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Title: The Vigil

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Title: The Vigil Title Record # 83731
Author: W. W. Jacobs
Date: 1912-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine The Strand, September 1912.
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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Strand Magazine, September 1912 1912-09-00 ed. Editors of The Strand Magazine George Newnes  
-/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).
120
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag  
Night Watches 1914-00-00 W. W. Jacobs Hodder & Stoughton     247
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Night Watches 1941-01-10 W. W. Jacobs Penguin Books 308
-/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).
128
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 Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre 1997-00-00 W. W. Jacobs Academy Chicago 0-89733-441-8
$14.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
255
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 Victor Prouvé  
The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre 1998-01-00 W. W. Jacobs Academy Chicago 0-89733-441-8
$14.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
255
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 Victor Prouvé  
Night Watches 2006-10-30 W. W. Jacobs Project Gutenberg 12161
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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