Title: The Captain of the Polestar
Title Record # 603313
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Date: 1883-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: YouTube
Language: English
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Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Date: 1883-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: YouTube
Language: English
Synopsis: The diary of the doctor of a fishing vessel in the polar seas off the coast of Greenland records the determination of the captain to continue the voyage despite the fight against the weather and the depredations of a strange beast seen only in brief glimpses.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreamland and Ghostland: Volume III | 1887-10-00 | ed. uncredited | George Redway | 308 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Ghost Stories and Presentiments | 1888-11-00 | ed. uncredited | George Redway | 308 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1929-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray | 20/-?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). |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1939-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1940-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1945-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1949-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray | 7/6?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). |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1951-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1956-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Conan Doyle Stories | 1960-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | John Murray |
xii+ 1201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Best Horror Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle | 1989-03-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Academy Chicago | 0-89733-265-2 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
vi+ 294 |
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. |
coll | ||
| The Best Horror Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle | 2005-00-00 | Arthur Conan Doyle | Academy Chicago | 0-89733-265-2 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
294 | 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 |