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Title: The Smell in the Library Title Record # 1056567
Author: Michael Arlen
Date: 1923-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Publications

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
These Charming People 1923-00-00 Michael Arlen Collins     260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Best British Short Stories of 1923 1923-00-00 ed. John Cournos, Edward J. O'Brien Small, Maynard & Co.     xix+
333
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
These Charming People 1924-00-00 Michael Arlen George H. Doran     vi+
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghost Stories 1927-00-00 Michael Arlen W. Collins Sons  
2/6?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).
181
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Aubrey Hammond  
These Charming People 1928-00-00 Michael Arlen Grosset & Dunlap  
$0.75?$: US dollar
v+
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
These Charming People 1931-00-00 Michael Arlen Collins  
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).
265
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of the Uncanny, September 1934 1934-09-00 ed. H. Norman Evans World's Work (The Master Thriller Series #6)  
1/-?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
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Youngman Conors  
The Great Book of Thrillers 1935-00-00 ed. H. Douglas Thomson Odhams Press     768
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
These Charming People 1937-03-19 Michael Arlen Penguin Books 86
-/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).
253
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  
These Charming People 1971-00-00 Michael Arlen Tom Stacey 0-85468-058-6
£1.60?£: UK pound
v+
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Best Murder Stories 2 1973-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber 0-571-10207-7
£1.95?£: UK pound
218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Ghost Stories 1976-12-00 Michael Arlen Arno Press (Supernatural and Occult Fiction) 0-405-08109-X
$10.00?$: US dollar
181
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Great Tales of Terror 1991-08-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 1-85152-106-2
£2.99?£: UK pound
638
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Ghost Stories 2002-00-00 Michael Arlen Ayer Company Publishers     181
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
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