Title: The Specialty of the House
Title Record # 754537
Author: Stanley Ellin
Date: 1948-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: Stanley Ellin
Date: 1948-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
User Rating: 8.00 (1 vote) Including variants and translations: 8.00 (3 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: horror (1), cannabilism (1) Add Tags
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1948 | 1948-05-00 | ed. Editors of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | ||||||
| Mystery Stories | 1956-00-00 | Stanley Ellin | Simon & Schuster (Inner Sanctum Mystery) | $3.00?$: US dollar |
237 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Mystery Stories | 1957-00-00 | Stanley Ellin | T. V. Boardman | 222 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Quiet Horror | 1959-11-00 | Stanley Ellin | Dell | D325 | $0.35?$: 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. |
coll | ||
| The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories | 1960-00-00 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Pan Books (Pan Giant) | X67 | 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). |
319 | 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 | S. R. Boldero | |
| Shock—The Magazine of Terrifying Tales, May 1960 | 1960-05-00 | ed. uncredited | Winston Publications | $0.35?$: US dollar |
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 | Jack Davis | ||
| Tales of Terror from the Beyond, Summer 1964 | 1964-00-00 | ed. Patrick Mansulli | Charlton Publications | $0.50?$: US dollar |
84 | quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
mag | Ralph Brillhart | ||
| No Such Thing As a Vampire | 1964-00-00 | ed. Frederick Pickersgill | Corgi Books | SN7050 | 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). |
126 | 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 Specialty of the House and Other Stories | 1968-00-00 | Stanley Ellin | Penguin Books | C2795 | 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). |
186 | 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 | Michael Trevithick |  |
| The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | 1968-03-00 | ed. Christine Bernard | Fontana | 1702 | 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). |
188 | 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 Pan Book of Horror Stories | 1969-00-00 | ed. Herbert van Thal | Pan Books | 0-330-10067-X | 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). |
319 | 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 | |
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| The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | 1969-07-00 | ed. Christine Bernard | Fontana | 1702 | 188 | 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 | |
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| The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | 1971-01-00 | ed. Christine Bernard | Berkley Medallion | S1942 | $0.75?$: 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 | |
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| The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | 1973-09-00 | ed. Christine Bernard | Fontana | 0-00-612294-9 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
188 | 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 | |
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| The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | 1974-12-00 | ed. Christine Bernard | Fontana | 0-00-612294-9 | £0.35?£: UK pound |
188 | 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 | |
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| Vincent Price Presents The Price of Fear | 1976-00-00 | ed. Richard Davis | Everest Books | 0-905018-10-9 | £0.65?£: UK pound |
189 | 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 | |
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| The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | 1977-05-00 | ed. Christine Bernard | Fontana | 0-00-614655-4 | £0.50?£: UK pound |
188 | 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 | John Holmes | |
| A Harvest of Horrors | 1980-00-00 | ed. Eric Protter | Vanguard Press / BOMC | 0-8149-0755-5 |
vi+ 244 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Hank Blaustein | |
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| A Harvest of Horrors | 1980-05-00 | ed. Eric Protter | Vanguard Press | 0-8149-0755-5 | $12.50?$: US dollar |
vi+ 244 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Hank Blaustein | |
| The Specialty of the House and Other Stories | 1980-10-00 | Stanley Ellin | Mysterious Press | 0-89296-049-3 | $35.00?$: US dollar |
557 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Carolyn Hartman | |
| The Specialty of the House and Other Stories | 1980-10-00 | Stanley Ellin | Mysterious Press | 0-89296-049-3 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
557 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Carolyn Hartman | |
| 65 Great Tales of Horror | 1981-09-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1729-1 | 688 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| 65 Great Tales of Horror | 1982-00-00 | ed. Mary Danby | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1729-1 | 688 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Murder on the Menu | 1984-04-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh | Avon Books | 0-380-86918-7 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
310 | 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 | ||
| Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories | 1990-04-00 | ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget | Pan Books | 0-330-31100-X | £3.99?£: UK pound |
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 | Dave McKean | |
| Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories | 1990-04-00 | ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget | Pan Books | 0-330-31565-X | £13.95?£: UK pound |
348 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Dave McKean | |
| The Man in Black: Macabre Stories from Fear on Four | 1990-12-00 | ed. uncredited | BBC Books | 0-563-20904-6 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
413 | 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 | ||
| Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September-October 2016 | 2016-09-00 | ed. Editors of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine | Dell Magazines | $7.99?$: US dollar |
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 | |
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| The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories | date unknown | ed. Herbert van Thal | Pan Books | 0-330-10067-X | £0.30?£: UK pound |
319 | 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 | ||
| Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories | date unknown | ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget | Pan Books | 0-330-31100-X | £4.99?£: UK pound |
xiv+ 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 | Dave McKean | |