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Title: The Man Who Traveled in Elephants Title Record # 95755
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1957-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine Saturn, October 1957.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1957 The Elephant Circuit
Year Language Title
1988Translated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck
German Der Mann, der in Elefanten reiste
2003Translated by Vittorio Curtoni
Italian L'uomo Che Vendeva Elefanti
2010Translated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti
French Le représentant en éléphants [as by Robert Heinlein]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Saturn, October 1957 1957-10-00 ed. Robert C. Sproul Candar Publishing Company  
$0.35?$: US dollar
116
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
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1959-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Walter Van der Poel Checkmark
6 x H 1961-08-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books G642
$0.35?$: US dollar
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.
coll Robert J. Engle Checkmark
6 x H 1963-09-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books F910
$0.40?$: US dollar
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.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1964-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Burns & MacEachern  
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1964-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Dennis Dobson  
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).
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Phillippe May  
6 x H 1965-03-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books  
$?$: US dollar
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.
coll  
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1965-08-00 Robert A. Heinlein Dennis Dobson / SFBC (UK)  
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).
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1966-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein Penguin Books 2510
4/-?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).
221
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 Alan Aldridge Checkmark
6 x H 1969-06-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books X-2023
$0.60?$: US dollar
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.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
6 x H 1971-05-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books T2471
$0.75?$: US dollar
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.
coll Bill Skurski Checkmark
6 x H 1972-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books 0-515-02822-3 / N2822
$0.95?$: US dollar
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 Bill Skurski Checkmark
6 x H 1972-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books 0-515-02822-3
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Bill Skurski Checkmark
6 x H 1974-01-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books N2822
$0.95?$: US dollar
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 Bill Skurski Checkmark
6 x H 1975-02-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books 0-515-02822-3 / V3635
$1.25?$: US dollar
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 Bill Skurski Checkmark
6 x H 1975-02-00 Robert A. Heinlein Pyramid Books V3635
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Bill Skurski Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1976-02-00 Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-03052-0
$1.50?$: US dollar
214
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1976-07-00 Robert A. Heinlein New English Library 0-450-02886-0
£0.70?£: UK pound
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.
coll Tim White Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1978-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-03717-7
$1.75?$: US dollar
214
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Best of All Possible Worlds 1980-04-00 ed. Spider Robinson Ace Books 0-441-05483-8
$2.25?$: US dollar
373
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 Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1980-04-00 Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-04332-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
214
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1980-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein New English Library 0-450-04798-9
£1.25?£: UK pound
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.
coll Peter Gudynas Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1980-12-00 Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Books 0-425-05052-1
$2.25?$: US dollar
214
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1983-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Books 0-425-06583-9
$2.75?$: US dollar
214
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  
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1987-09-00 Robert A. Heinlein New English Library 0-450-04798-9
£2.50?£: UK pound
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.
coll Checkmark
Heyne Science Fiction Jahresband zum Jubiläumsjahr 1988 1988-03-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4477) 3-453-01007-8
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
607
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
New Destinies, Volume VI/Winter 1988 1988-12-00 ed. Jim Baen Baen Books 0-671-69796-X
$3.50?$: US dollar
284
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 David Cherry Checkmark
New Destinies, Volume VI/Winter 1988 1988-12-00 ed. Jim Baen Baen Books 0-671-69796-X
C$4.90?C$: Canadian dollar
284
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 David Cherry Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1989-03-00 Robert A. Heinlein Ace Books 0-441-85457-5
$3.95?$: US dollar
214
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 James Warhola Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1989-12-00 Robert A. Heinlein Ace Books 0-441-85457-5
$3.95?$: US dollar
214
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 James Warhola Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag 1997-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Fantasy)     256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein 1999-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein Tor 0-312-87245-3
$27.95?$: US dollar
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Gudynas Checkmark
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein 1999-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein Tor / SFBC 06746
$13.98?$: US dollar
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Gudynas Checkmark
The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein 2002-05-00 Robert A. Heinlein Tor 0-312-87557-6
$16.95?$: US dollar
352
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  
Urania #1456 2003-01-01 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1456
€3.55?€: Euro
236
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 Franco Brambilla  
Bifrost, #57 2010-01-00 ed. Olivier Girard
Le Bélial'?Le Belial'
978-2-913039-54-4
€11.00?€: Euro
194
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
Éric Scala?Eric Scala
 
New Worlds to Conquer 2010-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #34) 978-1-897350-46-1   v+
533
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
"All You Zombies—": Five Classic Stories 2013-07-26 Robert A. Heinlein Spectrum Literary Agency  
$4.50?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
"All You Zombies—": Five Classic Stories 2014-01-07 Robert A. Heinlein Blackstone Audio      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-03052-0
$1.50?$: US dollar
214
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 Paul Lehr  
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-03052-0
$1.50?$: US dollar
214
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
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