Publication: The Old Masters

Publication: The Old MastersPublication Record # 44838
Editor: Brian Davis
Date: 1970-09-00
ISBN: 0-450-00597-6 [978-0-450-00597-8]
Publisher: New English Library
Price:
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).
Pages: 128
Format:
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.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Cover: The Old Masters by Jan Parker
Notes: • "New English Library Original" • "This collection © 1970 Brian Davis" • "First NEL Paperback Edition September 1970" • Printing not stated, no number line • The artist is not credited, the artwork is clearly signed • The illustrations which appear have been specially drawn for this collection by Terry Diggins on page 6 below the Preface, one per story on the title pages, none are signed • #2759 on cover and spine, SBN on copyright page; ISBN derived • UK 5/- (25p), Australia 80c; New Zealand 75c; Spain Pts 65
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 17734783
- Reginald-1: 03886

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Anthology Title: The Old Masters • anthology by Michael Ffolkes [as by Brian Davis]

Contents (view Concise Listing)

6 • Preface (The Old Masters) • essay by Michael Ffolkes [as by Brian Davis]
7 • Introduction (The Old Masters) • essay by John Carnell
9 • Tight Place • (1945) • short story by Murray Leinster
21 • Tiger Ride • (1948) • short story by James Blish and Damon Knight
33 • Uncommon Sense • (1945) • short story by Hal Clement
49 • One Into Two • (1962) • short story by J. T. McIntosh [as by J. T. M'Intosh]
63 • Criminal Record • (1954) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss
72 • Dark Interlude • (1951) • short story by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds
79 • The Monster • (1948) • short story by A. E. van Vogt
96 • The Red Stuff • (1951) • novelette by John Wyndham
110 • Inheritance • (1947) • short story by Arthur C. Clarke
118 • The Odour of Thought • (1953) • short story by Robert Sheckley (variant of The Odor of Thought)

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