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Editor:Christine Bernard
Title:The Fontana Book Of Great Horror Stories
Publisher:  Fontana
Country:UK
Date:Jan 1975
Format:Paperback
Genre:Fiction, Horror, Fantasy
ISBN-10:0006122930
Cat#:2293
Total Editions:5
First Published:  1966
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Number: 2815339  THUMBNAIL
Uploaded By: David Whiteley
Description: Front cover 8th printing


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Christine Bernard - The Fontana Book Of Great Horror Stories - Fontana - Paperback - UK (1966)

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ppint.
29th Nov 2021
 david: thank-you - & ''you're welcome''.

- yr hmbl srppnt. can provide some of the contents' listings from another bibliographic source (or two), but has little or no direct personal knowledge in this area - or, for that intangible, diaphanous-appearing ectoplasmic matter, of, nor in, the armada ghost books' contents, q.v. - but can always go bug tony (up to a reasonable limit) for sight of any he currently has in stock of these series in the old pier bookshop - it's how i got much of the pan books of horror series listing details together for bookcat. . .

- ''oh, hi, tony!''. . .
 

 
David Whiteley
29th Nov 2021
 Well here we go again. Only sixteen more to sort out.
Thanks for the challenge, ppint.
 

 
David Whiteley
29th Nov 2021
 Added covers and contents page.

All stories are reprints except "No Stronger Than a Flower" and "In the Steam Room". Others First published as follows:

"The Squaw", short story by Bram Stoker. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (Christmas annual Holly Leaves edition), December 2, 1893.
"No Stronger Than a Flower", short story by Robert Aickman. First publised Here.
"Tarnhelm", short story by Hugh Walpole. Liberty vol 6 No. 51, December 28, 1929, as 'Tarnhelm; or, The Death of my Uncle Robert"
"The Gypsy", short story by Agatha Christie. "The Hound of Death and Other Stories". (1933).
"A Case of Eavesdropping", short story by Algernon Blackwood. Pall Mall Magazine, Vol. XXII, No.92, December 1900.
"The Pond", short story by Nigel Kneale. "Tomato Cain and Other Stories". (1949).
"William and Mary", novelette by Roald Dahl. "Kiss Kiss". (1960).
"The Two Vaynes", short story by L. P. Hartley. World Review, New Series No.22 ,December 1950.
"The Next in Line", novelette by Ray Bradbury. "Dark Carnival". (1947)
"In the Steam Room", short story by Frank Baker. First publised Here.
"The Interlopers", short story by Saki. Bystander, January 17, 1912.
"The Cat Jumps", short story by Elizabeth Bowen. "Shudders". (1929).
"The Boarded Window", short story by Ambrose Bierce. The San Francisco Examiner, April 12, 1891, as "The Boarded Window: An Incident in the Life of an Ohio Pioneer". Revised for his collection "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians" (1892). [Which version is this?]
"Marmalade Wine", short story by Joan Aiken. Suspense (UK), vol 1, No. 2. Sept 1958.
 

 
ppint.
28th Nov 2021
 links from series listing to each individual title done. <fx: mentally puffed>hfff!!!</fx>. and checked. - time for another free refill of horrible tim martin's coffee...

links back yet to fettle...

30/11/21 edit: #17-5 done...

- and tested...

1/12/21 / 12/1/21 / 2012/12/01 edit: and #4-2 done and dust^W tested.
 

 
ppint.
2nd Jul 2020
 mainly reprint horror anthology series
just a little over half as horrific as its inspiration and main rival horror series from pan books, q.v.
upon which it was modelled - perhaps - ?

edited by christine bernard:
#1: "the fontana book of great horror stories" (1966) (this book)
#2: "the second fontana book of great horror stories" (1967), q.v.
#3: "third fontana book of great horror stories" (1968), q.v.
aka ''the third fontana book of great horror stories'' (merkin mmpb 1971), q.v.
#4: "the 4th fontana book of great horror stories" (1969), q.v.

edited by mary danby:
#5: "the 5th fontana book of great horror stories" (1970), q.v.
#6: "the 6th fontana book of great horror stories" (1971), q.v.
#7: "the 7th fontana book of great horror stories" (1972), q.v.
#8: "the 8th fontana book of great horror stories" (1973), q.v.
#9: "the 9th fontana book of great horror stories" (1975), q.v.
#10: "the 10th fontana book of great horror stories" (1977), q.v.
#11: "the 11th fontana book of great horror stories" (1978), q.v.
#12: "the 12th fontana book of great horror stories" (1979), q.v.
#13: "the 13th fontana book of great horror stories" (1980), q.v.
#14: "the 14th fontana book of great horror stories" (1981), q.v.
#15: "the 15th fontana book of great horror stories" (1982), q.v.
#16: "the 16th fontana book of great horror stories" (1983), q.v.
#17: "the 17th fontana book of great horror stories" (1984), q.v.
 

 
ppint.
1st Jul 2020
 reprint anthology containing twelve short stories and two novelettes

wm collins sons fontana imprint 2/1966 first printing, first edition

cover art unsigned
cover price 3/6
cat# 1232 (no sbn)
224pp. including titles, indica, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising

3/1967 2nd impression
cover price 3/6
no sbn
224pp. including titles, indica, table-of-contents etc, end pp. advertising

3/1968 3rd impression; new
cover art unsigned
cover price 3/6
cat# 1748(?)
no sbn
224pp. including titles, indica (with month dates for above printings) etc, end pp. advertising

... ...

... ...

8th impression (1/1975 ?) bears new

cover art unsigned, uncredited
cover price 35p, australia $1.00, new zealand $1.05, canada $1.25
isbn 0-00-612293-0
cat# 2293 or 12293 theoretically, but collins group had ceased using non-sbn (or later, isbn) numbers in their ordering system long since - though iirc, they took care to ensure that the numbers left by dropping the (0-)006, (0-)586, (0-)583 (etc.) from their (i)sbns remained unique.
224pp. including 8pp. titles, indica, table-of-contents etc, 3 end pp. advertising
 


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