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Title: Defense Title Record # 56654
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1947-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1947UK Spelling, confirmed as at least as early as 1973, may go back as far as 1960.
Defence
Year Language Title
1954Translated by Gösta Jungholm
Swedish
Försvar?Foersvar
1956Translated by Giorgio Monicelli
Italian Difesa lunare
1957Translated by Lothar Heinecke.
German Verteidigung
1960Translated by Mário-Henrique Leiria
Portuguese Defesa
1961Translated by F. Jachino
Italian L'ultimo palpito
1969Translated by Michel Deutsch
French
Défensive?Defensive
1975 Spanish Defensa [as by Alfred E. van Vogt]
1976Translated by René Stolzenbach
Dutch Een kwestie van zelfverdediging
1979Translated by Zoran Milović
Croatian Obrana
1979Translated by Sandro Pergameno
Italian Difesa
1991Translated by И. Невструев / I. Nevstruev.
Russian
Защита?Zashchita
[as by
Альфред Ван Вогт?Al'fred Van Vogt
Alfred Van Vogt
]
1994Translated by Cristina Duță
Romanian Defensiva

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 4, 1947 1947-09-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Avon Book Co.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
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 Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1952-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Pellegrini & Cudahy  
$3.50?$: US dollar
xv+
295
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Boris Dolgov Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1952-00-00 A. E. van Vogt McLeod  
C$4.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xv+
295
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Destination: Universe! 1953-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Eyre & Spottiswoode G5597
9/6?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).
vii+
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Craig Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1953-03-00 A. E. van Vogt Signet / New American Library 1007
$0.25?$: 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.
coll Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1953-09-00 A. E. van Vogt Signet 1007
C$0.25?C$: 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.
coll Stanley Meltzoff  
Destination: Universe! 1958-09-00 A. E. van Vogt Signet S1558
$0.35?$: 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.
coll Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1960-06-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 1063
2/6?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).
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.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1963-10-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 1063
2/6?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
Destination: Universe! 1964-03-00 A. E. van Vogt Berkley Medallion F893
$0.50?$: 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.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1964-09-00 A. E. van Vogt Berkley Medallion F893
$0.50?$: 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.
coll Richard Powers  
Destination: Universe! 1964-12-00 A. E. van Vogt Berkley Medallion F893
$0.50?$: 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.
coll Richard Powers  
Destination: Universe! 1968-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 24840
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).
172
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
Destination: Universe! 1970-11-00 A. E. van Vogt Berkley Medallion 0-425-01912-8 / S1912
$0.75?$: 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.
coll Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1970-11-00 A. E. van Vogt Berkley Medallion 0-425-01912-8 / S1912
C$0.75?C$: 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.
coll Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1972-04-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 0-586-02484-0
£0.30?£: UK pound
172
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  
Destination: Universe! 1973-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 0-586-02484-0
£0.30?£: UK pound
172
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
Destination: Universe! 1977-09-00 A. E. van Vogt Jove / HBJ 0-515-04412-1
$1.50?$: US dollar
176
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 Stephen Hickman Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1977-09-00 A. E. van Vogt Jove / HBJ 0-515-04412-1 / A4412
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
176
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 Stephen Hickman Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1978-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 0-586-02484-0
£0.75?£: UK pound
172
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1980-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 0-586-02484-0
£0.95?£: UK pound
172
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Destination: Universe! 1980-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 0-586-02484-0
£1.50?£: UK pound
172
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Destination: Universe! date unknown A. E. van Vogt Berkley Medallion 0-425-02814-3 / N2814
$0.95?$: 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.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Destination: Universe! date unknown A. E. van Vogt Berkley Medallion 0-425-01912-8
$0.75?$: 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.
coll Checkmark
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