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Title: The Novel of the White Powder Title Record # 91808
Author: Arthur Machen
Date: 1927-00-00
Variant Title of: Novel of the White Powder (1895) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: Witches' Sabbath (1), body degeneration (1), fantasy (1), horror (1), physical horror (1), drug (1), first person point of view (1)

Publications

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
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  
Beware After Dark!: The World's Most Stupendous Tales of Mystery, Horror, Thrills and Terror 1929-08-00 ed. T. Everett Harré The Macaulay Company  
$2.50?$: US dollar
461
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, September 1944 1944-09-00 ed. Mary Gnaedinger All-Fiction Field, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
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 Lawrence Checkmark
Super Science and Fantastic Stories, June 1945 1945-06-00 ed. Alden H. Norton Popular Publications, Inc.; Toronto, Canada  
C$0.15?C$: Canadian dollar
84
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  
Strange and Fantastic Stories: Fifty Tales of Terror, Horror, and Fantasy 1946-00-00 ed. Joseph A. Margolies Whittlesey House  
$3.75?$: US dollar
x+
762
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth George Salter Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1949-00-00 Arthur Machen The Richards Press  
12/-?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).
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Spine Chillers: An Anthology of Mystery and Horror 1961-00-00 ed. Elizabeth Lee (anthologist) Elek  
25/-?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).
528
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Ghosts and Things 1962-00-00 ed. Hal Cantor Berkley Medallion F666
$0.50?$: US dollar
160
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Monster Festival 1965-00-00 ed. Eric Protter Vanguard Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
The Novel of the White Powder 1965-00-00 Arthur Machen Corgi GN7270
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).
158
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1970-00-00 Arthur Machen John Baker  
36/-?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).
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 1973-12-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 523-00282
$0.95?$: US dollar
284
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 Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 1975-00-00 Arthur Machen Panther 0-586-04296-2
£0.60?£: UK pound
260
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 1976-08-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 0-523-00892-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
284
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 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  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1983-11-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 0-523-42111-7
$6.95?$: US dollar
408
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  
Devils & Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New 1987-09-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Doubleday / SFBC 10336
$6.98?$: US dollar
xv+
587
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Tales of the Dark #2 1987-09-00 ed. Lincoln Child St. Martin's Press 0-312-90769-9
$3.50?$: US dollar
x+
181
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
Devils & Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New 1987-09-16 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Doubleday 0-385-18563-4
$15.95?$: US dollar
xv+
587
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey  
Famous Fantastic Mysteries 1991-08-00 ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Gramercy Books 0-517-05577-5
$10.00?$: US dollar
xiii+
449
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1997-00-00 Arthur Machen Tartarus Press 1-872621-25-2
£25.00?£: UK pound
xv+
391
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales: The Roots of Modern Horror 2005-11-00 ed. Douglas A. Anderson Cold Spring Press 1-59360-056-9
$14.00?$: US dollar
391
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 Daniel Govar Checkmark
The Three Impostors 2011-12-09 Arthur Machen Jimcin Recordings      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
The Great God Pan and Other Weird Tales 2018-00-00 Arthur Machen Naxos Audiobooks 978-1-78198-117-7 / NA0301D
$44.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 2018-11-22 Arthur Machen Fantasy and Horror Classics 978-1-5287-8528-0
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Zinzolin Book of Occult Fiction 2022-06-21 ed. Brendan Connell Snuggly Books 978-1-64525-098-2
$22.00?$: US dollar
334
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 Mathieu Lauweriks  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 date unknown Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books  
$1.50?$: US dollar
284
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  
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