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Title: The Ghostly Rental

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Title: The Ghostly Rental Title Record # 96015
Author: Henry James
Date: 1876-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First appeared in Scribner's Monthly, September 1876
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1876 The Ghostly Rental [as by Henry James, Jr.]
Year Language Title
1969Translated by Max Schuchart
Dutch De spookachtige huurder
1976Translated by Roberta Rambelli as by R. Rambelli
Italian La pigione dello spettro
1982 French La redevance du fantôme

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Scribner's Monthly, September 1876 1876-09-00 ed. Editors of Scribner's Monthly, J. G. Holland Scribner & Co.     164
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag  
The Ghostly Tales of Henry James 1949-00-00 Henry James Rutgers University Press  
$5.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xxxiv+
766
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Magazine of Horror, September 1964 1964-09-00 ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes Health Knowledge, Inc.  
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
132
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 Checkmark
Hauntings: Tales of the Supernatural 1968-00-00 ed. Henry Mazzeo Doubleday 0-385-09373-X
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ted Gorey Checkmark
Tales of the Uncanny 1968-00-00 ed. Kurt Singer W. H. Allen 0-491-00002-2
30/-?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).
286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bill Botten  
Verschijningen uit niemandsland 1969-00-00 Henry James Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1224) 1224
ƒ2.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
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.
coll Dick Bruna Checkmark
Stories of the Supernatural 1970-00-00 Henry James Taplinger 0-8008-3830-0
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvi+
762
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Oblong Box & Other Tales of the Uncanny 1970-00-00 ed. Kurt Singer Sphere Books (Sphere Occult) 0-7221-7853-0
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).
158
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  
Stories of the Supernatural 1971-00-00 Henry James Barrie & Jenkins 0-214-65277-7   xvi+
762
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  
Edges of Reality: Confrontations with the Uncanny, the Macabre, and the Mad 1972-00-00 ed. Leo B. Kneer Scott, Foresman and Company 3432   295
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
René Magritte?Rene Magritte
Checkmark
Tales of the Uncanny 1974-09-00 ed. Kurt Singer White Lion 0-85617-384-3   286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Galassia #217 1976-07-01 ed. Gianni Montanari Casa Editrice La Tribuna 217
Lit 800?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
158
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  
Stories of the Supernatural 1980-03-00 Henry James Taplinger 0-8008-3829-7
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvi+
762
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 Evil Image: Two Centuries of Gothic Short Fiction and Poetry 1981-06-00 ed. Nora Crow Jaffe, Patricia L. Skarda NAL Meridian 0-452-00636-8
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xxix+
479
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  
Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old and New 1981-10-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Doubleday 0-385-18506-5
$13.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xviii+
652
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey  
Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old and New 1982-05-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Doubleday / SFBC 5905
$6.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xviii+
652
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Les fantômes de la jalousie 1982-12-00 Henry James Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #65) 2-7304-0186-5   220
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Ghost Tour: An Armchair Journey Through the Supernatural 1984-05-00 ed. Peter Haining William Kimber 0-7183-0507-8
£6.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ionicus  
Classic Stories of Mystery, Horror and Suspense 1987-06-00 ed. Simon Petherick Robert Hale 0-7090-2933-0
£9.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alessandro Lentati  
East Coast Ghosts 1989-07-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh The Middle Atlantic Press 0-912608-75-7
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
310
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  
Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old and New 1993-00-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Longmeadow Press 0-681-41740-4
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xviii+
652
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
12 Victorian Ghost Stories 1997-10-00 ed. Michael Cox Oxford University Press (Oxford Twelve) 0-19-288026-8
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
213
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  
Masters of the Macabre 1999-00-00 ed. uncredited Book-of-the-Month Club 0-9650769-7-0   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.
anth  
The Treasury of the Fantastic: Romanticism to Early Twentieth Century Literature 2001-02-00 ed. David Sandner, Jacob Weisman North Atlantic Books/Tachyon Publications/Frog, Ltd. 1-58394-030-8
$27.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
747
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Michael Dashow  
Ghost Stories of Henry James 2001-06-00 Henry James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-84022-422-3
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
344
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 Atkinson Grimshaw  
Classic Tales of Horror 2006-04-10 ed. Adele Hartley Bloody Books 0-9549476-8-1
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
251
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 Sense of the Past 2006-06-23 Henry James Tartarus Press 1-872621-99-6
£35.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xi+
657
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghost Stories of Henry James 2008-02-00 Henry James Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-070-4
$1.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
344
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 Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Henry James: Volume 3 2009-11-30 Henry James Leonaur Ltd 978-0-85706-041-9
£12.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
436
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 Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Henry James: Volume 3 2009-11-30 Henry James Leonaur Ltd 978-0-85706-045-7
£20.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
436
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Vampires, Zombies, Werewolves and Ghosts: 23 Classic Stories of the Supernatural 2011-09-00 ed. Eileen Panetta, Barbara H. Solomon Signet Classics 978-0-451-53194-0
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xxviii+
416+
[2]
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 photogerson , Slobodan Zivkovic  
The Treasury of the Fantastic: Romanticism to Early Twentieth Century Literature 2013-08-15 ed. David Sandner, Jacob Weisman Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-096-4
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
706
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 Thomas Canty  
The Sixth Ghost Story Megapack 2015-04-21 ed. John Gregory Betancourt Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0565-7
$0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 5 2019-12-17 ed. Alastair Gunn Wimbourne Books 978-0-9929828-8-1
$11.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
263
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 Frederic Leighton  
Damned Yankees 2020-00-00 ed. Rick Hautala, Charles G. Waugh Sam Teddy Publishing 978-1-943022-11-3
$32.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
402
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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