Title: The Uncommon Prayer-Book
Title Record # 675493
Author: M. R. James
Date: 1925-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: M. R. James
Date: 1925-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in London Mercury XII #70, August 1925, reprinted in A Warning to the Curious, 1925.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories | 1925-10-00 | Montague Rhodes James | Edward Arnold | 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). |
200 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Gilbert James | ||
| The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | 1931-00-00 | M. R. James | Edward Arnold | 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). |
xii+ 647 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Case (artist) | ||
| The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | 1931-00-00 | M. R. James | Longmans, Green and Co. |
xii+ 647 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Case (artist) | |||
| The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | 1964-00-00 | M. R. James | Edward Arnold | 16/-?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). |
xii+ 647 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Horror Anthology | 1965-10-00 | ed. Syd Bentlif | Mayflower-Dell | 3720 | 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). |
126 | 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 | Jacks | |
| The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | 1974-00-00 | M. R. James | Edward Arnold | 0-7131-5757-7 |
vii+ 647 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | 1975-00-00 | M. R. James | St. Martin's Press | $15.00?$: US dollar |
vii+ 647 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | 1975-00-00 | M. R. James | Edward Arnold | 0-7131-5757-7 |
viii+ 647 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James | 1984-00-00 | M. R. James | Penguin Books | 0-14-009017-7 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
362 | 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 | Leslie Howell | |
| A Warning to the Curious: The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | 1987-02-00 | M. R. James | Hutchinson | 0-09-170080-9 | £9.95?£: UK pound |
xiv+ 257 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Slatter Anderson | |
| Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories | 1987-04-00 | M. R. James | Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) | 0-19-281719-1 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
xxxviii+ 352 |
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 | John Atkinson Grimshaw | |
| The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James | 1987-10-00 | M. R. James | Penguin Books | 0-14-010226-4 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
362 | 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 | ||
| A Warning to the Curious: The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | 1988-00-00 | M. R. James | Arrow Books | 0-09-952630-1 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
xiv+ 257 |
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 |  |
|
| Collected Ghost Stories | 1992-00-00 | M. R. James | Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) | 1-85326-053-3 | 352 | 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 | John Atkinson Grimshaw | |
|
| Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories | 1992-00-00 | M. R. James | Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) | 0-19-281719-1 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
xxxviii+ 352 |
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 | John Atkinson Grimshaw | |
| Collected Ghost Stories | 1992-00-00 | M. R. James | Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) | 1-57335-363-9 | 352 | 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 | John Atkinson Grimshaw | |
|
| Collected Ghost Stories | 1993-00-00 | M. R. James | Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) | 1-85326-053-3 | 647 | 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 | John Atkinson Grimshaw | |
|
| Collected Ghost Stories | 1994-00-00 | M. R. James | Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) | 1-85326-839-9 | 354 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Atkinson Grimshaw | |
|
| Ghost Stories | 1994-00-00 | M. R. James | Penguin Books (Penguin Popular Classics) | 0-14-062103-2 | 362 | 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 | |||
| Selected Ghost Stories | 1995-05-00 | M. R. James | Senate | 1-85958-134-X | 394 | 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 | Caspar-David Friedrich | ||
| A Warning to the Curious and Other Stories | 1998-05-00 | M. R. James | Phoenix | 0-7538-0446-8 | £3.99?£: UK pound |
ix+ 245 |
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 | Anders Lindholm | |
| A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings | 2001-08-01 | M. R. James | Ash-Tree Press | 1-55310-024-7 | C$100.00?C$: Canadian dollar |
xlix+ 658 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Paul Lowe | |
| Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories | 2002-00-00 | M. R. James | Oxford University Press | 0-19-515117-8 | $19.00?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 298 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories | 2003-01-00 | M. R. James | Oxford University Press / SFBC | $9.99?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 298 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories | 2004-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Wordsworth Editions | 1-84022-056-2 | 1149 | 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 | |
||
| Shadows from a Veiled Creation: Classic Tales of Supernatural Fiction in the Christian Tradition | 2006-05-00 | ed. Chad Arment | Coachwhip Publications | 1-930585-26-8 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
503 | 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 Taylor | |
| Collected Ghost Stories | 2007-07-00 | M. R. James | Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) | 1-84022-551-3 |
xi+ 352 |
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 | |||
| Complete Ghost Stories | 2007-09-01 | M. R. James | Collector's Library / CRW Publishing | 978-1-905716-09-8 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
592 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories | 2009-01-29 | M. R. James | Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) | 978-0-19-953857-7 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
xxxviii+ 352 |
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 | John Atkinson Grimshaw | |
| Dark Canon: 22 Stories of Fantasy and Fright by M. R. James | 2010-06-07 | M. R. James | Coachwhip Publications | 978-1-61646-020-4 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
446 | 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 | ||
| A Boxful of Ghosts | 2010-10-01 | Marcus Clapham, David Stuart Davies, Charles Dickens, M. R. James | Collector's Library / CRW Publishing | 978-1-907360-20-6 | £29.99?£: UK pound |
1872 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| Ghost Stories | 2011-10-06 | M. R. James | Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) | 978-1-4481-1358-3 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
xvii+ 269 |
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 | ||
| Collected Ghost Stories | 2011-10-13 | M. R. James | Oxford University Press | 978-0-19-956884-0 | £14.99?£: UK pound |
xxx+ 468 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Collected Ghost Stories | 2011-10-13 | M. R. James | Oxford University Press | 978-0-19-162044-7 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Ghost Stories | 2011-10-17 | M. R. James | Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) | 978-0-09-956056-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
xvii+ 269 |
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 | Simon Marsden | |
Sötét örökség?Soetet oeroekseg Sotet orokseg |
2012-00-00 | M. R. James | Delta Vision Kft. ( MesterMűvek: Klasszikusok?MesterMuvek: Klasszikusok #6) |
978-615-5161-35-3 | Ft 2,990?Ft: Hungarian forint |
328 | 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 | Tikos Péter | |
| A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories | 2012-01-14 | M. R. James | IndoEuropeanPublishing | 978-1-60444-569-5 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
98 | 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 | ||
| Collected Ghost Stories | 2013-09-00 | M. R. James | Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) | 978-0-19-967489-3 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
512 | 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 | ||
Sämtliche Geistergeschichten, Band 2?Saemtliche Geistergeschichten, Band 2 |
2016-08-24 | M. R. James | Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2641) | 978-3-86552-484-3 | €28.00?€: Euro |
460+ [3] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
|
| Complete Ghost Stories | 2017-01-26 | M. R. James | Macmillan UK (Macmillan Collector's Library) | 978-1-5098-2772-5 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
592 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Complete Ghost Stories | 2017-01-26 | M. R. James | Macmillan UK (Macmillan Collector's Library) | 978-1-5098-4563-7 | £0.98?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Collected Ghost Stories | 2017-04-01 | M. R. James | Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) | 978-0-19-879736-4 | £16.99?£: UK pound |
512 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Collected Ghost Stories | 2018-09-04 | M. R. James | Gateway / Orion | 978-1-4732-1653-2 | $2.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Nummer 13: Geistergeschichten | 2019-11-18 | M. R. James | Festa | 978-3-86552-790-5 | €14.99?€: Euro |
347 | 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 | Arndt Drechsler | |
| A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories | 2021-12-04 | Montague Rhodes James | Project Gutenberg | 66881 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Ghost Stories | 2021-12-10 | ed. M. R. James | Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-83964-771-0 | £20.00?£: UK pound |
432 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |