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  • Publication: A.D. 2500: The Observer Prize Stories 1954Publication Record # 1500
  • Editor: uncredited
  • Date: 1955-10-31
  • Publisher: William Heinemann
  • Price:
    15/-?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).
  • Pages: xi+241
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: ANTHOLOGY
  • Cover: A.D. 2500: The Observer Prize Stories 1954 by Mudge-Marriott
  • Notes:
    • "First published 1955" on copyright page.
    • Reginald1 mistakenly titles this A. D. 2000 ... . The correct title, as given here, is confirmed by WorldCat. Tuck and Contento1 drop the subtitle.
    • Publication date per Cole's Checklist of Science Fiction Anthologies.
    • No credit for editor on book or jacket. Contento1 and Reginald1 give the anthology as anonymously edited. Tuck gives it as edited by "London Observer" and OCLC gives it as authored by Angus Wilson.
    • "MUDGE-MARRIOTT" signature on bottom right of jacket front.
    • "15s NET" price on front flap of jacket.
    • "With an introduction by Angus Wilson" on title page. Angus Wilson is also credited on Contents page, and his name ends the intro on page xi. Tuck credits the introduction to Nigel Balchin. Contento1 and OCLC credit it to Angus Wilson.
  • External IDs:
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Anthology Title: A.D. 2500: The Observer Prize Stories 1954 • (1955) • anthology by uncredited

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