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Title: History of the Necronomicon Title Record # 69028
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Date: 1938-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Written in 1927, first published as a chapbook by Rebel Press in 1938.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1938 A History of the Necronomicon
1943 History and Chronology of the Necronomicon
1992 History of the Necronomicon (An Outline)
2016 History of the "Necronomicon"
2017 The History of the Necronomicon
Year Language Title
1990ⓘTranslated by Giuseppe Lippi
 Italian Storia del Necronomicon
1991ⓘTranslated by Claude Gilbert.
 French Histoire du Necronomicon [as by Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
1993ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Mourlon
 French Histoire du Nécronomicon [as by Howard P. Lovecraft]
2007ⓘTranslated by Malte S. Sembten
 German Geschichte des Necronomicons [as by Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
2011ⓘ Translated by Malte S. Sembten Translation first published in 2007 as by Howard Phillips Lovecraft
 German Geschichte des Necronomicons
2013 Portuguese A história do Necronomicon
2015ⓘTranslated by Arnaud Demaegd.
 French Histoire du Necronomicon
2017ⓘTranslated by Andreas Fliedner
 German Die Geschichte des Necronomicon (Eine Skizze)
2018ⓘTranslated by Malte S. Sembten
 German Geschichte des Necronomicon
2021ⓘTranslated by Francisco Innocêncio
 Portuguese História do Necronomicon
2021ⓘTranslated by David Camus
 French Histoire du Necronomicon [as by Howard Phillips Lovecraft]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
A History of the Necronomicon 1938-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Rebel Press (Oakman AL)     [4]
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 chap  
Beyond the Wall of Sleep 1943-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House (H.P. Lovecraft Trilogy #2)  
$5.00?$: US dollar
 xxix+
458
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Burt Trimpey , Clark Ashton Smith Checkmark
The Necronomicon: A Study 1967-00-00 Mark Owings Mirage Press (The Anthem Series #A1007)  
$1.95?$: US dollar
 30
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.
 non-fic Frank D. McSherry, Jr.  
I miti dell'orrore 1990-06-00 H. P. Lovecraft Mondadori (Omnibus) 88-04-33696-X
Lit 25,000?Lit: Italian lira
 xiv+
496
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll J. K. Potter  
Howard Phillips Lovecraft 1 1991-09-00 Howard Phillips Lovecraft Robert Laffont (Bouquins) 2-221-05684-1
F140.00?F: French frank
 xxxvi+
1174
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 Philippe Druillet  
History of the Necronomicon 1992-08-00 H. P. Lovecraft Necronomicon Press 0-318-04715-2
$1.50?$: US dollar
 10
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 chap Jason Eckhardt Checkmark
Night Ocean et autres nouvelles 1993-05-03 Howard P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2519) 2-277-22519-3   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.
 coll Philippe Druillet Checkmark
Miscellaneous Writings 1995-02-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House 0-87054-168-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
569
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll James Turner (I) Checkmark
The Necronomicon: Selected Stories and Essays Concerning the Blasphemous Tome of the Mad Arab 1996-11-00 ed. Robert M. Price Chaosium (Cthulhu Cycle #12) 1-56882-070-4
$10.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
334
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 Harry Fassl Checkmark
History of the Necronomicon 1998-05-00 H. P. Lovecraft Necronomicon Press 0-318-04715-2
$1.50?$: US dollar
 12
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 chap Jason Eckhardt Checkmark
Black Seas of Infinity 2001-09-00 H. P. Lovecraft Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-2009-7 / 36768
$12.99?$: US dollar
 xix+
536
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ian Miller Checkmark
The Necronomicon: Selected Stories and Essays Concerning the Blasphemous Tome of the Mad Arab: Second Edition, Expanded and Corrected 2002-10-00 ed. Robert M. Price Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6034) 1-56882-162-X
$19.95?$: US dollar
 xxiv+
543
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 Harry Fassl Checkmark
Night Ocean et autres nouvelles 2005-02-20 Howard P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2519) 2-290-34766-3   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.
 coll
Richard Guérineau?Richard Guerineau
  
Necronomicon 2007-11-00 Howard Phillips Lovecraft Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2620) 978-3-86552-063-0
€24.00?€: Euro
 330+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Fiction: Complete and Unabridged 2008-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Barnes & Noble Books (Library of Essential Writers) 978-1-4351-0793-9   xiv+
1098
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Sven Geier  
The Necronomicon: Selected Stories and Essays Concerning the Blasphemous Tome of the Mad Arab: Second Edition, Expanded and Corrected 2008-02-00 ed. Robert M. Price Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6034) 978-1-56882-162-7
$19.95?$: US dollar
 xxiv+
543
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 H. E. Fassl Checkmark
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos 2011-01-01 H. P. Lovecraft Prohyptikon Publishing 978-1-926801-11-7
£7.99?£: UK pound
 308
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 Complete Fiction 2011-03-01 H. P. Lovecraft Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics) 978-1-4351-2296-3
$20.00?$: US dollar
 xiv+
1098
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Sven Geier  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-0-575-09963-0
£16.99?£: UK pound
 xvii+
538
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 Les Edwards  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-0-575-09935-7
£20.00?£: UK pound
 xvii+
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Les Edwards Checkmark
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09936-4
£10.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Les Edwards  
Chronik des Cthulhu-Mythos, Band I 2011-10-00 H. P. Lovecraft Festa (Festa H. P. Lovecraft: Horror- und Fantasygeschichten) 978-3-86552-144-6
€13.95?€: Euro
 500+
[2]
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 Alan Lathwell Checkmark
O mundo fantástico de H. P. Lovecraft 2013-04-00 H. P. Lovecraft Clock Tower 978-85-66519-00-6   456
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 William E. Hart , Alexandre da Silva Costa  
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft 2014-09-09 H. P. Lovecraft Race Point Publishing (Knickerbocker Classics) 978-1-63106-001-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xvii+
1102
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Dave Carson  
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft 2014-10-13 Howard Phillips Lovecraft Liveright (Annotated Books (Norton & Liveright)) 978-0-87140-453-4
$39.95?$: US dollar
 lxx+
852
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft 2014-10-13 Howard Phillips Lovecraft Liveright (Annotated Books (Norton & Liveright)) 978-1-63149-055-2
$34.98?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Jonathan Gray  
Cthulhu: Le mythe - Livre II 2015-10-21 H. P. Lovecraft Bragelonne 978-2-35294-897-1   456
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 Loïc Muzy  
The Complete Works 2016-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft uncredited 978-1-5390-3331-8   609
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 Checkmark
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Omnibus, Volume I: 1917-1926 2016-01-15 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-945032-02-8
$24.95?$: US dollar
 558
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 Harold S. DeLay  
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Omnibus, Volume I: 1917-1926 2016-01-15 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-0-9864097-5-2
$48.95?$: US dollar
 558
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Harold S. DeLay  
O mundo fantástico de H. P. Lovecraft?O mundo fantastico de H. P. Lovecraft
 2016-03-00 H. P. Lovecraft Clock Tower 978-85-66519-05-1
R$83.90?R$: Brazilian real
 512
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 William E. Hart , Alexandre da Silva Costa  
The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales 2016-04-29 H. P. Lovecraft Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics) 978-1-4351-6255-6
$20.00?$: US dollar
 608
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Coulthart  
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft 2016-07-01 H. P. Lovecraft Chartwell Books 978-0-7858-3420-5   xvii+
1102
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
Collected Fiction Volume 2: 1926-1930: A Variorum Edition 2016-08-20 H. P. Lovecraft Hippocampus Press 978-1-61498-110-7
$25.00?$: US dollar
 540
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  
Collected Fiction Volume 2: 1926-1930: A Variorum Edition 2016-08-23 H. P. Lovecraft Hippocampus Press 978-1-61498-169-5
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction 2017-05-20 H. P. Lovecraft Benediction Classics 978-1-78139-824-1
$14.75?$: US dollar
 480
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  
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction 2017-05-22 H. P. Lovecraft Benediction Classics 978-1-78139-825-8
$24.99?$: US dollar
 728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
H. P. Lovecraft: Das Werk 2017-09-21 H. P. Lovecraft Fischer Tor 978-3-596-03708-7
€68.00?€: Euro
 912
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jonathan Gray Checkmark
Cthulhu Mythos Tales 2017-10-01 H. P. Lovecraft Canterbury Classics (Word Cloud Classics) 978-1-68412-133-5
$14.99?$: US dollar
 624
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 H. P. Lovecraft Collection 2017-10-03 H. P. Lovecraft Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78888-069-5
$6.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: The Early Years: 1908-1925 2018-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-318-7   xxiii+
526
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Harold S. DeLay Checkmark
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories 2018-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78428-830-3   224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Collection 2018-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78428-860-0
$59.99?$: US dollar
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: The Early Years: 1908-1925 2018-03-15 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-312-5
$29.99?$: US dollar
 527
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 Harold S. DeLay Checkmark
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: The Early Years: 1908-1925 2018-03-15 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-313-2
$8.99?$: US dollar
 527
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 Harold S. DeLay  
H. P. Lovecrafts Necronomicon 2018-04-00 ed. Frank Festa Festa 978-3-86552-324-2
€13.99?€: Euro
 393
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 Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Complete Weird-Fiction Works of H.P. Lovecraft: In One Volume 2019-06-12 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-363-7
$5.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni Margaret Brundage  
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction 2019-11-01 H. P. Lovecraft Benediction Classics 978-1-78943-032-5
$24.99?$: US dollar
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2020-03-19 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-1-4732-3064-4
£25.00?£: UK pound
 560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Les Edwards  
Lovecraft Mythos: New & Classic Collection 2020-10-21 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-235-7
£20.00?£: UK pound
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
H. P. Lovecraft: Das Gesamtwerk 2020-10-28 H. P. Lovecraft Festa 978-3-86552-882-7
€69.99?€: Euro
 493, 493, 478, 494, 492, 495
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 Timo Wuerz Checkmark
H. P. Lovecraft: Das Gesamtwerk IV 2020-10-28 H. P. Lovecraft Festa     494
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 Timo Wuerz Checkmark
Contos reunidos do mestre do horror cósmico 2021-02-15 Bruno Costa, H. P. Lovecraft Editora Ex Machina 978-65-991795-0-1   560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tulio Caetano  
Essais - Correspondance - Poésie - Révisions 2021-09-00 Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Mnémos?Mnemos
(Intégrale Howard Phillips Lovecraft #6)		 978-2-35408-998-6   682
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Zdzislaw Beksinski  
Intégrale 2021-09-14 Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Mnémos?Mnemos
(Intégrales)		  
€120.00?€: Euro
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski  
The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Sterling Publishing (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) 978-1-4351-6255-6   xiv+
594
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Coulthart Checkmark
The Complete Fiction date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Barnes & Noble Books 978-1-4351-2296-3   xiv+
1098
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Sven Geier Checkmark
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Race Point Publishing (Knickerbocker Classics) 978-1-63106-001-4
£25.99?£: UK pound
 xvii+
1102
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Dave Carson Checkmark
The Necronomicon: Selected Stories and Essays Concerning the Blasphemous Tome of the Mad Arab date unknown ed. Robert M. Price Chaosium (Cthulhu Cycle #12) 1-56882-070-4
$12.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
334
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 Harry Fassl Checkmark
The Necronomicon: Selected Stories and Essays Concerning the Blasphemous Tome of the Mad Arab date unknown ed. Robert M. Price Chaosium (Cthulhu Cycle #12) 1-56882-070-4
$12.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
334
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 Harry Fassl Checkmark
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