Title: Secret Unattainable
Title Record # 46538
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1942-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1942-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
Synopsis: A scientist in Nazi Germany creates a portal to other worlds. The government sees endless possibilities, but the inventor takes a different view.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1942 | 1942-07-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
132 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Charles de Feo | ||
| Away and Beyond | 1952-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Pellegrini & Cudahy | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
309 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Glanzman-Parker | ||
| Away and Beyond | 1952-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Avon | 548 | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
252 | 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 | ||
| Away and Beyond | 1959-02-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Berkley Books | G-215 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | Richard Powers | |
| Away and Beyond | 1959-02-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Berkley Books | G-215 | C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
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 | Richard Powers | |
| Away and Beyond | 1960-09-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Berkley Books | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | Richard Powers | ||
| Away and Beyond | 1960-12-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Berkley Books | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | Richard Powers | ||
| Away and Beyond | 1963-08-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Berkley Medallion | F812 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
190 | 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 | |
| Away and Beyond | 1963-09-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther | 1569 | 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. |
coll | Charles Binger | |
| Away and Beyond | 1968-04-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther | 24379 | 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). |
218 | 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 | ||
| Away and Beyond | 1970-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther | 24379 | 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). |
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. |
coll | ||
| Away and Beyond | 1973-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther | 0-586-02437-9 | £0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
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. |
coll | Chris Foss | |
| Away and Beyond | 1973-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther | 0-586-02437-9 | £0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
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. |
coll | Chris Foss | |
| Para Além do Infinito | 1974-06-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Dêagá (Ciência #28) | 244 | 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 | ||||
| Away and Beyond | 1977-11-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Jove / HBJ | 0-515-04426-1 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | ||
| Away and Beyond | 1977-11-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Jove / HBJ | 0-515-04426-1 / M426 | C$1.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
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 | ||
| Away and Beyond | 1978-10-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther / Granada | 0-586-02437-9 | £0.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
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. |
coll | Chris Foss | |
| Space Mail | 1980-07-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-24312-5 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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 | ||
| Sternenpost: 3. Zustellung | 1984-03-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6735) | 3-8118-6735-0 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
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. |
anth | Carl Lundgren | |
| Fantastic World War II | 1990-06-00 | ed. Frank McSherry, Jr. | Baen Books | 0-671-69881-8 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
281 | 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 Kelly | |
| Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt | 2003-04-00 | A. E. van Vogt | NESFA Press | 1-886778-34-5 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
571+ [2] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| 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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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 |
Reviews
- Review by Harry Warner, Jr. (1943) in Horizons, June 1943