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Publication: The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs

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  • Publication: The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult BeliefsPublication Record # 581458
  • Author: John Sladek
  • Date: date unknown
  • ISBN: 0-586-03974-0 [978-0-586-03974-8]
  • Publisher: Panther / Granada
  • Price:
    £1.50?£: UK pound
  • Pages: 376
  • 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: NONFICTION
  • Cover: The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs by Brian Froud
  • Notes:
    • "Published by Granada Publishing Limited in Panther Books 1978" and "First published in Great Britain by Hart-Davis, MacGibbon Ltd 1974" on copyright page (p. 4).
    • Apart from the cover this is almost identical to the October 1978 edition, with no later impression stated. The higher overseas cover prices are the only indication of a later rather than an earlier impression, although the UK price remains the same.
    • Categorized as 'Religion & Mythology' on the back cover.
    • Acknowledgements appear on p. 5; two ironic motti by Lobsang Rampa and Robert Alexander, respectively, are on p. 7.
    • Contents on p. 9f.; a List of Illustrations appears on p. 11 and a List of Tables on p. 12.
    • The Appendix begins with a two page essay, followed by the Reference Notes (pp. 339-356), a Bibliography (pp. 357-363) and the Index (pp. 364-376).
    • "Front cover illustration by Brain Froud" stated on back.
    • Also priced New Zealand $5.95, Australia $5.95.
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Nonfiction Title: The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs • (1973) • nonfiction by John Sladek

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