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Title: The Ancestor Title Record # 63916
Authors: August Derleth and H. P. Lovecraft
Date: 1957-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1976Translated by Gian Paolo Cossato and Sandro Sandrelli as by G. P. Cossato and S. Sandrelli
Italian L'antenato [as by August Derleth and Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
1978Translated by Jean Ferry
French
L'ancêtre?L'ancetre
[as by A. Derleth and H. P. Lovecraft]
1987Translated by Franz Rottensteiner
German Der Vorfahr
1992Translated by Jean Ferry.
French L'ancêtre [as by August Derleth]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Survivor and Others 1957-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
161
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ronald Clyne Checkmark
The Survivor and Others 1962-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 629
$0.35?$: US dollar
143
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 Powers Checkmark
The Survivor and Others 1962-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 629
C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar
143
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 Powers Checkmark
Beyond the Curtain of Dark 1966-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Four Square Books 1634
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).
320
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 Josh Kirby  
The Shadow Out of Time and Other Tales of Horror 1968-05-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz 0-575-00110-0
35/-?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).
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Shuttered Room and Other Tales of Horror 1970-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-03399-8
£0.30?£: UK pound
205
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 Picture Post Checkmark
The World of H. P. Lovecraft 1971-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 01300X   xii+
242+
xiv+
208+
143+
xvi+
138
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 Gervasio Gallardo Checkmark
The Survivor and Others 1971-02-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 0-345-02148-7
$0.95?$: US dollar
143
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 Gervasio Gallardo Checkmark
Beyond the Curtain of Dark 1972-11-00 ed. Peter Haining Pinnacle Books P138Z
$1.25?$: US dollar
380
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 Checkmark
Beyond the Curtain of Dark 1972-11-00 ed. Peter Haining New English Library 0-450-01297-2
£0.40?£: UK pound
320
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Shuttered Room and Other Tales of Horror 1973-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-03399-8
£0.35?£: UK pound
205
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 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
Fantasy: The Literature of the Marvelous 1974-00-00 ed. Leo P. Kelley McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) 0-07-033502-8
$3.96?$: US dollar
vi+
305
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  
The Shuttered Room and Other Tales of Horror 1974-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-03399-8
£0.40?£: UK pound
205
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 Checkmark
Galassia #221 1976-11-01 ed. Gianni Montanari Casa Editrice La Tribuna 221
Lit 800?Lit: Italian lira
150
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Bruce Pennington  
The Shadow Out of Time and Other Tales of Horror 1977-11-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Gollancz (Gollancz Fantasy & Macabre) 0-575-00110-0   384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
L'ombre venue de l'espace et autres contes 1978-03-20 A. Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #821) 2-277-11821-4   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 Philippe Druillet 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  
L'ombre venue de l'espace et autres contes 1984-07-00 A. Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft France Loisirs 2-7242-2113-3   183
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Cerf  
Die dunkle Brüderschaft 1987-02-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #173) 3-518-37756-6
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
233+
[1]
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 Tom Breuer Checkmark
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  
L'ombre venue de l'espace et autres contes 1989-03-00 A. Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5330) 2-266-02895-2   185
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 W. Siudmak  
The Watchers Out of Time 1991-10-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Carroll & Graf (Masters of Horror) 0-88184-769-0
$4.50?$: US dollar
320
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  
L'ombre venue de l'espace et autres contes 1991-10-00 A. Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5330) 2-266-02895-2   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 W. Siudmak  
The Watchers Out of Time 1992-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Carroll & Graf (Masters of Horror) 0-88184-769-0
$4.95?$: US dollar
320
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 Checkmark
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  
The Watchers Out of Time 1996-00-00 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Carroll & Graf (Masters of Horror) 0-88184-769-0
$4.95?$: US dollar
320
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  
The Watchers Out of Time 2008-10-14 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-48569-4
$14.00?$: US dollar
289
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 John Jude Palencar Checkmark
The Watchers Out of Time 2008-10-14 August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-48571-7
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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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