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Title: The Chaser Title Record # 80385
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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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1941 Love Potion
Year Language Title
1949Translated by A. Verhoeff
Dutch Het Liefdeselixer
1965Translated by Else Hoog
Dutch Het Drankje
1987 German Ein Schluck zum Nachspülen

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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
Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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  
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