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Publication: The Living Gem

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  • Publication: The Living GemPublication Record # 252671
  • Author: Paul Charkin
  • Date: 1963-00-00
  • Catalog ID: R 782
  • Publisher: Digit Books
  • Price:
    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).
  • Pages: 160
  • 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: NOVEL
  • Notes: • "First published in Digit Books 1963" • Printing not stated, no number line • PV1's copy has "782" on spine, PV2 & PV3 have "R 782" • The artist is not credited; no visible signature on the artwork
  • External IDs:
    • OCLC/WorldCat: 18720611
    • Reginald-1: 02882
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Bluesman 2008-12-25 09:34:55 Permanent 2018-12-28
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Bleiler Early Years N/A Rtrace 2021-06-19 07:49:17
Bleiler Supernatural N/A Rtrace 2021-06-19 07:49:17
Bleiler1 (Gernsback) N/A Bluesman 2009-09-04 20:56:30
Bleiler78 N/A Bluesman 2016-06-24 21:53:41
Clute/Grant N/A Bluesman 2016-06-24 21:53:41
Clute/Nicholls Verified Bluesman 2016-06-24 21:53:41
Contento1 (anth/coll) N/A Bluesman 2009-03-18 08:34:54
Currey N/A Bluesman 2009-03-18 08:34:54
Locus1 N/A Bluesman 2009-03-18 08:34:54
Miller/Contento N/A Bluesman 2009-03-18 08:34:54
OCLC/Worldcat Verified Bluesman 2009-09-04 20:56:30
Reginald1 Verified Bluesman 2016-06-24 21:53:41
Reginald3 N/A Bluesman 2016-06-24 21:53:41
Tuck Verified Mhhutchins 2010-06-06 11:27:13
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