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Title: The Man Who Missed the Ferry

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Title: The Man Who Missed the Ferry Title Record # 67242
Author: Douglas R. Mason
Date: 1966-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: One morning on his commute a typical office worker arrives too late to catch the ferry, so without thinking about it he starts off walking across the water; in the process gaining a glimpse beyond the veil of daily reality.
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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
New Writings in S-F 7 1966-00-00 ed. John Carnell Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction)  
16/-?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).
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eric Ayers  
New Writings in S.F.—7 1966-00-00 ed. John Carnell Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers GS7469
3/6?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).
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 Ken Randall Checkmark
New Writings in SF 7 1971-08-00 ed. John Carnell Bantam Books 0-553-05998-X / S5998
$0.75?$: US dollar
vii+
168
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 David McCall Johnston Checkmark
Tuo Yaw: The Collection 2003-05-01 Douglas R. Mason Golden Apple 1-904073-40-9
£6.99?£: UK pound
232
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.
coll  
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