Title: A Pair of Hands
Title Record # 92844
Author: Arthur Quiller-Couch
Date: 1898-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Arthur Quiller-Couch
Date: 1898-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A woman rents a house and finds it is haunted by the ghost of a child, who is, however, friendly.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts | 1900-00-00 | A. T. Quiller-Couch | Cassell & Company | 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). |
341 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll |  |
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| Selected Stories | 1921-00-00 | 'Q' | J. M. Dent & Sons (Kings Treasures of Literature) | 240 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Evening Standard Book of Strange Stories | 1934-00-00 | 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). |
1020 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Third Series | 1934-09-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 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). |
1069 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Tales of the Uncanny, September 1934 | 1934-09-00 | ed. H. Norman Evans | World's Work (The Master Thriller Series #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). |
128 | 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 | Youngman Conors | ||
| A Century of Thrillers: Second Series | 1935-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Daily Express Publications | 896 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| The Third Omnibus of Crime | 1935-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Coward-McCann | $2.50?$: US dollar |
808 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Third Series | 1936-06-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 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). |
1069 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Century of Thrillers | 1937-00-00 | ed. uncredited | President Press |
viii+ 367, vi+ 373, vi+ 370 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Q's Mystery Stories: Twenty Stories from the Works of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch | 1937-00-00 | Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch | J. M. Dent |
ix+ 402 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Fifty Masterpieces of Mystery | 1937-07-00 | ed. uncredited | Odhams Press | 768 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, Third Series | 1949-00-00 | ed. Dorothy L. Sayers | Gollancz | 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). |
1069 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Antología de cuentos de misterio y terror | 1958-00-00 | ed. Juan José López Ibor | Editorial Labor (Grandes Antologías Labor) |
xxxi+ 1319+ [5] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| The Frankenstein Reader | 1962-00-00 | ed. Calvin Beck | Ballantine Books | F680 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
159 | 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 | |
| Spookverhalen | 1964-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Het Spectrum (Prisma #1030) | 1030 | ƒ1.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder |
187 | 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 | Otto Dicke | |
| Medley Macabre: An Anthology of Stories of the Supernatural, Being Ghosts, Psychical Phenomena, Uncanny Mysteries | 1966-00-00 | ed. Bryan A. Netherwood | Hammond, Hammond and Company | 30/-?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). |
544 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Thin Air: An Anthology of Ghost Stories | 1966-10-00 | ed. Alan C. Jenkins | Blackie | 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). |
412 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Armada Ghost Book | 1967-00-00 | ed. Christine Bernard | Armada | C197 | 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). |
159 | 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 | Chris D'Achille | |
| The Restless Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences | 1970-00-00 | ed. Susan Dickinson | Collins | 0-00-195272-2 | 30/-?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). |
318 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Antony Maitland | |
| Thirteen Uncanny Tales | 1970-00-00 | ed. Roger Lancelyn Green | J. M. Dent | 0-460-05085-0 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 201 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ray Ogden | |
| The Usurping Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences | 1971-00-00 | ed. Susan Dickinson | E. P. Dutton | 0-525-41902-0 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
318 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Antony Maitland | |
| Medley Macabre: An Anthology of Stories of the Supernatural, Being Ghosts, Psychical Phenomena, Uncanny Mysteries | 1972-00-00 | ed. Bryan A. Netherwood | Hammond, Hammond and Company | 0-242-78533-6 | 544 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Restless Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences | 1972-00-00 | ed. Susan Dickinson | Collins | 0-00-195272-2 | 318 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Antony Maitland | ||
| Thin Air | 1972-01-00 | ed. Alan C. Jenkins | Blackie | 0-216-89345-3 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
384 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| The Usurping Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences | 1973-02-00 | ed. Susan Dickinson | E. P. Dutton | 0-525-41902-0 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
318 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Antony Maitland | |
| Ghostly and Ghastly | 1977-00-00 | ed. Barbara Ireson | Beaver Books | 0-600-34065-1 | £0.55?£: 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 | William Geldart | |
| Ghostly and Ghastly | 1977-00-00 | ed. Barbara Ireson | Beaver Books | 0-600-34065-1 | £0.55?£: 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 | William Geldart | |
| 1st Armada Ghost Book | 1978-00-00 | ed. Christine Bernard | Armada | 0-00-690378-9 | £0.50?£: UK pound |
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. |
anth | ||
| Ghost Stories | 1980-00-00 | ed. Deborah Shine | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1158-7 | £1.99?£: UK pound |
349 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Spooky Tales | 1984-01-00 | ed. uncredited | Octopus Books | 0-86273-169-0 | £1.75?£: UK pound |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Dave Eastbury | |
| Young Ghosts | 1985-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles Waugh | Harper & Row | 0-06-020171-1 | $11.95?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 210 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Young Ghosts | 1985-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles Waugh | Harper & Row | 0-06-020172-X | $11.89?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 210 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Fred Marcellino | |
| Asimov's Ghosts | 1986-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg (1941-2011), Charles Waugh | Dragon | 0-583-30988-7 | £1.95?£: UK pound |
202 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| Das GeisterHausBuch: Band 1 | 1987-00-00 | ed. Klaus Seehafer | Otto Maier (Ravensburger Taschenbücher #1652) | 3-473-51652-X | 256 | 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 |
Jindra Čapek?Jindra Chapek
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| Ghost Stories | 1988-03-00 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher | 0-86272-323-X | £6.95?£: UK pound |
253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Asimov's Ghosts / Asimov's Monsters | 1988-06-00 | Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg (1941-2011), Charles Waugh | Armada | 0-00-693176-6 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
413 | 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. |
omni | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| Ghost Stories | 1991-07-00 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher | 0-86272-802-9 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
253 | 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 | ||
| Ghost Stories | 1993-03-00 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher (US) (Kingfisher Treasury #5) | 1-85697-884-2 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
253 | 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 | Graham Potts | |
| Tales of the Living Dead | 1993-09-00 | ed. Laurence Schorsch | Checkerboard Press (Scare Your Socks Off) | 1-56288-406-9 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
126 | 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 | Thomas Sperling | |
| Ghost Stories | 1997-04-00 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher | 0-86272-802-9 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
253 | 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 Horror on the Stair and Other Weird Tales | 2000-02-18 | Arthur Quiller-Couch | Ash-Tree Press | 1-899562-90-7 | C$58.00?C$: Canadian dollar |
xiii+ 263 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Paul Lowe | |
| Ghost Stories | 2003-09-19 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher (US) | 0-7534-5675-3 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
253 | 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 | Graham Potts | |
| Spinetinglers: Ghoulish Ghost Stories | 2007-07-15 | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher (US) | 978-0-7534-6140-2 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
264 | 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 | ||
| World's 25 Most Popular Ghost Stories (of the 19th Century) | 2013-00-00 | ed. T. M. Gray, Charles G. Waugh | Sam Teddy Publishing | 978-1-935573-60-9 | 496 | 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 | |
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| The Sixth Ghost Story Megapack | 2015-04-21 | ed. John Gregory Betancourt | Wildside Press | 978-1-4794-0565-7 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| 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 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| 1st Armada Ghost Book | date unknown | ed. Christine Bernard | Armada | 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. |
anth | |||
| Ghost Stories | date unknown | ed. Robert Westall | Kingfisher (US) | 1-85697-884-2 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
253 | 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 | Graham Potts | |