Publication: A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels

Publication: A Century of Great Short Science Fiction NovelsPublication Record # 309
Editor: Damon Knight
Date: 1968-00-00
Catalog ID: 1168-8
Publisher: Mayflower
Price:
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).
Pages: [314]
Format:
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.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Notes:
- "© 1964, Damon Knight"
- "Originally published in Great Britain by Victor Gollancz Limited"
- "Published as a Mayflower Paperback 1968"
- Printing not stated, no number line; first known Mayflower printing
- Drops the story "The Invisible Man" from the Delacorte edition
- The artist is not credited, no visible signature on the artwork
- Australia 80c, New Zealand 65c, South Africa 60c.
- WorldCat gives [309] as the page count [book is unpaginated]
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 1096701

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Contents (view Concise Listing)

[2] • Robert Louis Stevenson • (1964) • essay by Damon Knight
[4] • Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde • [Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde] • (1886) • novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
[68] • Karel Capek • (1964) • essay by Damon Knight
[69] • The Absolute at Large • (1927) • novel by
Karel Čapek^?Karel Capek
Karel Chapek
(trans. of
Továrna na absolutno^?Tovarna na absolutno
1922) [as by Karel Capek]
[142] • Robert A. Heinlein • (1964) • essay by Damon Knight
[143] • Gulf • (1949) • novella by Robert A. Heinlein
[216] • T. L. Sherred • (1964) • essay by Damon Knight
[217] • E for Effort • (1947) • novelette by T. L. Sherred
[270] • Richard Mckenna • (1964) • essay by Damon Knight
[271] • Hunter, Come Home • (1963) • novelette by Richard McKenna

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