Title: Proxima Centauri Title Record # 47474
Author: Murray Leinster
Date: 1935-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
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Year Title 1935 Conquest of the Stars

Year Language Title 1954ⓘTranslated by S. S. Italian Al di là di Plutone 1972ⓘTranslated by an uncredited hand German Expedition nach Proxima Centauri 1980ⓘTranslated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck German Proxima Centauri 1988ⓘTranslated by Inge Holm German Proxima Centauri 1990ⓘTranslated by Riccardo Valla Italian Proxima Centauri 1991ⓘTranslated by И. Невструева (I. Nevstruev) Russian Проксима Центавра?Proxima Centaura [as by Мюррей Лейнстер?Myurrey Leynster Murray Leinster ] 1991ⓘTranslated by И. Невструев / I. Nevstruev. Russian Проксима Центавра?Proksima Tsentavra [as by Мюррей Лейнстер?Myurrey Leynster Murray Leinster ] 2014ⓘTranslated by Stanisław Plebański Polish Proxima Centauri

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Astounding Stories, March 1935	1935-03-00	ed. F. Orlin Tremaine	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	164	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	Howard V. Brown
Sidewise in Time	1950-00-00	Murray Leinster	Shasta		$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	211	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Hannes Bok
Science Fiction, #2	1952-07-00	ed. uncredited	Malian Press		A -/8?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).	36	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	Stanley Pitt
I Romanzi di Urania #52	1954-08-10	ed. Giorgio Monicelli	Mondadori	52	Lit 130?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	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	Curt Caesar
Monsters and Such	1959-00-00	Murray Leinster	Avon	T-345	$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	174	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	Victor Kalin
Monstren und andere Zeitgenossen	1972-03-03	Murray Leinster	Moewig (Terra Astra #29)	TA029	DM 1.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	66	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".	coll	Eddie Jones
Before the Golden Age	1974-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Robson Books	0-903895-28-5	£5.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xix+ 986	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Timothy Jaques
Before the Golden Age	1974-04-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday	0-385-02419-3	$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xix+ 986	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Tim Lewis
Before the Golden Age	1974-05-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC	6173	$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 912	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Tim Lewis
Before the Golden Age Volume Three	1975-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-862-0	£0.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	287	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	Tony Roberts (artist)
Before the Golden Age, Book 3	1975-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	Q2525	C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	400	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
Before the Golden Age: Book 3	1975-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	Q2525	$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	400	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
Before the Golden Age Volume Three	1978-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-862-0	£0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	400	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	Colin Hay
The Best of Murray Leinster	1978-04-00	Murray Leinster	Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-25800-2	$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 368	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
The Best of Murray Leinster	1978-04-00	Murray Leinster	Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-25800-2	C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	xvi+ 368	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
Before the Golden Age, Book 3	1978-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23593-9	$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	400	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
From Wells to Heinlein	1979-02-00	ed. James Gunn	Mentor / New American Library	0-451-61736-3	$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	535	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	Paul Stinson
From Wells to Heinlein	1979-02-00	ed. James Gunn	Mentor / New American Library of Canada	0-451-61736-3	C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	535	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	Paul Stinson
Die besten Stories von Murray Leinster	1980-05-00	Murray Leinster	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6704)	3-8118-6704-0	DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	398	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 Layzell
Before the Golden Age Volume Three	1984-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-862-0	£2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	400	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	Colin Hay
Before the Golden Age Trilogy	1988-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Black Cat / Macdonald & Co.	0-7481-0196-9	£9.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	828	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Christian Vankeer
Von Huxley bis Heinlein	1988-01-00	ed. James Gunn	Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #93)	3-453-00964-9	DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	479	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	T. Yawada
Lo strano caso di John Kingman	1990-09-00	Murray Leinster	Mondadori (Classici Urania #162)		Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	380	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	Oscar Chichoni
Фата-Моргана 2?Fata-Morgana 2	1991-00-00	ed. Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov Sergei Barsov	Флокс?Floks ( Фантастика, приключения, детектив?Fantastika, priklyuchenniya, detektiv )	58719800105		496	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Борис Вальехо?Boris Val'ekho Boris Vallejo
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster	1998-08-00	Murray Leinster	NESFA Press	0-915368-67-6	$25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	464	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Hannibal King
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster	1999-02-00	Murray Leinster	NESFA Press / SFBC	02544	$12.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	464	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Hannibal King
From Wells to Heinlein	2002-10-00	ed. James Gunn	Scarecrow Press	0-8108-4439-7	$32.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxii+ 511	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
Первый контакт?Pervyj kontakt	2006-02-00	Мюррей Лейнстер?Myurrey Leynster Murray Leinster	Эксмо?Eksmo ( Шедевры фантастики (Эксмо)?Shedevry fantastiki (Eksmo) )	5-699-15625-9		1024	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Криса Мура?Krisa Mura
Pierwszy kontakt	2014-06-00	Murray Leinster	Solaris (Poland) (Galaktyka Gutenberga #25)	978-83-7590-147-4	zł 32.99?zł: Polish zloty. ISO codes: PLZ in 1950-1994, PLN since 1995	333	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	Maciej Garbacz
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster	2020-03-10	Murray Leinster	Gateway / Orion	978-1-4732-2737-8	£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Sidewise in Time	2020-09-03	Murray Leinster	Gollancz / Orion (Golden Age Masterworks)	978-1-4732-2739-2	£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	393	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	Tithi Luadthong
Sidewise in Time	2020-09-03	Murray Leinster	Gateway / Orion (Golden Age Masterworks)	978-1-4732-2740-8	£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Tithi Luadthong
From Wells to Heinlein	date unknown	ed. James Gunn	Mentor / New American Library	0-451-61859-9	$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	535	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	Paul Stinson
From Wells to Heinlein	date unknown	ed. James Gunn	Mentor / New American Library	0-451-61859-9	$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	535	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	Paul Stinson

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Reviews

• Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years