Title: The Corner Shop
Title Record # 690649
Author: Cynthia Asquith
Date: 1926-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Cynthia Asquith
Date: 1926-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A man discovers an antique store where he encounters a strange salesclerk and makes a profitable purchase.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Century of Creepy Stories | 1934-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Hutchinson | 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). |
xi+ 1178 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Fireside Book of Ghost Stories | 1947-00-00 | ed. Edward Wagenknecht | Bobbs-Merrill Company | $3.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxiii+ 593 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Warren Chappell | ||
| This Mortal Coil | 1947-00-00 | Cynthia Asquith | Arkham House | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ronald Clyne | ||
| What Dreams May Come | 1951-00-00 | Cynthia Asquith | James Barrie | 10/6?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). |
254 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Philip Gough | ||
| What Dreams May Come | 1951-00-00 | Cynthia Asquith | Ambassador | C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
254 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Tales of the Supernatural | 1962-07-00 | ed. uncredited | Panther | 1397 | 2/6?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). |
124 | 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 | ||
| What Dreams May Come | 1965-00-00 | Cynthia Asquith | Four Square Books | 1283 | 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). |
158 | 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 | ||
| A Century of Creepy Stories | 1971-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Books for Libraries Press | 0-8369-4072-5 |
xi+ 1178 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1983-10-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Jonathan Cape | 0-224-02149-4 | £7.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
235 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sophie Baker , Craig Dodd | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1983-10-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-25131-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
235 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1984-11-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1985-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 0-14-007178-4 | £2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
249 | 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 | Stuart Robertson | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1987-05-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | ISIS Large Print Books | 1-85089-178-8 | £10.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
339 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1988-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1989-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1992-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | The Noonday Press | 0-374-51868-8 | $9.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1996-09-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | The Noonday Press | 0-374-51868-8 | $12.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
235 | 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 | Roxanna Bikadoroff | |
| Great Ghost Stories | 1997-00-00 | ed. Editors of Reader's Digest | Reader's Digest | 0-276-42330-5 | 528 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Robert Wheeler (artist) | ||
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 2012-02-02 | ed. Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 978-0-241-95571-0 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
336 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | ||
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | date unknown | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 978-0-374-51868-4 | $15.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
235 | 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 | Roxanna Bikadoroff |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction