Title: The Hamish Hamilton Book of Goblins
Title Record # 2432928
Editor: Alan Garner
Date: 1969-00-00
Type: ANTHOLOGY
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Language: English
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Editor: Alan Garner
Date: 1969-00-00
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Webpages: kirkusreviews.com
Language: English
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- 42 stories and poems One of the 42, "Prayer" by John Day, precedes the Acknowledgments and Introduction by Garner.
- "Forty-two tales, legends, and poems from various countries, including Japan, India, and North America, about giants, goblins, demons, and other supernatural creatures." --LCCN 69017905
- WorldCat record OCLC 12872 provides a list of Contents with annotations (quote 4 listings): • Gobbleknoll (Sioux) • John Connu Rider / Andrew Salkey • Vukub-Cakix (adapted from the Popol Vuh, Maya-Kiche mythology) • The Fort of Rathangan (ancient Irish poetry) / translated by Kuno Meyer
- "If this series can be considered the aristocracy of anthologies, Alan Garner's contribution both maintains the literary standard and extends the base of interest--not only beyond the British Isles but back to beginnings." --Kirkus Reviews 1969-06-01 (KirkusReviews.com), starred review of the US ed. as A Cavalcade of Goblins
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hamish Hamilton Book of Goblins | 1969-00-00 | ed. Alan Garner | Hamish Hamilton | 30/-?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). |
ix+ 227 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Krystyna Turska | ||
| A Cavalcade of Goblins | 1969-06-01 | ed. Alan Garner | Henry Z. Walck, Inc. | 0-8098-2407-8 | $9.50?$: US dollar |
viii+ 227 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Krystyna Turska | |
| A Book of Goblins | 1972-05-03 | ed. Alan Garner | Puffin | 0-14-030555-6 | 221 | 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 | Krystyna Turska | ||
| A Book of Goblins | 1973-00-00 | ed. Alan Garner | Puffin | 0-14-030555-6 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
224 | 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 | Krystyna Turska |  |