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Title: The Tool Title Record # 897203
Author: William Fryer Harvey
Date: 1920-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: archive.org
Language: English
Note: Note in The Beast With Five Fingers (1928) says the title story and this story "have previously appeared in "The New Decameron"".
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Current Tags: fantasy (3), horror (2), ghosts (2) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1928 The Tool [as by William F. Harvey]
1928 The Tool [as by W. F. Harvey]
Year Language Title
1964 German Das Werkzeug [as by W. F. Harvey]
1967Translated by G. W. Roos
Dutch Het willoos werktuig [as by W. F. Harvey]
1969Translated by Françoise Martenon & Roland Stragliati
French L'outil [as by W. F. Harvey]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Beast with Five Fingers and Other Tales 1928-00-00 William Fryer Harvey J. M. Dent  
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+
228
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Beast with Five Fingers and Other Tales 1928-00-00 William Fryer Harvey E. P. Dutton  
$2.50?$: US dollar
vii+
228
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Beast with Five Fingers and Other Tales 1932-00-00 William Fryer Harvey J. M. Dent  
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).
vii+
228
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Beast with Five Fingers and Other Tales 1941-00-00 William Fryer Harvey Guild / Dent 4   128
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 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  
Midnight Tales 1946-00-00 William Fryer Harvey J. M. Dent  
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).
xiv+
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Geo. Mansell  
The Beast with Five Fingers: Twenty Tales of the Uncanny 1947-00-00 William Fryer Harvey E. P. Dutton  
$2.50?$: US dollar
219
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Sleeping and the Dead: Thirty Uncanny Tales 1947-00-00 ed. August Derleth Pellegrini & Cudahy  
$3.75?$: US dollar
518
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
In the Grip of Terror 1951-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Permabooks P117
$0.35?$: US dollar
xii+
364
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
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 Checkmark
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  
The Beast with Five Fingers and Other Midnight Tales 1962-00-00 William Fryer Harvey Aldine 10
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).
xv+
200
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  
The Sleeping and the Dead (abridged) 1963-00-00 ed. August Derleth Four Square Books 943
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).
254
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  
Die Bestie mit den fünf Fingern?Die Bestie mit den fuenf Fingern
1964-00-00 W. F. Harvey Diogenes (Diogenes Erzähler Bibliothek)  
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
398
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Neugebauer  
Het beest met vijf vingers en andere griezelverhalen 1967-00-00 W. F. Harvey Meulenhoff (Meesters der Fantastische Vertelkunst #5) F5
ƒ2.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder
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.
coll Sanne Sannes Checkmark
Les miroirs de la peur 1969-04-00 ed. Roland Stragliati Casterman     330
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Daniel Locus  
Best Murder Stories 2 1973-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber 0-571-10207-7
£1.95?£: UK pound
218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Histoires d'aberrations 1977-11-03 ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - La grande anthologie du fantastique #1466) 2-266-00425-5   406
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 C. Broutin  
Die Bestie mit den fünf Fingern?Die Bestie mit den fuenf Fingern
1979-00-00 W. F. Harvey Diogenes (detebe #191) 3-257-20599-6
DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
398
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 Peter Neugebauer  
Histoires d'aberrations 1980-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati France Loisirs (La grande anthologie du fantastique #7) 2-7242-0721-1   406
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Benjamin Baltimore  
Histoires d'aberrations 1981-08-24 ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - La grande anthologie du fantastique #1466) 2-266-00425-5   406
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 C. Broutin Checkmark
12 Tales of the Supernatural 1997-10-00 ed. Michael Cox Oxford University Press (Oxford Twelve) 0-19-288027-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
ix+
189
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 Beast with Five Fingers: Supernatural Stories 2009-00-00 W. F. Harvey Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-179-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
xii+
418
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 Des Knock  
The Double Eye 2009-06-29 William Fryer Harvey Tartarus Press 978-1-905784-14-1
£32.50?£: UK pound
xvi+
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
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