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Title: The Visiting Star Title Record # 583613
Author: Robert Aickman
Date: 1952-11-12
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in The Tatler
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Translations
Year Language Title
2023Translated by Usch Kiausch
German Ein vorbeiziehender Stern

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Powers of Darkness 1966-00-00 Robert Aickman Collins  
18/-?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
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1966-00-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 1465
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.
anth Checkmark
Hauntings: Tales of the Supernatural 1968-00-00 ed. Henry Mazzeo Doubleday 0-385-09373-X
$4.50?$: US dollar
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ted Gorey Checkmark
Powers of Darkness 1968-00-00 Robert Aickman Fontana 1827
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).
190
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 Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1971-10-00 ed. Robert Aickman Beagle Boxer 95156
$0.95?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
The Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1971-12-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana  
£0.25?£: UK pound
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  
The Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1980-05-00 ed. Robert Aickman Fontana 0-00-613696-6   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  
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic 1990-00-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Lester & Orpen Dennys 0-88619-124-6   xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic 1991-01-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-57559-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
White Fire: Further Fantastic Literature 1991-04-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Picador 0-330-31380-0
£9.99?£: UK pound
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic 1992-06-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Vintage Canada 0-394-22264-4
C$20.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
Horror for Christmas 1992-11-00 ed. Richard Dalby Michael O'Mara Books 1-85479-141-9
£13.99?£: UK pound
vii+
248
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Graham Potts  
Horror for Christmas 1993-10-00 ed. Richard Dalby Headline 0-7472-4210-0
£5.99?£: UK pound
vii+
248
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 Mick Brownfield  
Mistletoe & Mayhem: Horrific Tales for the Holidays 1993-10-00 ed. Richard Dalby Castle Books 1-55521-972-1
$8.98?$: US dollar
vii+
248
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mark Hess  
The Collected Strange Stories, Volume I 1999-11-00 Robert Aickman Tartarus Press 1-872621-47-3
£35.00?£: UK pound
xvi+
399
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Steven Stapleton  
The Collected Strange Stories, Volume I 2001-00-00 Robert Aickman Tartarus Press & Durtro Press 1-872621-47-3
£35.00?£: UK pound
xi+
398
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Steven Stapleton  
Powers of Darkness 2011-04-00 Robert Aickman Tartarus Press 978-1-905784-33-2
£32.50?£: UK pound
xii+
226
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Stephen J. Clark  
The Late Breakfasters and Other Strange Stories 2016-10-04 Robert Aickman Valancourt Books (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) 978-1-943910-45-8
$19.99?$: US dollar
xi+
417
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 M. S. Corley  
The Late Breakfasters and Other Strange Stories 2016-10-04 Robert Aickman Valancourt Books 978-1-943910-46-5
$34.99?$: US dollar
xi+
417
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll M. S. Corley  
Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Night 2021-10-21 ed. Lucy Evans, Tanya Kirk The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-5410-3
£8.99?£: UK pound
288
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
Checkmark
Kräfte der Finsternis 2023-12-12 Robert Aickman Festa (Festa Weird Fiction #6)  
€36.99?€: Euro
382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Johann Heinrich Füssli Checkmark
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic date unknown ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson Potter 0-517-57559-0
$17.50?$: US dollar
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
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