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Title: The Specter General

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Title: The Specter General Title Record # 55952
Author: Theodore R. Cogswell
Date: 1952-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1952 The Specter General [as by Theodore Cogswell]
1952 The Spectre General [as by Theodore Cogswell]
Year Language Title
1963Translated by M. Daenner and R. Rose
German Der Generalinspekteur
1978Translated by Erik Pezarro
Dutch Een zaak van techniek [as by Theodore Cogswell]
1980Translated by Heinz Zwack (as Heinz Nagel)
German Der Generalinspekteur kommt [as by Theodore Cogswell]
1984Translated by Frank Straschitz
French
Le général fantôme?Le general fantome
[as by Theodore Cogswell]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science Fiction, November 1952 (UK) 1952-11-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
1/-?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).
64
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  
Space Service 1953-01-00 ed. Andre Norton World Publishing Co.  
$2.50?$: US dollar
[2]+
277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow: Science Fiction War Stories 1987-12-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-64105-4
$8.98?$: US dollar
xiii+
650
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
Jim Baen's Universe, June 2009 2009-06-00 ed. Eric Flint, Mike Resnick Baen Books 1932093041
$6.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
mag Garrett W. Vance Checkmark
Future Wars ... and Other Punchlines 2015-09-01 ed. Hank Davis Baen Books 978-1-4767-8080-1
$14.00?$: US dollar
340
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.
anth Alan Pollack Checkmark
Space Service date unknown ed. Andre Norton World Publishing Co.  
$3.50?$: US dollar
277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Virgil Finlay Checkmark
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