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Title: The Lurker at the Threshold Title Record # 8993
Authors: August Derleth and H. P. Lovecraft
Date: 1945-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Cthulhu Mythos novels
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: According to S. T. Joshi, of the novel's 50,000 words, 1,200 were written by Lovecraft. According to Tuck, those 1200 words were a short essay titled "The Round Tower" along with other notes [Tuck's source: The Arkham Sampler, Spring 1948, p. 49].
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1971Translated by Claude Gilbert.
French Le rôdeur devant le seuil [as by A. Derleth and H. P. Lovecraft]
1979Translated by Annette von Charpentier
German Das Grauen vor der Tür
1992Translated by Claude Gilbert.
French Le rôdeur devant le seuil [as by August Derleth]
1994Translated by Michael Koseler
German Das Tor des Verderbens

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Lurker at the Threshold 1945-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House (Library of Arkham House Novels of Fantasy and Terror #2)  
$2.50?$: US dollar
196
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Ronald Clyne Checkmark
The Lurker at the Threshold 1948-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Hutchinson  
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).
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Lurker at the Threshold 1948-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Museum Press     224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Lurker at the Threshold 1968-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 0-575-00161-5
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).
196
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Lurker at the Threshold 1970-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-03345-9
£0.25?£: UK pound
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.
novel Gino D'Achille Checkmark
The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft 1971-00-00 uncredited Beagle Books (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft) 99146-475
$4.75?$: US dollar
190+
182+
184+
160+
127
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 Michael McInnerney Checkmark
The Lurker at the Threshold 1971-03-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Beagle Books / Ballantine (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft #4) 95058
$0.95?$: 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.
novel Gino D'Achille  
The Lurker at the Threshold 1971-06-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Beagle Books / Ballantine (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft #4) 95058
$0.95?$: 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.
novel Gino D'Achille Checkmark
The Lurker at the Threshold 1973-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-03345-9
£0.35?£: UK pound
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.
novel Bob Haberfield Checkmark
Le rôdeur devant le seuil 1973-00-00 A. Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #471)     308
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.
novel Tibor Csernus Checkmark
The Watchers Out of Time and Others 1974-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$8.50?$: US dollar
ix+
405
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Herb Arnold Checkmark
Le rôdeur devant le seuil 1975-02-20 A. Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #471)     308
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.
novel Tibor Csernus  
The Lurker at the Threshold 1976-04-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 0-345-25077-X
$1.50?$: US dollar
186
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.
novel Murray Tinkleman Checkmark
Das Grauen vor der Tür 1979-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Horror-Bibliothek?Bastei Luebbe Horror-Bibliothek
#70018)
3-404-01429-4
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
206
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.
novel Atelier Langenfass-Kaip Checkmark
Das Grauen vor der Tür 1982-04-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(Phantastische Literatur #72013)
3-404-72013-X
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
210
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.
novel Studio Kanellakis Checkmark
The Watchers Out of Time and Others 1984-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$14.95?$: US dollar
ix+
405
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Herb Arnold  
The Lurker at the Threshold 1988-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Carroll & Graf 0-88184-408-X
$3.50?$: US dollar
186
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.
novel  
The Watchers Out of Time and Others 1988-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$15.95?$: US dollar
ix+
405
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Herb Arnold  
Le rôdeur devant le seuil 1988-03-10 A. Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft France Loisirs 2-7242-3753-6   217
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Lurker at the Threshold 1989-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 0-575-04685-6
£3.50?£: UK pound
196
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.
novel Les Edwards  
Howard Phillips Lovecraft 3 1992-03-00 ed. Howard Phillips Lovecraft Robert Laffont (Bouquins) 2-221-06461-5
F150.00?F: French frank
1341
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 Virgil Finlay  
Das Tor des Verderbens 1994-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #307) 3-518-38787-1
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
180
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.
novel Checkmark
The Lurker at the Threshold 1999-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Carroll & Graf 0-88184-408-X
$4.50?$: US dollar
186
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.
novel Checkmark
The Lurker at the Threshold 2003-07-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1188-4
$10.00?$: US dollar
196
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.
novel Albert Pinkham Ryder  
The Lurker at the Threshold 2004-06-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1188-4
$10.00?$: US dollar
196
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.
novel Albert Pinkham Ryder  
The Lurker at the Threshold 2004-06-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1188-4
$10.00?$: US dollar
196
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.
novel  
Howard Phillips Lovecraft 3 2016-09-00 ed. Howard Phillips Lovecraft Robert Laffont (Bouquins) 978-2-221-11590-9
€31.00?€: Euro
1341
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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