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Title: The Children of the Pool

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Title: The Children of the Pool Title Record # 40227
Author: Arthur Machen
Date: 1936-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Ruud Löbler
Dutch Kinderen van de poel
1987Translated by Donatella Sant'Elia
Italian I bimbi nello stagno

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Children of the Pool and Other Stories 1936-00-00 Arthur Machen Hutchinson  
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).
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Children of the Pool and Other Stories 1937-00-00 Arthur Machen Hutchinson  
3/6?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).
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1949-00-00 Arthur Machen The Richards Press  
12/-?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).
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1963-00-00 Arthur Machen Panther 1537
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
224
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 R. J. Reynolds  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1965-12-00 Arthur Machen Panther 1537
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
224
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
De grote God Pan 1970-00-00 Arthur Machen Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1321) 90-229-1321-X
ƒ2.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder
191
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
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1970-00-00 Arthur Machen John Baker     427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 1973-12-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 523-00282
$0.95?$: US dollar
284
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
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 1975-00-00 Arthur Machen Panther 0-586-04296-2
£0.60?£: UK pound
260
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 1976-08-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 0-523-00892-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
284
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 Children of the Pool and Other Stories 1976-12-00 Arthur Machen Arno Press (Supernatural and Occult Fiction) 0-405-08424-2
$14.00?$: US dollar
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
De griezeligste verhalen 1981-00-00 ed. Erik Lankester Loeb (Anthologieën) 90-6213-254-5
ƒ29.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder
492
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 Kate Higgins Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1983-11-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 0-523-42111-7
$6.95?$: US dollar
408
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  
Ghost Tour 1984-05-00 ed. Peter Haining William Kimber 0-7183-0507-8
£6.95?£: UK pound
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Le creature della Terra 1987-12-00 Arthur Machen Fanucci Editore (I Miti di Cthulhu #22) 88-347-0040-6
Lit 15,000?Lit: Italian lira
237
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 Rowena Morrill  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1997-00-00 Arthur Machen Tartarus Press 1-872621-25-2
£25.00?£: UK pound
xv+
391
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Terror and Other Stories 2005-04-00 Arthur Machen Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6036) 1-56882-175-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
322
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 Harry Fassl Checkmark
Arthur Machen: Masters of the Weird Tale 2012-06-12 Arthur Machen Centipede Press (Masters of the Weird Tale) 978-1-61347-004-6
$450.00?$: US dollar
1020
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Children of the Pool and Other Stories 2015-08-20 Arthur Machen Tartarus Press 978-1-905784-76-9 / 196
£35?£: UK pound
vi+
209
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 2018-11-22 Arthur Machen Fantasy and Horror Classics 978-1-5287-8528-0
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 date unknown Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books  
$1.50?$: US dollar
284
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 Terror and Other Stories date unknown Arthur Machen Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6036) 1-56882-175-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
322
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 Harry Fassl Checkmark
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