Tales of the Uncanny
1968-00-00
ed.
Kurt Singer
W. H. Allen
0-491-00002-2
30/-? 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).
286
hc? Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Bill Botten
Magazine of Horror, March 1968
1968-03-00
ed.
Robert A. W. Lowndes
Health Knowledge, Inc.
$0.50? $: US dollar
132
digest? Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
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Virgil Finlay
The Oblong Box & Other Tales of the Uncanny
1970-00-00
ed.
Kurt Singer
Sphere Books (Sphere Occult )
0-7221-7853-0
5/-? 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).
158
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.
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