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Title: The Master Key Title Record # 55366
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1964-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Nicholas Van Rijn
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1966Translated by Walter Brumm
German Die Wilden von Kain
1975 Italian La chiave di tutto
Portuguese A chave Mestra

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Trader to the Stars 1964-00-00 Poul Anderson Doubleday  
$3.50?$: US dollar
176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Thomas Chibbaro Checkmark
Trader to the Stars 1964-00-00 Poul Anderson Doubleday  
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Thomas Chibbaro  
Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, July 1964 1964-07-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Condé Nast  
$0.50?$: US dollar
100
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Kelly Freas Checkmark
Trader to the Stars 1964-09-00 Poul Anderson Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Thomas Chibbaro Checkmark
Trader to the Stars 1965-00-00 Poul Anderson Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
15/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Der Sternenhändler 1966-09-00 Poul Anderson Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3079) 3079
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
156
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.
coll Checkmark
Trader to the Stars 1966-09-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Medallion F1284
$0.50?$: US dollar
159
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.
coll Paul Lehr Checkmark
Trader to the Stars 1967-00-00 Poul Anderson Panther 2214
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
144
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.
coll Checkmark
Trader to the Stars 1970-00-00 Poul Anderson Panther 0-586-02214-7
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
144
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.
coll Checkmark
Trader to the Stars 1975-00-00 Poul Anderson Panther 0-586-02214-7
£0.35?£: UK pound
144
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.
coll Anthony Roberts Checkmark
Il mercante delle stelle 1975-02-00 Poul Anderson Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #38)  
Lit 1,800?Lit: Italian lira
x+
162
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Luciana Tom Matalon  
Trader to the Stars 1976-08-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Medallion 0-425-03199-3
$1.25?$: US dollar
159
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.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Trader to the Stars 1977-01-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Medallion 0-425-03199-3
$1.25?$: US dollar
159
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.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Trader to the Stars 1980-00-00 Poul Anderson Panther / Granada 0-586-02214-7
£0.95?£: UK pound
144
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.
coll Peter Elson Checkmark
O viajante das estrelas 1981-00-00 Poul Anderson Francisco Alves (Mundos da Ficção Científica #24)     156
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.
coll  
Trader to the Stars 1983-02-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Books 0-425-05746-1
$2.25?$: US dollar
159
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.
coll Ferris Checkmark
Die Sternenhändler?Die Sternenhaendler
1983-06-00 Poul Anderson
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Action?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Action
#21164)
3-404-21164-2
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
155
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.
coll Checkmark
Die Sternenhändler 1994-10-00 Poul Anderson
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction
#23156)
3-404-23156-2
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
781
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 Arndt Drechsler  
Die Sternenhändler 1995-10-00 Poul Anderson
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction
#23156)
3-404-23156-2
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
781
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 Arndt Drechsler Checkmark
Robert Silverberg Presents the Great SF Stories: 1964 2001-12-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg NESFA Press 1-886778-21-3
$25.00?$: US dollar
395
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eddie Jones Checkmark
Going for Infinity 2002-06-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-765-30359-0
$25.95?$: US dollar
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Going for Infinity 2002-08-00 Poul Anderson Tor / SFBC 52162
$12.99?$: US dollar
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Vincent Di Fate  
Going for Infinity 2003-05-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-765-30597-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
416
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.
coll Vincent Di Fate  
David Falkayn: Star Trader 2009-01-00 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-4165-5520-9
$22.00?$: US dollar
xii+
492
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Seeley Checkmark
David Falkayn: Star Trader 2009-01-00 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-4165-5520-9
$6.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll David Seeley Checkmark
David Falkayn: Star Trader 2009-01-00 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-4391-3294-4
$14.00?$: US dollar
xi+
492
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.
coll David Seeley  
David Falkayn: Star Trader 2009-07-00 Poul Anderson Baen / SFBC 1277232
$12.99?$: US dollar
492
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Seeley Checkmark
David Falkayn: Star Trader 2010-03-00 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-4391-3344-6
$7.99?$: US dollar
xii+
692
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.
coll David Seeley Checkmark
Trader to the Stars 2011-09-29 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10873-8
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Door to Anywhere 2013-02-00 Poul Anderson NESFA Press (The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson #5) 978-1-886778-97-9
$29.00?$: US dollar
505
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
David Falkayn: Star Trader 2020-08-25 Poul Anderson Tantor Audio 978-1-5414-3983-2
$24.49?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
David Falkayn: Star Trader 2020-08-25 Poul Anderson Tantor Audio 979-820028214-2    
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
David Falkayn: Star Trader 2021-03-01 Poul Anderson Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-820028216-6
$55.99?$: US dollar
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll  
David Falkayn: Star Trader 2021-03-01 Poul Anderson Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-820028215-9
$65.99?$: US dollar
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
Trader to the Stars date unknown Poul Anderson Panther 0-586-02214-7
£1.50?£: UK pound
144
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.
coll Peter Elson Checkmark
Trader to the Stars date unknown Poul Anderson Berkley Books 0-425-03985-4
$1.50?$: US dollar
159
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.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Trader to the Stars date unknown Poul Anderson Berkley Medallion 0-425-04304-5
$1.75?$: US dollar
159
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.
coll Angus McKie Checkmark
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