Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter

Overview:

  • Title: Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter
  • Author: John Wyndham
  • Year: 1966
  • Publisher: Ballantine Bal-Hi
  • Price: $0.50
  • Pages: 150
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Type: Collection
  • Title Reference: Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter
  • Notes:
    • "First Edition: December, 1956 / First Bal-Hi Printing: April, 1966". There is no number line.
    • The back cover states "This is an original publication–not a reprint." However, it is a reprint of the December, 1956 edition.
    • The is no stated artist credit nor is a signature visible. The source of the Richard Powers credit is the earlier Ballantine printing which uses the same artwork and is signed "Powers." The artwork for this later printing was cropped.
    • This printing does not have the "AEP" under the catalog number. The version that does is found here.
    • The story More Spinned Against... is stated with the trailing ellipsis ("...") at the beginning of the story. However the ellipsis is not included in the table of contents, copyright page, nor the page headers for the story.
    • "Chinese Puzzle" starts on page 1. Right before the Title Page without a page number Richard H. Tyre, Chairman, English Department, Germantown Friends School wrote a 2 pages note, title: "A Note to Teachers and Parents"