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Title: The Shining Pyramid Title Record # 40256
Author: Arthur Machen
Date: 1895-05-15
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: John Dyson
Webpages: YouTube
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations Serializations
Year Language Title
1969Translated by Herbert Preissler
German Die leuchtende Pyramide
1970Translated by Ruud Löbler
Dutch De piramide van vuur
1970Translated by Jacques Parsons
French La pyramide de feu
2017Translated by Geraldo Campos.
Portuguese A pirâmide reluzente
Year Title
1895 The Shining Pyramid (Part 1 of 2)
1895 The Shining Pyramid (Part 2 of 2)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Unknown World, May 15, 1895 1895-05-15 ed. Arthur Edward Waite J. Elliott & Co.  
0/6?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).
 
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
The Unknown World, June 15, 1895 1895-06-15 ed. Arthur Edward Waite J. Elliott & Co.  
0/6?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).
 
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
The Shining Pyramid 1923-05-00 Arthur Machen Covici-McGee     241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Wallace Smith  
The Shining Pyramid 1924-00-00 Arthur Machen Martin Secker  
42/-?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).
189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Shining Pyramid 1925-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf     188
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Shining Pyramid 1925-00-00 Arthur Machen Martin Secker  
7/6?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).
189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of the Strange and Supernatural 1926-00-00 Arthur Machen Haldeman-Julius (Little Blue Book #969)     64
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  
The Great Weird Stories 1929-00-00 ed. Arthur Neale Duffield & Co.  
$2.00?$: US dollar
409
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Tales of Horror 1933-00-00 ed. Marjorie Bowen John Lane, The Bodley Head  
7/6?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).
xiv+
415
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1949-00-00 Arthur Machen The Richards Press  
12/-?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).
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Strange World of Arthur Machen 1960-00-00 Arthur Machen Juniper Press 6
$3.50?$: US dollar
381
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Strange World of Arthur Machen 1960-00-00 Arthur Machen Juniper Press 6
$1.65?$: US dollar
381
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.
omni  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1963-00-00 Arthur Machen Panther 1537
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).
224
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 R. J. Reynolds  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1965-12-00 Arthur Machen Panther 1537
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).
224
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 Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1970-00-00 Arthur Machen John Baker  
36/-?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).
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume One 1971-05-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books P032-N
$0.95?$: US dollar
219
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 Checkmark
Welsh Tales of Terror 1973-00-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) 0-00-613224-3
£0.30?£: UK pound
188
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  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume One 1973-06-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books P032-N
$0.95?$: US dollar
219
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 Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 1 1975-00-00 Arthur Machen Panther 0-586-04128-1
£0.60?£: UK pound
200
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Welsh Tales of Terror 1975-05-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) 0-00-613224-3   188
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  
The Ancient Mysteries Reader 1975-08-00 ed. Peter Haining Doubleday 0-385-09867-7
$7.95?$: US dollar
xi+
321
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Allen Weinberg , Phyllis Cortesi Checkmark
The Ancient Mysteries Reader 1976-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Gollancz 0-575-02131-4
£4.50?£: UK pound
xi+
321
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Supernatural Solution: Chilling Stories of Spooks and Sleuths 1976-00-00 ed. Michel Parry Taplinger 0-8008-7497-8
$8.95?$: US dollar
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Supernatural Solution 1976-01-00 ed. Michel Parry Panther 0-586-04217-2
£0.60?£: UK pound
222
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  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 1 1976-08-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 0-523-00891-0
$1.50?$: US dollar
219
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 Robert LoGrippo Checkmark
The Supernatural Solution 1977-00-00 ed. Michel Parry White Lion 0-7274-0252-8
£3.25?£: UK pound
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Ancient Mysteries Reader Book 1 1978-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Sphere 0-7221-4257-9
£0.85?£: UK pound
220
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  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1983-11-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 0-523-42111-7
$6.95?$: US dollar
408
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  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1997-00-00 Arthur Machen Tartarus Press 1-872621-25-2
£25.00?£: UK pound
xv+
391
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal 1998-04-00 ed. Ric Alexander Orion 0-7528-1004-9
£17.99?£: UK pound
433
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal 1998-04-00 ed. Ric Alexander Orion 0-7528-1005-7
£10.99?£: UK pound
433
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 Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal 1999-05-00 ed. Ric Alexander Millennium / Orion 1-85798-553-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
493
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 Three Impostors and Other Stories 2001-04-00 Arthur Machen Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6030) 1-56882-132-8
$13.95?$: US dollar
xix+
234
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.
omni Harry Fassl Checkmark
Arthur Machen: Masters of the Weird Tale 2012-06-12 Arthur Machen Centipede Press (Masters of the Weird Tale) 978-1-61347-004-6
$450.00?$: US dollar
1020
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Arthur Machen Reader: The Great God Pan,The White People and Other Stories 2013-01-01 Arthur Machen CreateSpace 978-1-4818-8172-2
$12.99?$: US dollar
206
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  
The Arthur Machen Megapack 2013-09-28 Arthur Machen Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4284-0
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Shining Pyramid 2015-02-16 Arthur Machen Cryptofiction Classics (Weird Tales of Strange Creatures) 978-1-4733-9938-9    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
The Great God Pan and Other Horror Stories 2018-01-12 Arthur Machen Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-254957-0
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
The Great God Pan and Other Horror Stories 2018-04-01 Arthur Machen Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) 978-0-19-881316-3
$22.95?$: US dollar
xxxvi+
389
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Great God Pan and Other Horror Stories 2018-04-01 Arthur Machen Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-880510-6
£9.99?£: UK pound
xxxvi+
389
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.
omni William Henry Bradley  
The Great God Pan & Other Classic Horror Stories 2018-08-15 Arthur Machen Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions) 978-0-486-82196-2
$6.00?$: US dollar
144
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  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 2018-11-22 Arthur Machen Fantasy and Horror Classics 978-1-5287-8528-0
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Collected Fiction, Volume 1: 1888-1895 2019-08-07 Arthur Machen Hippocampus Press 978-1-61498-248-7
$25.00?$: US dollar
548
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.
omni Matthew Jaffe  
HorrorBabble's Ultimate Weird Tales Collection, Volume II 2019-09-23 ed. Ian Gordon HorrorBabble  
$29.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth  
Fighters of Fear: Occult Detective Stories 2020-01-28 ed. Mike Ashley Talos Press 978-1-945863-54-7
$18.99?$: US dollar
vii+
610
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
Mélanie Delon?Melanie Delon
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Fighters of Fear: Occult Detective Stories 2020-01-28 ed. Mike Ashley Talos Press 978-1-945863-52-3
$29.99?$: US dollar
624
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth
Mélanie Delon?Melanie Delon
 
Fighters of Fear: Occult Detective Stories 2020-01-28 ed. Mike Ashley Talos Press 978-1-945863-53-0
$13.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth
Mélanie Delon?Melanie Delon
 
Damnable Tales: A Folk Horror Anthology 2021-09-02 ed. Richard Wells Unbound 978-1-80018-060-4
£25.00?£: UK pound
448
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Damnable Tales: A Folk Horror Anthology 2021-09-02 ed. Richard Wells Unbound 978-1-80018-061-1
£9.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Damnable Tales: A Folk Horror Anthology 2022-03-31 ed. Richard Wells Unbound 978-1-80018-182-3
£12.99?£: UK pound
448
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  
Horror Historia Violet 2023-06-20 ed. C. S. R. Calloway CSRC Storytelling (Horror Historia) 978-1-955382-73-1   386
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mena Bo Checkmark
The Three Impostors and Other Stories date unknown Arthur Machen Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6030) 1-56882-132-8
$14.95?$: US dollar
xix+
234
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.
omni Harry Fassl Checkmark
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