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  • Publication: Tales of Gooseflesh and LaughterPublication Record # 34320
  • Author: John Wyndham
  • Date: 1966-04-00
  • Catalog ID: U2832
  • Publisher: Ballantine Bal-Hi
  • Price:
    $0.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 150
  • 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: COLLECTION
  • Cover: Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter (1956) • by Richard Powers
  • Notes:
    • "First Edition: December, 1956 / First Bal-Hi Printing: April, 1966". There is no number line.
    • The back cover states "This is an original publication–not a reprint." However, it is a reprint of the December, 1956 edition.
    • The is no stated artist credit nor is a signature visible. The source of the Richard Powers credit is the earlier Ballantine printing which uses the same artwork and is signed "Powers." The artwork for this later printing was cropped.
    • "This printing also appears with a version that has the letters "AEP" in black directly under the catalog number on the cover, meaning unknown." Verification copy does not have an "AEP".
    • The story More Spinned Against... is stated with the trailing ellipsis ("...") at the beginning of the story. However the ellipsis is not included in the table of contents, copyright page, nor the page headers for the story.
    • "Chinese Puzzle" starts on page 1. Right before the Title Page without a page number Richard H. Tyre, Chairman, English Department, Germantown Friends School wrote a 2 pages note, title: "A Note to Teachers and Parents"
  • External IDs:
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Collection Title: Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter • (1956) • collection by John Wyndham

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Marc Kupper 2010-06-05 22:45:13 Permanent 2024-01-07
Rtrace 2010-07-30 06:50:53 Permanent 2024-03-23
Don Erikson 2015-02-09 18:51:38 Permanent 2019-10-24
Bluesman 2017-09-02 16:13:57 Permanent 2018-12-13

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Locus1 N/A Bluesman 2012-02-18 17:48:58
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