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Title: Something Old Title Record # 79592
Author: Mary Elizabeth Counselman
Date: 1950-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1950 Something Old [as by Elizabeth Counselman]
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Michel Deutsch
French L'anneau babylonien
1978Translated by L. Sobez.
German Etwas Altes

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, November 1950 1950-11-00 ed. D. McIlwraith Weird Tales  
$0.25?$: US dollar
100
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Phantom, April 1958 1958-04-00 ed. Leslie Syddall Pennine Publications Limited  
2/-?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).
104
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag R. W. S.  
Half in Shadow 1964-00-00 Mary Elizabeth Counselman Consul Books / World Distributors 788
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).
189
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Vingt pas dans l'au-delà 1970-08-00 ed. Jacques Papy Casterman     322
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Daniel Locus  
More Devil's Kisses 1977-07-00 ed. Linda Lovecraft Corgi Books 0-552-10508-2
£0.70?£: UK pound
188
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
Zehn Teufelsküsse?Zehn Teufelskuesse
1978-12-05 ed. Michel Parry Pabel (Vampir Taschenbuch #68) VTB68
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
161
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Arkham's Masters of Horror: A 60th Anniversary Anthology Retrospective of the First 30 Years of Arkham House 2000-00-00 ed. Peter Ruber Arkham House 0-87054-177-3
$32.95?$: US dollar
xi+
444
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tony Patrick Checkmark
Weird Tales 2012-00-00 ed. uncredited Pulp Classics on DVD      
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
Horror Gems, Volume Four 2012-09-22 ed. uncredited Armchair Fiction (Armchair Science Fiction & Horror Gems #8) 978-1-61287-120-2
$12.95?$: US dollar
196
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 Checkmark
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