The Colour Out of Space
The Colour Out of Space is a horror story by H. P. Lovecraft, first published in Amazing Stories in September 1927. A surveyor investigates a blighted farm near Arkham where a meteorite fell. Lancer Books made it the title story of a 1967 collection.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Amazing Stories, 1927
The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft was first published in 1927. We track 2 editions.
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- Lancer Books1967 Hardback I own The Colour Out of Space, Lancer Books 1967 Log in to want this
- Penguin Random House2020 Paperback I own The Colour Out of Space, Penguin Random House 2020 Log in to want this
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- Editions recorded
- 5 on Open Library, 4 in English
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
More by H. P. Lovecraft
- The Call of Cthulhu1928 · 1 edition
- Dreams in the Witch-House1933 · 2 editions
- At the Mountains of Madness1936 · 1 edition
- Haunter of the Dark1936 · 1 edition
- Shadow Over Innsmouth1936 · 2 editions
- Shunned House1937 · 2 editions
- History of the Necronomicon1938 · 1 edition
- The Case of Charles Dexter Ward1941 · 3 editions
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How many editions of The Colour Out of Space are there?
We track 2 editions of The Colour Out of Space. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was The Colour Out of Space first published?
The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft was first published in 1927.
Where these facts come from
- The Colour Out of Space, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Colour Out of Space editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- The Colour Out of Space and Others (Lancer, 1967), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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