## Title: The Five Gold Bands

Title: The Five Gold Bands Title Record # 11169 [Edit] [Edit History]
Author: Jack Vance
Date: 1953-00-00
Type: NOVEL
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### Other Titles

Variant Titles | Translations | Serializations | Translated Serializations
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Year | Title
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1953 | The Space Pirate
2002 | The Rapparee
Year | Language | Title
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1958ⓘTranslated by Kurt Maurin | German | Kosmische Vergeltung
1960ⓘTranslated by Walter K. Baumann, credited 'Baumann' | German | Raumfahrt verboten
1965ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack | German | Das Weltraum-Monopol
1976 ⓘ Translated by Ivain Rodriguez de Léon | Dutch | De vijf gouden banden
1982 ⓘ Translated by Jürgen Saupe | German | Das Weltraum-Monopol
1984ⓘTranslated by Dominique Haas | French | Les cinq rubans d'or
2002ⓘTranslated by Edda Petri | German | Das Weltraummonopol
Year | Title
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1950 | The Five Gold Bands (Complete Novel)
Year | Language | Title
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1962ⓘTranslated by Lella Pollini | Italian | Il pirata dei cinque mondi (Complete Novel)

### Publications

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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif
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Startling Stories, November 1950 | 1950-11-00 | ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. | Better Publications, Inc. |  | $0.25?$: US dollar | 164 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 | mag | Earle Bergey |
The Space Pirate | 1953-00-00 | Jack Vance | Toby Press |  | $0.35?$: US dollar | 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". | novel |  |
Kosmische Vergeltung | 1958-11-00 | Jack Vance | Semrau (Der Weltraumfahrer #4) | WF4 | DM 1.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark | 96 | 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". | novel |  |
Raumfahrt verboten | 1960-11-22 | Jack Vance | Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #253) | UZ253 | DM 0.60?DM: German (Deutsche) mark | 64 | 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". | novel | R. S. Lonati |
Galassia #15 | 1962-03-15 | ed. Roberta Rambelli | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | 15 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira | 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 | L. Galluppi |
The Dragon Masters / The Five Gold Bands | 1963-02-00 | Jack Vance | Ace Books (Ace Double #F-185) | F-185 | $0.40?$: US dollar | 102+ 122 | dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books. | omni | Jack Gaughan , Ed Valigursky |
Das Weltraum-Monopol | 1965-07-30 | Jack Vance | Moewig (Terra #410) | 410 | DM 0.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark | 65 | 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". | novel | Johnny Bruck |
The Dragon Masters / The Five Gold Bands | 1972-04-00 | Jack Vance | Ace Books (Ace Double #16640) | 16640 | $0.95?$: US dollar | 108+ 146 | dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books. | omni | Josh Kirby , Lloyd |
De huizen van Iszm & De vijf gouden banden | 1976-00-00 | Jack Vance | Meulenhoff (M=SF #104) | 90-290-0722-2 |  | 243 | 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. | omni | Chris Foss |
The Five Gold Bands | 1980-02-00 | Jack Vance | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #374) | 0-87997-518-0 / UJ1518 | $1.95?$: US dollar | 160 | 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. | novel | Gino D'Achille |
The Five Gold Bands | 1980-02-00 | Jack Vance | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-518-0 / UJ1518 | C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar | 160 | 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. | novel | Gino D'Achille |
The Five Gold Bands | 1980-08-00 | Jack Vance | Mayflower / Granada | 0-583-12306-6 | £0.95 ? £: UK pound | 138 | 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. | novel | Bruno Elettori |
Das Weltraum-Monopol | 1982-03-00 | Jack Vance | Moewig (Utopia Classics #39) | UC39 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark | 160 | 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. | novel | Jeffrey Ridge |
Les cinq rubans d'or | 1984-03-26 | Jack Vance | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5179) | 2-266-01392-0 |  | 158 | 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. | novel | W. Siudmak |
Les cinq rubans d'or | 1991-06-00 | Jack Vance | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5179) | 2-266-04429-X |  | 158 | 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. | novel | W. Siudmak |
The Five Gold Bands | 1993-04-00 | Jack Vance | Underwood-Miller | 0-88733-159-9 | $24.95?$: US dollar | 164 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. | novel | Earle Bergey |
The Five Gold Bands | 1993-04-00 | Jack Vance | Underwood-Miller | 0-88733-160-2 | $50.00?$: US dollar | 164 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. | novel | Earle Bergey |
De vijf gouden banden | 1997-04-00 | Jack Vance | Meulenhoff (*M) | 90-290-5418-2 |  | 160 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. | novel | Peter A. Jones |
The Rapparee / Big Planet / Vandals of the Void | 2002-00-00 | Jack Vance | Vance Integral Edition (Vance Integral Edition #4) | 0-9712375-1-4 |  | [viii]+ 573 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. | omni |  |
Das Weltraummonopol | 2002-11-00 | Jack Vance | Bastei Lübbe ? Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction #24308) | 3-404-24308-0 | €6.90 ? €: Euro | 238 | 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. | novel |  |
The Rapparee | 2011-11-24 | Jack Vance | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10949-0 | £2.99 ? £: UK pound |  | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. | novel |  |
The Rapparee | 2012-05-15 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Vance Digital Edition #4) | 978-1-61947-003-3 | $5.99?$: US dollar |  | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. | novel | Howard Kistler |
Grand Crusades: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Five | 2015-03-12 | Jack Vance | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-736-3 | $4.99?$: US dollar |  | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. | omni | Tom Kidd |
Grand Crusades: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Five | 2015-03-31 | Jack Vance | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-710-3 | $45.00?$: US dollar | 471 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. | omni | Tom Kidd |
The Rapparee | 2017-07-28 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Signature Series #3) | 978-1-61947-132-0 | $12.49?$: US dollar | 132 | 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. | novel | Howard Kistler |
De vijf gouden banden | 2018-07-23 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Het verzameld werk van Jack Vance #3) | 978-1-61947-233-4 | €14.00 ? €: Euro | 142 | 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. | novel | Howard Kistler |
De vijf gouden banden | 2019-02-19 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Het verzameld werk van Jack Vance #3) | 978-1-61947-173-3 | €4.99 ? €: Euro |  | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. | novel | Howard Kistler |

### Reviews

- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1963) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, August 1963
- Review by Frederik Pohl (1963) in Galaxy Magazine, December 1963
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1980) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1980

### Bibliographic Warnings

- Missing ISBN/Catalog ID: The Space Pirate (1953-00-00)
- Missing price: De huizen van Iszm & De vijf gouden banden (1976-00-00)
- Missing price: Les cinq rubans d'or (1984-03-26)
- Missing price: Les cinq rubans d'or (1991-06-00)
- Missing price: De vijf gouden banden (1997-04-00)
- Missing price: The Rapparee / Big Planet / Vandals of the Void (2002-00-00)

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