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Title: The Wings of Night Title Record # 46562
Author: Lester del Rey
Date: 1942-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1952ⓘTranslated by Angelo Giannuzzi
 Italian Le ali della notte
1957ⓘTranslated by Félix Monteagudo
 Spanish Las alas de la noche
1965 German
Morgendämmerung?Morgendaemmerung
1968ⓘTranslated by Boby Amorim
 Portuguese As asas da noite
1980 German Die Flügel der Nacht
1980ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch
 German Die Schwingen der Nacht

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, March 1942 1942-03-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 132
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
 mag Hubert Rogers Checkmark
... And Some Were Human 1948-00-00 Lester del Rey Prime Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 331
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll L. Robert Tschirky Checkmark
Big Book of Science Fiction 1950-08-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 vii+
545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Scienza Fantastica #3 1952-06-00 ed. Vittorio Kramer, Lionello Torossi Editrice Krator 3
Lit 130?Lit: Italian lira
 96
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 N. Benedettucci Checkmark
... Y algunos eran humanos 1957-00-00 Lester del Rey E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #37) 37   238
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  
The Big Book of Science Fiction 1957-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Books G-53
$0.35?$: US dollar
 187
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Big Book of Science Fiction 1957-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Books G-53
$0.35?$: US dollar
 187
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 Richard Powers  
Tales of Soaring Science Fantasy from "... And Some Were Human" 1961-00-00 Lester del Rey Ballantine Books 552
$0.35?$: 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Great Stories of Space Travel 1963-07-00 ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books T39
$0.60?$: US dollar
 256
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 Checkmark
The Big Book of Science Fiction 1964-09-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion F975
$0.50?$: 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.
 anth Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Cocktail: Band II 1965-05-25 ed. uncredited Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #436) UZ436
DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 62
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 R. S. Lonati Checkmark
Great Stories of Space Travel 1965-12-00 ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books T39
$0.50?$: US dollar
 256
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 Checkmark
10/FC - 10 grandes histórias de ficção científica 1968-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Distribuidora de Publicações (Colecção Antologias #7)     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.
 anth Checkmark
Great Stories of Space Travel 1969-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books 5313
$0.60?$: US dollar
 256
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 Checkmark
Great Stories of Space Travel 1970-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap 5313
$0.60?$: US dollar
 256
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 Checkmark
The Classic Book of Science Fiction 1978-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers     545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Best of Lester del Rey 1978-09-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-27336-2
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xviii+
366
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 Lester del Rey 1978-09-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-27336-2
C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 xviii+
366
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 Lester del Rey 1978-12-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC 2215
$3.98?$: US dollar
 xvii+
333
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gary Viskupic Checkmark
Die besten Stories von Lester Del Rey 1980-08-00 Lester del Rey Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6707) 3-8118-6707-5
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 399
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 Oliviero Berni Checkmark
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
 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 Checkmark
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
 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 Checkmark
The Classic Book of Science Fiction 1982-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books 0-517-35726-7   545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ray Yeldham Checkmark
Die Vierziger Jahre I 1982-10-00 ed. Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs Hohenheim (Edition SF im Hohenheim Verlag) 3-8147-0027-9
DM 32.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 402
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Oliviero Berni Checkmark
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 Checkmark
The Best of Lester del Rey 1986-03-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32933-3
$3.95?$: US dollar
 xviii+
366
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
Millemondinverno 1987: 3 Romanzi brevi e 13 Racconti 1987-11-00 ed. Gianni Montanari Mondadori (Millemondi #32)  
Lit 7,000?Lit: Italian lira
 358
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 Karel Thole  
The Best of Lester del Rey 1995-02-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32933-3
$5.99?$: US dollar
 xiii+
366
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 Lester del Rey 2000-06-00 Lester del Rey Del Rey Impact / Ballantine 0-345-43949-X
$12.00?$: US dollar
 xx+
294
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 Istvan Orosz  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-06-00 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3079-3
$49.99?$: US dollar
 991
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  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-12-20 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4035-8
$39.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
Great Stories of Space Travel date unknown ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books 0-448-12131-X
$1.25?$: US dollar
 256
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 Checkmark
The Best of Lester del Rey date unknown Lester del Rey Del Rey Impact / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-43949-X
$12.00?$: US dollar
 xx+
294
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 Istvan Orosz Checkmark
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