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Title: Sardonicus Title Record # 95689
Author: Ray Russell
Date: 1961-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: Copyright 1960.
Synopsis: A doctor is contacted by a former sweetheart who asks him for help in treating her husband.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1971Translated by Walter Brumm
German Sardonicus
1983Translated by Solveig Rasmussen
Swedish Sardonicus
1985Translated by Sonja Hauser.
German Sardonicus

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Sardonicus and Other Stories 1961-00-00 Ray Russell Ballantine Books 540
$0.35?$: US dollar
143
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 Powers Checkmark
Playboy, January 1961 1961-01-00 ed. Editors of Playboy        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories 1963-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books X261
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).
271
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 W. Francis Phillipps  
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural 1967-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
vii+
391
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Franz Altschuler  
Unholy Trinity 1967-02-00 Ray Russell Bantam Books H3428
$0.60?$: US dollar
114
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 Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural 1968-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press BA0119
$0.95?$: US dollar
vii+
391
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 Richard Tyler Checkmark
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural 1968-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Souvenir Press  
37/6?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).
vii+
391
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Franz Altschuler  
Sagittarius 1971-00-00 Ray Russell Playboy Press 16131
$0.75?$: US dollar
184
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 Roger Hane Checkmark
Sardonicus 1971-00-00 Ray Russell Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #880) 880
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
125
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  
Unholy Trinity 1971-00-00 Ray Russell Sphere 0-7221-7553-1
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).
140
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  
Sardonicus 1972-00-00 Ray Russell Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #880) 880
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
125
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
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural 1976-09-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Castle Books  
$7.95?$: US dollar
vii+
391
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Mad Scientists 1980-08-00 ed. Stuart David Schiff Doubleday 0-385-14906-9
$9.95?$: US dollar
x+
300+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fenimore Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural 1981-05-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-319-8
$8.95?$: US dollar
599
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 Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural 1981-05-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Arbor House 0-87795-309-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
599
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
Sardonicus: tre kortromaner 1983-00-00 Ray Russell
B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom
B. Wahlstroem
(
Kalla Kårar, ryslig midnattsläsning?Kalla Kaarar, ryslig midnattslaesning
#77)
91-32-42113-3
skr 12.95?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
158
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  
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Galahad Books 0-88365-699-X
$8.98?$: US dollar
597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Castle Books 0-89009-964-2
$19.95?$: US dollar
597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Unheimliches 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Heyne (
Heyne Jubiläumsbände?Heyne Jubilaeumsbaende
#9)
3-453-37009-0
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
732
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 Don Punchatz  
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural 1985-05-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Doubleday / SFBC 5144
$6.98?$: US dollar
xv+
623
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural 1985-06-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Doubleday 0-385-18549-9
$15.95?$: US dollar
xv+
623
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Tales of Ray Russell 1985-11-00 Ray Russell Maclay & Associates 0-940776-20-0
$12.95?$: US dollar
187
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Stanley Mossman Checkmark
13 Short Horror Novels 1987-12-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers (Baker's Dozen) 0-517-63171-7
$8.98?$: US dollar
ix+
758
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Unheimliches 1988-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Heyne (
Heyne Jubiläumsbände?Heyne Jubilaeumsbaende
#9)
3-453-37009-0
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
732
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 Don Punchatz Checkmark
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1988-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Galahad Books 0-88365-699-X
$9.98?$: US dollar
597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural 1990-10-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Dorset Press 0-88029-518-X
$8.95?$: US dollar
xv+
623
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey  
Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1991-10-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Quill / William Morrow 0-688-10963-2
$15.00?$: US dollar
599
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 James Victorie Checkmark
The Giant Book of Horror Stories 1991-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Magpie Books 1-85487-117-X
£3.99?£: UK pound
597
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural 1991-12-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Macdonald 0-356-20221-6
£14.95?£: UK pound
xiii+
658
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 Ashley Pearce  
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales 1992-03-00 ed. Chris Baldick Oxford University Press 0-19-214194-5
£16.95?£: UK pound
xxiii+
533
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth T. C. Gotch  
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural 1992-10-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Warner Books UK 0-7515-0030-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
xiii+
658
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 Ashley Pearce  
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales 1993-07-00 ed. Chris Baldick Oxford University Press 0-19-283117-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
xxiii+
533
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 T. C. Gotch  
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales 1993-08-19 ed. Chris Baldick Oxford University Press 0-19-283117-8
$13.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
533
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 T. C. Gotch Checkmark
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1994-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Galahad Books 0-88365-699-X
$10.98?$: US dollar
597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales 2001-00-00 ed. Chris Baldick Oxford University Press 0-19-286219-7
$16.95?$: US dollar
533
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 Michael Trevillion  
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales 2009-00-00 ed. Chris Baldick Oxford University Press 978-0-19-956153-7
£9.99?£: UK pound
xxiii+
533
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 Sergey Galushko  
Masters of Horror & the Supernatural: The Great Tales 2010-10-16 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Bristol Park Books 978-0-88486-473-8
$14.95?$: US dollar
576
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 Century's Best Horror Fiction 1951-2000 2012-01-00 ed. John Pelan Cemetery Dance Publications 978-1-58767-172-2
$75.00?$: US dollar
866
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alan M. Clark Checkmark
Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories 2013-09-24 Ray Russell Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Horror) 978-0-14-312401-6
$22.00?$: US dollar
xxxiv+
235
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Buckley  
Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories 2016-09-27 Ray Russell Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-312931-8
$16.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
235
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 Lola Dupré Checkmark
Sardonicus 2022-01-01 ed. uncredited BearManor Media  
$9.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Priam Books / Arbor House / QPBC     599
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 Checkmark
The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories date unknown ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10261-3
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).
271
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 Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories date unknown ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-10261-3
£0.30?£: UK pound
271
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  
Unholy Trinity date unknown Ray Russell Bantam Books H3428
$0.60?$: US dollar
ix+
114
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
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