facetious article
fw foreword
gp group of related stories
hc hardcover
hu humor
ibc inside back cover
ifc inside front cover
il illustration
in introduction
is introduction to story
ISBN international standard book number
iv interview
ix index
large 8½" x 11"
lt letter
mg magazine
ms miscellaneous
n novel (over 100 pages, over 40,000 words)
na novella (46-100 pages, 17,500-39,999 words)
nf non-fiction
nv novelette (21-45 pages, 7,500-17,499 words)
oa original anthology
oc original collection
octavo 5½" x 8½" saddle-stapled
om omnibus edition
pb paperback
ph pamphlet/chapbook
pm poem
pp prose poem
pr preface
quarto 8½" x 11" saddle-stapled
rr round-robin
si section introduction
sr story review
ss short story (4-20 pages, 1,000-7,499 words)
tp trade paperback
tr translation
v volume
vi vignette (under 4 pages, under 1,000 words)