Title: Witch's Money
Title Record # 96564
Author: John Collier
Date: 1939-05-06
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: John Collier
Date: 1939-05-06
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Not a speculative story; the corrupting power of money in this story is metaphorical.
Synopsis: In a small village in the Pyrenees, an artist buys a house with a check for 30,000 francs. However, the locals do not understand the banking system, and believe that the artist is a madman playing them for fools.
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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, May 6, 1939 | 1939-05-06 | ed. Editors of the New Yorker | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
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| Witch's Money | 1940-12-00 | John Collier | The Viking Press | 30 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
chap |  |
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| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
| Short Story Masterpieces | 1954-00-00 | ed. Albert Erskine, Robert Penn Warren | Dell (Dell First Editions #F16) | 542 | 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
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| Nachtelijke cavalcade | 1959-00-00 | ed. B. Jessurun Lobo | Querido (Salamander #48) | 48 | 191 | 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 | Hans Bishoff | |
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| 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 | |
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| Nachtelijke cavalcade | 1963-00-00 | ed. B. Jessurun Lobo | Querido (Salamander #48) | 48 | 191 | 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 | Hans Bishoff | |
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| Stories My Mother Never Told Me | 1963-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Random House | $5.95?$: US dollar |
401 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| 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 | |
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| Of Demons and Darkness | 1965-00-00 | John Collier | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | FS7126 | 5/-?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+ 303 |
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 | ||
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories My Mother Never Told Me | 1965-03-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | 8290 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
223 | 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 | Fred Banbery | |
| Stories My Mother Never Told Me, Part I | 1966-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Pan Books | X581 | 3/6?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). |
255 | 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 | Glenn Steward | |
| De Dame op de Schimmel | 1969-00-00 | John Collier | De Arbeiderspers (Grote ABC #127) | 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 |
Ferenc Gögös?Ferenc Goegoes
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| 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 | ||
| Histoires ā faire peur | 1972-10-16 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Policier #2203) | 543 | 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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| 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 | |
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| Short Story Masterpieces | 1973-10-00 | ed. Albert Erskine, Robert Penn Warren | Dell Laurel | 7864 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
542 | 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 | W. Brooks | |
| 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 | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories My Mother Never Told Me | 1976-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Dell | 0-440-18290-5 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
223 | 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 | ||
| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
| Histoires ā faire peur | 1985-09-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche #2203) | 2-253-01099-5 | 250 | 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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| Beroemde gruwelverhalen | 1988-00-00 | ed. B. Jessurun Lobo | Elsevier | 90-10-01996-9 | 274 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Walt de Rijk | ||
| 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 | |
| Short Story Masterpieces | date unknown | ed. Albert Erskine, Robert Penn Warren | Dell Laurel | 0-440-37864-8 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 513 |
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 |