Title: Dear Pen Pal

Title: Dear Pen Pal Title Record # 70706
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1949-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Year	Title
1950	Letter from the Stars
1978	"Dear Pen Pal"

Year	Language	Title
1957^ⓘTranslated by Manuel van Loggem	Dutch	Beste correspondentie-vriend
1957	German	Briefe von den Sternen
1960^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=M%E1rio-Henrique%20Leiria&type=Name&mode=exact">Mário-Henrique Leiria</a>	Portuguese	Caro correspondente
1961^ⓘTranslated by Mario Jachino	Italian	Pianeta Aurigae
1966^ⓘTranslated by Manuel van Loggem	Dutch	Beste correspondentievriend
1969^ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch	French	Correspondance
1974^ⓘTranslated by Ivain de Léon	Dutch	Beste correspondentievriend
1979^ⓘTranslated by Sandro Pergameno	Italian	Caro corrispondente
1981^ⓘTranslated by Zoran Milović	Croatian	Dragi prijatelju
1983^ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch	German	Lieber Brieffreund
1985^ⓘTranslated by Ulrich Kiesow	German	Lieber Brieffreund
1994^ⓘTranslated by Cristina Duță	Romanian	Corespondență^?Corespondentsah Corespondenta
2003^ⓘTranslated by Fabio Feminò	Italian	Caro corrispondente

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Arkham Sampler, Winter 1949	1949-00-00	ed. August Derleth	Arkham House		$1.00^?$: US dollar	100	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	Ronald Clyne
Far Boundaries: 20 Science-Fiction stories	1951-04-00	ed. August Derleth	Pellegrini & Cudahy		$2.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 292	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Vincent Napoli
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Far Boundaries	1965-00-00	ed. August Derleth	Consul Books	1443	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).	232+ [1]	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	Ken Freeman
Far Boundaries	1965-00-00	ed. August Derleth	Consul Books	1443	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).	232+ [1]	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	Ken Freeman
Far Boundaries	1967-00-00	ed. August Derleth	Sphere	28924	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).	219	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
Far Boundaries	1967-10-00	ed. August Derleth	Sphere	28924	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).	219	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
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
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
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
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
The Best of A. E. van Vogt	1974-05-00	A. E. van Vogt	Sphere Books	0-7221-8774-2	£0.60^?£: UK pound	437	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
The Best of A. E. van Vogt	1974-11-00	A. E. van Vogt	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-98167-9	£3.50^?£: UK pound	437	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Tony Roberts
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
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
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
The Best of A. E. van Vogt Volume 2	1979-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Sphere	0-7221-8727-0	£1.10^?£: UK pound	235	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	Peter Elson
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
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
Space Mail	1980-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24312-5	$2.50^?$: US dollar	416	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 Berkey
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	1981-03-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-33635-9	$6.98^?$: US dollar	786	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Don Dixon
Space Mail	1982-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24312-5	$2.95^?$: US dollar	416	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
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
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
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens	1998-09-00	ed. Dennis Pepper	Oxford University Press	0-19-278155-3	$22.95^?$: US dollar	viii+ 215	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Walker
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens	2000-09-00	ed. Dennis Pepper	Oxford University Press	0-19-278177-4	£6.99^?£: UK pound	viii+ 215	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	John Walker
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume Three	2001-06-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Tor	0-312-86877-4	$25.95^?$: US dollar	477	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Alien Stories 1	2002-01-00	ed. Dennis Pepper	Oxford University Press	0-19-275162-X	£4.99^?£: UK pound	153	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	Paul Young
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3	2002-04-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Tor	0-312-86876-6	$16.95^?$: US dollar	477	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
Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt	2003-04-00	A. E. van Vogt	NESFA Press	1-886778-34-5	$29.00^?$: US dollar	571+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	2006-03-07	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Gramercy Books	0-517-33635-9	$11.99^?$: US dollar	786	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt	2006-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	NESFA Press	1-886778-34-5	$29.00^?$: US dollar	571+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
The Arkham Sampler: A Facsimile Edition	2010-00-00	ed. August Derleth	Arkham House	978-1-55246-927-9	$149.95^?$: US dollar	102+ 102+ 102+ 102, 102+ 102+ 102+ 130	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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
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
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
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-33635-9	$6.98^?$: US dollar	786	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Don Dixon
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Gramercy Books	0-517-33635-9	$11.99^?$: US dollar	786	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Gramercy Books	0-517-33635-9		786	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth

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Review by Jimmy Rogers (2013) in StarShipSofa, No 309