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Cautionary Tales

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

First published 1978
Publisher Doubleday
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Cover art Bob Silverman
Pages xiv+207
Price $7.95
ISBN 0385131453

"First Edition" on copyright page. Gutter code "I 42" on page 203, indicating printed in October 1978.
Publication month from Locus #217 (December 1978).
Last page number is 204, but there are 3 additional un-numbered pages with content, here identified as pages 205-207.
Note that the short poem at end of book has no title on page 207, but is identified as 'An Indulgence' on the Contents page.
Reginald3 lists x+204 pages.

Year Reviewer Publication
1980 Andrew Kaveney Foundation, #18 January 1980
1980 Janice Maule Vector 99
1983 Andy Hobbs Paperback Inferno, Volume 6, Number 5
1984 R. A. Lafferty It's Down the Slippery Cellar Stairs

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Everything That Begins with an "M" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Short Story
8 about "Everything That Begins with an 'M'" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
9 Frog Pond Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Short Story
18 about "Frog Pond" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
19 Un Bel Di Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Novelette
37 about "Un Bel Di" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
39 Lammas Night Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Novelette
53 about "Lammas Night" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
55 Into My Own Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Novelette
75 about "Into My Own" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
77 Disturb Not My Slumbering Fair Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Short Story
89 about "Disturb Not My Slumbering Fair" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
91 The Meaning of the Word Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Short Story
108 about "The Meaning of the Word" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
109 The Generalissimo's Butterfly Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Short Story
126 about "The Generalissimo's Butterfly" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
127 Allies Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Novelette
157 about "Allies" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
159 Dead in Irons Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Novelette
181 about "Dead in Irons" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
183 Swan Song Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Short Story
194 about "Swan Song" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
195 The Fellini Beggar Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Short Story
205 about "The Fellini Beggar" Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay
207 An Indulgence Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Poem
ix Introduction to Quinn Yarbro's Stories James Tiptree, Jr. Essay
xi A Word of Caution Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Cautionary Tales Cover 1980 Sidgwick & Jackson Hardcover Collection Peter Bowman xiii+207
Cautionary Tales Cover 1980 Warner Books Paperback Collection Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon 255
Cautionary Tales Cover 1983 Granada Paperback Collection Melvyn Grant 285
Cautionary Tales Cover 2018 Avalerion Books Trade Paperback Collection 192