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Title: Someone in the Lift Title Record # 583553
Author: L. P. Hartley
Date: 1955-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: horror (1), fantasy (1), ghosts (1), Christmas (1) Add Tags

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Translations
Year Language Title
1965Translated by Pierre Billon
French Quelqu'un dans l'ascenseur

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Third Ghost Book 1955-00-00 ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith James Barrie  
15/-?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).
x+
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Philip Gough  
The Third Ghost Book 1957-00-00 ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith Pan Books (Great Pan) GP86
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).
253
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 Third Ghost Book 1960-00-00 ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith Pan Books (Great Pan) GP86
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).
253
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 S. R. Boldero  
The Third Ghost Book 1961-00-00 ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith Pan Books (Great Pan) GP86
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).
253
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 S. R. Boldero Checkmark
Two for the River 1961-00-00 L. P. Hartley Hamish Hamilton  
15/-?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).
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Histoires de terreur 1965-05-00 ed. Roland Stragliati OPTA (
Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special
#7)
 
F6.00?F: French frank
248
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
anth  
The First Panther Book of Horror 1965-12-00 ed. Anthony Rampton Panther 1956
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).
267
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 Checkmark
The Collected Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1968-00-00 L. P. Hartley Hamish Hamilton 0-241-01599-5   viii+
626
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Panther Book of Horror 1968-00-00 ed. Anthony Rampton Panther 025855
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).
267
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 Dennis Rolfe  
The Third Ghost Book 1968-00-00 ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith Pan Books 0-330-02061-7
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).
253
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 Third Ghost Book 1970-11-00 ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith Beagle Boxer 95019
$0.95?$: US dollar
253
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 Checkmark
London Tales of Terror 1972-00-00 ed. Jacquelyn Visick Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) 0-00-612921-8 / 2921
£0.25?£: UK pound
187
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 Complete Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1973-00-00 L. P. Hartley Hamish Hamilton 0-241-02390-4   x+
760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
London Tales of Terror 1975-05-00 ed. Jacquelyn Visick Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) 0-00-613958-2
£0.45?£: UK pound
187
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 Complete Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1977-08-00 L. P. Hartley Hamish Hamilton 0-241-02390-4   x+
760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Supernatural 1978-00-00 ed. James Gibson, Alan Ridout John Murray (Short Story Series) 0-7195-3505-0
£0.85?£: UK pound
122
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  
Realms of Darkness 1985-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-244-1
$8.95?$: US dollar
796
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Realms of Darkness 1985-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-244-1   796
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1986-00-00 L. P. Hartley Beaufort Books 0-8253-0353-2
$24.95?$: US dollar
x+
760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Complete Short Stories of L.P. Hartley 1987-11-00 L. P. Hartley Beaufort Books / QPBC  
$12.95?$: US dollar
x+
760
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  
Realms of Darkness 1988-00-00 ed. uncredited Chartwell Books 1-55521-251-4   663
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Ghosts for Christmas 1988-10-00 ed. Richard Dalby Michael O'Mara Books 0-948397-18-7
£10.95?£: UK pound
339
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Clifford Harper  
Ghosts for Christmas 1989-10-00 ed. Richard Dalby Headline 0-7472-3276-8
£4.99?£: UK pound
339
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  
Ghosts for Christmas 1989-11-00 ed. Richard Dalby Carroll & Graf 0-88184-518-3
$18.95?$: US dollar
339
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Ghosts for Christmas 1992-10-00 ed. Richard Dalby Castle Books 1-55521-805-9   339
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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)  
The Collected Macabre Stories 2001-12-00 L. P. Hartley Tartarus Press 1-872621-62-7
£35.00?£: UK pound
xiv+
393
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Collected Macabre Stories 2005-04-00 L. P. Hartley Tartarus Press 1-872621-62-7
£35.00?£: UK pound
xv+
498
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Chill Tidings: Dark Tales of the Christmas Season 2020-00-00 ed. Tanya Kirk The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-5323-6
£8.99?£: UK pound
219
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
Sandra Gómez?Sandra Gomez
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