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The Chillers (Royce, 1945, 104, 128pp, pb, an)

3 · In the Teeth of the Evidence [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss In the Teeth of the Evidence by Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1939

28 · The Interruption · W. W. Jacobs · ss Liberty July 4 1925

52 · The Four-Fifteen Express · Amelia B. Edwards · nv Routledge’s Christmas Annual 1867, 1866

87 · The Red-Headed League [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine August 1891

Chilling Christmas Tales ed. Anne Finnis, uncredited (Scholastic UK, October 1992, 0-590-54060-2, £9.99, 285pp, hc, oa)
Original anthology of ten young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Joan Aiken and Garry Kilworth.

9 · Snapdragon · Gillian Cross · nv

31 · In the Bleak Midwinter · Robert Swindells · nv

63 · Christmas Past · David Belbin · nv

95 · The Familiar · Susan Price · nv

117 · The Old Corpse Road · K. M. Peyton · nv

145 · Unseelie Court · Tessa Krailing · nv

173 · The Road from Rushout Wood · Joan Aiken · ss

193 · I’ll Be Seeing You · Jill Bennett · nv

223 · The Highwayman’s Last Ride · Malcolm Rose · nv

257 · The Megowl · Garry Kilworth · nv

Chilling Christmas Tales ed. Anne Finnis, uncredited (Scholastic UK, October 1993, 0-590-55333-X, £4.99, 285pp, tp, oa)
Reprint (Scholastic UK 1992) original anthology of ten young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Joan Aiken and Garry Kilworth.

Chilling Christmas Tales ed. Anne Finnis, uncredited (Scholastic UK, November 1999, 0-439-01283-X, £3.99, 285pp, pb, oa)
Reprint (Scholastic UK 1992) original anthology of ten young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Joan Aiken and Garry Kilworth.

Chocolate Kisses (St. Martin’s, February 1997, 0-312-96111-1, $5.99, 310pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

1 · Rocky Road · Margaret Brownley · na

85 · Miss Delwin’s Delights · Raine Cantrell · na

169 · The Taste of Remembrance · Alexis Harrington · na

225 · Sweet Creations · Sue Rich · na

Choice of Weapons (Hodder & Stoughton, 1958, hc, an)

5 · Introduction · Michael Gilbert · in

9 · Half-past Murder · Marjorie Alan · ss (r)

27 · After the Event [Insp. Cockrill] · Christianna Brand · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1958, as “Rabbit Out of a Hat”

53 · Death in a Cage · Josephine Bell · ss The Evening Standard January 19 1950

67 · Murder in Advance · Marjorie Bremner · ss

87 · Murder for Posterity · Margot Bennett · ar Lilliput June 1949

95 · Change Partners · Guy Cullingford · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1958

107 · The Passenger · Ernest Dudley · ss

115 · The Truthful Witness · Elizabeth Ferrars · ss (r)

135 · Highlight · Mary Fitt · ss (r)

141 · A Dumb Friend · Mary Fitt · ss

147 · Trust Little Al · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) October 1955

165 · Murderer’s Luck · Cyril Hare · ss The Evening Standard July 17 1951

173 · The Big Teddy Bears · Herbert Harris · ss

187 · The Little Man · Colin Robertson · ss (r)

195 · The Sleeve · L. A. G. Strong · ss

203 · The Grand National Case [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · nv 1956

227 · Spinster’s Evidence · Roy Vickers · ss (r)

Christmas Angels (Love Spell, November 1995, 0-505-52062-1, $5.99, 440pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

7 · The Trouble with Hannah · Debra Dier · na

121 · Tryst with an Angel · Eugenia Riley · na

227 · A Time for Joy · Amy Elizabeth Saunders · na

323 · Chrissy’s Wish · Trana Mae Simmons · na

The Christmas Cat (Berkley, November 1996, 0-425-15542-0, $5.99, 310pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

1 · My True Love Gave to Me · Julie Beard · na

77 · A Gift of Light · Jo Beverley · na

149 · Home for the Holidays · Barbara Bretton · na

223 · The Gift of Christmas Past · Lynn Kurland · na

Christmas Cinderellas (Harlequin, November 2020, 978-1-335-50582-8, $6.50, 286pp, pb, oa)
Regency Romances.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · Christmas with the Earl · Sophia James · na

93 · Invitation to the Duke’s Ball · Virginia Heath · na

185 · A Midnight Mistletoe Kiss · Catherine Tinley · n.

A Christmas Collection (Avon, 1992, 0-380-76833-X, $4.99, 384pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

1 · The Greatest Gift · Stella Cameron · na

111 · Falling Stars · Loretta Chase · na

199 · The Scent of Snow · Linda Lael Miller · na

291 · Footsteps in the Snow · Joan Hohl · na

Christmas Eve Kittens (Zebra Books, October 2001, 0-8217-7038-1, $4.99, 255pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. A Regency romance anthology

7 · Christmas Cattitude · Cathleen Clare · na

85 · Christmas Joy · Wilma Counts · na

183 · Christmas Miracle · Debbie Raleigh · na

Christmas in Salem (Harlequin UK, October 18, 2013, 978-0-263-90418-5, £4.99, 304pp, pb, oa) [The Keepers]
Details taken from online listing.

· Unholy Night [The Keepers] · Kathleen Pickering · na

· Do You Fear What I Fear? [The Keepers] · Heather Graham · na

· The Fright Before Christmas [The Keepers] · Deborah LeBlanc · na

· Stalking in a Winter Wonderland [The Keepers] · Beth Ciotta · na

A Christmas Kiss (Zebra Books, November 1992, 0-8217-3975-1, $4.50, 348pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. set in different historical periods

1 · Her Heart’s Desire · Caroline Bourne · na

53 · A Gift of Love · Phoebe Conn · na

103 · A Rebel Christmas · Kathleen Drymon · na

157 · Melissa’s Miracle · Wanda Owen · na

215 · Golden Angel · Patricia Pellicane · na

281 · Merry · Victoria Thompson · na

Christmas Love Stories (Avon Books, November 1991, 0-380-76572-1, $4.99, 393pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

1 · Holiday Spirit · Kay Hooper · na

97 · Gifts of Love · Shannon Drake · na

195 · Surrender · Lisa Kleypas · na

301 · A Creole Christmas · Diane Wicker Davis · na

A Christmas Miracle (Island/Dell, December 1996, 0-440-22290-7, $6.50, 453pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

1 · Love and Joy · Virginia Henley · na

133 · Upon a Midnight Clear · Katherine Kingsley · na

249 · In a Twinkling · Rebecca Paisley · na

357 · Angels in the Snow · Stephanie Mittman · na

Christmas Rogues (Harlequin, 1995, 83297, $4.99, 376pp, pb, oa)
Christmas-themed romance anthology.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

9 · The Christmas Stranger · Anita Mills · n.

121 · The Homecoming · Patricia Potter · n.

255 · Bayberry and Mistletoe · Miranda Jarrett · n.

Christmas Romance (Avon Books, December 1990, 0-380-76205-6, $4.50, 425pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

1 · A Christmas Melodie · Catherine Hart · na

87 · Six Little Angels · Betina Krahn · na

189 · A Match Made in Heaven · Linda Ladd · na

271 · Candle in the Snow · Barbara Dawson Smith · na

351 · Silent Night, Starry Night · Katherine Sutcliffe · na

Christmas Spirits (Jove, November 1997, 0-515-12174-6, $5.99, 346pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

1 · The Three Wise Ghosts · Lynn Kurland · na

99 · Keeping Faith · Casey Claybourne · na

171 · Only Fifteen Shopping Days Left… · Elizabeth Bevarly · na

267 · The Ghost of Christmas Present · Jenny Lykins · na

Christmas Stories 1992 (Harlequin Historical, November 1992, 0-373-83245-1, $4.99, 379pp, pb, oa)
Christmas-themed anthology of historical romances, includes authors’ favorite Christmas recipes.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

9 · Miss Montrachet Requests · Maura Seger · n.

133 · Christmas Bounty · Erin Yorke · n.

261 · A Promise Kept · Bronwyn Williams · n.

A Christmas to Cherish (Zebra, November 1992, 0-8217-3974-3, $3.99, 351pp, pb, oa)
Regency Romances.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · A Gift of the Heart · Georgina Devon · na

53 · The House Party · Violet Hamilton · na

103 · The Sounds of Christmas · Valerie King · na

177 · Under the Kissing Bough · Mary Kingsley · na

243 · Christmas at the Priory · Meg-Lynn Roberts · na

311 · Winter Enchantment · Olivia Sumner · nv

The Christmas Visit (Harlequin Historical, November 2004, 0-373-29327-5, $5.50, 299pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. set in different historical periods

7 · Comfort and Joy · Margaret Moore · na; set in Wales, 1860.

96 · Love at First Step · Terri Brisbin · na

190 · A Christmas Secret · Gail Ranstrom · n.; set in England, 1819.

Christmas with a Vampire (HQN Books, November 16, 2010, 978-0-373-77613-9, $7.99, 537pp, pb, an)
Reprint anthology of five holiday vampire romance stories. Authors are Merline Lovelace, Lori Devoti, Linda Winstead Jones, Lisa Childs, and Bonnie Vanak.
Details taken from online listing.

7 · Christmas Kiss · Merline Lovelace · na Holiday with a Vampire II, Silhouette, 2008

101 · The Vampire Who Stole Christmas · Lori Devoti · na Holiday with a Vampire II, Silhouette, 2008

239 · Sundown · Linda Winstead Jones · nv Holiday with a Vampire III, Silhouette, 2009

339 · Nothing Says Christmas Like a Vampire · Lisa Childs · nv Holiday with a Vampire III, Silhouette, 2009

437 · Unwrapped [Draicon Werewolves] · Bonnie Vanak · ss Holiday with a Vampire III, Silhouette, 2009

Chronicles of War (Simon & Schuster/Gallery, December 2010, 978-1-4391-7272-8, $19.99, 772pp, tp, om, cover by Glenn Rane) [Warcraft]
Omnibus of four tie-in novels based on the online game: Rise of the Horde by Christie Golden (2007), The Last Guardian by Jeff Grubb (2002), Tides of Darkness by Aaron Rosenberg (2007), and Beyond the Dark Portal by Aaron Rosenberg & Christie Golden (2008). Introduction by Chris Metzen. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.

vii · Introduction · Chris Metzen · in

1 · Rise of the Horde [Warcraft] · Christie Golden · n. Pocket, 2007

193 · The Last Guardian [Warcraft] · Jeff Grubb · n. Pocket, 2002

357 · Tides of Darkness [Warcraft] · Aaron Rosenberg · n. Pocket Star, 2007

555 · Beyond the Dark Portal [Warcraft] · Aaron Rosenberg & Christie Golden · n. Pocket Star, 2008

Chronology (Curiosity Quills Press, January 1, 2015, 978-1-62007-819-8, $22.99, 530pp, tp, oa, cover by Amalia Chitulescu)
Details taken from online listing.

· Draconic King · James Wymore · ss

· Wind-Up Hearts · Stan Swanson · ss

· Flight of the Pegasus · Darin Kennedy · ss

· That Which Is Hidden · Julie Frost · ss

· Whitechapel · Andrew Buckley · ss

· The Lair · Tony Healey · ss

· Signs Unseen · J. P. Moynahan · ss

· In the Clutches of the Mummy Prince · B. C. Johnson · ss

· Bait and Witch · J. P. Sloan · ss

· Inmate #85298 · Andrew J. Rausch · ss

· Lava · Piers Anthony · ss

· Strange Flesh · Katie Young · ss

· Wampus Cat · Scott Nicholson · ss Legends of the Mountain State 3 ed. Michael Knost, Woodland Press, 2009

· Yours Until the Ink Dries · Jordan Elizabeth · ss

· The Room Below · Wilbert Stanton · ss

· The Comeback · Tara Tyler · ss

· The Bull · J. R. Rain · ss

· After-Party · Mark W. Woodring · ss

· The Unattended Life · J. E. Anckorn · ss

· The Colorado King · Nathan L. Yocum · ss

· Gookie Visits Her Moma · G. Miki Hayden · ss Keen Science Fiction! April 1996

· Above the Clouds · Richard Roberts · ss

· Innocent Deception · Matthew S. Cox · ss

· Limited Liability · Matthew Graybosch · ss

Cinderella on the Ball (Attic Press, 1991, 1-85594-027-2, £3.99, 64pp, tp, oa)
Fifth in the series “Fairytales for Feminists”.

5 · Damsel in Distress · Margaret Neylon · ss

13 · The Princess and the Sun · Moya Roddy · ss

20 · The Ugly Sisters Strike Back · Linda Kavanagh · ss

26 · The Soothsayer’s Quest · Joni Crone · ss

32 · Red Riding Hood · Zoë Fairbairns · pm

33 · Alice in Thunderland (Chapter 4) · Maeve Kelly · ss

42 · No More Embroidery · Celia de Fréine · ss

48 · Snow White · Róisín Sheerin · ss

52 · After Reading the Swan Prince · Roz Cowman · pm

53 · The King, the Queen and the Donkey-Man · Ivy Bannister · ss

58 · Happy Ever After and Other Obsessions · Máiríde Woods · ss

Classic Detective Stories (MQ Publications, Ltd., 1999, 1-84072-071-9, 143pp, pb, an)
Anthology of six detective stories. Page 3 gives title as “Classic Detective Stories from a Suitcase of Suspense.”

7 · The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine January 1924

30 · The Blue Geranium [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Story-teller December 1929

51 · The Stolen Rubens [Prof. Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)] · Jacques Futrelle · ss Associated Sunday Magazine February 17 1907, as “Problem of the Stolen Rubens”

66 · Ask Me Another [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask June 1937

91 · The Riddle of the Yellow Canary [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss Mystery April 1934

122 · Sweating It Out with Dover [Insp. Wilfred Dover] · Joyce Porter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 18 1980

Classic Erotic Tales (Michael O’Mara, September 1995, 1-85479-738-7, £4.99, 243pp, pb, an, cover by Guillaume Signac)
Reprint (Michael O’Mara 1994) collection of 16 stories and excerpts from novels, including Dracula and Candide. Further copyrighted 1995.

1 · The Decameron · Boccaccio · ex (r)
translated from the Italian (Decamerone, 1353).

21 · The Memoirs of Casanova · Casanova · ex (r)

35 · The Journals of James Boswell · James Boswell · ex (r)

51 · Candide · Voltaire · ex 1759

55 · Venus in India · Charles Devereaux · ex 1889

79 · My Secret Life · Walter · ex 1888

95 · Eveline · [uncredited] · ex 1843

105 · The Adventures of a School-Boy · [uncredited] · ex (r)

143 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ex Constable, 1897

147 · Lustful Memoirs of a Young and Passionate Girl · [uncredited] · ex 1904

167 · Emmanuelle · Emmanuelle Arsan · ex Grove Press, 1971

185 · Rabbit Is Rich · John Updike · ex Knopf, 1981

203 · The Women’s Room · Marilyn French · ex Simon & Schuster, 1978

209 · The Ages of Lulu · Almudena Grandes · ex 1989

221 · The Butcher [Bedtime Stories] · Alina Reyes · ex 1988

231 · Vox · Nicholson Baker · ss Playboy March 1992

Classic Fantasy Collection (Arcturus Publishing Limited, 2017, 978-1-78828-076-1, 927pp, hc, an, cover by Peter Ridley)
Anthology of 38 fantasy stories.

7 · Introduction · [uncredited] · in

11 · The Phoenix on the Sword [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales December 1932

33 · The Scarlet Citadel [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales January 1933

69 · Rogues in the House [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales January 1934

93 · The Tower of the Elephant [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales March 1933

117 · Queen of the Black Coast [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales May 1934

145 · The Dunwich Horror [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales April 1929

185 · The Call of Cthulhu [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales February 1928

213 · The Color Out of Space [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Amazing Stories September 1927

239 · Werewolf of the Sahara · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales August/September 1936

271 · The Magic Shop · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine June 1903

283 · The Man Who Could Work Miracles · H. G. Wells · ss The Illustrated London News July 1898

299 · Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland · H. G. Wells · ss The London Magazine February 1903

313 · The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine March 1902

327 · The Wood Beyond the World · William Morris · n. Kelmscott Press, 1894

431 · The Soul of the Great Bell · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn, Roberts Brothers, 1887

437 · The Return of Yen-Tchin-King · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn, Roberts Brothers, 1887

443 · The Tale of the Porcelain-God · Lafcadio Hearn · nv Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn, Roberts Brothers, 1887

453 · The Dream of Akinosuké · Lafcadio Hearn · ss The Atlantic Monthly March 1904

460 · Rokuro-Kubi · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn, Houghton Mifflin, 1904

471 · The Moon Pool [Walter Goodwin] · Abraham Merritt · na All-Story Weekly June 22 1918

509 · The People of the Pit · Abraham Merritt · nv All-Story Weekly January 5 1918

527 · The Great God Pan · Arthur Machen · na The Great God Pan and The Inmost Light by Arthur Machen, Roberts Brothers, 1894
a portion appeared earlier in The Whirlwind, Dec 13, 1890.

575 · The Inmost Light [Mr. Dyson] · Arthur Machen · nv The Great God Pan and The Inmost Light by Arthur Machen, Roberts Brothers, 1894

601 · The Transmutation of Ling [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · na The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

673 · The Story of Yung Chang [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · ss Chapman’s Magazine October 1896

685 · The Probation of Sen Heng [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

703 · The Experiment of the Mandarin Chan Hung [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

721 · The Confession of Kai Lung [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

737 · The Vengeance of Tung Fel [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

757 · The Career of the Charitable Quen-Ki-Tong [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

777 · The Vision of Yin, the Son of Yat Huang [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · ss The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

791 · The Ill-Regulated Destiny of Kin Yen, the Picture-Maker [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · ss The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

803 · The Repairer of Reputations · Robert W. Chambers · nv The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895

833 · The Mask · Robert W. Chambers · nv The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895

849 · In the Court of the Dragon · Robert W. Chambers · ss The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895

859 · The Yellow Sign · Robert W. Chambers · nv The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895

877 · The Shadows · George MacDonald · nv Adela Cathcart by George MacDonald, Hurst & Blackett, 1864

903 · The Golden Key · George MacDonald · nv Dealings with the Fairies by George MacDonald, Arthur Strahan, 1867

Classic Ghost Stories ed. Everett F. Bleiler, uncredited (Dover Publications, 1975, 0-486-20735-8, $3.50, viii+330pp, tp, an)

1 · Sir Dominick Sarsfield · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round July 6 1872, as “Sir Dominick’s Bargain”, uncredited.
revised from “The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh”, Dublin University Magazine Mar 1838.

16 · The Story of the Bagman’s Uncle · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837, as “The Ghosts of the Mail”

34 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

45 · Wandering Willie’s Tale · Sir Walter Scott · ex from Redgauntlet, Constable, 1824

64 · Dracula’s Guest [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914
written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length.

76 · The Open Door · Margaret Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine #795, January 1882, uncredited.

118 · The Mortal Immortal · Mary Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1834, 1833

132 · Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Knickerbocker January 1837, as “The Fountain of Youth”, uncredited.

142 · No. 1 Branch Line, the Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866

155 · The Tapestried Chamber · Sir Walter Scott · ss The Keepsake 1829, 1828

169 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited.

183 · The Dream Woman · W. Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar November 1874 (+1)
revised from “Brother Morgan’s Story of the Dream-Woman” (The Queen of Hearts, Hurst and Blackett, 1859), itself revised from “The Ostler” (Household Words, Christmas 1855).

207 · The Apparition of Mrs. Veal · Daniel Defoe · ar B. Bragg, 1706, as “A True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal the Next Day After Her Death to One Mrs. Bargrave at Canterbury the 8th of September, 1705”, uncredited.

211 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891

229 · The Werewolf · Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839

249 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887).

272 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

293 · The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain · Lord Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859, uncredited.; original version.

Classic Ghost Stories (Penguin, June 1996, 0-14-600314-4, £0.60, 56pp, pb, an, cover by Gino D’Achille)
Mini-paperback anthology of 3 stories; one of the ‘Penguin Children’s 60s’.

1 · The Signal-Man · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”

28 · The Phantom Ship · Captain Marryat · ex W. H. Colyer, 1839

52 · The Ghost-Brahman · [uncredited] · ss (r)

Classic Horror Stories (Barnes & Noble, September 2015, 978-1-4351-4620-4, $20.00, 788pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 41 classic horror stories by authors including H.P. Lovecraft, M.R. James, and E. Nesbit. Introduction by Stefan Dziemianowicz. This is a gilt-edged, leatherbound edition in the Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions series. Issued without dust jacket.

The Classics of Horror: Stoker and Shelley (State Street Press, 2001, 0-681-97986-0, $19.95, 655pp, hc, om)
Reprint (BOMC/QPBC 1991 as Dracula/Frankenstein) omnibus of two classic horror novels: Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818). This is dated 2001, but not seen until now.

Classic Tales of Horror (Canterbury Classics, October 13, 2015, 978-1-62686-465-8, $24.99, xxviii+864pp, hc, an)

ix · Introduction · Ernest Hibert · in

1 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843

5 · Dracula’s Guest [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914
written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length.

15 · The Devil and Tom Walker · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as by Geoffrey Crayon

25 · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890

33 · Kerfol · Edith Wharton · nv Scribner’s Magazine March 1916

52 · The Elixir of Life · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“L’elixir de longue vie”, La Revue de Paris, October 1830).

70 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839

86 · The Case of Lady Sannox · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Idler November 1893

94 · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine April 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion”

105 · The Turn of the Screw [Turn of the Screw] · Henry James · na Collier’s Weekly January 27 1898 (+11)

189 · The Willows · Algernon Blackwood · na The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907

228 · The Shunned House · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales October 1937

251 · The Pit and the Pendulum · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present, MDCCCXLIII, Carey & Hart, 1842

263 · The Vampyre · John William Polidori · nv The New Monthly Magazine April 1 1819, as by Lord Byron

279 · One Summer Night · Ambrose Bierce · vi Cosmopolitan Magazine March 1906

281 · For the Blood Is the Life · F. Marion Crawford · ss Collier’s December 16 1905

294 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904

305 · The Body-Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884

320 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 1910

324 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887).

345 · The Raven · Edgar Allan Poe · pm New York Evening Mirror January 29 1845

349 · The Man Who Found Out · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Lady’s Realm June 1909

363 · La Grande Bretèche · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831).

379 · The Terror of Blue John Gap · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1910

393 · The Yellow Wallpaper · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · ss New England Magazine January 1892

407 · The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1842, as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy”

412 · The Metamorphosis [Gregor Samsa] · Franz Kafka · nv Parton Press, 1937
translated from the German (“Die Verwandlung”, Weisse Blätter Oct ’15).

452 · The Outsider [Dream Cycle] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales April 1926

458 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

467 · Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book · M. R. James · ss National Review March 1895, as “The Scrap-Book of Canon Alberic”

477 · Present at a Hanging · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner June 24 1888

479 · The Room in the Tower · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1912

489 · The Trial for Murder · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, as “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”, uncredited.

498 · William Wilson · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, Carey & Hart, 1839

514 · Afterward · Edith Wharton · nv The Century Magazine January 1910

539 · The Succubus · Honoré de Balzac · na Droll Stories by Honoré de Balzac, William Mitchell & Company, 1874
translated from the French (“Le Succube”, Les Contes drolatiques, 1837).

578 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893

586 · The Tree · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Tryout October 1921

590 · The Empty House [Jim Shorthouse] · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1906

603 · The Bottle Imp · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv New York Herald February 8 1891 (+3)

626 · The Screaming Skull · Francis Marion Crawford · nv Collier’s July 11 1908 (+1)

650 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891

663 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843

673 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911

676 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine”

700 · Sir Edmund Orme · Henry James · nv Black & White November 25 1891

723 · A Ghost · Guy de Maupassant · ss Allouma and Other Tales by Guy de Maupassant, Holland Pub. Co., 1895, as “The Spectre”
translated from the French (“Apparition”, Le Gaulois, April 4, 1883).

729 · In the Penal Colony · Franz Kafka · nv (r)
translated from the German (“In der Strafkolonie”, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1919).

753 · The Signal-Man · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”

763 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895

773 · An Inhabitant of Carcosa · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Newsletter December 25 1886

776 · The Damned · Algernon Blackwood · na Incredible Adventures by Algernon Blackwood, Macmillan & Co., 1914

840 · The Japanned Box · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine January 1899, as “The Story of the Japanned Box”

850 · The Tomb · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Vagrant #14, March 1922

859 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846

Classic Tales of Horror Volume 1 (Bloody Books, April 10, 2006, 0-9549476-8-1, £9.99, 251pp, tp, an)
Anthology of 15 dark fantasy stories. This was published in 2006 but not seen until now.

1 · The Man and the Snake · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner June 29 1890

9 · The Ghostly Rental · Henry James · nv Scribner’s Monthly September 1876

45 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

63 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887).

78 · The Dream Woman · Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar November 1874 (+1)
revised from “Brother Morgan’s Story of the Dream-Woman” (The Queen of Hearts, Hurst and Blackett, 1859), itself revised from “The Ostler” (Household Words, Christmas 1855).

105 · A Confession Found in a Prison in the Time of Charles the Second · Charles Dickens · ss Master Humphrey’s Clock April 18 1840

113 · Silence · Leonid Andreyev · ss (r)

128 · The Withered Arm · Thomas Hardy · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1888

160 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831).

172 · Transformation · Mary Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830

191 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843

197 · Some Terrible Letters from Scotland · James Hogg · ss The Metropolitan Magazine April 1832

212 · Lost Face · Jack London · ss New York Herald December 13 1908

226 · True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal · Daniel Defoe · ar B. Bragg, 1706, uncredited.

236 · The Blast of the Book [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Liberty August 26 1933, as “The Five Fugitives”

Classic Tales of Science Fiction & Fantasy (Canterbury Classics, October 11, 2016, 978-1-62686-801-4, $24.99, 1024pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

vii · A Genre for the Times · Michael A. Cramer · in

1 · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1858, uncredited.

21 · A Journey to the Center of the Earth · Jules Verne; translated by Frederick Amadeus Malleson · n. Ward Lock, 1877
translated from the French (Voyage au centre de la terre, 1864).

185 · Looking Backward: 2000-1887 · Edward Bellamy · n. Ticknor, 1888

339 · The War of the Worlds [War of the Worlds] · H. G. Wells · n. Heinemann, 1898

463 · A Princess of Mars [Barsoom] · Edgar Rice Burroughs · n. A.C. McClurg, October 1917

599 · The Lost World [Professor Challenger] · Arthur Conan Doyle · n. Hodder & Stoughton, October 1912

753 · The Scarlet Plague · Jack London · na The London Magazine June 1912

793 · Herland [Van Jennings] · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · n. Pantheon, April 1979

907 · Armageddon 2419 A.D. [Anthony “Buck” Rogers] · Philip Francis Nowlan · na Amazing Stories August 1928

965 · The Dunwich Horror [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales April 1929

Classic Tales of Terror (Scholastic, 1999, 0-439-05684-5, 53pp, tp, an)
All stories rewritten for a juvenile audience.

3 · The Strange Orchid · H. G. Wells · ss Pall Mall Budget August 2 1894, as “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid”

9 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na Longmans, Green, January 5 1886, as “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

21 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911

26 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843

32 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

44 · The Waxwork · A. M. Burrage · ss Someone in the Room by Ex-Private X, Jarrolds, 1931, as by Ex-Private X

Claws and Feathers (Lake Books, 1989, 0-8224-3335-4, $16.00, 135pp, hc, an)
One of a series of large-print editions intended for new and/or slow readers. Each volume was an omnibus of previously available small paperbacks. This volume is more crime/horror than fantasy.

3 · The Good Luck Smiling Cat · Phil Garrison · nv 1984

31 · The Cobra · Richard Laymon · nv Fearon, 1985

57 · Dressed Up for Murder · Gary Brandner · ss 1986

85 · The Bird · A. G. Gersdorf · nv Lake Books, 1987

The Clockwork Reader Volume 1 (Clockwork Storybook, November 2001, 0-9704841-4-3, $8.00, 100pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of four novel excerpts and six stories by Mark Finn, Chris Roberson, Matthew Sturges, and Bill Willingham. This is a print-on-demand edition.

7 · Introduction · [uncredited] · in

11 · from Gods New and Used · Mark Finn · ex

21 · You’re Solid, Right? · Mark Finn · ss

35 · Lord Peter Midnight and the Goblin King · Chris Robertson · ss

41 · from Cybermancy, Incorporated · Chris Robertson · ex

57 · from Midwinter · Matthew Sturges · ex

65 · Pets or Meat · Matthew Sturges · ss

71 · A Sorcerer’s Tale · Matthew Sturges · ss

79 · Middleman · Bill Willingham · ss

87 · Mythology · Bill Willingham · ss

95 · from The Monster Maker · Bill Willingham · ex

99 · Afterword · [uncredited] · aw

101 · Catalogue · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Clues Detective Stories (Haffner Press, 2013, ph, an)
Distributed with preorders for The Complete John Thunstone, The Complete Ivy Frost, and The Michael Gray Mysteries.

· Revelations in Green [Cyrus North] · Donald Wandrei · nv

· Murder Among Magicians · Manly Wade Wellman · nv Popular Detective December 1939

· Murder’s Handyman · Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore · ss Popular Detective March 1948, as by Woodrow Wilson Smith

The Color of Neanderthal Eyes/And Strange at Ecbatan the Trees (Tor, January 1990, 0-812-55964-9, $3.50, 76+133pp, pb, an, cover by Dave Archer & Brian Waugh)
Anthology of a novella and a short novel.

1 · The Color of Neanderthal Eyes · James Tiptree, Jr. · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 1988

1 · And Strange at Ecbatan the Trees · Michael Bishop · n. Harper & Row, 1976

Come Not Lucifer ed. Gerald Verner, uncredited (John Westhouse, 1945, 12/6d, 267pp, hc, an)
Subtitled, “A Romantic Anthology.” Illustrated by R.A. Brandt.

7 · Publisher’s Note · [uncredited] · ms

11 · King Pest · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger September 1835

27 · The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845

39 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843

53 · Bartleby · Herman Melville · nv Putnam’s Monthly November 1853 (+1), as “Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street”, uncredited.

95 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”

111 · The Watcher · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Dublin University Magazine November 1847, uncredited.

153 · The Oath · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)

177 · Torture by Hope · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by M. P. Shiel · ss The Strand Magazine June 1891
translated from the French (“La Torture par l’Espérance”, Nouveaux Contes Cruels, La Librairie Illustrée, 1888).

185 · The Pistol Shot · Alexander Pushkin · ss The Strand Magazine February 1891
translated from the Russian (“Vystrel”, Povest Belkina, 1831).

201 · The Queen of Spades · Alexander Pushkin · nv (r)
translated from the Russian (“Pouschkine”, Biblioteka dlya chteniya, March 1834).

231 · Thrawn Janet · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The Cornhill Magazine October 1881, as by R. L. S.

245 · A Lodging for the Night · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Temple Bar October 1877

The Complete Adventures of Robin of Sherwood (Puffin, 1990, 0-14-034450-0, £5.99, 631pp, pb, om)

7 · Robin of Sherwood · Richard Carpenter · n. Puffin, 1984

163 · Richard Carpenter’s Robin of Sherwood and the Hounds of Lucifer · Robin May · n. Puffin, 1985

333 · Richard Carpenter’s Robin of Sherwood: The Hooded Man · Anthony Horowitz · n. Puffin, 1986

481 · Robin of Sherwood: The Time of the Wolf · Richard Carpenter · n. Puffin, 1988

The Complete Aliens Omnibus (Titan, January 2016, 978-1-7832-9901-0, £8.99, 819pp, tp, om)
Omnibus of 3 original novels in the series: Earth Hive. Nightmare Asylum, and The Female War.

1 · I: Earth Hive [Alien] · Steve Perry · n. 1992

279 · II: Nightmare Asylum [Alien] · Steve Perry · n. 1993

557 · III: The Female War [Alien] · Steve & Stephani Perry · n. 1993

The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume 2: Genocide, Alien Harvest (Titan, June 2016, 978-1-7832-9903-4, £8.99, 621pp, pb, om)
SF novelization.

7 · Genocide [Alien] · David Bischoff · n. 1994

293 · Alien Harvest [Alien] · Robert Sheckley · n. Bantam Spectra, 1995

The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume Four: Music of the Spears, Berserker (Titan, June 27, 2017, 978-1-7832-9907-2, £8.99, 585pp, tp, om)
SF novelization.

· Music of the Spears [Alien] · Yvonne Navarro · n. Bantam Spectra, October 1996

· Berserker [Alien] · S. D. Perry · n. Bantam Spectra, August 1998

The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume Six: Cauldron, Steel Egg (Titan, June 26, 2018, 978-1-7832-9912-6, £8.99, 635pp, tp, om)
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7 · Cauldron [Alien] · Diane Carey · n. Dark Horse Books, June 2007

331 · Steel Egg [Alien] · John Shirley · n. Dark Horse Books, October 2007

The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume Seven (Titan, December 24, 2018, 978-1-7832-9913-3, £9.99, tp, om)
Omnibus of Criminal Enterprise and No Exit. Books 14 and 15 in the series.

· Criminal Enterprise [Alien] · S. D. Perry · n. Dark Horse Books, 2008

· No Exit [Alien] · B. K. Evenson · n. Dark Horse Books, 2008

The Complete Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus: Prey, Hunter’s Planet, War (Titan, November 29, 2016, 978-1-7856-5199-1, £8.99, 827pp, pb, om)
Omnibus of 3 novels.

7 · Book 1: Prey · Steve & Stephani Perry · n. Bantam Spectra, 1994, as “Aliens Vs. Predator: Prey”

277 · Book 2: Hunter’s Planet · David F. Bischoff & Steve Perry · n. Bantam Spectra, 1994, as “Aliens vs. Predator: Hunter’s Planet”

579 · Book 3: War · S. D. Perry · n. Bantam Spectra, 1999, as “Aliens vs. Predator: War”

The Complete Predator Omnibus: Concrete Jungle, Cold War, Big Game ed. Anonymous (Titan, January 30, 2018, 978-1-7856-5342-1, £8.99, 671pp, tp, om)
SF Omnibus of three novels - Concrete Jungle, Cold War, and Big Game - in the “Predator” series.

7 · Predator: Book 1: Concrete Jungle (“Predator: Concrete Jungle”) [Predator] · Nathan Archer · n. Bantam Spectra, 1995

259 · Predator: Book 2: Cold War (“Predator: Cold War”) [Predator] · Nathan Archer · n. Bantam Spectra, 1997

489 · Predator: Book 3: Big Game (“Predator: Big Game”) [Predator] · Sandy Schofield · n. Bantam Spectra, 1999

Conclave: A Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Leapy Sheep, March 31, 2014, 978-0-473-28198-4, 268pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · A Mer-Tale · Jan Goldie · na

91 · The Fence · Piper Mejia · nv

145 · Conclave Seven · Lee Murray · na

237 · Peach and Araxi · Celine Murray · nv

Confabulated Tales (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, June 18, 2010, 7pp, ph, oa, cover by Darlene Coltrain)
Released at DucKon 19.
Details taken from online listing.

· Flying Saucerers · Jody Lynn Nye · ss

Confounding SF (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, August 6, 2008, 7pp, ph, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

fc. · Stories of the Stars: Alphecca · Frank R. Paul · il Fantastic Adventures February 1946

· Bialystok Stronghead and the Mermen · Frederik Pohl · ss

Congealed Stories (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, August 5, 2010, 7pp, ph, oa, cover by Steven Vincent Johnson)
Released at ReConStruction, the 10th NASFiC.
Details taken from online listing.

· In Hizhonor’s Service · Bill Fawcett · ss

Conquering Science Fiction (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, February 20, 2009, 7pp, ph, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

fc. · Engine City · Stephan Martiniere · cv 2003

1 · South Side Whipsaw · Matthew Stover · ss; subtitled “A Brock Steele Adventure”.

Conspicuous SF (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, June 12, 2009, 7pp, ph, oa, cover by Randy Broecker)
Details taken from online listing.

· Boltzmann Schiaparelli and the Lizard King · Phyllis Eisenstein · ss

Constipating Science Fiction (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, August 6, 2009, 7pp, ph, oa, cover by Deb Kosiba)
Details taken from online listing.

· Planetarium in Orbit · Gene Wolfe · ss

Contemporary Reviews of Dracula (Swan River Press, January 2011, €25.00, 36pp, ph, nf)
A selection of reviews of Stoker’s seminal work shortly after it was published in England in 1897 and in America in 1899. Volume four in the “Bram Stoker” series.
Details taken from publisher website.

· Introduction · Leah Moore & John Reppion · in

· Reviews of Dracula (1897) · Various · rv (r)

· Reviews of Dracula (1899) · Various · rv (r)

· Reviews of “Dracula’s Guest” (1914) · Various · rv (r)

The Continental Classics Volume XVIII: Mystery Tales ed. Julian Hawthorne, uncredited (Harper & Brothers, 1909, 370pp, hc, an)
Reprint (The Review of Reviews 1909 as The Lock and Key Library: North Europe by Julian Hawthorne) anthology.

Contrivance Progress Report 4 (Contrivance, October 1988, no ISBN, 12pp, ph, nf)

3 · M. John Harrison · John Dallman & Peter Wareham · iv [Ref. M. John Harrison]

Convenient Christmas Brides (Harlequin, November 2018, 978-1-335-05182-0, $6.50, 284pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · The Captain’s Christmas Journey · Carla Kelly · n.

111 · The Viscount’s Yuletide Betrothal · Louise Allen · na

199 · One Night Under the Mistlestoe · Laurie Benson · na

Cornered (Silhouette, September 2005, 0373285280, $9.99, 368pp, pb, oa)

· Fooling Around · Linda Turner · na

· The Man in the Shadows · Ingrid Weaver · na

· A Midsummer Night’s Murder · Julie Miller · na

The Corner Seat Omnibus (Grafton Publications, February 1944, 2/-, 128pp, pb, oa)

ifc. · Criminal Cases No. 1 · [uncredited] · ms

· Murder Most Perfect · Gilbert Thomas · ss

· The Chinese Lady · Helena Caperton · ss

· Dark Horses · A. M. Burrage · ss Weekly Illustrated May 8 1937

· Dead Man’s Shoes · Charles Wilson · ss

· The Brother · Seamus de Faoite · ss

· The Three Candles · Ann Furlong · ss

· Service Flat · C. Settles · ss

· Love on Spice Island · Arthur Lamsley · ss

· The Man with the Wallop · H. B. MacDermot · ss

· Death Came to the Church · Morgan O’Connell · ss

· Inspiration · Margaret A. Watson · ss The 20-Story Magazine #160, October 1935

· The Mosquito · Robert H. Christie · ss

· Rat Trap · Dana Burnet · ss

· Try Anything Once · Coutts Brisbane · ss

· Stranger on the Train · John Dundon · ss

· Portrait of a Murderer · John Marsh · ss The Corner Magazine December 1932

128 · Solutions to Criminal Cases · [uncredited] · ms

ibc. · Criminal Cases No. 2 · [uncredited] · ms

Corner Seat Omnibus No. 4 (Grafton Publications, September 1946, 1/6d, 128pp, pb, oa)

· Copra · Allan Vaughan Elston · nv Argosy July 24 1937

· Smart Guys Shoot First · Rex Ransley · ss

· Dames Ain’t Got Ethics · Mary Tyrell · ss

· The Whip · Burl R. Tuttle · ss

· It’s an Ill Wind · Red Butler · ss

· Would You Believe It · Roy Day · ss

· Radio Station Death · Cyril H. Wilson · ss

· The Damning Message · Thomas Mack · ss Clues 1st January 1930

· Three Blind Mice · Hazel Cullen · ss

· Murder Before Breakfast · J. Erwin · ss

· Pity the Patients · Chas. C. O’Connell · ss

· Train Journey · Albert N. Cole · ss

· The Third Way Out · Edwin Baird · ss

Corpses Can Walk and Other Stories (Pictorial Art Ltd., 1946, 9d, 64pp, ph, an)

3 · Corpses Can Walk · R. Thurston Hopkins · ss (r)

12 · Beyond the Last Blue Mountains · R. Thurston Hopkins · ss Ghosts and Goblins 1938

23 · Death at the Mosque of Omar · R. Thurston Hopkins · nv Mystery Stories #10, 1937

36 · Old Men Die Too Late · William Norman · ss (r)

39 · The Tower of the Forty Companions · R. Thurston Hopkins · nv Ghosts and Goblins 1938

52 · It All Adds Up · Michael Hervey · ss

57 · Accident! · Michael Hervey · ss Tales of Terror and the Unknown, Everybody's Books, 1944

60 · Punishment to Fit the Crime · Michael Hervey · ss (r)

Cosmic Kill/Beyond the End of Space (Armchair Fiction, September 27, 2014, 978-1-61287-218-6, $12.95, 216pp, tp, an, cover: The Last Space Ship by Ed Emshwiller)
Details taken from online listing.

· Cosmic Kill [Darrien] · Robert Silverberg · na Amazing Stories April 1957 (+1), as by Robert Arnette

· Beyond the End of Space · John W. Campbell · na Amazing Stories March 1933 (+1)

Cosmos (Fiction House Press, March 2015, 978-1-5086-7693-5, $15.95, 328pp, tp, an)
Reprint of the Cosmos round-robin from Science Fiction Digest. Subtitled “A Science-Fiction Novel by Eighteen Authors” on the cover and spine. A hardcover edition (978-1-312-95554-7, $49.95) was announced but not seen.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

1 · Cosmos—Chapter 1: Faster Than Light · Ralph Milne Farley · rr Science Fiction Digest July 1933

19 · Cosmos—Chapter 2: The Emigrants · David H. Keller · rr Science Fiction Digest August 1933

33 · Cosmos—Chapter 3: Callisto’s Children · Arthur J. Burks · rr Science Fiction Digest September 1933

45 · Cosmos—Chapter 4: The Murderer from Mars · Bob Olsen · rr Science Fiction Digest September 1933

63 · Cosmos—Chapter 5: Tyrants of Saturn · Francis Flagg · rr Science Fiction Digest October 1933

89 · Cosmos—Chapter 6: Interference on Luna · John W. Campbell, Jr. · rr Science Fiction Digest November 1933

107 · Cosmos—Chapter 7: Son of the Trident · Rae Winters · rr Science Fiction Digest December 1933

121 · Cosmos—Chapter 8: Volunteers from Venus · Otis Adelbert Kline & E. Hoffmann Price · rr Fantasy Magazine January 1934

141 · Cosmos—Chapter 9: Menace of the Automaton · Abner J. Gelula · rr Fantasy Magazine February 1934

151 · Cosmos—Chapter 10: Conference at Copernicus · Raymond A. Palmer · rr Fantasy Magazine March 1934

169 · Cosmos—Chapter 11: The Last Poet and the Robots · A. Merritt · rr Fantasy Magazine April 1934

187 · Cosmos—Chapter 12: At the Crater’s Core · J. Harvey Haggard · rr Fantasy Magazine May 1934 (+1)

217 · Cosmos—Chapter 13: “What a Course!” · Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. · rr Fantasy Magazine July 1934

239 · Cosmos—Chapter 14: The Fate of the Neptunians · P. Schuyler Miller · rr Fantasy Magazine August 1934

259 · Cosmos—Chapter 15: The Horde of Elo Hava · Lloyd Arthur Eshbach · rr Fantasy Magazine September 1934

281 · Cosmos—Chapter 16: Lost in Alien Dimensions · Eando Binder · rr Fantasy Magazine October/November 1934

305 · Cosmos—Chapter 17: Armageddon in Space · Edmond Hamilton · rr Fantasy Magazine December 1934/January 1935

bc. · [back cover] · Hannes Bok · cv (r)

A Country Christmas (Signet, November 1993, 0-451-17725-8, $4.99, 351pp, pb, oa, cover by Allan Kass)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · A Husband for Holly · Jodi Thomas · na

65 · Friends Are Forever · Patricia Rice · na

134 · The Gift · Emily Bradshaw · na

208 · A Time for Giving · Raine Cantrell · na

280 · O Christmas Tree · Karen Harper · na

The Courageous Brides Collection (Barbour, 2016, 978-1-63409-777-2, $14.99, 448pp, tp, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · The Healing Promise · Johnnie Alexander · na

61 · The Doctor’s Woman · Michelle Griep · nv

107 · An Everlasting Promise · Eileen Key · na

159 · Love on the Run · Debby Lee · nv

203 · Hidden Courage · Rose Allen McCauley · nv

251 · The Encumbered Bride · Donita Kathleen Paul · na

305 · Mountain Echoes · Jennifer Uhlarik · nv

355 · Letters from Lucy · Jenness Walker · nv

407 · The Battlefield Bride · Renee Yancy · nv

A Courtship for Mama (Zebra Books, April 2004, 0-8217-7654-1, $4.99, 254pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · The Managing Mamas · Alice Holden · na

91 · Too Many Mothers · Julia Parks · na

169 · The Perfect Mother, Retired · Jeanne Savery · na

Cowboy Stories (Chronicle Books, 2007, hc, an)

· Introduction · Peter Glassman · in

· [illustrations] · Barry Moser · il (r)

· Shallow Graves · E. C. Abbott, ’Teddy Blue’ · ss (r)

· From Breaking Clean · Judy Blunt · ex (r)

· Wine on the Desert · Max Brand · ss This Week June 7 1936

· Twelve O’Clock · Stephen Crane · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1899

· The Bandana · J. Frank Dobie · ss (r)

· Long Ride Back · Ed Gorman · ss New Trails ed. John Jakes & Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday, 1994

· From Riders of the Purple Sage · Zane Grey · ex 1912

· From The Secret Life of Cowboys · Tom Groneberg · ex (r)

· The Reformation of Calliope · O. Henry · ss Associated Sunday Magazine February 28 1904, as by Sydney Porter

· Home on the Range · Brewster Higley · ss (r)

· From Biting the Dust · Dirk Johnson · ex (r)

· I Woke Up Wicked · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss Collier’s February 18 1955

· Hewey and the Wagon Cook · Elmer Kelton · ss American West ed. Loren D. Estleman, Forge, 2001

· The Gift of Cochise · Louis L’Amour · ss Collier’s July 5 1952

· Three-Ten to Yuma · Elmore Leonard · nv Dime Western Magazine March 1953

· A Buffalo Hunt · Nat Love · ss (r)

· From Lonesome Dove · Larry McMurtry · ex (r)

· The Blood Bay · Annie Proulx · ss The New Yorker December 28 1998/January 4 1999

· From Shane · Jack Schaefer · ex (r)

· Top Hand · Luke Short · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 30 1943

· From The Virginian · Owen Wister · ex Macmillan US, 1902

Cravings (Jove, July 2004, 0-515-13815-0, $7.50, 358pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of four “sensuous” dark fantasy stories by Laurell K. Hamilton (an excerpt from the new Anita Blake novel), MaryJanice Davidson (vampire story), Eileen Wilks (succubus), and Rebecca York (werewolf).

1 · Blood Upon My Lips [Anita Blake] · Laurell K. Hamilton · na

85 · Dead Girls Don’t Dance · MaryJanice Davidson · na

161 · Originally Human · Eileen Wilks · na

263 · Burning Moon · Rebecca York · na

Cravings (SFBC, August 2004, #1166765, $9.99, 358pp, hc, oa)
Reprint (Jove 2004) original anthology of four dark fantasy stories. This has ISBN 0-7394-4433-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Creative Couplings (Pocket, December 2007, 978-1-4165-4898-0, $16.00, 533pp, tp, an, cover by Alain Rivard) [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers]
Anthology of six Star Trek novelizations originally published as ebooks. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

1 · Paradise Interrupted [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · John S. Drew · na (r)

97 · Where Time Stands Still [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore · na (r)

181 · The Art of the Deal [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Glenn Greenberg · na (r)

277 · Spin [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · J. Steven & Christina F. York · na (r)

337 · Creative Couplings [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Glenn Hauman & Aaron Rosenberg · na (r)

465 · Small World [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · David Mack · na (r)

529 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Creeps ed. Charles Birkin, uncredited (Philip Allan, 1932, 2/6d, 248pp, hc, an)
First of the long-running series of anthologies edited by Charles Birkin as house editor at Philip Allan in the 1930s. Mostly shock-horror, but some good ghost stories. Also in Creeps Omnibus.

7 · Silent, White and Beautiful · Tod Robbins · nv The Smart Set April 1918; this selection taken from Who Wants a Green Bottle? pub’d by Philip Allan in 1926.

41 · The Red Lodge · H. R. Wakefield · ss They Return at Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Philip Allan, 1928

65 · The Ghost Table · Elliott O’Donnell · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine June 1923

89 · Spurs · Tod Robbins · nv Munsey’s Magazine February 1923

121 · “He Cometh and He Passeth By” · H. R. Wakefield · nv They Return at Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Philip Allan, 1928

169 · The Charnel House · Philip Murray · ss

175 · A Wager and a Ghost · Elliott O’Donnell · ss

197 · The Last Night · Charles Lloyd · ss

213 · Cockcrow Inn · Tod Robbins · nv Mystery Magazine March 1 1926

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