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Title: The Tapestried Chamber Title Record # 86052
Author: Sir Walter Scott
Date: 1828-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in the 1828 Christmas gift annual, pp. 123-42, under the heading (second line, all caps) "By the author of Waverley." "Sir Walter Scott" is first in the List of Contributors and the Table of Contents listing is "Author of Waverley". --Google Books, as full view of this volume Some sources may report the first publication date as November or December or Christmas 1828, or as 1829.
Synopsis: Wikipedia provides plot summaries for all three of "The Keepsake Stories", three by Scott first published in The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXIX (all in the database December 2019).
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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tit-Bits: Scottish 1888-00-00 ed. uncredited White and Allen     256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Weird Tales: Scottish 1888-00-00 ed. uncredited William Paterson (Nuggets for Travellers #6)  
1/-?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).
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Garden of Romance: Romantic Tales of All Time 1897-00-00 ed. Ernest Rhys New Amsterdam Book Co.     viii+
238
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Garden of Romance: Romantic Tales of All Time 1897-00-00 ed. Ernest Rhys Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.     viii+
238
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Famous Ghost Stories 1918-07-00 ed. J. Walker McSpadden Thomas Y. Crowell (The "Mystery" Library)  
$1.25?$: US dollar
x+
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Weird Tales, September 1926 1926-09-00 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 E. M. Stevenson  
More Ghosts and Marvels: A Selection of Uncanny Tales from Walter Scott to Michael Arlen 1927-00-00 ed. V. H. Collins Oxford University Press (The World's Classics #323)  
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).
viii+
498
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Great Weird Stories 1929-00-00 ed. Arthur Neale Duffield & Co.  
$2.00?$: US dollar
409
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Tales of Horror 1933-00-00 ed. Marjorie Bowen John Lane, The Bodley Head  
7/6?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).
xiv+
415
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Great Book of Thrillers 1935-00-00 ed. H. Douglas Thomson Odhams Press     768
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
50 Years of Ghost Stories 1935-00-00 ed. uncredited Hutchinson  
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).
ix+
702
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
A Century of Ghost Stories 1936-00-00 ed. uncredited Hutchinson  
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).
1013
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Famous Psychic and Ghost Stories 1938-02-00 J. Walker McSpadden Blue Ribbon Books  
$0.98?$: US dollar
xii+
305+
x+
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Spine-Tingling Tales 1962-00-00 ed. Charles Higham Horwitz PB98
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).
162
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  
Spine-Tingling Tales 1965-00-00 ed. Charles Higham Horwitz PB98
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).
162
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 Gathering of Ghosts 1970-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Funk & Wagnalls  
$5.95?$: US dollar
217
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ladislav Svatos  
Walk in Dread 1970-00-00 ed. uncredited Hutchinson 0-09-101810-2   319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Walk in Dread: Twelve Classic Eerie Tales 1972-10-00 ed. Dorothy Tomlinson Taplinger 0-8008-8037-4
$6.95?$: US dollar
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Uncanny Tales 1 1974-07-00 ed. Dennis Wheatley Sphere (The Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult #9) 0-7221-9036-0
£0.40?£: UK pound
223
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 Jim Burns  
Classic Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens and Others 1975-02-00 ed. uncredited Dover Publications 0-486-20735-8
$3.50?$: US dollar
vi+
330
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 Twelfth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1976-11-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes Fontana 0-00-614448-9
£0.50?£: UK pound
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.
anth  
The Twelfth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1977-12-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes Fontana 0-00-614448-9
£0.60?£: UK pound
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.
anth  
Famous Ghost Stories 1980-00-00 ed. uncredited Watermill Press (Watermill Classic) 0-89375-406-4
$1.50?$: US dollar
134
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 Book of the Dead 1986-07-00 ed. Alan K. Russell New Orchard 1-85079-035-3
£9.95?£: UK pound
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Supernatural Short Stories of Sir Walter Scott 1986-10-00 Sir Walter Scott Riverrun Press 0-7145-4086-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
217
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 Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1986-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-214163-5
£12.95?£: UK pound
xvii+
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1987-05-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-214163-5
$18.95?$: US dollar
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1989-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-282666-2
£5.95?£: UK pound
xvii+
504
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 Atkinson Grimshaw  
Great Tales of Terror 1991-08-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 1-85152-106-2
£2.99?£: UK pound
638
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories 1995-10-00 ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-282666-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
504
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw  
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 Checkmark
Selected Ghost Stories 1996-11-00 ed. Giles Gordon Bloomsbury 0-7475-2914-0
£10.95?£: UK pound
232
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jeff Fisher (artist)  
Classic Tales of the Supernatural 2001-00-00 ed. Robin Brockman Arcturus Publishing 1-84193-013-X   519
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 Paul Ashby Checkmark
Gothic Short Stories 2002-00-00 ed. David Blair Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-84022-425-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
xxviii+
244
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  
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  
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
Great Ghost Stories 2004-07-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Stephen Jones Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1363-1
$13.00?$: US dollar
xxiii+
326
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 Michael Gesinger  
Great Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery and Madness 2005-06-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Stephen Jones Cemetery Dance Publications 1-58767-103-4
$40.00?$: US dollar
356
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Les Edwards  
Shadows from a Veiled Creation: Classic Tales of Supernatural Fiction in the Christian Tradition 2006-00-00 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  
Gothic Short Stories 2007-10-10 ed. David Blair Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-425-2   xxviii+
244
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
Scottish Ghost Stories 2009-02-00 ed. Rosemary Gray Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-168-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
623
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 William Russell Flint  
The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Ghost Anthology 2011-09-23 ed. Andrew Barger Bottletree Books 978-1-933747-33-0
$17.99?$: US dollar
218
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 Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories 2016-11-29 ed. Tara Moore Valancourt Books 978-1-943910-56-4
$16.99?$: US dollar
291
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 Henry Petrides  
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
A Quaint and Curious Volume: Tales & Poems of the Gothic 2019-09-05 ed. uncredited Collins 978-0-00-835182-3
£9.99?£: UK pound
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
A Quaint and Curious Volume: Tales & Poems of the Gothic 2019-09-12 ed. uncredited Collins 978-0-00-837713-7
£7.49?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Weird Tales, September 1926 date unknown 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 E. M. Stevenson Checkmark
The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories date unknown ed. Michael Cox, R. A. Gilbert Oxford University Press 0-19-282666-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
504
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 John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
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