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Title: Tiger by the Tail Title Record # 62694
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1951-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Dominic Flandry
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1967 Italian Il tigre per la coda
1970Translated by Frank Straschitz
French Le tigre par la queue
1982Translated by Ingrid Rothmann
German Den Tiger am Schwanz packen
2007Translated by Dietmar Schmidt
German
Keine Angst vor schmutzigen Händen?Keine Angst vor schmutzigen Haenden

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Planet Stories, January 1951 1951-01-00 ed. Jerome Bixby Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
116
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 Allen Anderson Checkmark
More Adventures on Other Planets 1963-01-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books F-178
$0.40?$: US dollar
190
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.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Agent of the Terran Empire 1965-00-00 Poul Anderson Chilton  
$3.95?$: US dollar
198
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Roger Hane Checkmark
Gamma #14 1967-01-00 ed. Valentino De Carlo Edizioni dello Scorpione 14
Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira
192
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.
mag Ferruccio Alessandri Checkmark
Agent de l'empire terrien 1970-02-12 Poul Anderson OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #22)     xv+
437
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Agent of the Terran Empire 1977-03-00 Poul Anderson Coronet Books 0-340-21245-4
£0.70?£: UK pound
187
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 Bob Fowke Checkmark
Agent de l'empire terrien 1977-03-10 Poul Anderson OPTA (OPTA - Galaxie Bis #55)     255
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 Moebius Checkmark
Agent of the Terran Empire 1979-08-00 Poul Anderson Gregg Press 0-8398-2528-5
$12.50?$: US dollar
[x]+
213
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Don Carter Checkmark
Agent of the Terran Empire 1980-01-00 Poul Anderson Ace Books 0-441-01066-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
282
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
Agent of the Terran Empire 1981-00-00 Poul Anderson Ace Books 0-441-01067-9
$2.25?$: US dollar
282
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
Die Flandry Dossiers 1982-02-00 Poul Anderson
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Action?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Action
#21148)
3-404-21148-0
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
253
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 Michael Whelan  
Agent of the Terran Empire 1982-08-00 Poul Anderson Ace Books 0-441-01068-7
$2.50?$: US dollar
282
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
Dominic Flandry - Agente dell'Impero Terrestre 1983-11-00 Poul Anderson Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #61)  
Lit 15,000?Lit: Italian lira
viii+
632
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Rowena Morrill  
Agent of the Terran Empire 1985-03-00 Poul Anderson Ace Books 0-441-01070-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
282
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
Agent de l'empire terrien 1987-10-05 Poul Anderson Albin Michel (Albin Michel - Aventures Galactiques #12) 2-226-03039-5   187
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 Manchu  
Spion der Erde 1990-11-00 Poul Anderson
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Abenteuer?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Abenteuer
#23108)
3-404-23108-2
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
718
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
Hans-Günter Hauptmann?Hans-Guenter Hauptmann
Checkmark
Agent of the Terran Empire 2004-04-00 Poul Anderson ibooks 0-7434-7952-1
$11.95?$: US dollar
198
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 Ralf Heimisch Checkmark
Agent de l'empire terrien 2005-05-00 Poul Anderson L'Atalante (La Dentelle du Cygne) 2-84172-306-2
€20.00?€: Euro
424
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.
omni Olivier Vatine  
Ehrenwerte Feinde 2007-00-00 Poul Anderson
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction & Fantasy?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction & Fantasy
#24358)
978-3-404-24358-7
€6.95?€: Euro
284
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 Fred Gambino  
Tiger By the Tail!: Two Dominic Flandry Adventures 2009-00-00 Poul Anderson Science Fiction Classics 978-1-55742-691-8
$2.99?$: US dollar
62
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 Checkmark
Captain Flandry: Defender of the Terran Empire 2010-02-01 Poul Anderson Baen  
$6.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll David Seeley  
Captain Flandry: Defender of the Terran Empire 2010-02-16 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-4391-3333-0
$13.00?$: US dollar
x+
405
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 Checkmark
Agent of the Terran Empire 2011-10-00 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10884-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Captain Flandry: Defender of the Terran Empire 2011-11-29 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-4516-3767-0
$7.99?$: US dollar
xii+
591
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
High Adventure, #135 March 2014 2014-03-00 ed. John P. Gunnison Adventure House 978-1-59798-501-7
$9.95?$: US dollar
120
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.
mag Kelly Freas Checkmark
Question and Answer 2017-01-00 Poul Anderson NESFA Press (The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson #7) 978-1-61037-313-5
$32.00?$: US dollar
550
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Tiger by the Tail 2020-12-02 Poul Anderson Project Gutenberg 63944
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Captain Flandry: Defender of the Terran Empire 2021-01-19 Poul Anderson Tantor Audio 978-1-977365-32-3
$21.30?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
Captain Flandry: Defender of the Terran Empire 2021-03-01 Poul Anderson Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-820028209-8
$55.99?$: US dollar
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
Captain Flandry: Defender of the Terran Empire 2021-03-01 Poul Anderson Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-820028210-4
$55.99?$: US dollar
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll  
Agent of the Terran Empire date unknown Poul Anderson Ace Books 0-441-01066-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
282
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
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