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Title: The Menace Title Record # 1575755
Author: Daphne du Maurier
Date: 1959-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Language: English
Synopsis: "Barry Jeans, known as 'The Menace', is an ageing movie star whose reputation is threatened by the introduction of 'feelies' - a type of filmmaking which records the actors' emotions, and requires on powerful conviction in order to work. Concerned that Barry's career will be over if his 'force' isn't strengthened, his wife and colleagues set about trying to achieve this through a variety of means." -- Blair
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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Breaking Point: Eight Stories 1959-00-00 Daphne du Maurier Gollancz  
15/-?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).
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Blue Lenses and Other Stories 1970-00-00 Daphne du Maurier Penguin Books 0-14-003085-9   288
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.
coll  
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