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Title: The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles Title Record # 58017
Author: Margaret St. Clair
Date: 1951-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1951.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1951 The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles [as by Idris Seabright]
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Bodil Agdler.
Swedish
Mannen som sålde rep till gnolerna?Mannen som saalde rep till gnolerna
[as by Idris Seabright]
2000Translated by Paolo Bertetti
Italian L'uomo che vendette corda agli gnoli [as by Margaret Saint Clair]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1951 1951-10-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag George Salter Checkmark
Beyond Human Ken 1952-10-00 ed. Judith Merril Random House  
$2.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
334
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. Lawrence Hoffman Checkmark
Beyond Human Ken 1953-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Grayson & Grayson  
9/6?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).
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth C. King Checkmark
Selections from Beyond Human Ken 1954-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Pennant Books P56
$0.25?$: US dollar
248
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.
anth Charles Binger Checkmark
Stories My Mother Never Told Me 1963-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$5.95?$: US dollar
401
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1965-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$3.95?$: US dollar
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Earl E. Mayan  
More Stories My Mother Never Told Me 1965-11-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 5816
$0.50?$: US dollar
190
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.
anth Fred Banbery  
Stories My Mother Never Told Me, Part II 1967-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Pan Books M250
5/-?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).
236
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.
anth  
Alfred Hitchcock berättar skräckrysare om monster 1970-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock
B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom
B. Wahlstroem
(Wahlströms Juryböcker #45)
    156
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1973-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Armada Lions 0-00-670696-7
£0.45?£: UK pound
190
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.
anth  
Nine Strange Stories 1974-00-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services TK4467   155
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.
anth Joe Ciardiello  
Nine Strange Stories 1974-09-00 ed. Betty M. Owen Scholastic Book Services TK2432   155
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.
anth  
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1981-08-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Fontana Lions 0-00-671873-6
£1.00?£: UK pound
190
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.
anth Julek Heller Checkmark
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1982-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House 0-394-84899-3
$2.50?$: US dollar
x+
213
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Hector Garrido  
Ghastly, Ghoulish, Gripping Tales 1983-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Franklin Watts 0-531-04593-5
$8.60?$: US dollar
160
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1984-03-09 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Doubleday 0-385-18165-5
$15.95?$: US dollar
xviii+
311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth One Plus One Studio Checkmark
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1985-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Avon 0-380-69917-6
$2.95?$: US dollar
395
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.
anth Checkmark
The Best of Margaret St. Clair 1985-11-00 Margaret St. Clair Academy Chicago 0-89733-164-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
viii+
271
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.
coll Armen Kojoyian Checkmark
The Best of Margaret St. Clair 1985-12-00 Margaret St. Clair Academy Chicago 0-89733-163-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
viii+
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Armen Kojoyian  
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1987-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Avon 0-380-69917-6
$3.95?$: US dollar
395
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.
anth  
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1988-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Avon 0-380-69917-6
$3.95?$: US dollar
395
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.
anth Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder 1989-10-00 ed. David G. Hartwell GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 14784
$7.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
656
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Thomas Canty Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder 1993-09-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Longmeadow Press 0-681-41739-0
$17.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
656
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Kelvin P. Oden Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder 1994-06-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell St. Martin's Press 0-312-11024-3
$25.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
656
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Thomas Canty Checkmark
The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1998-03-00 ed. Robert Silverberg HarperPrism 0-06-105215-9
$14.00?$: US dollar
xii+
562
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Carl Galian Checkmark
The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1998-08-00 ed. Robert Silverberg HarperPrism / SFBC 1-56865-858-3 / 17918
$10.98?$: US dollar
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Carl Galian Checkmark
Avventure nell'ignoto 2000-08-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #26)  
Lit 9,900?Lit: Italian lira
348
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Pierluigi Longo  
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2011-10-31 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Corvus 978-0-85789-487-8
£25.00?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-3360-5
$39.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor / SFBC 1356431
$22.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-3362-9
$29.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
A Compendium of Margaret St. Clair 2020-05-25 Margaret St. Clair Library and Archives Canada (Giants of Sci-Fi Collection #1) 978-1-9990115-7-4
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy 2020-07-21 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-56386-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
876
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Leonora Carrington Checkmark
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy 2020-07-21 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-56387-7
$12.99?$: US dollar
896
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Leonora Carrington Checkmark
Appendix N.: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons & Dragons 2020-11-00 ed. Peter Bebergal Strange Attractor Press 978-1-907222-74-0
£30.00?£: UK pound
337
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Arik Roper Checkmark
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum date unknown ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House 0-394-91230-6   207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Earl E. Mayan Checkmark
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