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Title: The Terror of Blue John Gap Title Record # 94417
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Date: 1910-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: podcastle.org
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1910 The Terror of the Blue John Gap [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
1925 The Terror of Blue John Gap [as by A. Conan Doyle]
1974 The Terror of Blue John Gap [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
Year Language Title
1959ⓘTranslated by Bernard Tourville
 French Le trou du Blue John [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
1967ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand
 French La brèche au monstre
1968ⓘTranslated by H. W. J. Schaap
 Dutch De schrik van Blue John grot [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
1973ⓘTranslated by Paola Forti
 Italian Il terrore del Blue John Gap [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
1981ⓘTranslated by João Guilherme B. Lincke
 Portuguese O Monstro da Gruta
1983ⓘTranslated by Bernd Seligmann
 German Der Schrecken aus der Tiefe
1989ⓘTranslated by Bernard Tourville
 French Le trou du Blue John [as by Conan Doyle]
1990ⓘTranslated by Catarina Lima
 Portuguese A gruta de Blue John
1990ⓘTranslated by Marta Simonetti and Claudio De Nardi
 Italian Il terrore della grotta di Blue John
1992ⓘTranslated by Sari Kallioinen and/or Anita Puumalainen
 Finnish Blue John Gapin hirviö [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
2011ⓘTranslated by Juhász Viktor
 Hungarian A római tárna rejtélye
2023ⓘTranslated by Claudio Foti.
 Italian Il Terrore della Miniera Blue John

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Strand Magazine, August 1910 1910-08-00 ed. Editors of The Strand Magazine George Newnes     128
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
 mag  
The Last Galley: Impressions and Tales 1911-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Smith, Elder & Co.  
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).
 vi+
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Last Galley: Impressions and Tales 1911-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Doubleday, Page & Company     321
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Tales of Terror and Mystery 1922-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle John Murray  
2/-?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).
 310
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Black Doctor and Other Tales of Terror and Mystery 1925-00-00 A. Conan Doyle George H. Doran (The Conan Doyle Stories #3)  
$0.90?$: US dollar
 v+
279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Conan Doyle Stories 1929-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle John Murray  
20/-?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+
1201
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Conan Doyle Stories 1939-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle John Murray     xii+
1201
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Conan Doyle Stories 1940-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle John Murray     xii+
1201
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Conan Doyle Stories 1945-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle John Murray     xii+
1201
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Conan Doyle Stories 1949-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle John Murray  
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).
 xii+
1201
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Conan Doyle Stories 1951-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle John Murray     xii+
1201
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Conan Doyle Stories 1956-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle John Murray     xii+
1201
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Œuvres complètes XII 1959-05-11 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Robert Laffont     627
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
The Conan Doyle Stories 1960-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle John Murray     xii+
1201
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Les chefs-d'œuvre du fantastique?Les chefs-d'oeuvre du fantastique
 1967-00-00 ed. Jacques Bergier, Alex Grall, Jacques Sternberg Planète (Anthologie Planète)     480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Christian Broutin  
Verschrikkelijke verhalen 1968-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Contact     107
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  
Strange Beasts and Unnatural Monsters 1968-08-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Fawcett Crest R1166
$0.60?$: US dollar
 224
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 Jerome Podwil Checkmark
Verschrikkelijke verhalen 1973-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Contact 90-254-6279-0   107
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 Herbert Binneweg Checkmark
I racconti del terrore e del mistero 1973-01-30 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Mondadori (Oscar #438) 10648-4
Lit 750?Lit: Italian lira
 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.
 coll Karel Thole  
Baleful Beasts: Great Supernatural Stories of the Animal Kingdom 1974-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-41573-3   222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Baleful Beasts: Great Supernatural Stories of the Animal Kingdom 1974-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-51573-8   222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Uncanny 1974-00-00 ed. Bryan A. Netherwood Blackie & Son 0-216-89725-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
 x+
306
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Ancient Mysteries Reader 1975-08-00 ed. Peter Haining Doubleday 0-385-09867-7
$7.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
321
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Allen Weinberg , Phyllis Cortesi Checkmark
The Ancient Mysteries Reader 1976-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Gollancz 0-575-02131-4
£4.50?£: UK pound
 xi+
321
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Ancient Mysteries Reader Book 1 1978-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Sphere 0-7221-4257-9
£0.85?£: UK pound
 220
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.
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Tales of Terror and Mystery 1978-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Pan Books 0-330-25285-2   218
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 Alan Lee  
Creepy Creatures 1978-09-00 ed. Barbara Ireson Beaver Books 0-600-32064-2
£0.65?£: UK pound
 190
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 John Raynes  
Tales of Terror and Mystery 1979-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Penguin Books 0-14-004878-2
£?£: UK pound
 224
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  
O Enigma do Trem Perdido 1981-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #2)     170
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.
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Creature!: A Chrestomathy of "Monstery" 1981-04-00 ed. Bill Pronzini Arbor House 0-87795-310-4
$13.95?$: US dollar
 301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Creature!: A Chrestomathy of "Monstery" 1981-05-00 ed. Bill Pronzini Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-321-X
$5.95?$: US dollar
 301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Best Science Fiction of Arthur Conan Doyle 1981-12-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-1046-5
$14.95?$: US dollar
 xix+
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Der Kapitän der Polestar und andere unheimliche Abenteuer 1983-02-00 Arthur Conan Doyle
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(Phantastische Literatur #72023)		 3-404-72023-7
DM 6.80?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.
 coll Roland Winkler Checkmark
The Best Horror Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle 1989-03-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Academy Chicago 0-89733-265-2
$6.95?$: US dollar
 vi+
294
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.
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Les exploits du Pr Challenger et autres aventures étranges 1989-03-00 Conan Doyle Robert Laffont (Bouquins) 2-221-05630-2
F120.00?F: French frank
 1155
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  
O Pé do Diabo 1990-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #399)     238
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 A. Pedro Checkmark
Il vampiro del Sussex 1990-04-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Fanucci Editore (I Miti di Cthulhu #35) 88-347-0099-6
Lit 15,000?Lit: Italian lira
 229
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 Chris Achilleos  
Kun Maa kirkui ja muita epätavallisia tarinoita 1992-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö?Werner Soederstroem Osakeyhtioe
Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio
(FAN)		 951-0-18375-X   283
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 Hannu Lipponen Checkmark
Favourite Scary Stories from Graveside Al 1996-00-00 ed. Alan Maitland Viking Canada 0-670-86863-9
C$29.99?C$: Canadian dollar
 xii+
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Stephen Snider  
Tales of Terror and Mystery 1996-05-01 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Project Gutenberg 537
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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The Lost World and Other Thrilling Tales 2001-07-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 0-14-043765-7
£5.99?£: UK pound
 xxxiv+
349
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.
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The Lost World and Other Thrilling Tales 2001-12-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Penguin Books 0-14-100704-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
 xxxiv+
349
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 Lost World and Other Thrilling Tales 2002-01-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 0-14-043765-7
£?£: UK pound
 xxxiv+
348
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 Lost World and Other Thrilling Tales 2002-01-01 Arthur Conan Doyle Turtleback Books 0-613-64299-6
$19.65?$: US dollar
 348
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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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 Checkmark
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2004-05-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-068-9
C$60.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 xxxviii+
460
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Lowe  
The Best Horror Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle 2005-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Academy Chicago 0-89733-265-2
$17.95?$: US dollar
 294
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 Last Galley: Impressions and Tales 2005-08-01 Arthur Conan Doyle Project Gutenberg 8727
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Lost World and Other Thrilling Tales 2007-12-20 Arthur Conan Doyle ReadHowYouWant 1-4250-5729-2
$29.99?$: US dollar
 716
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 Lost World and Other Thrilling Tales (Volume 2 of 2) 2009-02-27 Arthur Conan Doyle ReadHowYouWant 978-1-4270-3654-4
$12.99?$: US dollar
 332
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 Speculative Conan Doyle 2010-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Coachwhip Publications 978-1-61646-024-2   396
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 Horror of the Heights & Other Strange Tales 2010-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Fall River Press 978-1-4351-2504-9   x+
334
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Bestiarium Cryptozoologicum: Mystery Animals and Unknown Species in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy 2010-01-25 ed. Chad Arment Coachwhip Publications 978-1-61646-009-9
$14.95?$: US dollar
 302
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 Aloysius Patrimonio  
Jobb nem firtatni 2011-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Delta Vision Kft. (
MesterMűvek: Klasszikusok?MesterMuvek: Klasszikusok
#5)		 978-963-9890-11-4
Ft 2,990?Ft: Hungarian forint
 340
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 Checkmark
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2012-02-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 978-1-55310-217-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Paul Lowe Checkmark
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2012-02-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 978-1-55310-216-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Paul Lowe  
The Conan Doyle Weirdbook 2012-03-18 Arthur Conan Doyle Theaker's Paperback Library 978-0-9561533-2-6
$9.50?$: US dollar
 148
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  
PodCastle, #228 2012-10-02 ed. Anna Schwind, Dave Thompson Escape Artists, Inc.  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
Tales of Terror and Mystery 2013-04-08 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Serenity Publishers (Detective & Mystery Series) 978-1-61242-842-0
$7.99?$: US dollar
 166
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 Terror of Blue John Gap 2013-07-26 Arthur Conan Doyle Cryptofiction Classics 978-1-4733-0764-3
$9.95?$: US dollar
 40
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.
 chap  
The Terror of Blue John Gap 2015-02-16 Arthur Conan Doyle Cryptofiction Classics (Weird Tales of Strange Creatures) 978-1-4733-9932-7    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap  
Gothic Tales 2016-10-01 Arthur Conan Doyle Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) 978-0-19-873429-1
£16.99?£: UK pound
 592
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Gothic Tales 2016-10-20 Arthur Conan Doyle Oxford University Press 978-0-19-105363-4
£16.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Gothic Tales 2018-03-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-873430-7
£9.99?£: UK pound
 592
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.
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Tales of Terror and Mystery 2020-01-06 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Bibliotech Press 978-1-61895-831-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
 176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Weird Horror Short Stories 2022-07-19 ed. Mike Ashley Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-935-6
$30.00?$: US dollar
 432
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Il Terrore della Miniera Blue John 2023-03-21 Arthur Conan Doyle Delos Digital (Innsmouth #115) 978-88-254-2390-7
€1.99?€: Euro
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap  
Pentalogia Weird 2024-04-16 Arthur Conan Doyle Delos Digital (I libri di Innsmouth #5) 978-88-254-2841-4
€14.00?€: Euro
 128
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.
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