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Title: Old Man of the Stars

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Title: Old Man of the Stars Title Record # 89917
Author: John Burke
Date: 1953-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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1953 The Old Man of the Stars [as by Jonathan Burke]
1953 The Old Man of the Stars
1953 Old Man of the Stars [as by J. F. Burke]

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, #38 (October) 1953 1953-10-00 ed. Herbert J. Campbell Hamilton & Co.  
1/6?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).
144
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 Davis  
Alien Landscapes 1955-00-00 Jonathan Burke Museum Press (Science Fiction Club)  
8/6?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
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Old Man of the Stars 2011-11-04 John Burke Borgo Press / Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3563-7
$14.99?$: US dollar
176
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  
The Old Man of the Stars 2011-12-06 John Burke Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3704-4
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Alien Landscapes 2016-06-24 John Burke Venture Press  
£3.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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