Publication: The Magic Man and Other Science-Fantasy Stories

Publication: The Magic Man and Other Science-Fantasy StoriesPublication Record # 486253
Author: Charles Beaumont
Date: 1966-00-00
Catalog ID: F 109
Publisher: Coronet Books
Price:
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).
Pages: xii+256+[2]
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: COLLECTION
Notes: • "Coronet Books edition 1966" • Printing not stated, no number line; only known Coronet edition • The artist is not credited, no visible signature on the artwork • Australia (6/-) 60c, New Zealand 4/6
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 752903485

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Contents (view Concise Listing)

ix • Foreword (The Magic Man and Other Science-Fantasy Stories) • (1965) • essay by Ray Bradbury
13 • Miss Gentilbelle • (1957) • short story by Charles Beaumont
31 • The Last Caper • (1954) • short story by Charles Beaumont
42 • The New People • (1958) • short story by Charles Beaumont
63 • The Vanishing American • (1955) • short story by Charles Beaumont
74 • The Monster Show • (1956) • short story by Charles Beaumont
81 • The Magic Man • (1960) • short story by Charles Beaumont
101 • A Classic Affair • (1955) • short story by Charles Beaumont
115 • The Hunger • (1955) • short story by Charles Beaumont
130 • Black Country • (1954) • short story by Charles Beaumont
152 • The Love-Master • (1957) • short story by Charles Beaumont
162 • The Dark Music • (1956) • short story by Charles Beaumont
177 • Fair Lady • (1957) • short story by Charles Beaumont
183 • Perchance to Dream • (1958) • short story by Charles Beaumont
192 • The Crooked Man • (1955) • short story by Charles Beaumont
201 • Open House • (1957) • short story by Charles Beaumont
213 • Last Rites • (1955) • short story by Charles Beaumont
228 • The Murderers • (1955) • short story by Charles Beaumont
244 • A Death in the Country • (1957) • short story by Charles Beaumont (variant of The Deadly Will to Win)
[257] • Afterword (Magic Man and Other Science-Fantasy Stories) • (1965) • essay by Richard Matheson

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