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Title: Letter to a Phoenix Title Record # 56135
Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1949-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1964ⓘTranslated by Helmuth W. Mommers or Hubert Straßl (Lore Straßl).
 German
An dich, den Phönix?An dich, den Phoenix
1966ⓘTranslated by Enrico Cecchini
 Italian Lettera ad una fenice
1970ⓘTranslated by Marcel Battin
 French
Lettre à un phénix?Lettre a un phenix
1971ⓘTranslated by Henk Bouwman
 Dutch Brief aan een Phoenix
1981ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez.
 German
Brief an einen Phönix?Brief an einen Phoenix
1982 Italian Lettera ad una fenice
1983ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch
 German
Brief an einen Phönix?Brief an einen Phoenix
1984ⓘTranslated by Vesna Mahečić
 Croatian Pismo Feniksu
1988ⓘTranslated by María Teresa Segur Giralt.
 Spanish Carta a un fénix
2002 Italian Lettera a una fenice
2005ⓘTranslated by Núria Gres and Máximo Miguel
 Spanish Carta a un fénix

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science Fiction, August 1949 1949-08-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 164
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 Hubert Rogers Checkmark
Astounding Science Fiction, May 1950 1950-05-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
-/9?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).
 64
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  
Journey to Infinity 1951-01-00 ed. Martin Greenberg Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 381
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Edd Cartier Checkmark
Angels and Spaceships 1954-09-00 Fredric Brown E. P. Dutton  
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Kohs Checkmark
Angels and Spaceships 1955-02-00 Fredric Brown Dutton / SFBC  
$1.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 186
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Kohs Checkmark
Angels and Spaceships 1955-09-00 Fredric Brown Gollancz  
10/6?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).
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Star Shine 1956-02-00 Fredric Brown Bantam Books 1423
$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
138
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 (artist) Checkmark
Angels and Spaceships 1962-00-00 Fredric Brown Four Square Books 709
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
8 Science Fiction-Stories 1964-10-00 ed. Martin Greenberg Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #8) HA08
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 304
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 Atelier Heinrichs Checkmark
Best SF Six 1966-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber  
18/-?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).
 252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Gamma #4 1966-02-00 ed. Valentino De Carlo Edizioni Gamma (Italy) 4
Lit 500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 112
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 Checkmark
Grands classiques de la science-fiction 2ème série 1970-00-00 ed. uncredited OPTA (
Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special
#17)		  
F7.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
 265
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".
 anth Checkmark
Hé, wat doen de sterren raar! 1971-00-00 Fredric Brown Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1399) 90-229-1399-6
ƒ2.95?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
 192
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 Dick Bruna Checkmark
Outwards from Earth 1974-06-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber 0-571-10489-4
£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 151
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  
Best SF Six 1975-01-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber 0-571-10693-5
£0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 252
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
The Best of Astounding 1978-03-00 ed. Tony Lewis Baronet Publishing Co. (A Baronet/Analog Book) 0-89437-024-3
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 244
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 Alex Schomburg Checkmark
The Best of Astounding 1978-06-00 ed. Tony Lewis Baronet Publishing Co. (A Baronet/Analog Book) 0-89437-024-3
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 244
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 Alex Schomburg Checkmark
The Best of Astounding 1979-01-00 ed. Tony Lewis Ace Books (An Analog Book) 0-441-05472-2
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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.
 anth Alex Schomburg Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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  
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  
Sternenpost: 1. Zustellung 1983-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph Olander Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6733) 3-8118-6733-4
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 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.
 anth Carl Lundgren Checkmark
Histoires d'immortels 1984-01-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3784) 2-253-03371-5   443
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 Philippe Adamov Checkmark
Sirius, #100 1984-10-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
 Vjesnik  
Din 60?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006
 132
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.
 mag Boris Vallejo Checkmark
Nachtmerrie in groen 1985-00-00 Fredric Brown Loeb 90-6213-963-9   341
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 Kate Higgins Checkmark
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  
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 1990 1990-01-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt Davis Publications  
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 324
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 Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Il vagabondo dello spazio 2002-08-00 Fredric Brown Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #35)  
€5.10?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 408
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  
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  
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  
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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  
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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