Title: The Chaser
Title Record # 80385
Author: John Collier
Date: 1940-12-28
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: John Collier
Date: 1940-12-28
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: "Alan Austen seeks a love potion to cause the girl of his dreams, who is presently completely indifferent to his advances, to want him passionately, completely. The love potion is extraordinarily inexpensive—one dollar. The 'salesman' suggests that after the love potion has taken hold, she will become possessive, and, after many years, Alan will be willing to pay big bucks—$5,000 for a teaspoonful—of the salesman's 'glove cleaner.' Alan delightedly takes his love potion and the salesman bids him 'au revoir,' meaning, 'I will see you again.'" (RayS)
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The New Yorker, December 28, 1940 | 1940-12-28 | ed. Editors of the New Yorker | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | ||||||
Presenting Moonshine | 1941-01-00 | John Collier | The Viking Press | $2.50?$: US dollar |
327 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | E. McKnight Kauffer | ||
Presenting Moonshine | 1941-01-00 | John Collier | Macmillan of Canada | C$3.00?C$: Canadian dollar |
327 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Presenting Moonshine | 1941-01-00 | John Collier | Macmillan and Co. | 8/6?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). |
351 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Argosy (UK), October 1941 | 1941-10-00 | ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) | The Amalgamated Press | 1/3?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). |
128 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | |||
The Touch of Nutmeg and More Unlikely Stories | 1943-00-00 | John Collier | Press of the Readers Club | $2.00?$: US dollar |
viii+ 247 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Pause to Wonder | 1944-00-00 | ed. Marjorie Fischer, Rolfe Humphries | Julian Messner | $3.00?$: US dollar |
xx+ 572 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Green Thoughts and Other Strange Tales | 1945-00-00 | John Collier | Editions for the Armed Services | 871 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
287 | 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 | ||
And the Darkness Falls | 1946-04-00 | ed. Boris Karloff | World Publishing Co. | $2.75?$: US dollar |
ix+ 631 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
The Unexpected | 1948-06-00 | ed. Bennett Cerf | Bantam Books | 502 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
x+ 273 |
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 | Ed Grant | |
Voor en Na Middernacht: Zijnde Vijfendertig Spook en Griezelverhalen Alsmede Andere Fantastische Vertellingen | 1949-00-00 | ed. B. Jessurun Lobo | Elsevier | 354 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | J. F. Doeve | |||
Argosy (UK), May 1951 | 1951-05-00 | ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) | The Amalgamated Press | 1/6?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). |
160 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | |||
Fancies and Goodnights | 1951-11-00 | John Collier | Doubleday | $4.00?$: US dollar |
364 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Margot Tomes | ||
Fancies and Goodnights | 1953-04-00 | John Collier | Bantam Books (Bantam Giant) | A1106 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
506 | 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 | Charles Binger | |
Voor en Na Middernacht | 1954-00-00 | ed. B. Jessurun Lobo | Elsevier (Elsevier Reeks) | 319 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | F. van Uden | |||
Presenting Moonshine | 1957-00-00 | John Collier | Hart-Davis | 13/6?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). |
192 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Stories for the Dead of Night | 1957-03-00 | ed. Don Congdon | Dell | B107 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
288 | 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 | Jeanette Cissman | |
Fancies and Goodnights | 1957-12-00 | John Collier | Bantam Books | F1703 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
375 | 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 | ||
Vóór Middernacht: De Beste Griezelverhalen | 1961-00-00 | ed. B. Jessurun Lobo | Elsevier (Elsevier Pockets #E 83) | E 83 | ƒ1.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder |
159 | 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 | Friso Henstra | |
Fancies and Goodnights | 1963-00-00 | John Collier | Bantam Books (Bantam Classic) | SC91 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
418 | 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 | ||
Stories Selected from the Unexpected | 1963-03-00 | ed. Bennett Cerf | Bantam Books | FP30 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
184 | 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 | ||
De Stalen Kat | 1965-00-00 | John Collier | De Arbeiderspers (Grote ABC #27) | ƒ7.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder |
279 | 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 |
Ferenc Gögös?Ferenc Goegoes
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Fancies and Goodnights (selections) | 1965-00-00 | John Collier | Time-Life Books (Time Reading Program) | $?$: US dollar |
xix+ 328 |
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 | Seymour Chwast | ||
Stories for the Dead of Night | 1967-04-00 | ed. Don Congdon | Dell Laurel-Leaf | 8295 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
240 | 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 | Paul Davis | |
Fancies and Goodnights | 1969-00-00 | John Collier | Bantam Books | N4614 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 418 |
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 John Collier Reader | 1972-11-00 | John Collier | Alfred A. Knopf | 0-394-46186-X | $10.00?$: US dollar |
xv+ 571 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown | 1974-00-00 | ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues | Scott, Foresman and Company | 0-673-03409-7 | 384 | 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. |
anth | Joan Miro | ||
The Best of John Collier | 1975-09-00 | John Collier | Pocket Books | 0-671-80076-0 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 492 |
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 | Ed Soyka | |
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown | 1976-00-00 | ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues | Scott, Foresman and Company (Fountainhead) | 0-673-10225-4 | 384 | 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. |
anth | Joan Miro | ||
Tales of Mystery and the Unknown | 1976-00-00 | ed. Robert Potter | Globe Book Company | 0-87065-276-1 |
x+ 214 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Mort Perry | ||
Tales of Mystery and Suspense | 1977-00-00 | ed. Theodore W. Hipple | Allyn & Bacon |
ix+ 280 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
Fancies and Goodnights (selections) | 1980-00-00 | John Collier | Time-Life Books (Time Reading Program) | $?$: US dollar |
xix+ 328 |
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 | Seymour Chwast | ||
Twisters | 1981-00-00 | ed. Steve Bowles | Fontana | 0-00-671798-5 | £0.90?£: UK pound |
121 | 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 | Justin Todd | |
Fancies and Goodnights | 1981-03-00 | John Collier | Doubleday / SFBC | 5749 | $5.50?$: US dollar |
396 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Tony Fiyalko | |
Tales of Mystery and Suspense | 1983-00-00 | ed. Theodore W. Hipple | Allyn & Bacon |
ix+ 280 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
75 Short Masterpieces: Stories from the World's Literature | 1983-08-00 | ed. Roger B. Goodman | Bantam Books | 0-553-25141-4 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 283 |
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 | ||
Gänsehaut-Geschichten für sensible Leser / Frankenstein wie er mordet und lacht | 1987-06-00 | ed. Edward Reavis | Goldmann | 3-442-10154-9 | DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
544 | 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 | Heiner Hoier | |
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales | 1993-05-00 | ed. Alison Lurie | Oxford University Press | 0-19-214218-6 | £17.95?£: UK pound |
xviii+ 455 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Maxfield Parrish | |
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales | 1993-06-00 | ed. Alison Lurie | Oxford University Press | 0-19-214218-6 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
xviii+ 455 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Maxfield Parrish | |
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales | 1994-08-00 | ed. Alison Lurie | Oxford University Press | 0-19-282385-X | £7.99?£: UK pound |
455 | 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. |
anth | Maxfield Parrish | |
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales | 1994-10-00 | ed. Alison Lurie | Oxford University Press | 0-19-282385-X | $13.95?$: US dollar |
455 | 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. |
anth | Maxfield Parrish | |
Fancies and Goodnights | 2003-05-00 | John Collier | New York Review of Books (NYRB Classics) | 1-59017-051-2 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 418 |
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 | Neo Rauch | |
Stories Selected from The Unexpected | date unknown | ed. Bennett Cerf | Bantam Pathfinder | FP30 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
viii+ 184 |
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 | ||
Stories Selected from the Unexpected | date unknown | ed. Bennett Cerf | Bantam Pathfinder | HP4705 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
viii+ 184 |
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 | ||
Stories Selected from the Unexpected | date unknown | ed. Bennett Cerf | Bantam Books | 011 |
viii+ 184 |
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 |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction