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Title: The Seed from the Sepulcher Title Record # 86791
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Date: 1933-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1933 The Seed from the Sepulchre
Year Language Title
1967ⓘTranslated by Jacques Papy for his anthology Nouvelles histoires d'outre-monde, 1967.
 French Semences de mort
1967ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina
 Italian Il seme nel sepolcro
1970ⓘTranslated by Friedrich Polakovics
 German Saat aus dem Grabe [as by C. A. Smith]
1971ⓘTranslated by R. Germeraad
 Dutch Het zaad uit het graf
2012ⓘTranslated by Malte S. Sembten.
 German Die Knospen des Grabes

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, October 1933 1933-10-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 132
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 M. Brundage  
Tales of the Undead: Vampires and Visitants 1947-00-00 ed. Elinore Blaisdell Thomas Y. Crowell  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
372
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
When Evil Wakes 1963-00-00 ed. August Derleth Souvenir Press  
21/-?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).
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth S. R. Boldero  
When Evil Wakes 1963-00-00 ed. August Derleth Souvenir Press & Wehman Bros.  
$5.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth S. R. Boldero Checkmark
Tales of Science and Sorcery 1964-11-00 Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House  
$4.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Frank Utpatel Checkmark
The Unhumans 1965-00-00 ed. Marvin Allen Karp Popular Library SP405
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 141
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 Francisco de Goya Checkmark
When Evil Wakes 1965-00-00 ed. August Derleth Corgi GN7107
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).
 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  
Nouvelles histoires d'outre-monde 1967-00-00 ed. Jacques Papy Casterman     325
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Urania #460 1967-04-23 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 460
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 168
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Saat aus dem Grabe 1970-00-00 C. A. Smith Insel (Bibliothek des Hauses Usher) 2704
DM 14.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 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 Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder Checkmark
The Pulps: Fifty Years of American Pop Culture 1970-00-00 ed. Tony Goodstone Chelsea House 0-394-44186-9
$15.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvi+
[48]+
239
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Anthony Checkmark
De kolos van Ylourgne 1971-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Bruna (Bruna FEH #2) 90-229-3502-7
ƒ3.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
 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.
 coll Bob van Blommestein Checkmark
When Evil Wakes 1971-07-23 ed. August Derleth Corgi 0-552-08737-8
£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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  
Gooseflesh! 1974-12-00 ed. Vic Ghidalia Berkley Medallion 0-425-02732-5
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 152
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 Science and Sorcery 1976-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Panther 0-586-04352-7
£0.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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.
 coll Bob Haberfield Checkmark
The Pulps 1976-00-00 ed. Tony Goodstone Chelsea House 0-87754-016-0
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvi+
239
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 H. J. Ward Checkmark
Roots of Evil: Beyond the Secret Life of Plants 1976-02-00 ed. Carlos Cassaba Corgi Books 0-552-10072-2
£0.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 191
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
The Roots of Evil: Weird Stories of Supernatural Plants 1976-04-00 ed. Michel Parry Taplinger 0-8008-6837-4
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
When Evil Wakes 1977-00-00 ed. August Derleth Sphere 0-7221-2918-1
£0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 255
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Scendendo. Romanzi e racconti di fantascienza sotterranea 1977-09-00 ed. Carlo Fruttero Mondadori (Omnibus) 14244
Lit 6,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Karel Thole  
A Chill to the Sunlight: Tropical Stories of the Macabre 1978-00-00 ed. Rick Ferreira William Kimber 0-7183-0485-3
£3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Peter Archer (artist)  
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 Checkmark
A Harvest of Horrors 1980-05-00 ed. Eric Protter Vanguard Press 0-8149-0755-5
$12.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 vi+
244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Hank Blaustein  
The Beaver Book of Horror Stories 1981-00-00 ed. Mark Ronson Beaver Books 0-600-20383-2
£0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 157
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 Knights  
65 Great Spine Chillers 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-045-7
£4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
65 Great Spine Chillers 1982-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books / Marks and Spencer 0-86273-045-7   670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Steve Crisp Checkmark
Saat aus dem Grabe 1982-03-00 C. A. Smith Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #68) 3-518-37265-3
DM 8.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 249+
[2]
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 Thomas Franke Checkmark
65 Great Spine Chillers 1983-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-86273-045-7   670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Beaver Book of Horror Stories 1984-00-00 ed. Mark Ronson Beaver Books 0-600-20383-2
£1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 157
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  
65 Great Spine Chillers 1985-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Octopus Books 0-7064-1848-4
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 672
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Morthylla 1989-07-00 Clark Ashton Smith Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #218-219) 2-7304-0531-3   249
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  
Weird Tales: Seven Decades of Terror 1997-00-00 ed. John Betancourt, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0403-1
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxi+
438
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Emperor of Dreams 2002-03-00 Clark Ashton Smith Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #26) 0-575-07373-X
£7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 592
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 J. K. Potter Checkmark
Weird Tales, October 1933 2005-00-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Girasol Collectables  
$35.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 132
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
 anth M. Brundage Checkmark
Lost Sanctum, #2 2006 2006-10-00 ed. Ron Hanna Wild Cat Books  
$15.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 158
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
 mag Ver  
A Vintage from Atlantis 2007-11-01 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-030-3
$39.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
A Vintage from Atlantis 2007-11-01 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-364-9
$8.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
The Big Book of Adventure Stories 2011-05-00 ed. Otto Penzler Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-0-307-47450-6
$25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvii+
874
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 Rafael DeSoto Checkmark
Die Grabgewölbe von Yoh-Vombis 2012-10-00 Clark Ashton Smith Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2626) 978-3-86552-089-0
€28.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 415
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
A Vintage from Atlantis 2013-10-22 Clark Ashton Smith Audible Frontiers      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
A Vintage from Atlantis 2016-05-24 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-851-4
$17.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
336
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 Jason Van Hollander  
Weird Tales (disc 3, part 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth  
The Seed from the Sepulcher 2025-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Fathom Press (Fathom Bites #5)  
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 20
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 chap Tyler Pennington  
A Vintage from Atlantis date unknown Clark Ashton Smith Audible Frontiers  
$16.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
A Vintage from Atlantis date unknown Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-851-4
$17.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
336
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 Jason Van Hollander  
The Big Book of Adventure Stories date unknown ed. Otto Penzler Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC 1339250   xvii+
874
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 Rafael DeSoto  
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