Title: The Ghost of a Hand
Title Record # 839805
Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Date: 1863-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Date: 1863-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Chapter IX in The House by the Church-Yard: A Souvenir of Chapelizod (Part 2 of 17) page 529.
Synopsis: A couple and child move into a house only to find it haunted by a ghost whose hand is the only part seen.
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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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The Supernatural Omnibus | 1931-00-00 | ed. Montague Summers | Doubleday, Doran | $2.50?$: US dollar |
xl+ 690 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goetry, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny | 1931-06-00 | ed. Montague Summers | Gollancz | 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). |
608 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Best Ghost Stories | 1945-00-00 | ed. Anne Ridler | Faber and Faber | 9/6?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). |
360 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Margaret Wolpe | ||
The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny | 1952-04-00 | ed. Montague Summers | Gollancz | 622 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
The Book of Famous Irish Ghost Stories | 1956-00-00 | ed. Daniel O'Keeffe | Mercier Press (Irish Pocket Books) | 88 | 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 | Michael Gallivan | |||
Best Ghost Stories | 1957-00-00 | ed. Anne Ridler | Faber and Faber | 15/-?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). |
360 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Margaret Wolpe | ||
Fantastique, soixante récits de terreur | 1958-07-00 | Roger Caillois | Club français du livre (Récits #25) | 575 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Best Ghost Stories | 1960-00-00 | ed. Anne Ridler | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 6/6?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). |
360 | 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 | |||
Nightmare Stories | 1962-00-00 | ed. Charles Higham | Horwitz | PB117 | A3/9?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). |
130 | 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 | Frank Benier | |
Tales of the Uncanny | 1962-10-00 | ed. uncredited | Panther | 1454 | 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). |
127 | 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 Richards | |
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome I : Angleterre Irlande Amérique du Nord Allemagne Flandres | 1966-00-00 | Roger Caillois | Gallimard | F35.00?F: French frank |
640 | 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 Supernatural Omnibus I | 1967-00-00 | ed. Montague Summers | Panther | 2199 | 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). |
332 | 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 | ||
Vampire Lovers and Other Stories | 1970-00-00 | J. Sheridan Le Fanu | Fontana | 0-00-612457-7 / 2457 | 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 | ||
L'Angleterre fantastique de Defoe à Wells | 1974-00-00 | ed. Jacques Van Herp | Marabout (Anthologie du Fantastique) | 426 | 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 Supernatural Omnibus: Volume 1: Hauntings and Horror | 1976-12-00 | ed. Montague Summers | Penguin Books | 0-14-004184-2 | £0.95?£: UK pound |
429 | 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 | Justin Todd | |
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome I : Angleterre Irlande Amérique du Nord Allemagne Flandres | 1977-00-00 | Roger Caillois | Gallimard | 642 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
coll | ||||
Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories | 1979-00-00 | ed. Eric S. Rabkin | Oxford University Press | 0-19-502542-3 | $22.50?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 478 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories | 1979-05-00 | ed. Eric S. Rabkin | Oxford University Press | 0-19-502541-5 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 478 |
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 | Hieronymus Bosch | |
The Supernatural Omnibus | 1982-00-00 | ed. Montague Summers | Gollancz | 0-575-03120-4 | £8.95?£: UK pound |
622 | 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 | ||
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1983-10-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Jonathan Cape | 0-224-02149-4 | £7.95?£: UK pound |
235 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sophie Baker , Craig Dodd | |
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1983-10-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-25131-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
235 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David Christiana | |
The Penguin Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny | 1984-00-00 | ed. Montague Summers | Penguin Books | 0-14-007297-7 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
573 | 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 | Steve Crisp | |
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1984-11-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1985-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 0-14-007178-4 | £2.95?£: UK pound |
249 | 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 | Stuart Robertson | |
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1987-05-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | ISIS Large Print Books | 1-85089-178-8 | £10.75?£: UK pound |
339 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1988-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
Occulta. L'omnibus del soprannaturale | 1988-05-00 | ed. Montague Summers | Mondadori (Oscar #2036) | 88-04-30846-X | Lit 14,000?Lit: Italian lira |
xiv+ 560 |
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 | Karel Thole | |
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1989-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-51868-8 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
Ghost and Horror Stories | 1990-07-00 | ed. uncredited | Tynron Press | 1-871948-11-8 | £9.95?£: UK pound |
579 | 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 | Sue Harmer | |
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1992-00-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | The Noonday Press | 0-374-51868-8 | $9.00?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | David Christiana | |
Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories | 1996-00-00 | Rex Collings | Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) | 1-85326-186-6 | £?£: UK pound |
x+ 289 |
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 | |
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 1996-09-00 | ed. Roald Dahl | The Noonday Press | 0-374-51868-8 | $12.00?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | Roxanna Bikadoroff | |
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 | |||
Ghost Stories | 2005-06-00 | ed. Vic Parker | Miles Kelly Publishing | 978-1-84236-585-4 | 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. |
anth | |||
Histoires de fantômes | 2006-08-00 | ed. Vic Parker | Gründ | 978-2-7000-1494-5 | 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. |
anth | |||
Horrific Fables | 2010-09-26 | ed. Thomas Huff | Horrific Books | 978-0-557-45162-3 / 2010909958 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
194 | 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 Huff , J. H. E. Partington | |
Irish Ghost Stories | 2011-05-00 | ed. Rosemary Gray | Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) | 978-1-84022-660-7 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
608 | 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 | ||
Horrific Fables | 2011-06-22 | ed. Thomas Huff | Horrific Books | 978-1-257-84660-3 / 2010909958 | $27.95?$: US dollar |
194 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Thomas Huff , J. H. E. Partington | |
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | 2012-02-02 | ed. Roald Dahl | Penguin Books | 978-0-241-95571-0 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
336 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | ||
The Supernatural Omnibus | 2014-07-07 | ed. Montague Summers | Muschamp Press | 978-1-4733-9489-6 | $10.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories | date unknown | ed. Roald Dahl | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 978-0-374-51868-4 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | Roxanna Bikadoroff |