Title: Seed of Destruction
Title Record # 97816
Author: Gerald Kersh
Date: 1947-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Gerald Kersh
Date: 1947-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A curse purportedly attached to a gem cut by a magician is the source of the many deaths of people who once owned it.
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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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| Sad Road to the Sea | 1947-07-00 | Gerald Kersh | William Heinemann | 206 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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| Esquire, August 1947 | 1947-08-00 | ed. Editors of Esquire | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
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| Argosy (UK), July 1948 | 1948-07-00 | 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). |
128 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | |||
| On an Odd Note | 1958-00-00 | Gerald Kersh | Ballantine Books | 268 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
154 | 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 | Richard Powers |  |
| On an Odd Note | 1958-00-00 | Gerald Kersh | Ballantine Books | 268 | C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar |
154 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Suspense (UK), February 1959 | 1959-02-00 | ed. Editors of Suspense (UK) | 2/-?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). |
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
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| Mann ohne Gesicht | 1977-00-00 | Gerald Kersh | Diogenes (detebe #128) | 3-257-20366-7 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
329 | 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 | ||
| On an Odd Note | 2014-11-04 | Gerald Kersh | Valancourt Books (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) | 978-1-939140-09-8 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
x+ 127 |
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 | Lorenzo Princi | |
| On an Odd Note | 2015-01-08 | Gerald Kersh | Valancourt Books (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Lorenzo Princi | |