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Title: The Deadly Mission of Phineas Snodgrass Title Record # 63380
Author: Frederik Pohl
Date: 1962-06-00
Type: ESSAY
Series: Editor's Page (Galaxy)
Language: English
Note: A didactic essay, sometimes listed as a short story.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1962 The Deadly Mission of P. Snodgrass
1962 The Deadly Mission of Phineas Snodgrass [as by The Editor]
Year Language Title
1979Translated by Pon Ruiter
Dutch Een moordvent, die Phineas Snodgrass
1979Translated by Michelangelo Spada
Italian La Micidiale Missione Di Phineas Snodgrass
1985• Translated by Mirjana Živković
Serbian
Ubitačna misija Pineasa Snodgrasa?Ubitacna misija Pineasa Snodgrasa
Ubitachna misija Pineasa Snodgrasa
[as by Frederik Pol]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Magazine [UK], No. 92 June 1962 1962-06-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
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).
196
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 Trembath  
Galaxy Magazine, June 1962 1962-06-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.50?$: US dollar
196
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 Trembath Checkmark
Day Million 1970-06-00 Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-01939-3
$0.95?$: US dollar
213
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 Ian Robertson Checkmark
Day Million 1970-06-00 Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-01939-3
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
213
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 Ian Robertson Checkmark
Argosy (UK), November 1970 1970-11-00 ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) IPC Magazines  
4/-?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).
128
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  
Day Million 1971-05-00 Frederik Pohl Gollancz 0-575-00666-8
£1.40?£: UK pound
188
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Day Million 1972-06-00 Frederik Pohl The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 182   188
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Day Million 1973-06-00 Frederik Pohl Pan Books 0-330-23606-7
£0.35?£: UK pound
188
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 Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
In the Problem Pit 1976-06-00 Frederik Pohl Bantam Books 0-553-08857-2
$1.50?$: US dollar
193
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
In the Problem Pit 1976-10-00 Frederik Pohl Corgi 0-552-10334-9
£0.65?£: UK pound
193
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
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 1978-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Doubleday 0-385-13044-9
$8.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Rauch Checkmark
Day Million 1979-00-00 Frederik Pohl Pan Books 0-330-23606-7   188
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
Dwergsterren 1979-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Vincent van der Linden, Joseph D. Olander Bruna (Bruna SF #100) 90-229-9100-8
ƒ8.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder
240
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Urania #815 1979-12-23 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 815
Lit 1,000?Lit: Italian lira
200
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 1980-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$2.50?$: US dollar
xx+
296
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
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 1980-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Pan Books 0-330-26155-X
£1.75?£: UK pound
302
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 John Harris Checkmark
Najbolje svetske SF priče 1985?Najbolje svetske SF price 1985
Najbolje svetske SF priche 1985
1985-00-00 ed.
Zoran Živković?Zoran Zivkovic
Prosveta (Kentaur)     273
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
Željko Pahek?Zeljko Pahek
Checkmark
Timescapes: Stories of Time Travel 1997-08-00 ed. Peter Haining Souvenir Press 0-285-63387-2
£16.99?£: UK pound
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Time Travelers: Fiction in the Fourth Dimension 1998-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0914-9   288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Steve Pidan Checkmark
The Enchanter Completed: A Tribute Anthology for L. Sprague de Camp 2005-05-00 ed. Harry Turtledove Baen 0-7434-9904-2
$6.99?$: US dollar
387
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 Tom Kidd Checkmark
Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories 2011-02-27 ed. uncredited Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-016-5
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories 2011-03-11 ed. uncredited Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-015-8
$14.99?$: US dollar
287
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  
Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories 2017-10-26 ed. uncredited Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-226-8
$29.99?$: US dollar
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$3.95?$: US dollar
296
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  
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$3.95?$: US dollar
xx+
296
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  
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar
xx+
296
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  
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$3.25?$: US dollar
xx+
296
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
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