Publication: Terror in the Modern Vein

Publication: Terror in the Modern VeinPublication Record # 34826
Editor: Donald A. Wollheim
Date: 1961-00-00
Catalog ID: R460
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: 156
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: ANTHOLOGY
Cover: Terror in the Modern Vein by D. Rainey
Notes:
- "First U.K. publication" on copyright page. Publication date from Tuck
- Roughly 1/2 of the stories from the US edition of the same title; other 1/2 in More Terror in the Modern Vein, Digit R508
- Cover artist is not credited. Signature (Rainey) is on the cover.
External IDs:
- BL: 003965637 003965632
- Goodreads: 10084783
- OCLC/WorldCat: 21987609

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Anthology Title: Terror in the Modern Vein • (1955) • anthology by Donald A. Wollheim

Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

5 • Introduction (Terror in the Modern Vein) • (1955) • essay by Donald A. Wollheim
13 • They • (1941) • short story by Robert A. Heinlein [as by Robert Heinlein]
35 • Fritzchen • (1953) • short story by Charles Beaumont
49 • The Girl with the Hungry Eyes • short story by Fritz Leiber [as by Fritz Leiber, Jr.]
70 • The Fishing Season • (1953) • short story by Robert Sheckley (variant of Fishing Season)
88 • The Crowd • (1943) • short story by Ray Bradbury
101 • He • (1926) • short story by H. P. Lovecraft
115 • The Strange Case of Lemuel Jenkins • (1919) • novelette by Philip M. Fisher [as by Philip M. Fisher, Jr.]
150 • The Rag Thing • (1951) • short story by Donald A. Wollheim [as by David Grinnell]

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