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Title: Feet Foremost Title Record # 967424
Author: L. P. Hartley
Date: 1932-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in The Killing Bottle in 1932. Also cited in The Best Short Stories of 1932: And the Yearbook of the American Short Story.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1966Translated by Jacques Papy for his anthology Histoires d'outre-monde, 1966.
French Les pieds devant [as by Leslie Poles Hartley]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Killing Bottle 1932-10-00 L. P. Hartley G. P. Putnam's Sons  
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).
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Travelling Grave and Other Stories 1948-00-00 L. P. Hartley Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
235
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Utpatel Checkmark
The Travelling Grave and Other Stories 1951-00-00 L. P. Hartley James Barrie  
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).
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Travelling Grave and Other Stories 1959-00-00 L. P. Hartley Arthur Barker (Barker Dragon Book #40)  
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).
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.
coll  
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  
The Collected Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1968-00-00 L. P. Hartley Hamish Hamilton 0-241-01599-5   viii+
626
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
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  
Ghosts! An Anthology of Spectral Stories 1971-00-00 ed. Alan C. Jenkins Blackie 0-216-88411-X
£1.25?£: UK pound
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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  
Ghostly Encounters 1973-00-00 ed. Susan Dickinson Armada Lions 0-00-670611-8
£0.25?£: UK pound
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  
The Complete Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1973-00-00 L. P. Hartley Hamish Hamilton 0-241-02390-4   x+
760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
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  
Uncanny Tales 2 1974-10-00 ed. Dennis Wheatley Sphere (The Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult #16) 0-7221-9037-9
£0.40?£: UK pound
172
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 Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1977-08-00 L. P. Hartley Hamish Hamilton 0-241-02390-4   x+
760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Ghostly Encounters 1981-09-17 ed. Susan Dickinson Armada Lions 0-00-671359-9
£0.95?£: UK pound
 
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 Yates  
The Complete Short Stories of L. P. Hartley 1986-00-00 L. P. Hartley Beaufort Books 0-8253-0353-2
$24.95?$: US dollar
x+
760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Complete Short Stories of L.P. Hartley 1987-11-00 L. P. Hartley Beaufort Books / QPBC  
$12.95?$: US dollar
x+
760
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.
omni  
Night Fears and Other Supernatural Tales 1993-12-00 L. P. Hartley J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library) 0-460-87360-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
xi+
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 Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories 2000-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Robinson 1-84119-160-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
576
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 Joe Roberts  
The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories 2000-11-00 ed. Peter Haining Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0791-7
$11.95?$: US dollar
576
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 Simon Marsden Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories 2001-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0791-7
$11.95?$: US dollar
xii+
576
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 Simon Marsden  
The Collected Macabre Stories 2001-12-00 L. P. Hartley Tartarus Press 1-872621-62-7
£35.00?£: UK pound
xiv+
393
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Collected Macabre Stories 2005-04-00 L. P. Hartley Tartarus Press 1-872621-62-7
£35.00?£: UK pound
xv+
498
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories (Revised + expanded) 2005-08-00 ed. Peter Haining Robinson 1-84529-185-9
£7.99?£: UK pound
xiv+
689
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 Joe Roberts  
The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories (Revised + expanded) 2005-08-00 ed. Peter Haining Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1603-7
$13.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
689
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 Joe Roberts Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories 2011-07-19 ed. Peter Haining Robinson 978-1-78033-364-9
£3.98?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
The Travelling Grave and Other Stories 2017-10-02 L. P. Hartley Valancourt Books (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) 978-1-943910-79-3
$16.99?$: US dollar
246
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 Travelling Grave and Other Stories 2017-10-02 L. P. Hartley Valancourt Books (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) 978-1-943910-78-6
$29.99?$: US dollar
246
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Henry Petrides  
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