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Publication: Grim Tales

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  • Publication: Grim TalesPublication Record # 329989
  • Author: E. Nesbit
  • Date: 1893-00-00
  • Publisher: A. D. Innes
  • Pages: 167
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: COLLECTION
  • Notes:
    • 1st ed., 1st printing
    • This is evidently (1st printing apparently) the source for Gutenberg Ebook #40321, whose HTML format includes an image of the original title page, and no other images. Its list of Contents shows the pages numbers below, and may be the source.
    • Two genuine hits only, found 2018-02-24 in automated search of 1893 newspapers (no price stated): -- listing, The Observer 1893-04-02 p7 "Books Received" -- brief review, Manchester Guardian 1893-04-11 p10 (negative) From that review, the seven stories are reprinted from magazines. "Harmless and not really shocking ... The other tales [except Man-Size] are very thin."
    • Gutenberg Ebook #40321 shows following the text "THE END" and under a horizontal line (all caps, quote):   London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross. (Publisher advertisements, evidently one page, then conclude the ebook.)
  • External IDs:
    • Bleiler Supernatural: 1228
    • OCLC/WorldCat: 6774854
    • Reginald-1: 10617
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Collection Title: Grim Tales • collection by E. Nesbit

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Source Status Verifier Date
Bleiler Early Years N/A Rtrace 2019-03-18 19:16:48
Bleiler Supernatural Verified Rtrace 2019-03-18 19:16:48
Bleiler1 (Gernsback) N/A Rtrace 2015-12-13 10:11:32
Bleiler78 Verified SGale 2014-09-24 08:41:45
Clute/Grant Verified SGale 2014-09-28 06:50:22
Clute/Nicholls N/A SGale 2014-09-28 06:50:22
Contento1 (anth/coll) N/A Rtrace 2015-12-13 10:11:32
Currey N/A Rtrace 2015-12-13 10:11:32
Locus1 N/A Rtrace 2015-12-13 10:11:32
Miller/Contento N/A Rtrace 2015-12-13 10:11:32
OCLC/Worldcat Verified Rtrace 2015-12-13 10:11:32
Reginald1 Verified Rtrace 2015-12-13 10:11:32
Reginald3 N/A Rtrace 2015-12-13 10:11:32
Tuck N/A Rtrace 2015-12-13 10:11:32
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