Title: W. S.
Title Record # 56051
Author: L. P. Hartley
Date: 1952-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: L. P. Hartley
Date: 1952-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A novelist begins receiving a series of postcards from a mysterious stranger.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Second Ghost Book | 1952-00-00 | ed. Cynthia Asquith | James Barrie | 12/6?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). |
x+ 236 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| World Review, January 1952 | 1952-01-00 | ed. Editors of World Review | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | ||||||
| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1952 | 1952-08-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Fantasy House, Inc. | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
132 | 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". |
mag | George Gibbons |  |
|
| A Book of Modern Ghosts | 1953-00-00 | ed. Cynthia Asquith | Charles Scribner's Sons | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 236 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Daniel Schwartz (artist) | |
|
| The White Wand and Other Stories | 1954-00-00 | L. P. Hartley | Hamish Hamilton | 10/6?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). |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Second Ghost Book | 1956-00-00 | ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith | Pan Books | 393 | 2/-?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+ 223 |
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 | Val Biro | |
| The Pan Book of Horror Stories | 1959-00-00 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Pan Books (Pan Giant) | X45 | 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). |
317 | 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 Second Ghost Book | 1959-00-00 | ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith | Pan Books (Great Pan) | G315 | 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). |
x+ 223 |
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 | Val Biro | |
| The Second Ghost Book | 1960-00-00 | ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith | Pan Books (Great Pan) | G315 | 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). |
x+ 223 |
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 | Val Biro | |
| The Second Ghost Book | 1963-00-00 | ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith | Pan Books (Great Pan) | G315 | 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). |
x+ 223 |
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 | Val Biro | |
| The Pan Book of Horror Stories | 1966-00-00 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Fawcett Gold Medal | d1693 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
254 | 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 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 Second Ghost Book | 1968-00-00 | ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith | Pan Books | 0-330-02164-8 | 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. |
anth | |||
| 11 Great Horror Stories | 1969-00-00 | ed. Betty M. Owen | Scholastic Book Services | 239 | 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 | ||||
| 11 Great Horror Stories | 1969-11-00 | ed. Betty M. Owen | Scholastic Book Services | TK1541 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
239 | 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 | ||
| 11 Great Horror Stories | 1969-12-00 | ed. Betty M. Owen | Scholastic Book Services | TK1541 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
239 | 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 Second Ghost Book | 1970-00-00 | ed. Lady Cynthia Asquith | Beagle Books / Ballantine | 95018 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
223 | 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 | |||
| 11 Great Horror Stories | 1973-04-00 | ed. Betty M. Owen | Scholastic Book Services | TK1541 | $?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
239 | 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 | |
|
| Stories of the Macabre | 1976-10-00 | ed. Denys Val Baker | William Kimber | 0-7183-0224-9 | £2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
221 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ionicus | |
| 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 | |||
| Histoires de doubles | 1977-08-22 | ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - La grande anthologie du fantastique #1465) | 2-266-00384-4 | 399 | 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 | C. Broutin | |
|
| Terrors, Torments and Traumas | 1978-00-00 | ed. Helen Hoke | Thomas Nelson | 0-8407-6600-9 | $6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Judith K. Leeds | |
| Terrors, Traumas and Torments | 1978-00-00 | ed. Helen Hoke | J. M. Dent & Sons | 0-460-06853-9 | £3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
160 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Histoires de doubles | 1980-00-00 | ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati | France Loisirs (La grande anthologie du fantastique #6) | 2-7242-0907-9 | 399 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Benjamin Baltimore | ||
| The First Pan Book of Horror Stories | 1980-00-00 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Pan Books | 0-330-10045-9 | £1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
317 | 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 | |
|
| Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1982 | 1982-12-00 | ed. T. E. D. Klein | TZ Publications, Inc. | $2.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
104 | quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | David Christiana | |
|
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1983-10-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Jonathan Cape | 0-224-02149-4 | £7.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
235 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sophie Baker , Craig Dodd | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1983-10-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-25131-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
235 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David Christiana | |
| Schattenlicht | 1984-00-00 | ed. Rolf Jurkeit | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6428) | 3-453-01965-2 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
284 | 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 | Photodesign Mall | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1984-11-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
anth | David Christiana | |
| Night Cry, Summer 1985 | 1985-00-00 | ed. T. E. D. Klein | TZ Publications, Inc. | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
196 | 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". |
mag | Frances Jetter | |
|
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1985-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 0-14-007178-4 | £2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
249 | 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 | Stuart Robertson | |
| The Complete Short Stories of L. P. Hartley | 1986-00-00 | L. P. Hartley | Beaufort Books | 0-8253-0353-2 | $24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 760 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1987-05-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | ISIS Large Print Books | 1-85089-178-8 | £10.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
339 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Complete Short Stories of L.P. Hartley | 1987-11-00 | L. P. Hartley | Beaufort Books / QPBC | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |||
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1988-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
anth | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1989-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
anth | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1992-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | The Noonday Press | 0-374-51868-8 | $9.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
anth | David Christiana | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1996-09-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | The Noonday Press | 0-374-51868-8 | $12.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
anth | Roxanna Bikadoroff | |
| Nightshade: 20th Century Ghost Stories | 1999-06-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Carroll & Graf | 0-7867-0614-7 | $25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 470 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tony Greco & Associates | |
| Nightshade: 20th Century Ghost Stories | 2000-09-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Carroll & Graf | 0-7867-0808-5 | $14.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 470 |
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 | ||
| Night Shadows: Twentieth-Century Stories of the Uncanny | 2001-10-00 | ed. Joan Kessler | David R. Godine | 1-56792-180-9 | $18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 298 |
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 | Edward Hopper | |
| Nightshade: 20th Century Ghost Stories | 2001-10-00 | ed. Robert Phillips | Robinson | 1-84119-418-2 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xv+ 464 |
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 Collected Macabre Stories | 2001-12-00 | L. P. Hartley | Tartarus Press | 1-872621-62-7 | £35.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: GBP |
xv+ 498 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
|
| Ghost Stories | 2008-09-00 | ed. Peter Washington | Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Pocket Classics) | 978-0-307-26924-9 | $15.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
407 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| The Pan Book of Horror Stories | 2010-10-01 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Pan Books | 978-0-330-51868-0 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xv+ 296 |
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 | ||
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 2012-02-02 | ed. Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 978-0-241-95571-0 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
336 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | ||
| The Pan Book of Horror Stories | 2016-05-05 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Pan Books | 978-1-5098-2889-0 | £14.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xv+ 296 |
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 Pan Book of Horror Stories | 2017-09-07 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Pan Books (Pan 70) | 978-1-5098-6010-4 | £7.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
296 | 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 | Pan Macmillan Art Department | |
| Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | date unknown | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 978-0-374-51868-4 | $15.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
anth | Roxanna Bikadoroff | |
| The First Pan Book of Horror Stories | date unknown | ed. Herbert van Thal | Pan Books | 0-330-10045-9 | £?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
317 | 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 First Pan Book of Horror Stories | date unknown | ed. Herbert van Thal | Pan Books | 0-330-10045-9 | £0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
317 | 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 Pan Book of Horror Stories | date unknown | ed. Herbert van Thal | Pan Books (Pan Giant) | X45 | 317 | 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 | |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction