Publication: The Best of John Jakes

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Publication: The Best of John JakesPublication Record # 35813
Author: John Jakes
Date: 1977-06-00
ISBN: 0-87997-302-1 [978-0-87997-302-5]
Catalog ID: UE1302
Publisher: DAW Books
Pub. Series: DAW Collectors
Pub. Series #: 244
Price:
$1.75^?$: US dollar
Pages: 252
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: COLLECTION
Cover: The Best of John Jakes by Jack Gaughan
Notes:
- "First Printing, June, 1977/123456789"
- "Cover art by Jack Gaughan" on the copyright page, no visible signature/initials on the cover
- Edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander
- DAW catalog #UE1302
- Printed in the US
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 3068775
- Reginald-3: 26428

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Collection Title: The Best of John Jakes • collection by John Jakes

Contents (view Concise Listing)

7 • Introduction (The Best of John Jakes) • essay by Martin H. Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander
13 • Machine • (1952) • short story by John Jakes
17 • from 'On Wheels' (excerpt) • short fiction by John Jakes
34 • Political Machine • (1961) • short story by John Jakes
51 • The Sellers of the Dream • (1963) • novelette by John Jakes
90 • The Highest Form of Life • (1961) • short story by John Jakes
102 • One Race Show • (1962) • novelette by John Jakes
130 • Love Is a Punch in the Nose • (1966) • short story by John Jakes
141 • There's No Vinism Like Chauvinism • (1965) • novelette by John Jakes
185 • Recidivism Preferred • (1962) • short story by John Jakes
198 • Here Is Thy Sting • (1968) • novelette by John Jakes
248 • A John Jakes Bibliography • essay by Martin H. Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander

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Rtrace	2010-12-24 07:43:50	Permanent	2022-09-02
Dirk P Broer	2011-04-24 04:16:00	Permanent	2022-09-04
Willem H.	2013-06-30 06:27:54	Permanent	2022-09-04
GlennMcG	2020-11-01 18:40:55	Permanent	2022-09-03

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Clute/Grant	Verified	Dirk P Broer	2011-04-24 04:16:00
Clute/Nicholls	Verified	Dirk P Broer	2011-04-24 04:16:00
Contento1 (anth/coll)	Verified	Bluesman	2009-04-16 19:13:15
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Locus1	N/A	Bluesman	2009-04-16 19:13:15
Miller/Contento	N/A	Bluesman	2009-04-16 19:13:15
OCLC/Worldcat	Verified	Bluesman	2009-09-13 14:04:25
Reginald1	N/A	Bluesman	2009-09-13 14:04:25
Reginald3	Verified	Dirk P Broer	2011-04-24 04:16:00
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