Title: Dress of White Silk
Title Record # 58476
Author: Richard Matheson
Date: 1951-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Richard Matheson
Date: 1951-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: The strange young child of a strange family wants to show the neighbor child her(?) late mother's dress, against her grandmother's orders.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1951 | 1951-10-00 | 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 Salter |  |
|
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1952-03-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Little, Brown | $2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 214 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chesley Bonestell | |
|
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1952-03-03 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Little, Brown | $2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 214 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chesley Bonestell | |
|
| Born of Man and Woman | 1954-03-00 | Richard Matheson | Chamberlain Press | $3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
252 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Mel Hunter | ||
| Third from the Sun | 1955-02-00 | Richard Matheson | Bantam Books | 1294 | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
180 | 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 | Charles Binger | |
| Born of Man and Woman | 1956-00-00 | Richard Matheson | Max Reinhardt | 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). |
164 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | E. B. Mudge-Marriott | ||
| Fiction, #40 | 1957-03-00 | ed. Editors of Fiction | OPTA | F100.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
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 | Philippe Curval | ||
| Third from the Sun | 1961-00-00 | Richard Matheson | Corgi | SS1027 | 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). |
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 | John Richards | |
| Third from the Sun | 1962-06-00 | Richard Matheson | Bantam Books | J2467 | $0.40?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
180 | 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 | |
|
| Der dritte Planet | 1966-02-11 | Richard Matheson | Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch #106) | TTB106 | DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
160 | 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 | Karl Stephan | |
| Third from the Sun | 1970-09-00 | Richard Matheson | Bantam Books | H5548 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
180 | 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 | Gene Szafran | |
| Les mondes macabres de Richard Matheson | 1974-03-00 | Richard Matheson | Casterman (Autres temps, autres mondes) | 314 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | J. Palmans | |||
| Histoires de morts-vivants | 1977-02-28 | ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - La grande anthologie du fantastique #1460) | 2-266-00288-0 | 416 | 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 | ||
| Les mondes macabres | 1978-00-00 | Richard Matheson | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7024) | 2-253-02038-9 | 350 | 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 | |
||
| Histoires de morts-vivants | 1978-02-24 | ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - La grande anthologie du fantastique #1460) | 2-266-00288-0 | 405 | 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 | |
|
| Histoires de morts-vivants | 1978-07-12 | ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati | France Loisirs (La grande anthologie du fantastique #1) | 2-7242-0355-0 | 405 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Benjamin Baltimore | |
|
| The Eureka Years | 1982-06-00 | ed. Annette McComas | Bantam Books | 0-553-20673-7 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 348 |
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 | George Jones | |
| Vamps: An Anthology of Female Vampire Stories | 1987-03-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #703) | 0-88677-190-0 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
365 | 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 | Jill Bauman Versandi | |
| Urania #1062 | 1987-11-22 | ed. Gianni Montanari | Mondadori | 1062 | Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
160 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| Histoires de morts-vivants | 1988-06-00 | ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - La grande anthologie du fantastique #1460) | 2-266-00288-0 | 405 | 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 | Rogier van der Weyden | ||
| The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1988-07-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-01894-0 | $22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 403 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | James Sullivan (artist) | |
| The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1988-07-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-01736-7 | $14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 403 |
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 Sullivan (artist) | |
| Vampire | 1988-11-00 | ed. Martin Greenberg (1941-2011), Charles G. Waugh | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Allgemeine Reihe?Bastei Luebbe Allgemeine Reihe #13134) |
3-404-13134-7 | DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
396 | 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 | Manuel Prieto | |
| Die besten Horror-Stories | 1989-00-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan | Droemer Knaur (Knaur Horror #1835) | 3-426-01835-7 | DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
587 | 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 | Marion Arnemann , Doris Arnemann | |
| The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. I | 1989-04-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-91499-7 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 260 |
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 Best of Modern Horror | 1989-08-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan | Viking UK | 0-670-82871-8 | £14.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
403 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Max Schindler | |
| Richard Matheson: Collected Stories | 1989-09-00 | Richard Matheson | Dream/Press | 0-910489-10-6 | $125?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 889 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
|
| Richard Matheson: Collected Stories | 1989-09-00 | Richard Matheson | Dream/Press | 0-910489-10-6 | $25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 899 |
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 Stout | |
| Richard Matheson: Collected Stories | 1989-09-00 | Richard Matheson | Dream/Press | 0-910489-10-6 | $?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 889 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
|
| The Best of Modern Horror | 1990-10-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan | Penguin Books | 0-14-011849-7 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xi+ 403 |
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 | Max Schindler | |
| Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown | 1993-08-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye | GuildAmerica Books / SFBC | 1-56865-043-4 / 00588 | $10.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ [3]+ 573 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
| Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown | 1994-06-00 | ed. Marvin Kaye | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-11026-X | $24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 573 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edward Gorey | |
| I Am Legend | 1995-07-00 | Richard Matheson | Tor | 0-812-52300-8 | $4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
312 | 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 | Jim Thiesen | |
| La grande anthologie du fantastique: 3 | 1997-02-00 | ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati | Omnibus (France) (La grande anthologie du fantastique (Omnibus) #3) | 2-258-03654-2 | F155.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
1349 | 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 |
Arnold Böcklin?Arnold Boecklin
|
|
| Girls' Night Out: Twenty-Nine Female Vampire Stories | 1997-09-00 | ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg | Barnes & Noble Books | 0-7607-0424-4 | $9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
545 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| I Am Legend | 1997-10-00 | Richard Matheson | Orb | 0-312-86504-X | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
317 | 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 Chopping Block, Inc. | |
| Derrière l'écran | 1999-02-00 | Richard Matheson | Flammarion (Imagine) | 2-08-067732-2 | F85.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
332 | 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 | Sofiane Tilikete | |
| Nightmare at 20,000 Feet | 2002-01-00 | Richard Matheson | Tor | 0-765-30411-2 | $24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
335 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ravenwood | |
| Nightmare at 20,000 Feet | 2002-01-00 | Richard Matheson | Tor | 0-312-87827-3 | $14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
335 | 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 | Ravenwood | |
| Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume One | 2003-12-00 | Richard Matheson | Gauntlet Press | 1-887368-62-0 | $16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
399 | 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 | Harry O. Morris | |
| I Am Legend / Hell House | 2006-09-00 | Richard Matheson | Quality Paperback Book Club | 978-1-58288-233-8 | $14.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
317+ [301] |
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 | ||
| Vamps: Blood-Chilling Tales of Lady Vampires | 2007-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Barnes & Noble Books | 978-1-4351-0129-6 | 253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Simon Podgorsek | ||
| I Am Legend | 2007-11-00 | Richard Matheson | Tor | 0-765-35715-1 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
312 | 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 | |
|
| I Am Legend | 2007-11-00 | Richard Matheson | Tor | 0-765-31874-1 | $14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
317 | 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 | ||
| I Am Legend | 2011-00-00 | Richard Matheson | Tor | 978-0-7653-5715-1 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
312 | 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 Best of Richard Matheson | 2017-10-10 | Richard Matheson | Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) | 978-0-14-313017-8 | $17.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xviii+ 408 |
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 | Daniel Danger | |
| The Best of Richard Matheson | 2017-10-10 | Richard Matheson | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) | 978-1-101-99366-8 | $11.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Daniel Danger | ||
| I Am Legend and Other Stories | 2019-11-12 | Richard Matheson | Tor | 978-1-250-24275-4 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
444 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jim Thiesen | |
| Born of Man and Woman | date unknown | Richard Matheson | Max Reinhardt | 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). |
164 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | E. B. Mudge-Marriott | ||
| I Am Legend | date unknown | Richard Matheson | Orb | 0-312-86504-X | $15.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
317 | 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 Chopping Block, Inc. | |
| I Am Legend | date unknown | Richard Matheson | Tor | 978-0-7653-5715-1 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
312 | 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 | ||
| I Am Legend | date unknown | Richard Matheson | Orb | 0-312-86504-X | $13.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
317 | 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 Chopping Block, Inc. | |