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Title: The Very Old Folk Title Record # 69027
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Date: 1927-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: en.wikisource.org, hplovecraft.com, Wikipedia-EN, YouTube-1, YouTube-2
Language: English
Note: Written in a letter sent to Donald Wandrei by H. P. Lovecraft on 3 November 1927.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1993ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Mourlon
 French Le peuple ancien [as by Howard P. Lovecraft]
2017ⓘTranslated by Usch Kiausch
 German Das uralte Volk
2021ⓘTranslated by Francisco Innocêncio
 Portuguese O povo antiquíssimo
2021ⓘTranslated by David Camus
 French Le peuple très ancien [as by Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
2022ⓘTranslated by Enrico De Luca.
 Italian Fasci di Lettere: H. P. Lovecraft

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translations • Do not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Scienti-Snaps, Summer 1940 1940-00-00 ed. Walter E. Marconette, Jack Chapman Miske Empress Publications  
$0.10?$: US dollar
 28
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
 fanzine Walter E. Marconette  
Marginalia 1944-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 x+
377
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Uncollected Prose and Poetry 1978-08-00 H. P. Lovecraft Necronomicon Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 vii+
80
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 coll Jason Eckhardt  
Hallowe'en Hauntings 1984-10-00 ed. Peter Haining William Kimber 0-7183-0536-1
£7.50?£: UK pound
 223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ionicus  
Night Ocean et autres nouvelles 1993-05-03 Howard P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2519) 2-277-22519-3   250
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 Philippe Druillet Checkmark
Miscellaneous Writings 1995-02-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House 0-87054-168-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
569
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll James Turner (I) Checkmark
Night Ocean et autres nouvelles 2005-02-20 Howard P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2519) 2-290-34766-3   250
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
Richard Guérineau?Richard Guerineau
  
The Fiction: Complete and Unabridged 2008-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Barnes & Noble Books (Library of Essential Writers) 978-1-4351-0793-9   xiv+
1098
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Sven Geier  
The Complete Fiction 2011-03-01 H. P. Lovecraft Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics) 978-1-4351-2296-3
$20.00?$: US dollar
 xiv+
1098
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Sven Geier  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-0-575-09935-7
£20.00?£: UK pound
 xvii+
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Les Edwards Checkmark
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-0-575-09963-0
£16.99?£: UK pound
 xvii+
538
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 Les Edwards  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2011-07-21 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09936-4
£10.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Les Edwards  
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft 2014-09-09 H. P. Lovecraft Race Point Publishing (Knickerbocker Classics) 978-1-63106-001-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xvii+
1102
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Dave Carson  
The Complete Works 2016-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft uncredited 978-1-5390-3331-8   609
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 Checkmark
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft 2016-07-01 H. P. Lovecraft Chartwell Books 978-0-7858-3420-5   xvii+
1102
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction 2017-05-20 H. P. Lovecraft Benediction Classics 978-1-78139-824-1
$14.75?$: US dollar
 480
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  
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction 2017-05-22 H. P. Lovecraft Benediction Classics 978-1-78139-825-8
$24.99?$: US dollar
 728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Die geliebten Toten 2017-09-28 Howard Phillips Lovecraft Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2644) 978-3-86552-570-3
€29.99?€: Euro
 335
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Collection 2017-10-03 H. P. Lovecraft Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78888-069-5
$6.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
Macabre Stories 2018-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78428-828-0   158
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The H. P. Lovecraft Collection 2018-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Sirius / Arcturus Publishing 978-1-78428-860-0
$59.99?$: US dollar
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction 2019-11-01 H. P. Lovecraft Benediction Classics 978-1-78943-032-5
$24.99?$: US dollar
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre 2020-03-19 H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 978-1-4732-3064-4
£25.00?£: UK pound
 560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Les Edwards  
H. P. Lovecraft: Das Gesamtwerk 2020-10-28 H. P. Lovecraft Festa 978-3-86552-882-7
€69.99?€: Euro
 493, 493, 478, 494, 492, 495
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 Timo Wuerz Checkmark
H. P. Lovecraft: Das Gesamtwerk II 2020-10-28 H. P. Lovecraft Festa     493
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 Timo Wuerz Checkmark
Contos reunidos do mestre do horror cósmico 2021-02-15 Bruno Costa, H. P. Lovecraft Editora Ex Machina 978-659-917950-1   560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tulio Caetano  
Récits horrifiques: Contes de jeunesse - récits humoristiques 2021-09-00 Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Mnémos?Mnemos
(Intégrale Howard Phillips Lovecraft #5)		 978-2-35408-997-9   338
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Zdzislaw Beksinski  
Intégrale 2021-09-14 Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Mnémos?Mnemos
(Intégrales)		  
€120.00?€: Euro
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski  
Fasci di Lettere: H. P. Lovecraft 2022-10-00 H. P. Lovecraft Caravaggio Editore (Fasci di Lettere)  
€4.90?€: Euro
  
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 chap  
The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Race Point Publishing (Knickerbocker Classics) 978-1-63106-001-4
£25.99?£: UK pound
 xvii+
1102
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Dave Carson Checkmark
The Complete Fiction date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Barnes & Noble Books 978-1-4351-2296-3   xiv+
1098
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Sven Geier Checkmark
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