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Title: The Dark Eidolon Title Record # 62564
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Date: 1935-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Zothique
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1971ⓘTranslated by Friedrich Polakovics
 German Das dunkle Idol [as by C. A. Smith]
1975ⓘTranslated by Heleen ten Holt
 Dutch Het zwarte afgodsbeeld
1978ⓘTranslated by Inmaculada de Dios.
 Spanish El ídolo oscuro
1978ⓘTranslated by Françoise Levie
 French L'idole noire
1985ⓘTranslated by Xavier Perret
 French L'idole noire (la véritable fin)
1998 Italian L'idolo tenebroso
2016ⓘTranslated by Malte S. Sembten.
 German Das dunkle Götzenbild
2017ⓘTranslated by Julien Bétan
 French Le sombre eidolon
2020ⓘTranslated by José Geraldo Gouvêa
 Portuguese O Ídolo Escuro

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, January 1935 1935-01-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag M. Brundage Checkmark
Out of Space and Time 1942-08-00 Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
370
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Hannes Bok Checkmark
The Spell of Seven 1965-06-00 ed. L. Sprague de Camp Pyramid Books R-1192
$0.50?$: US dollar
 192
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 Virgil Finlay Checkmark
The Spell of Seven 1969-12-00 ed. L. Sprague de Camp Pyramid Books T-2133
$0.75?$: US dollar
 192
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 Gail Burwen Checkmark
Zothique 1970-06-00 Clark Ashton Smith Ballantine Books (Ballantine Adult Fantasy #16) 0-345-01938-5
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
273
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 George Barr Checkmark
Der Planet der Toten 1971-00-00 C. A. Smith Insel (Bibliothek des Hauses Usher)  
DM 14.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 250
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder  
Out of Space and Time 1971-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Neville Spearman 0-85435-101-9
£1.75?£: UK pound
 xii+
370
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tom Simmonds  
Out of Space and Time Volume I 1974-02-00 Clark Ashton Smith Panther 0-586-03966-X
£0.35?£: UK pound
 204
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
Out of Space and Time Volume I 1974-10-00 Clark Ashton Smith Panther 0-586-03966-X
£0.35?£: UK pound
 204
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
De gewelven van Yoh-Vombis 1975-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Bruna (Bruna FEH #23) 90-229-3523-X   302
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 Bob van Blommestein Checkmark
Zothique 1978-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Edaf (Ciencia Ficción (Edaf) #16)     378
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 George Barr Checkmark
Zothique 1978-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith
Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees
(
Le Masque - Fantastique (2ème série)?Le Masque - Fantastique (2eme serie)
#11)		 2-7024-0798-6   253
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 Tibor Csernus  
The City of the Singing Flame 1981-08-00 Clark Ashton Smith Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-83415-0
$2.95?$: US dollar
 240
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 Rowena Morrill Checkmark
L'île inconnue 1985-09-00 Clark Ashton Smith Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #149) 2-7304-0338-8   183
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Ubbo-Sathla 1985-11-00 Clark Ashton Smith Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #155) 2-7304-0348-5   180
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
A Rendezvous in Averoigne: The Best Fantastic Tales of Clark Ashton Smith 1988-05-00 Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House 0-87054-156-0
$22.95?$: US dollar
 x+
473
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jeffrey K. Potter Checkmark
Tales of Zothique 1995-06-00 Clark Ashton Smith Necronomicon Press 0-940884-71-2
$11.95?$: US dollar
 224
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 Jason C. Eckhardt , Homer D. Eckhardt Checkmark
Il Grande Libro della Heroic Fantasy 1998-10-00 ed. Alex Voglino Editrice Nord (Narrativa Nord #117) 88-429-1055-4
Lit 28,000?Lit: Italian lira
 x+
700
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 Ken Kelly  
The Emperor of Dreams 2002-03-00 Clark Ashton Smith Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #26) 0-575-07373-X
£7.99?£: UK pound
 592
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 J. K. Potter Checkmark
A Rendezvous in Averoigne 2003-07-00 Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House 0-87054-156-0
$32.95?$: US dollar
 x+
473
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dariusz Jasiczak Checkmark
Out of Space and Time 2006-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Bison Books (Bison Frontiers of Imagination) 0-8032-9352-6
$16.95?$: US dollar
 xviii+
370
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 Stasys Eidiejus Checkmark
The Maze of the Enchanter: Volume Four of the Collected Fantasies Of Clark Ashton Smith 2009-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-031-0
$39.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
The Return of the Sorcerer 2009-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Prime Books 978-0-8095-5665-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
 400
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 Peter Bergting  
The Colossus of Ylourgne and Three Others 2009-03-09 Clark Ashton Smith Wildside Press 978-1-4344-5899-5
$4.99?$: US dollar
 88
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 Return of the Sorcerer 2009-09-15 Clark Ashton Smith Prime Books 978-1-60701-209-2
$14.95?$: US dollar
 348
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 Peter Bergting Checkmark
The Century's Best Horror Fiction 1901-1950 2012-01-31 ed. John Pelan Cemetery Dance Publications 978-1-58767-080-0
$75.00?$: US dollar
 706
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Alan M. Clark Checkmark
The Return of the Sorcerer 2012-10-10 Clark Ashton Smith Prime Books / SFBC 978-1-62090-569-2
$13.99?$: US dollar
 348
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Peter Bergting Checkmark
The Maze of the Enchanter: Volume Four of the Collected Fantasies Of Clark Ashton Smith 2013-10-22 Clark Ashton Smith Audible Studios  
$15.99?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies 2014-03-25 Clark Ashton Smith Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-698-13746-2
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Clark Ashton Smith  
The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies 2014-03-25 Clark Ashton Smith Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-310738-5
$16.00?$: US dollar
 xxvii+
370
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 Clark Ashton Smith Checkmark
Weird Tales, January 1935 2016-02-29 ed. Farnsworth Wright Gilman House (Weird Tales Magazine (Gilman House) #20)  
$2.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth M. Brundage  
The Maze of the Enchanter 2016-09-20 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-876-7
$17.99?$: US dollar
 xiv+
328
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 Jason Van Hollander  
Die Totenbeschwörer von Naat 2016-10-24 Clark Ashton Smith Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2642) 978-3-86552-464-5
€28.00?€: Euro
 574
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Intégrale 2017-06-00 Clark Ashton Smith
Mnémos?Mnemos
 978-2-35408-582-7   464+
256+
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Zdzislaw Beksinski  
Swords Against Darkness 2017-07-25 ed. Paula Guran Prime Books 978-1-60701-486-7
$6.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Rodrigo Ramos  
Swords Against Darkness 2017-07-25 ed. Paula Guran Prime Books 978-1-60701-485-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
 575
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 Rodrigo Ramos Checkmark
Weird Tales (disc 3, part 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth  
Weird Tales, January 1935 2019-07-22 ed. Farnsworth Wright Gilman House (Weird Tales Magazine (Gilman House) #20) 978-1-08-202565-5
$8.99?$: US dollar
 146
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 M. Brundage Checkmark
Além da imaginação e do tempo?Alem da imaginacao e do tempo
 2020-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Clock Tower 978-658-885200-2
R$59.99?R$: Brazilian real
 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.
 coll Leander Moura  
The Last Hieroglyph date unknown Clark Ashton Smith Roy A. Squires      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 coll  
The Maze of the Enchanter date unknown Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-365-6
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Jason Van Hollander  
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