Title: The Star Mouse
Title Record # 40915
Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1942-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Mitkey
Series Number: 1
Language: English
Current Tags: humorous (1), science fiction (1), asteroid (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), increased intelligence (1) Add Tags
Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1942-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Mitkey
Series Number: 1
Language: English
Note: Thge variant title 'Mitkey Astromouse' / 'Maicki Astromaus' is a slightly language-juvenilized adaptation which nevertheless tells the same story; it has a few omissions on the professor and the background.
Synopsis: A German professor, living in the USA, has invented a rocket carrying a mouse, in the hope of reaching the moon. But the spacecraft is attracted by an invisible asteroid peopled with tiny beings who increase the animal's intelligence and send him back on Earth, dressed as Mickey Mouse...
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4 | 2018 Retro Hugo | Best Novelette |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Planet Stories, Spring 1942 | 1942-02-00 | ed. Malcolm Reiss | Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc. | $0.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
132 | 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 | Leydenfrost | ![]() |
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Adventures in Time and Space | 1946-00-00 | ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas | Random House | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 997 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | George Salter | ![]() |
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Adventures in Time and Space | 1946-08-26 | ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas | Random House | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 997 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | George Salter | ![]() |
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Invasion from Mars: Interplanetary Stories | 1949-05-00 | ed. Orson Welles | Dell (Dell Mapback) | 305 | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
191 | 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 | Malcolm Smith | ![]() |
Space on My Hands | 1951-07-00 | Fredric Brown | Shasta | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Malcolm Smith | ![]() |
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Space on My Hands | 1953-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Corgi | 1077 | 2/-?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). |
239 | 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 | ||
Space on My Hands | 1953-01-00 | Fredric Brown | Bantam Books | 1077 | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
239 | 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 | Charles Binger | ![]() |
Space on My Hands | 1953-01-00 | Fredric Brown | Bantam Books | 1077 | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
239 | 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 | Charles Binger | |
Une étoile m'a dit | 1954-03-25 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #2) |
F450?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
251 | 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 | ![]() |
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Amo del espacio | 1956-00-00 | Fredric Brown | E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #21) | 21 | 254 | 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 | Llobera | ||
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space | 1957-00-00 | ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas | Modern Library (Modern Library Giant #31) | G31 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
997 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Salter | ![]() |
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space | 1957-00-00 | ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas | Random House | C$3.45?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
997 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
I Romanzi del Cosmo #34 | 1959-08-15 | ed. Marco Paini | Ponzoni | 34 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
144 | 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 | Luigi Garonzi | ![]() |
Riadó a Naprendszerben | 1965-00-00 |
ed.
Kulin Katalin, Kuczka Péter?Kuczka, Peter |
Európa Könyvkiadó?Europa Konyvkiado |
Ft 26,50?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF |
471 | 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 |
Hegedűs István?Hegedus Istvan
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Daymares | 1968-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Lancer Books | 73-727 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
317 | 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 | Howard Winters | ![]() |
Urania #511 | 1969-04-06 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 511 | Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
167 | 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 | ![]() |
Une étoile m'a dit?Une etoile m'a dit |
1969-05-29 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #2) |
F8.50?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
251 | 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 | |||
Maicki Astromaus | 1970-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Middelhauve | DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
29 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
chap | Heinz Edelmann | ![]() |
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Mitkey Astromouse | 1971-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Harlin Quist | 0-8252-0073-3 | [28] | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
chap | Heinz Edelmann | ![]() |
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Mitkey Astromouse | 1971-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Harlin Quist | 0-8252-0074-1 | [28] | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
chap | Heinz Edelmann | ||
The Best of Planet Stories #1: Strange Adventures on Other Worlds | 1975-01-00 | ed. Leigh Brackett | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24334-X | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
212 | 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 | Kelly Freas | ![]() |
Adventures in Time and Space | 1975-08-00 | ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas | Ballantine Books | 0-345-25374-4 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
[xvii]+ 997 |
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 | ![]() |
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The Best of Fredric Brown | 1977-01-00 | Fredric Brown | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 3180 | $2.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
280 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard V. Corben | ![]() |
The Best of Fredric Brown | 1977-05-00 | Fredric Brown | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-25700-6 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 315 |
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 | H. R. Van Dongen | ![]() |
Une étoile m'a dit | 1977-10-24 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #2) |
251 | 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 |
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
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Adventures in Time and Space | 1978-03-00 | ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27747-3 | $6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 997 |
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 | ![]() |
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Adventures in Time and Space | 1978-12-00 | ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-28925-0 | $9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
997 | 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 | ||
Adventures in Time and Space | 1979-12-00 | ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27747-3 | $9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
997 | 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 | ![]() |
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Space on My Hands | 1980-05-00 | Fredric Brown | Bantam Books | 0-553-13400-0 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
239 | 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 | John Holmes | ![]() |
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942 | 1980-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #405) | 0-87997-570-9 / UE1570 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
448 | 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 | Antonio Bernal | ![]() |
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942 | 1980-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-570-9 | C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
448 | 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 | Antonio Bernal | ![]() |
Die besten SF-Stories von Fredric Brown | 1981-05-00 | Fredric Brown | Moewig (Bibliothek Science Fiction) | 3-8118-2016-8 | DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
333 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Goodfellow | ![]() |
Die besten Stories von 1942 | 1981-06-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6717) | 3-8118-6717-2 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
335 | 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 | ![]() |
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Cosmolinea B-1 | 1982-09-00 | Fredric Brown | Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #11) | Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
xii+ 540 |
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 | Karel Thole | ||
The Best Short Stories of Fredric Brown | 1982-09-00 | Fredric Brown | New English Library | 0-450-05501-9 | £1.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
447 | 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 | Tim White | ![]() |
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series | 1983-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-41367-1 | 723 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ![]() |
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Une étoile m'a dit?Une etoile m'a dit |
1984-03-16 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #2) |
2-207-30002-1 | 251 | 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 |
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
|
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And the Gods Laughed | 1987-10-00 | Fredric Brown | Phantasia Press | 0-932096-47-6 | $19.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 431 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Frank Kelly Freas | ![]() |
And the Gods Laughed | 1987-10-00 | Fredric Brown | Phantasia Press | 0-932096-47-6 | $50.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 431+ [3] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Frank Kelly Freas | ![]() |
Lo mejor de Fredric Brown | 1988-03-00 | Fredric Brown | Ediciones B (Libro Amigo Ciencia Ficción #60) | 84-7735-781-1 | 361 | 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 | |||
Adventures in Time and Space | 1990-08-00 | ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas | Random House / SFBC | 17325 | $14.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
1004 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gary D. Lang | ![]() |
Анаконда?Anaconda Anakonda |
1993-00-00 |
Геннадий Ануфриев?Gennady Anufriev , Станислав Солодовников?Stanislav Solodovnikov |
Юнацтва?Yunatstva (Библиотека приключений и фантастики (Юнацтва)?Biblioteka priklyucheniy i fantastiki (Yunatstva) ) |
5-7880-0929-4 | 352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni |
К. Шарангович?K. Sharangovich
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Space on My Hands | 1993-06-00 | Fredric Brown | Lightyear Press | 0-89968-332-0 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Atingerea spațiului?Atingerea spatiului Atingerea spatsiului |
1995-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Editura Nemira (Nautilus #096) | 973-569-159-0 | Lei 10,000?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005 |
240 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Tudor Popa | |
Une étoile m'a dit | 1995-07-00 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #2) |
2-207-50002-0 | 291 | 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 | Michel Jakubowicz | ||
Une étoile m'a dit | 1996-04-00 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #2) |
2-207-50002-0 | 291 | 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 | Michel Jakubowicz | ||
1940年代―星ねずみ?1940ねんだい―ほしねずみ 1940 Nendai: Hoshi Nezumi |
2000-11-02 |
ed.
中村融?なかむらとおる , Nakamura Tōru Nakamura Tohru Nakamura Tooru 山岸真?やまぎしまこと Makoto Yamagishi |
河出書房新社?Kawade Shobō Shinsha (Kawade Shobo Shinsha 河出文庫?かわでぶんこ #ン2-1)Kawade Bunko |
4-309-46202-2 | 492 | 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 |
Maya Maxx?マヤマックス
Maya Makkusu |
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Une étoile m'a dit | 2000-12-11 | Fredric Brown | Denoël?Denoel (Folio SF #42) |
2-07-041669-0 | 300 | 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 | Adri Berger | ||
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2001-02-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 1-886778-18-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | ![]() |
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2001-10-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press / SFBC | 01122 | $14.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | ![]() |
Adventures in Time and Space | 2001-11-00 | ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas | Science Fiction Book Club | 0-7394-2214-6 / 05417 | $17.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
1004 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gary D. Lang | |
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2002-07-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 1-886778-18-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | ![]() |
Ven y enloquece y otros cuentos de marcianos | 2005-03-00 | Fredric Brown | Gigamesh (Gigamesh Ficción #29) | 84-96208-03-6 | 478 | 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 | Juan Miguel Aguilera | ||
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2011-06-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 978-1-886778-18-4 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | ![]() |
Already Among Us: An Anthropomorphic Anthology | 2012-06-04 | ed. Fred Patten | Legion Publishing | 978-0-9829866-4-6 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ix+ 389 |
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 | Roz Gibson | |
The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 2013-11-26 | Fredric Brown | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4344-4280-2 | $0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ![]() |
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The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 2014-07-29 | Fredric Brown | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4794-0202-1 | $13.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
259 | 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 | ||
The Star Mouse | 2020-05-12 | Fredric Brown | Project Gutenberg | 62109 | $0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | |||
The Star Mouse | 2020-08-24 | Fredric Brown | Positronic Publishing | 978-1-5154-4676-7 | $0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap |