The Day the World Ended

Overview:

  • Title: The Day the World Ended
  • Author: Sax Rohmer
  • Year: 1930
  • Publisher: Doubleday, Doran
  • Price: $1.00
  • Pages: 306
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Day the World Ended
  • Notes:
    • OCLC 2563051: "Garden City, N.Y., Pub. for the Crime club, by Doubleday, Doran, 1930"; "vi pages, 1 leaf, 306 pages 20 cm"
    • LCCN 30-20636: same except "vi p., 1 l., 306 p. 20 cm."
    • Publication date and price from advertisement of the second monthly lot of Doubleday, Doran dollar novels New York Herald Tribune 1930-07-27 pJ16 "Immediately...: [...] 15 more new novels [...] have just been published this week." --fifteen, numbered 28-35 at head of list and 21-27 at foot
    • this one is number 22, second under heading "New Crime Club Mysteries!", subheading "Just Out This Week!"
    • in full: "22. '''THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED''' by Sax Rohmer, creator of Dr. Mu Manchu. A sinister genius plans to destroy the world. Brian Woodville has just five hours in which to save it!"
    • reviewed NYHT 1930-08-24 pJ12; listed among "The Six Best Sellers" (fiction, August) NYHT 1930-08-31 pJ11
    • Cover artist per SFE (also his Wikipedia biog)