Publication: Best Fantasy Stories

Publication: Best Fantasy StoriesPublication Record # 4069
Editor: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1962-00-00
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Price:
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).
Pages: 208
Format:
hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Cover: Best Fantasy Stories by M. C. Escher (variant of Sterren 1948)
Notes:
- "First published in mcmlxii by Faber and Faber" on copyright page.
- "Wood engraving reproduced on jacket by M. C. Escher" on front flap of jacket.
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 1070477
- Reginald-1: 00120

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Anthology Title: Best Fantasy Stories • anthology by Brian W. Aldiss

Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

7 • Introduction (Best Fantasy Stories) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
13 • Perchance to Dream • (1930) • short story by Michael Joyce
26 • In a Season of Calm Weather • (1957) • short story by Ray Bradbury
33 • Baron Bagge • (1956) • novella by Alexander Lernet-Holenia (trans. of Der Baron Bagge 1936)
89 • Incident on a Lake • (1941) • short story by John Collier
96 • Mummy to the Rescue • (1950) • short story by Angus Wilson
103 • Intangibles, Inc. • (1959) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss
125 • Cousin Len's Wonderful Adjective Cellar • (1948) • short story by Jack Finney
129 • You Can't Have Them All • (1956) • short story by Charles Beaumont
150 • The Story-Teller • (1914) • short story by Saki
156 • The Jet-Propelled Couch • (1955) • essay by Robert Lindner

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