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Title: The Furnished Room Title Record # 85769
Author: O. Henry
Date: 1904-08-14
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the August 14, 1904 issue of the New York Sunday World Magazine.
Synopsis: A young man in the late 1800s, searching New York rooming houses for his lost love, is closer to her than he realizes.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1933Translated by an uncredited translator; first published in the Revista Multicolor de los Sábados (supplement to the newspaper Crítica), 11 November 1933.
Spanish La pieza amueblada
1949Translated by A. Verhoeff
Dutch De Gemeubileerde Kamer
2019Translated by unknown.
Italian La camera ammobiliata

Publications

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The Four Million 1919-00-00 O. Henry Doubleday, Page & Company / Review of Reviews Co.     261
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Weird Tales, September 1925 1925-09-00 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 Andrew Brosnatch  
American Short Stories of the Nineteenth Century 1930-00-00 ed. John Cournos J. M. Dent & Sons     372
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The Mystery Book 1934-00-00 ed. H. Douglas Thomson Odhams Press     1086
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The Haunted Omnibus 1937-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Farrar & Rinehart  
$3.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
848
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anth Lynd Ward  
The Haunted Omnibus 1937-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Oxford  
C$?C$: Canadian dollar
xvi+
848
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The Haunted Omnibus 1937-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Cassell     xvi+
846
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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
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The Bedside Book of Famous American Stories 1939-00-00 ed. Angus Burrell, Bennett A. Cerf Random House     xviii+
1347
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Great Ghost Stories of the World 1941-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Blue Ribbon Books  
$1.00?$: US dollar
viii+
485
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anth Lynd Ward  
Great Ghost Stories of the World 1941-00-00 ed. Alexander Laing Blue Ribbon Books  
C$1.39?C$: Canadian dollar
viii+
485
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anth Lynd Ward  
Tales of Terror 1943-10-00 ed. Boris Karloff World Publishing Co. (A Tower Mystery)  
$0.49?$: US dollar
317
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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
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anth George Salter Checkmark
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1947-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Hammond, Hammond & Co.     832
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Voor en Na Middernacht: Zijnde Vijfendertig Spook en Griezelverhalen Alsmede Andere Fantastische Vertellingen 1949-00-00 ed. B. Jessurun Lobo Elsevier     354
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Voor en Na Middernacht 1954-00-00 ed. B. Jessurun Lobo Elsevier (Elsevier Reeks)     319
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The Best of O. Henry: One Hundred of His Stories Chosen by Sapper 1956-00-00 O. Henry Hodder & Stoughton     1139
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The Haunters and the Haunted & Other Ghost Stories 1963-09-00 ed. uncredited Corgi SN1404
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).
158
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Classic American Short Stories 1964-00-00 ed. Editor of Classic American Short Stories Barron's Educational Series  
$0.75?$: US dollar
vii+
248
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
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Terribly Strange Tales 1967-11-00 ed. Elizabeth Hough Sechrist, Janette Woolsey Macrae-Smith Company     253
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anth H. Tom Hall  
Terribly Strange Tales 1967-11-00 ed. Elizabeth Hough Sechrist, Janette Woolsey Macrae-Smith Company  
$4.95?$: US dollar
253
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anth H. Tom Hall  
Tales of O. Henry 1969-00-00 O. Henry Doubleday  
$6.95?$: US dollar
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565
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The Impact of Fiction: An Anthology of Short Stories 1970-00-00 ed. Ada Lou Carson, Herbert L. Carson Cummings Publishing Company 50001   xii+
433
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Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1971-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Hammond, Hammond & Co. 0-242-78551-4   832
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Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural 1972-00-00 ed. Phyllis Fraser, Herbert A. Wise Hammond, Hammond & Co. 0-242-78551-4   832
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anth Stein  
The Supernatural in Fiction 1973-00-00 ed. Leo P. Kelley McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) 0-07-033497-8
$3.96?$: US dollar
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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.
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A Little Night Reading: Twenty Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1974-00-00 ed. Dave Allen Roger Schlesinger 0-85093-191-6
£2.50?£: UK pound
315
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Literature of the Supernatural 1974-00-00 ed. Robert E. Beck McDougal, Littell & Co. 0-88343-124-6
$5.50?$: US dollar
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.
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The Tenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1974-00-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes Fontana 0-00-613623-0
£0.35?£: UK pound
190
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Literature of the Supernatural 1975-00-00 ed. Robert E. Beck Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-51722-6   128
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A Little Night Reading 1975-09-00 ed. Dave Allen Orbit / Futura 0-86007-863-9
£0.75?£: UK pound
314
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The Ghost's Companion 1975-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Gollancz 0-575-02039-3
£2.80?£: UK pound
191
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anth Harry Hants  
The Ghost's Companion 1976-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Taplinger 0-8008-3228-0
$7.95?$: US dollar
191
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anth Rus Anderson 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.
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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  
Masters of Shades and Shadows: An Anthology of Great Ghost Stories 1978-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Doubleday 0-385-12743-X
$7.95?$: US dollar
214
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anth Robert Jay Silverman Checkmark
The Ghost's Companion 1978-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Puffin 0-14-031049-5
£0.60?£: UK pound
222
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 Harry Hants Checkmark
65 Great Tales of the Supernatural 1979-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1387-3   704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Tales of O. Henry 1979-04-00 O. Henry International Collectors Library     viii+
565
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Echoes of Terror 1980-08-00 ed. Mike Jarvis, John Spencer Hamlyn 0-600-37272-3
£4.95?£: UK pound
96
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65 Great Tales of the Supernatural 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books / Marks and Spencer 0-904230-99-6   704
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65 Great Tales of the Supernatural 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1387-3   704
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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.
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Specter! 1982-00-00 ed. Bill Pronzini Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-403-8
$6.95?$: US dollar
298
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.
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Specter!: A Chrestomathy of "Spookery" 1982-00-00 ed. Bill Pronzini Arbor House 0-87795-391-0
$13.95?$: US dollar
298
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East Coast Ghosts 1989-07-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh The Middle Atlantic Press 0-912608-75-7
$9.95?$: US dollar
310
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.
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The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) 1990-03-00 ed. uncredited Mallard Press 0-7924-5249-6
$7.98?$: US dollar
397
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The Best Ghost Stories (abridged) 1990-09-00 ed. uncredited Ivy Leaf 0-86363-008-1
£3.99?£: UK pound
397
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Great Vampires & Other Horrors 1992-00-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 1-85152-235-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
541
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Theo Platt  
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories 1993-07-00 ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert A. Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-106-8
$7.98?$: US dollar
xiv+
546
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jack Eckstein  
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
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1034
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Henry Fuseli Checkmark
The American Short Story: A Treasury of the Memorable and Familiar by the Great American Writers from Washington Irving to Saul Bellow 1994-00-00 ed. Thomas K. Parkes State Street Press 0-681-64687-X   xvii+
1003
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The American Short Story: A Treasury of the Memorable and Familiar by the Great American Writers from Washington Irving to Saul Bellow 1994-00-00 ed. Thomas K. Parkes Galahad Books 0-88365-873-9   xvii+
1003
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Winslow Homer  
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
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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
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anth  
Classic Ghost Stories 1995-00-00 ed. Molly Cooper Lowell House 1-56565-279-7
$5.95?$: US dollar
128
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 Barbara Kiwak  
Tales of Terror and the Supernatural: A Classic Collection 1996-00-00 ed. uncredited Leopard 1-85891-314-4   [vii]+
611
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100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories 1997-00-00 ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert A. Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-921-2
$4.98?$: US dollar
546
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  
Classic Ghost Stories 1997-00-00 ed. Molly Cooper Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0609-3
$5.98?$: US dollar
128
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Barbara Kiwak  
The Raven and the Monkey's Paw: Classics of Horror and Suspense from the Modern Library 1998-00-00 ed. uncredited Modern Library (Modern Library Originals) 0-375-75216-1
$12.00?$: US dollar
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210
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 Caspar David Friedrich  
Classic Scary Stories 1999-00-00 ed. Glen Bledsoe, Karen Bledsoe, Molly Cooper Lowell House 0-7373-0309-3   493
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Barbara Kiwak Checkmark
Classic Tales of the Supernatural 2001-00-00 ed. Robin Brockman Arcturus Publishing 1-84193-013-X   519
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anth Paul Ashby Checkmark
101 Stories 2002-00-00 O. Henry The Folio Society     xvi+
651
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rod Waters Checkmark
Great Ghost Stories: 34 Classic Tales of the Supernatural 2002-00-00 ed. Robin Brockman Gramercy Books 0-517-22095-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
519
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Ashby  
Great Vampire Stories 2002-00-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 0-7537-0570-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
538
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
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories 2003-10-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Sterling Publishing 1-4027-0973-0
$12.95?$: US dollar
546
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  
Tales to Freeze the Blood 2006-09-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Stephen Jones Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1679-7
$15.95?$: US dollar
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271
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 Marsden Checkmark
Scary Stories 2006-10-00 ed. Barry Moser Chronicle Books 0-8118-5414-0
$16.95?$: US dollar
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Barry Moser  
Weird Tales, September 1925 2009-00-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Girasol Collectables  
$35.00?$: US dollar
144
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 Andrew Brosnatch Checkmark
The Big Book of Ghost Stories 2012-09-18 ed. Otto Penzler Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-0-307-47449-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
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833
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 Gregg Kulick Checkmark
Cuentos para leer los sábados: elegidos por J. L. Borges y U. Petit de Murat para Crítica 2015-10-00 ed.
Álvaro Abós?Alvaro Abos
Alfaguara 978-987-738-148-1
AR$319.00?Ar$: Argentinian peso
331
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  
Cuentos para leer los sábados: elegidos por J. L. Borges y U. Petit de Murat para Crítica 2015-11-00 ed.
Álvaro Abós?Alvaro Abos
Alfaguara 978-987-738-056-9
AR$125.99?Ar$: Argentinian peso
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Weird Tales 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited Pulp Classics on DVD      
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
anth Margaret Brundage Checkmark
Haunted House Short Stories 2019-01-15 ed. Laura Bulbeck Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78755-266-1
£20.00?£: UK pound
480
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anth  
Piccola guida tascabile ai luoghi da non frequentare in letteratura, ovvero, come una buona conoscenza geografica può salvare la vita 2019-04-24 ed. uncredited ABEditore (Piccole Guide Tascabili #2) 978-88-6551-311-8
€9.90?€: Euro
215
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.
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Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers Vol 5 2020-10-11 ed. E. R. Bills HellBound Books 978-1-948318-99-0
$14.99?$: US dollar
309
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 Bob Protus  
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories date unknown ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert A. Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-106-8   xiv+
546
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories date unknown ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert A. Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-106-8   xiv+
546
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Classic Scary Stories date unknown ed. Glen Bledsoe, Karen Bledsoe, Molly Cooper Lowell House     493
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Barbara Kiwak  
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
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anth Sara Eisenman Checkmark
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