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Title: Jerry Jarvis's Wig Title Record # 1257815
Author: Richard Harris Barham
Date: 1843-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Ingoldsby Legends
Language: English
Synopsis: Jarvis is a cruel, grasping and dishonest solicitor. He prevails upon his gardener to wear an old wig of his, whereupon the gardener is also possessed by criminality.
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The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth and Marvels, Third Series 1847-00-00 Thomas Ingoldsby, Esquire Richard Bentley     vi+
364
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth and Marvels 1864-00-00 Richard Harris Barham W. J. Widdleton      
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth and Marvels 1867-00-00 Thomas Ingoldsby, Esquire Richard Bentley     xiv+
513
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Life 1875-00-00 ed. Rossiter Johnson James R. Osgood and Co.     208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth and Marvels 1879-00-00 uncredited Richard Bentley & Son     xvi+
546
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth & Marvels 1898-00-00 Thomas Ingoldsby, Esquire J. M. Dent     xxiii+
638
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth & Marvels 1907-00-00 Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. J. M. Dent     xix+
549
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth & Marvels 1907-00-00 Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. J. M. Dent     xix+
549
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth & Marvels 1909-00-00 Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. William Heinemann     xix+
549
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth & Marvels 1913-05-00 Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. William Heinemann     xix+
549
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth & Marvels 1919-06-00 Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. William Heinemann     xix+
549
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Ingoldsby Legends: or, Mirth & Marvels 1920-06-00 Thomas Ingoldsby, Esqre. William Heinemann     xix+
549
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Supernatural Omnibus 1931-00-00 ed. Montague Summers Doubleday, Doran  
$2.50?$: US dollar
xl+
690
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goetry, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny 1931-06-00 ed. Montague Summers Gollancz  
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).
608
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen 1934-00-00 ed. uncredited Daily Express Publications     1087
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Mystery Book 1934-00-00 ed. H. Douglas Thomson Odhams Press     1086
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny 1952-04-00 ed. Montague Summers Gollancz     622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Supernatural Omnibus II 1967-00-00 ed. Montague Summers Panther 2228
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).
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  
Supernatural Tales 2 1974-00-00 ed. Gary Grant Quartet Books 0-7043-1137-2
£0.20?£: UK pound
59
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  
The Supernatural Omnibus: Volume 2: Diabolism, Witchcraft and Evil Lore 1976-12-00 ed. Montague Summers Penguin Books 0-14-004185-0
£0.90?£: UK pound
298
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 Justin Todd Checkmark
The Supernatural Omnibus 1982-00-00 ed. Montague Summers Gollancz 0-575-03120-4
£8.95?£: UK pound
622
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  
The Penguin Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny 1984-00-00 ed. Montague Summers Penguin Books 0-14-007297-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
573
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 Steve Crisp Checkmark
Ghost and Horror Stories 1990-07-00 ed. uncredited Tynron Press 1-871948-11-8
£9.95?£: UK pound
579
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 Sue Harmer  
The Supernatural Omnibus 2014-07-07 ed. Montague Summers Muschamp Press 978-1-4733-9489-6
$10.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
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