Publication: A Hangman's Dozen

Publication: A Hangman's DozenPublication Record # 669823
Editor: Alfred Hitchcock
Date: 1964-00-00
Catalog ID: 3428-8
Publisher: Mayflower-Dell
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: 222
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
Notes: • Despite the title there are 15 stories; this is a play on words, cf. ''a baker's dozen''. • Price from Tuck

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Anthology Title: A Hangman's Dozen • (1962) • anthology by Alfred Hitchcock

Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

7 • Preface (A Hangman's Dozen) • (1962) • essay by Alfred Hitchcock
9 • Bomb #14 • (1962) • short story by Jack Ritchie
19 • The Forgiving Ghost • (1961) • short story by C. B. Gilford
34 • The Children of Noah • (1957) • short story by Richard Matheson
53 • An Attractive Family • (1962) • short story by Robert Arthur
68 • Let the Sucker Beware • (1962) • short story by Charles Einstein
75 • Fair Game • (1962) • short story by John Cortez
91 • The Curious Facts Preceding My Execution • (1962) • short story by Donald E. Westlake [as by Richard Stark]
103 • Your Witness • (1962) • short story by Helen Nielsen
119 • Blackout • (1962) • short story by Richard Deming
138 • The October Game • (1948) • short story by Ray Bradbury
147 • Stop Calling Me "Mister" • (1962) • short story by Jonathan Craig
164 • The Last Escape • (1962) • short story by Henry Slesar [as by Jay Street]
178 • Not a Laughing Matter • (1962) • short story by Evan Hunter
186 • Most Agreeably Poisoned • (1962) • short story by Fletcher Flora
194 • The Best-Friend Murder • (1959) • short story by Donald E. Westlake

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