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Title: The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies Title Record # 94376
Author: John Jakes
Date: 1962-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Year Title
1962 The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies [as by John W. Jakes]
Year Language Title
1994Translated by Reijo Kalvas
Finnish Mies joka halusi elokuviin

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Dark Mind, Dark Heart 1962-00-00 ed. August Derleth Arkham House  
$4.00?$: US dollar
viii+
249
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gary Gore , Dale Mann Checkmark
Dark Mind, Dark Heart 1963-00-00 ed. August Derleth Mayflower-Dell 1655-8
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).
222
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  
Dark Mind, Dark Heart 1966-06-00 ed. August Derleth Mayflower-Dell 1655
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).
222
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 Hollywood Nightmare: Tales of Fantasy and Horror from the Film World 1970-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Macdonald 0-356-03050-4
£1.75?£: UK pound
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Hollywood Nightmare: Tales of Fantasy and Horror from the Film World 1971-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Taplinger  
$5.95?$: US dollar
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Lurking Shadows 1979-09-00 ed. Christopher Lee, Michel Parry W. H. Allen 0-491-02289-1
£5.95?£: UK pound
157
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Deadly Arts 1985-00-00 ed. Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini Arbor House 0-87795-688-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
313
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Hollywood Kills 1993-00-00 ed. Staff of Mystery Scene Carroll & Graf 0-88184-879-4
$21.00?$: US dollar
367
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth M. Simpson Checkmark
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown 1993-08-00 ed. Marvin Kaye GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 1-56865-043-4 / 00588
$10.98?$: US dollar
xv+
[3]+
573
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Murhaava Hollywood 1994-00-00 ed. Mystery Scene Book Studio (Collector antologia #10) 951-611-693-0   306
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 Peter Mustonen Checkmark
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown 1994-06-00 ed. Marvin Kaye St. Martin's Press 0-312-11026-X
$24.95?$: US dollar
xv+
573
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey  
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