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Title: Seed of Destruction Title Record # 97816
Author: Gerald Kersh
Date: 1947-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A curse purportedly attached to a gem cut by a magician is the source of the many deaths of people who once owned it.
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Year Language Title
1977Translated by <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Peter%20Naujack&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">Peter Naujack</a>
German Das Saatkorn des Todes

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Sad Road to the Sea 1947-07-00 Gerald Kersh William Heinemann     206
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Esquire, August 1947 1947-08-00 ed. Editors of Esquire        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Argosy (UK), July 1948 1948-07-00 ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) The Amalgamated Press  
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).
128
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
On an Odd Note 1958-00-00 Gerald Kersh Ballantine Books 268
$0.35?$: US dollar
154
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
On an Odd Note 1958-00-00 Gerald Kersh Ballantine Books 268
C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar
154
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
Suspense (UK), February 1959 1959-02-00 ed. Editors of Suspense (UK)    
2/-?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).
 
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Mann ohne Gesicht 1977-00-00 Gerald Kersh Diogenes (detebe #128) 3-257-20366-7
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
329
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  
On an Odd Note 2014-11-04 Gerald Kersh Valancourt Books (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) 978-1-939140-09-8
$14.99?$: US dollar
x+
127
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 Lorenzo Princi  
On an Odd Note 2015-01-08 Gerald Kersh Valancourt Books (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)  
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Lorenzo Princi Checkmark
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