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Title: Casting the Runes

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Title: Casting the Runes Title Record # 82288
Author: M. R. James
Date: 1911-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: librivox.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Adapted for the movie The Night of the Demon.
Synopsis: Edward Dunning finds he is slowly being victimized by an insidious curse after declining to publish a paper on the occult by the reclusive Mr. Karswell.
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Current Tags: Librivox (1), fantasy (1), ghosts (1), horror (1), occult (1), curses (1), Escape (Radio) (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1911 Casting the Runes [as by Montague Rhodes James]
1924 Casting the Runes [as by Montague R. James]
Year Language Title
1936Translated by Georgette Camille
French Le document secret
1949Translated by A. Verhoeff
Dutch Zwarte Magie
1958Translated by an unknown hand. Possibly misspelled of 'las runas'.
Spanish El maleficio de los runas [as by Montague Rhodes James]
1963Translated by Nini Brunt
Dutch Betovering met Runen
1965Translated by Jos Ras.
French
Sortilège?Sortilege
1974Translated by Juan Antonio Molina Foix
Spanish El maleficio de las runas [as by Montague Rhodes James]
1982Translated by Jos Ras
French Sortilège [as by Montague Rhodes James]
2011Translated by Sellei György
Hungarian A rúnák idézése
2016Translated by Usch Kiausch
German Die Macht der Runen

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 1911-00-00 Montague Rhodes James Edward Arnold  
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).
vii+
274+
24
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghosts and Marvels: A Selection of Uncanny Tales from Daniel Defoe to Algernon Blackwood 1924-10-00 ed. V. H. Collins Oxford University Press (The World's Classics #284)  
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).
xvi+
506
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1931-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold  
8/6?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).
xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Case (artist)  
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1931-00-00 M. R. James Longmans, Green and Co.     xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Case (artist)  
Histoires de fantômes anglais 1936-05-00 ed. Edmond Jaloux Gallimard (La renaissance de la nouvelle)  
F15.00?F: French frank
290
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 Haunted Omnibus 1937-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Farrar & Rinehart  
$3.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
848
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lynd Ward  
The Haunted Omnibus 1937-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Oxford  
C$?C$: Canadian dollar
xvi+
848
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Haunted Omnibus 1937-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Cassell     xvi+
846
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Ghost Stories of the World: The Haunted Omnibus 1939-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Garden City Publishing Co.  
$1.79?$: US dollar
xvi+
848
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Pocket Book of Mystery Stories 1941-08-00 ed. Lee Wright Pocket Books (Pocket Book of Mystery Stories #117)     viii+
439
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  
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1944-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Modern Library G72
$2.95?$: US dollar
xix+
1080
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth George Salter Checkmark
Selected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1944-00-00 M. R. James Editions for the Armed Services ( #O-28) O-28
$0.00?$: US dollar
352
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  
Best Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1944-03-00 M. R. James World Publishing Co. (A Tower Mystery) T-282
$0.49?$: US dollar
319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Best Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1944-07-00 M. R. James World Publishing Co. (A Tower Mystery)  
$0.49?$: US dollar
319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1947-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Hammond, Hammond & Co.     832
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Voor en Na Middernacht: Zijnde Vijfendertig Spook en Griezelverhalen Alsmede Andere Fantastische Vertellingen 1949-00-00 ed. B. Jessurun Lobo Elsevier     354
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth J. F. Doeve  
Voor en Na Middernacht 1954-00-00 ed. B. Jessurun Lobo Elsevier (Elsevier Reeks)     319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth F. van Uden Checkmark
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 1955-00-00 M. R. James Pan Books  
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).
155
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 Carl Wilton  
Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV 1957-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Simon & Schuster  
$3.95?$: US dollar
372
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Antología de cuentos de misterio y terror 1958-00-00 ed. Juan José López Ibor Editorial Labor (Grandes Antologías Labor)     xxxi+
1319+
[5]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
12 Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV 1958-06-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell D231
$0.35?$: 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.
anth  
More Ghost Stories 1959-00-00 M. R. James Penguin Books 1347
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).
154
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
The Haunted Looking Glass 1959-00-00 ed. Edward Gorey Epstein & Carroll (Looking Glass Library #9)     311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey  
Best Black Magic Stories 1960-00-00 ed. John Keir Cross Faber and Faber  
16/-?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).
269
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV 1960-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Pan Books (Pan Giant) X71
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).
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.
anth S. R. Boldero  
Tales of the Supernatural 1962-07-00 ed. uncredited Panther 1397
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).
124
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  
Histoires de fantômes anglais: suivies de: Nouvelles histoires de fantômes anglais 1962-11-00 Edmond Jaloux Gallimard (Les classiques anglais)     351
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  
Best Black Magic Stories 1963-00-00 ed. John Keir Cross Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)  
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).
269
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  
Meer Spookverhalen 1963-00-00 M. R. James Querido (Salamander #151) 151
ƒ1.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder
158
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 M. T. Koornstra Checkmark
12 Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV 1964-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 3645
$0.50?$: 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  
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1964-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold  
16/-?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).
xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Histoires abominables 1965-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche #1108-1109)     446
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 Checkmark
Na Middernacht: De Beste Spookverhalen 1966-00-00 ed. B. Jessurun Lobo Elsevier (Elsevier Pockets #D 22) D 22
ƒ1.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder
159
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 Friso Henstra Checkmark
Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV 1967-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Pan Books M251   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.
anth S. R. Boldero  
Black Magic: 13 Chilling Tales 1967-05-00 ed. Don Ward Dell 0627
$0.60?$: US dollar
252
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 Garrido Checkmark
More Tales to Tremble By 1968-00-00 ed. Stephen P. Sutton Whitman Publishing Company (Whitman Classics #1629) 1629
$0.89?$: US dollar
210
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gordon Laite  
Black Magic: 13 Chilling Tales 1968-12-00 ed. Don Ward Dell 0627
$0.60?$: US dollar
252
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 Garrido Checkmark
Black Magic: 13 Chilling Tales 1969-03-00 ed. Don Ward Dell 0627
$0.60?$: US dollar
252
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 Garrido Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1971-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Hammond, Hammond & Co. 0-242-78551-4   832
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Stein Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1972-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Hammond, Hammond & Co. 0-242-78551-4   832
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Stein  
Wizards and Warlocks 1972-00-00 ed. Vic Ghidalia Manor Books 95-192
$0.95?$: 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
Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1973-00-00 M. R. James The Folio Society 0-85067-060-8   xi+
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Charles Keeping  
Horrorscope: Volumen 2 1974-00-00 ed. Juan Antonio Molina Foix Alfaguara (Nostromo #8) 84-85118-16-2   247
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 Diego Lara  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1974-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold 0-7131-5757-7   vii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 1974-07-25 M. R. James Penguin Books 0-14-003892-2
£0.50?£: UK pound
304
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.
omni Joe Gaffney  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1975-00-00 M. R. James St. Martin's Press  
$15.00?$: US dollar
vii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1975-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold 0-7131-5757-7   viii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Histoires abominables 1975-03-03 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Policier #1108) 2253009955   446
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
Tales of the Occult 1975-06-00 ed. Barbara H. Wolf, Jack C. Wolf Fawcett Crest X2455
$1.75?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1977-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Book Club Associates CN 4361   832
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Best Ghost Stories 1977-06-00 ed. uncredited Hamlyn 0-600-38242-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
750
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Mad Scientists 1980-08-00 ed. Stuart David Schiff Doubleday 0-385-14906-9
$9.95?$: US dollar
x+
300+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fenimore Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1982-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Hutchinson 0-09-149720-5
£8.95?£: UK pound
832
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Siffle et je viendrai... 1982-11-00 Montague Rhodes James Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #62) 2-7304-0176-8   197
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  
Edward Gorey's Haunted Looking Glass 1984-00-00 ed. Edward Gorey Avenel Books 0-517-44898-X   315
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1984-00-00 M. R. James Penguin Books 0-14-009017-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
362
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 Leslie Howell  
Siffle et je viendrais 1985-00-00 Montague Rhodes James Euredif (Playboy Science Fiction (France) #45) 2-7167-1275-1
F19.50?F: French frank
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  
A Warning to the Curious: The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1987-02-00 M. R. James Hutchinson 0-09-170080-9
£9.95?£: UK pound
xiv+
257
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Slatter Anderson  
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories 1987-04-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 0-19-281719-1
£3.95?£: UK pound
xxxviii+
352
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 Atkinson Grimshaw  
The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1987-10-00 M. R. James Penguin Books 0-14-010226-4
£3.95?£: UK pound
362
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  
Cinemonsters 1987-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Frank D. McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh TSR 0-88038-504-9
$7.95?$: US dollar
319
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 Jeff Easley Checkmark
A Warning to the Curious: The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1988-00-00 M. R. James Arrow Books 0-09-952630-1
£3.50?£: UK pound
xiv+
257
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
Movie Monsters: Great Horror Film Stories 1988-05-00 ed. Peter Haining Severn House 0-7278-1546-6
£10.95?£: UK pound
282
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 1988-07-00 M. R. James Dover Publications 0-486-25700-2
$4.95?$: US dollar
vii+
116
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  
Anthology of Fear 1988-12-00 ed. uncredited Marshall Cavendish Partworks 1-85435-117-6
£3.95?£: UK pound
368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) 1990-03-00 ed. uncredited Mallard Press 0-7924-5249-6
$7.98?$: US dollar
397
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) 1990-09-00 ed. uncredited Ivy Leaf 0-86363-008-1
£3.99?£: UK pound
397
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Horror Hall of Fame 1991-07-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Carroll & Graf 0-88184-692-9
$21.95?$: US dollar
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories 1992-00-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 0-19-281719-1
£5.99?£: UK pound
xxxviii+
352
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 Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1992-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-053-3   352
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 Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1992-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-57335-363-9   352
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 Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
The Horror Hall of Fame 1992-01-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Carroll & Graf / SFBC 18773
$9.98?$: US dollar
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Horror Hall of Fame 1992-09-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Robert Hale 0-7090-4902-1
£14.95?£: UK pound
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Helen Hale  
The Horror Hall of Fame 1992-12-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Carroll & Graf 0-88184-880-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
416
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  
Collected Ghost Stories 1993-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-053-3   647
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 Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1994-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-839-9   354
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Ghost Stories 1994-00-00 M. R. James Penguin Books (Penguin Popular Classics) 0-14-062103-2   362
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  
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1994-00-00 ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise Modern Library 0-679-60128-7
$25.95?$: US dollar
xix+
1034
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Henry Fuseli Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1994-10-00 ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise Modern Library 0-679-60128-7
$21.00?$: US dollar
xix+
1034
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fuseli Checkmark
Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1994-10-00 ed. uncredited Bracken Books 1-85891-137-0
£5.99?£: UK pound
611
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Norton Book of Ghost Stories 1994-10-00 ed. Brad Leithauser W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-03564-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
430
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth
Léon Spilliaert?Leon Spilliaert
Checkmark
The Norton Book of Ghost Stories 1994-11-00 ed. Brad Leithauser W. W. Norton / BOMC  
$21.95?$: US dollar
430
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth
Léon Spilliaert?Leon Spilliaert
 
Selected Ghost Stories 1995-05-00 M. R. James Senate 1-85958-134-X   394
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 Caspar-David Friedrich  
Ghost Movies: Famous Supernatural Films 1995-11-00 ed. Peter Haining Severn House 0-7278-4853-4
£15.99?£: UK pound
264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Derek Colligan  
Tales of Terror and the Supernatural: A Classic Collection 1996-00-00 ed. uncredited Leopard 1-85891-314-4   [vii]+
611
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Classics of the Supernatural 1998-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Pan Books 0-330-37415-X
£5.99?£: 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  
A Warning to the Curious and Other Stories 1998-05-00 M. R. James Phoenix 0-7538-0446-8
£3.99?£: UK pound
ix+
245
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 Anders Lindholm  
Casting the Runes 1998-05-00 M. R. James Books of Wonder (Classic Frights) 0-929605-79-9
$5.95?$: US dollar
57
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.
chap Jeff White  
The Treasury of the Fantastic: Romanticism to Early Twentieth Century Literature 2001-02-00 ed. David Sandner, Jacob Weisman North Atlantic Books/Tachyon Publications/Frog, Ltd. 1-58394-030-8
$27.50?$: US dollar
747
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Michael Dashow  
The Haunted Looking Glass 2001-03-00 ed. Edward Gorey New York Review of Books (NYRB Classics) 0-940322-68-4
$12.95?$: US dollar
254
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 Gorey  
A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings 2001-08-01 M. R. James Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-024-7
C$100.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xlix+
658
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Lowe  
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories 2002-00-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press 0-19-515117-8
$19.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV 2002-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Amereon House  
$3.95?$: US dollar
viii+
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories 2003-01-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press / SFBC  
$9.99?$: US dollar
xiv+
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories 2004-00-00 ed. uncredited Wordsworth Editions 1-84022-056-2   1149
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 Checkmark
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories: The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Volume 1 2005-09-00 M. R. James Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 0-14-303939-3
$16.00?$: US dollar
xxvii+
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.
coll James McBryde  
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 2006-01-00 M. R. James Wildside Press 1-55742-544-2   126
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  
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Part 2: More Ghost Stories 2006-01-01 M. R. James Project Gutenberg 9629    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 2006-01-31 M. R. James Wildside Press 1-55742-557-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Shadows from a Veiled Creation: Classic Tales of Supernatural Fiction in the Christian Tradition 2006-05-00 ed. Chad Arment Coachwhip Publications 1-930585-26-8
$19.95?$: US dollar
503
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 Simon Taylor  
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 2006-06-07 M. R. James LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
omni  
Collected Ghost Stories 2007-07-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 1-84022-551-3   xi+
352
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  
Complete Ghost Stories 2007-09-01 M. R. James Collector's Library / CRW Publishing 978-1-905716-09-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
592
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 1 2009-01-28 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth Harry Clarke  
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories 2009-01-29 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-953857-7
£7.99?£: UK pound
xxxviii+
352
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 Atkinson Grimshaw  
Dark Canon: 22 Stories of Fantasy and Fright by M. R. James 2010-06-07 M. R. James Coachwhip Publications 978-1-61646-020-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
446
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  
A Boxful of Ghosts 2010-10-01 Marcus Clapham, David Stuart Davies, Charles Dickens, M. R. James Collector's Library / CRW Publishing 978-1-907360-20-6
£29.99?£: UK pound
1872
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Szellemjárás Angliában 2011-00-00 M. R. James Delta Vision Kft. (
MesterMűvek: Klasszikusok?MesterMuvek: Klasszikusok
#2)
978-615-5161-02-5
Ft 2,990?Ft: Hungarian forint
370
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 Odegnál Róbert Checkmark
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories 2011-02-14 Montague Rhodes James Aeterna 978-1-4444-4812-2
$8.49?$: US dollar
108
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  
Casting the Runes 2011-04-28 M. R. James Fantasy and Horror Classics 978-1-4474-0527-6
$6.95?$: US dollar
42
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.
chap  
Ghost Stories 2011-10-06 M. R. James Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) 978-1-4481-1358-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
269
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  
Collected Ghost Stories 2011-10-13 M. R. James Oxford University Press 978-0-19-956884-0
£14.99?£: UK pound
xxx+
468
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Collected Ghost Stories 2011-10-13 M. R. James Oxford University Press 978-0-19-162044-7
£8.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Ghost Stories 2011-10-17 M. R. James Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) 978-0-09-956056-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
269
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 Simon Marsden  
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2011-10-31 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Corvus 978-0-85789-487-8
£25.00?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Nic Cheetham 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 Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-3360-5
$39.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor / SFBC 1356431
$22.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-3362-9
$29.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
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 Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The M. R. James Megapack 2013-04-03 M. R. James Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4678-7
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Casting the Runes 2013-04-16 M. R. James Fantasy and Horror Classics 978-1-4474-9998-5
$3.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
The Treasury of the Fantastic: Romanticism to Early Twentieth Century Literature 2013-08-15 ed. David Sandner, Jacob Weisman Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-096-4
$19.95?$: US dollar
x+
706
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 Thomas Canty  
Collected Ghost Stories 2013-09-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-967489-3
£8.99?£: UK pound
512
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 Weiser Book of Horror and the Occult 2014-10-01 ed. Lon Milo DuQuette Weiser Books 978-1-57863-572-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
xxvi+
313
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 Symonenko Viktoriia  
The Weiser Book of Horror and the Occult 2014-10-01 ed. Lon Milo DuQuette Weiser Books 978-1-60925-970-9
$11.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Symonenko Viktoriia  
Sämtliche Geistergeschichten, Band 1?Saemtliche Geistergeschichten, Band 1
2016-08-24 M. R. James Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2640) 978-3-86552-482-9
€28.00?€: Euro
445+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Complete Ghost Stories 2017-01-26 M. R. James Macmillan UK (Macmillan Collector's Library) 978-1-5098-2772-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
592
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Complete Ghost Stories 2017-01-26 M. R. James Macmillan UK (Macmillan Collector's Library) 978-1-5098-4563-7
£0.98?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Collected Ghost Stories 2017-04-01 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) 978-0-19-879736-4
£16.99?£: UK pound
512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Four Ghost Stories 2017-04-15 M. R. James Penn State University Press 978-0-271-07855-7
$9.95?$: 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  
Between the Tracks: Tales from the Ghost Train 2017-05-00 ed. Steve Dillon Oz Horror Con (Things in the Well) 978-0-9945922-5-5
$50.00?$: US dollar
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Between the Tracks: Tales from the Ghost Train 2017-05-00 ed. Steve Dillon Oz Horror Con (Things in the Well) 978-0-9945922-9-3
$12.50?$: US dollar
 
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  
Between the Tracks: Tales from the Ghost Train 2017-05-00 ed. Steve Dillon Oz Horror Con (Things in the Well) 978-0-9945922-4-8
$30.00?$: US dollar
 
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  
Supernatural Horror Short Stories 2017-08-29 ed. Laura Bulbeck Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78664-182-3
£20.00?£: UK pound
478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Casting the Runes 2018-03-12 M. R. James Miniature Masterpieces 978-1-78737-871-1
$1.19?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Ghosts 2018-04-05 M. R. James Vintage (UK) (Vintage Minis) 978-1-78487-448-3
£3.50?£: UK pound
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  
Ghosts 2018-04-05 M. R. James Vintage Digital (Vintage Minis) 978-1-4735-5967-7
$3.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Supernatural Short Stories 2018-04-15 ed. Joshua Perry Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78828-407-3   384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Black Magicians 2018-05-01 ed. The Dark Lords Black Temple Publishing 978-1-64370-093-9   260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Supernatural Short Stories 2018-06-01 ed. Joshua Perry Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78828-543-8
$14.99?$: US dollar
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Collected Ghost Stories 2018-09-04 M. R. James Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-1653-2
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Supernatural Horror Short Stories 2018-12-15 ed. Laura Bulbeck Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78755-242-5
£9.95?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
Ghost Stories 2021-12-10 ed. M. R. James Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-771-0
£20.00?£: UK pound
432
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Zinzolin Book of Occult Fiction 2022-06-21 ed. Brendan Connell Snuggly Books 978-1-64525-098-2
$22.00?$: US dollar
334
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 Mathieu Lauweriks  
Creepy Tales of the 1910s 2024-01-15 ed. D. Edward Wright Glowbug Publishing 978-1-399-96790-7
£12.00?£: UK pound
192
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 C. Raymond Hall Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural date unknown ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise Modern Library 0-679-60128-7
$25.95?$: US dollar
xix+
1034
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Henry Fuseli Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural date unknown ed. Phyllis Cerf Wagner, Herbert Wise Modern Library 0-394-60446-6
$9.95?$: US dollar
xix+
1034
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Sara Eisenman Checkmark
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