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Title: Itself! Title Record # 63008
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1963-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine Scientific American, January 1963.
Synopsis: An artificially intelligent submarine left over from a human war becomes aware of an invading alien spaceship concealed on the sea bottom.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1963 Itself
Year Language Title
1969Translated by Wulf H. Bergner
German
Itself, der König?Itself, der Koenig
1972Translated by Gisèle Bernier.
French Sézigue
1974 Italian Io!
1975Translated by Knut Azimuth
Dutch Ditzelf!
1975Translated by J. Peels
Dutch Zichzelf

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Gamma 1 1963-07-00 ed. Charles E. Fritch Star Press, Inc.  
$0.50?$: US dollar
130
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 Morris Scott Dollens Checkmark
The Human Zero and Other Science-Fiction Masterpieces 1967-00-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Sam Moskowitz Tower Books 43-906
$0.60?$: US dollar
224
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 Checkmark
The Human Zero and Other Science-Fiction Masterpieces 1967-00-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Sam Moskowitz Tower Books 43-906
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
224
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  
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1968-10-00 A. E. van Vogt Ace Books H-92
$0.60?$: US dollar
223
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
Der Robotspion 1969-07-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Sam Moskowitz Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3150) 3150
DM 2.60?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
143
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 Checkmark
Après l'éternité 1972-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction
#403)
    246+
[10]
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 Henri Lievens Checkmark
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1973-04-00 A. E. van Vogt Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97947-X
£1.95?£: UK pound
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jerzy Osmolski Checkmark
The Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1974-01-00 A. E. van Vogt Ace Books 22812
$1.25?$: US dollar
330
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 Bart Forbes Checkmark
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1974-02-00 A. E. van Vogt New English Library 0-450-01735-4
£0.40?£: UK pound
222
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 Ray Feibush Checkmark
Galassia #196 1974-04-01 ed. Vittorio Curtoni, Gianni Montanari Casa Editrice La Tribuna 196
Lit 700?Lit: Italian lira
148
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 Libero Vitali  
The Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1974-10-00 A. E. van Vogt Ace Books 22813
$1.50?$: US dollar
330
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 Bart Forbes Checkmark
Het menselijk nulpunt en andere verhalen 1975-00-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Sam Moskowitz Scala (Scala SF #7) 90-6221-141-0   192
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Van kat tot ultramens 1975-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Meulenhoff (M=SF #99) 90-290-0581-5   304
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
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1975-05-00 A. E. van Vogt New English Library 0-450-02747-3
£0.50?£: UK pound
222
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 Ray Feibush Checkmark
Science Fiction Special (15) 1975-08-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #15) 0-283-98239-X
£?£: UK pound
278+
223+
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Die imaginäre Größe?Die imaginaere Groesse
1978-00-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Sam Moskowitz Xenos (Super-Science-Fiction #73) 73SF78
DM 3.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
142
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 Victor Prezio Checkmark
101 Science Fiction Stories 1986-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh Avenel Books 0-517-60669-0
$7.98?$: US dollar
xvii+
651
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas  
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories 1992-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh Magpie Books 1-85487-150-1
£3.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
651
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories 1996-09-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0142-3
$7.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Cheryl Knippenburg Checkmark
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts 1997-04-00 ed. Forrest J Ackerman General Publishing Group 1-57544-056-3
$12.95?$: US dollar
xi+
304
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 Kurt Wahlner Checkmark
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts, Millennium Edition 2000-09-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman Sense of Wonder Press 0-918736-25-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
xi+
302
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 Anton Brzezinski Checkmark
101 Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh Avenel Books 0-517-60669-0
$7.98?$: US dollar
651
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
Après l'éternité date unknown A. E. van Vogt Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction
#403)
    246
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 Henri Lievens Checkmark
Après l'éternité date unknown A. E. van Vogt Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction
#403)
    246
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 Henri Lievens  
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt date unknown A. E. van Vogt Ace Books 22811
$0.75?$: US dollar
223
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
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