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    Runes of Ahrh-Eih-Eche Robert E. Howard (Stygian Isle Press, 1976, 38pp, ph, cover by Randal Spurgin)
    Collection of 24 letters from Howard, plus “The Ghost of Camp Colorado”.
    • 5 · Introduction · Jonathan Bacon · in *
    • 6 · Letter to Harold Preece, received October 20, 1928 (“Your stationery is alright.”) · lt The Howard Collector #3 1962 [Harold Preece]
    • 7 · Letter to Harold Preece, ca. August 1928 (“Glad you enjoyed our reunion at Fort Worth”) · lt Fantasy Crossroads #7 1976 [Harold Preece]
    • 8 · Letter to Harold Preece, postmarked September 18, 1929 (“I don’t remember saying anything against...”) · lt * [Harold Preece]
    • 9 · Letter to Farnsworth Wright, ca. June 1930 (“I have long looked forward to reading...”) · lt The Howard Collector #11 1969 [Farnsworth Wright]
    • 9 · Letter to Harold Preece, postmarked November 24, 1930 (“I hope you’ll pardon my negligence...”) · lt The Howard Collector #13 1970 [Harold Preece]; omits embedded poem
    • 10 · Letter to Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. February 1931 (“I can hardly find words to express...”) · lt * [Wilfred Blanch Talman]
    • 10 · Letter to Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. April 1931 (“I’m glad you liked "Kings of the Night"”) · lt * [Wilfred Blanch Talman]
    • 10 · Letter to Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. July 1931 (“I should have answered your letter...”) · lt * [Wilfred Blanch Talman]
    • 10 · Letter to Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. September 1931 (“Thank you very much for the letter you wrote...”) · lt Whispers #6/7 1975 [Wilfred Blanch Talman]
    • 11 · Letter to Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. October 1931 (“I’m returning herewith your stories...”) · lt * [Wilfred Blanch Talman]
    • 12 · Letter to Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. March 1932 (“I’ve finally gotten around to answering...”) · lt * [Wilfred Blanch Talman]
    • 13 · Letter to Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. July 1932 (“Thanks very much for "De Halve Maen"”) · lt The Howard Collector #13 1970 [Wilfred Blanch Talman]
    • 13 · Letter to R.H. Barlow, June 1, 1934 (“Concerning the illustrations you...”) · lt The Howard Collector #18 1973 [Robert H. Barlow]
    • 13 · Letter to R.H. Barlow, June 14, 1934 (“If I ever decide to dispose...”) · lt The Howard Collector #18 1973 [Robert H. Barlow]
    • 14 · Letter to Clark Ashton Smith, March 15, 1933 (“I hardly know how to thank you for the copy”) · lt The Howard Collector #11 1969 [Clark Ashton Smith]
    • 14 · Letter to Clark Ashton Smith, ca. July 1933 (“I really must apologize for not having...”) · lt The Howard Collector #11 1969 [Clark Ashton Smith]
    • 14 · Letter to H.P. Lovecraft, ca. August 1933 (“I am sending on to you the enclosed manuscript...”) · lt The Howard Collector #15 1971 [H. P. Lovecraft]
    • 15 · Letter to August Derleth, ca. July 1933 (“Thanks immensely for the opportunity of reading...”) · lt The Howard Collector #15 1971 [August Derleth]
    • 15 · Letter to Carl Jacobi, ca. Summer 1934 (“Thank you for the kind comments...”) · lt The Howard Collector #12 1970 [Carl Jacobi]
    • 16 · Letter to Farnsworth Wright, May 6, 1935 (“I always hate to write a letter like this...”) · lt The Howard Collector #9 1967 [Farnsworth Wright]
    • 17 · Letter to Clark Ashton Smith, July 23, 1935 (“I’m ashamed of my long delay in answering...”) · lt The Howard Collector #5 1964 [Clark Ashton Smith]
    • 17 · Letter to August Derleth, May 9, 1936 (“I am indeed sorry to learn of the deaths...”) · lt The Howard Collector #5 1964 [August Derleth]
    • _17 · A Warning (Partial Verse) · pm The Howard Collector #5 1964
    • 18 · Letter to Harold Preece, ca. December 1928 (“Salaam/You’re right; women are great actors.”) · lt The Howard Collector #13 1970 [Harold Preece]; incomplete
    • 19 · Letter to Harold Preece, ca. early April 1930 (“Thanks for the Saint Padraic’s card”) · lt The Howard Collector #16 1972 [Harold Preece]
    • 19 · Letter to Harold Preece, ca. October 1930 (“Well, Harold, how did you like my story...”) · lt The Howard Collector #2 1962 [Harold Preece]
    • 20 · Letter to Harold Preece, ca. February 1930 (“Go manee jeea git/You’re in Kansas now, eh?”) · lt The Howard Collector #10 1968 [Harold Preece]
    • 21 · Letter to Harold Preece, ca. September 1929 (“I’ve been reading Destiny Bay and in...”) · lt The Howard Collector #12 1970 [Harold Preece]
    • 22 · Letter to Frank Torbett, June 22, 1936 · Dr. I. M. Howard · lt The Howard Collector #1 1961 [Frank Torbett]
    • 22 · Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, June 21, 1944 · Dr. I. M. Howard · lt The Howard Collector #14 1971 [E. Hoffmann Price]
    • 24 · Howardian Alphabet · Randall Spurgin · pi
    • 37 · The Ghost of Camp Colorado · ar Texaco Star Apr 1931


    The Shadow Kingdom and Others Robert E. Howard (Panther 586-04372-1, 1976, 60p, 248pp, pb, cover by Chris Achilleos)
    Reprint (Arkham House 1946 as part of Skull-Face and Others) SF collection. Volume three in the “Skull-Face Omnibus” series.
    • 7 · Foreword · August Derleth · fw Skull-Face Omnibus, Arkham House 1946
    • 11 · Which Will Scarcely Be Understood · pm Weird Tales Oct 1937
    • 13 · Robert Ervin Howard: A Memoriam · H. P. Lovecraft · bg Fantasy Magazine Sep 1936
    • 18 · The Hyborian Age · ar LANY Cooperative Publications 1938; the first half was published in The Phantagraph, Feb, Aug, & Oct/Nov ’36.
    • 44 · The Shadow Kingdom [Kull] · nv Weird Tales Aug 1929
    • 77 · The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune [Kull] · ss Weird Tales Sep 1929
    • 87 · The Phoenix on the Sword [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Dec 1932
    • 114 · The Scarlet Citadel [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Jan 1933
    • 158 · The Tower of the Elephant [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Mar 1933
    • 185 · Rogues in the House [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Jan 1934
    • 213 · Shadows in Zamboula [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Nov 1935
    • 248 · Lines Written in the Realization that I Must Die · pm Weird Tales Aug 1938


    The Shadow of the Beast Robert E. Howard (George Hamilton, 1977, 27pp, ph, cover by Steve Fabian)
    Original fantasy collection.


    Skull-Face Robert E. Howard (Berkley 0-425-03708-8, Feb ’78, $1.95, 248pp, pb)
    Fantasy/horror collection.


    Skull-Face and Others Robert E. Howard (Arkham House, 1946, $5.00, x+475pp, hc)
    • Foreword · August Derleth · fw
    • Which Will Scarcely Be Understood · pm Weird Tales Oct 1937
    • Robert E. Howard: A Memoriam · H. P. Lovecraft · bg Fantasy Magazine Sep 1936, as “In Memoriam: Robert Ervin Howard”; revised from “Robert Ervin Howard: 1906-1936”, The Phantagraph Aug ’36.
    • A Memory of R.E. Howard · E. Hoffmann Price · bg
    • Wolfshead [de Montour] · nv Weird Tales Apr 1926
    • The Black Stone · ss Weird Tales Nov 1931
    • The Horror from the Mound · ss Weird Tales May 1932
    • The Cairn on the Headland · ss Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror Jan 1933
    • Black Canaan · nv Weird Tales Jun 1936
    • The Fire of Asshurbanipal · nv Weird Tales Dec 1936
    • A Man-Eating Jeopard [Buckner Grimes] · ss Cowboy Stories Jun 1936
    • Skull-Face [Kathulos] · na Weird Tales Oct 1929 (+2)
    • The Hyborian Age · ar The Phantagraph 1936
    • Worms of the Earth [Bran Mak Morn] · nv Weird Tales Nov 1932
    • The Valley of the Worm [James Allison] · nv Weird Tales Feb 1934
    • Skulls in the Stars [Solomon Kane] · ss Weird Tales Jan 1929
    • Rattle of Bones [Solomon Kane] · ss Weird Tales Jun 1929
    • The Hills of the Dead [Solomon Kane] · ss Weird Tales Aug 1930
    • Wings in the Night [Solomon Kane] · nv Weird Tales Jul 1932
    • The Shadow Kingdom [Kull] · nv Weird Tales Aug 1929
    • The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune [Kull] · ss Weird Tales Sep 1929
    • Kings of the Night [Bran; Kull] · nv Weird Tales Nov 1930
    • The Phoenix on the Sword [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Dec 1932
    • The Scarlet Citadel [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Jan 1933
    • The Tower of the Elephant [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Mar 1933
    • Rogues in the House [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Jan 1934
    • Shadows in Zamboula [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Nov 1935
    • Lines Written in the Realization that I Must Die · pm Weird Tales Aug 1938


    Skull-Face and Others Robert E. Howard (Arkham House, 1946, $5.00, 475pp, hc, cover by Hannes Bok)
    Fantasy/horror collection. Limited to 3004 copies.
    • vii · Foreword · August Derleth · fw *
    • ix · Which Will Scarcely Be Understood · pm Weird Tales Oct 1937
    • xiii · Robert Ervin Howard: A Memoriam · H. P. Lovecraft · bg Fantasy Magazine Sep 1936
    • xvii · A Memory of R.E. Howard · E. Hoffmann Price · bg *; a slightly different version appeared in The Ghost for May 1945 under the title “The Book of the Dead, Chapter 2, Robert Ervin Howard”
    • 3 · Wolfshead [de Montour] · nv Weird Tales Apr 1926
    • 21 · The Black Stone [Cthulhu] · nv Weird Tales Nov 1931
    • 35 · The Horror from the Mound · ss Weird Tales May 1932
    • 49 · The Cairn on the Headland · nv Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror Jan 1933
    • 64 · Black Canaan · nv Weird Tales Jun 1936
    • 90 · The Fire of Asshurbanipal [Cthulhu] · nv Weird Tales Dec 1936
    • 109 · A Man-Eating Jeopard [Buckner Grimes] · ss Cowboy Stories Jun 1936
    • 122 · Skull-Face [Kathulos] · na Weird Tales Oct 1929 (+2)
    • 190 · The Hyborian Age · ar LANY Cooperative Publications 1938; the first half was published in The Phantagraph, Feb, Aug, & Oct/Nov ’36.
    • 208 · Worms of the Earth [Bran Mak Morn] · nv Weird Tales Nov 1932
    • 232 · The Valley of the Worm [James Allison] · nv Weird Tales Feb 1934
    • 249 · Skulls in the Stars [Solomon Kane] · ss Weird Tales Jan 1929
    • 257 · Rattle of Bones [Solomon Kane] · ss Weird Tales Jun 1929
    • 263 · The Hills of the Dead [Solomon Kane] · nv Weird Tales Aug 1930
    • 279 · Wings in the Night [Solomon Kane] · nv Weird Tales Jul 1932
    • 303 · The Shadow Kingdom [Kull] · nv Weird Tales Aug 1929
    • 327 · The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune [Kull] · ss Weird Tales Sep 1929
    • 334 · Kings of the Night [Bran Mak Morn; Kull] · nv Weird Tales Nov 1930
    • 360 · The Phoenix on the Sword [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Dec 1932
    • 379 · The Scarlet Citadel [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Jan 1933
    • 410 · The Tower of the Elephant [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Mar 1933
    • 430 · Rogues in the House [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Jan 1934
    • 451 · Shadows in Zamboula [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Nov 1935
    • 475 · Lines Written in the Realization that I Must Die · pm Weird Tales Aug 1938


    Skull-Face and Others Robert E. Howard (Panther 586-04220-2, 1976, 60p, 250pp, pb, cover by Chris Achilleos)
    Reprint (Arkham House 1946 as part of Skull-Face and Others) fantasy/horror collection. Volume one in the “Skull-Face Omnibus” series.
    • 7 · Foreword · August Derleth · fw Skull-Face Omnibus, Arkham House 1946
    • 11 · Which Will Scarcely Be Understood · pm Weird Tales Oct 1937
    • 13 · Robert Ervin Howard: A Memoriam · H. P. Lovecraft · bg Fantasy Magazine Sep 1936
    • 18 · A Memory of R.E. Howard · E. Hoffmann Price · bg Skull-Face Omnibus, Arkham House 1946; a slightly different version appeared in The Ghost for May 1945 under the title “The Book of the Dead, Chapter 2, Robert Ervin Howard”
    • 32 · Skull-Face [Kathulos] · na Weird Tales Oct 1929 (+2)
    • 128 · Wolfshead [de Montour] · nv Weird Tales Apr 1926
    • 153 · The Black Stone [Cthulhu] · nv Weird Tales Nov 1931
    • 172 · The Horror from the Mound · ss Weird Tales May 1932
    • 192 · The Cairn on the Headland · nv Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror Jan 1933
    • 214 · Black Canaan · nv Weird Tales Jun 1936




    Solomon Kane: Skulls in the Stars Robert E. Howard (Bantam 0-553-12031-X, Dec ’78, $1.95, xii+173pp, pb) [Solomon Kane]
    Fantasy/horror collection.
    • ix · The World of Solomon Kane · J. Ramsey Campbell · in *
    • 1 · Skulls in the Stars · ss Weird Tales Jan 1929
    • 14 · The Right Hand of Doom · ss Red Shadows, Donald M. Grant 1968
    • 20 · Red Shadows · nv Weird Tales Aug 1928
    • 53 · Rattle of Bones · ss Weird Tales Jun 1929
    • 61 · The Castle of the Devil [Silent, John] · Robert E. Howard & Ramsey Campbell · ss *; expanded by Campbell from a fragment by Howard in Red Shadows (Donald M. Grant, 1978)
    • 79 · The Moon of Skulls · na Weird Tales Jun 1930 (+1)
    • 137 · The One Black Stain · pm The Howard Collector #2 1962
    • 140 · Blades of the Brotherhood · nv Red Shadows, Donald M. Grant 1968


    Solomon Kane: The Hills of the Dead Robert E. Howard (Bantam 0-553-12166-9, Mar ’79, $1.95, xii+141pp, pb) [Solomon Kane]
    Fantasy/horror collection.
    • ix · The Mystery of Solomon Kane · Ramsey Campbell · in *
    • 1 · The Hills of the Dead · nv Weird Tales Aug 1930
    • 24 · Hawk of Basti · Robert E. Howard & Ramsey Campbell · nv *; expanded by Campbell from a fragment by Howard in Red Shadows (Donald M. Grant, 1978)
    • 48 · The Return of Sir Richard Grenville · pm Red Shadows, Donald M. Grant 1968
    • 50 · Wings in the Night · nv Weird Tales Jul 1932
    • 86 · The Footfalls Within · nv Weird Tales Sep 1931
    • 104 · The Children of Asshur · Robert E. Howard & Ramsey Campbell · nv *; expanded by Campbell from a fragment by Howard in Red Shadows (Donald M. Grant, 1978)
    • 139 · Solomon Kane’s Homecoming · pm Fanciful Tales Fll 1936


    The Sword of Conan Robert E. Howard (Gnome Press, 1952, $2.75, 251pp, hc, cover by David Kyle) [Conan]
    Fantasy collection. Limited to 5000 copies.
    • 1 · The People of the Black Circle · na Weird Tales Sep 1934 (+2)
    • 91 · The Slithering Shadow · nv Weird Tales Sep 1933
    • 129 · The Pool of the Black One · nv Weird Tales Oct 1933
    • 162 · Red Nails · na Weird Tales Jul 1936 (+2)
    • An Informal Biography of Conan the Cimmerian · John D. Clark, Ph.D. & P. Schuyler Miller · lk; based on “A Probable Outline of Conan’s Career” by P. Schuyler Miller & John D. Clark (The Hyborian Age, LANY Cooperative Publications, 1938)


    The Sword Woman Robert E. Howard (Zebra 0-89083-261-7, May ’77, $1.50, 176pp, pb, cover by Stephen E. Fabian)
    Historical collection.
    • 5 · Introduction · Leigh Brackett · in
    • 13 · Sword Woman [Dark Agnes] · na REH: Lone Star Fictioneer #2 1975
    • 67 · Blades for France [Dark Agnes] · nv George T. Hamilton 1975
    • 99 · Mistress of Death [Dark Agnes] · Robert E. Howard & Gerald W. Page · nv Witchcraft & Sorcery #5 1971; completed by Page from a fragment and synopsis by Howard (Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures, Del Rey, 2011).
    • 125 · The King’s Service · nv George T. Hamilton 1975
    • 151 · The Shadow of the Hun [Turlogh O’Brien] · nv The Shadow of the Hun, George Hamilton 1975


    Swords of Shahrazar Robert E. Howard (Orbit 0-8600-7881-7, 1976, 50p, 122pp, pb)
    Associational/fantasy collection. FAX 1976 edition retitles “Swords of Shahrazar” as “The Treasure of Shaibar Kahn”.
    • 7 · Swords of Shahrazar [Kirby O’Donnell] · na Top-Notch Oct 1934
    • 61 · The Treasures of Tartary [Kirby O’Donnell] · nv Thrilling Adventures Jan 1935
    • 91 · The Curse of the Crimson God [Kirby O’Donnell] · nv *; originally published in a somewhat different version as “The Bloodstained God” in Tales of Conan, Gnome Press, 1955.


    Swords of Shahrazar Robert E. Howard (Berkley 0-425-03709-6, Mar ’78, $1.95, 165pp, pb)
    Collection of 5 quasi-fantasy/adventure stories. An expansion of an earlier 3-story collection under the same title (Orbit 1976).
    • 1 · The Treasures of Tartary [Kirby O’Donnell] · nv Thrilling Adventures Jan 1935
    • 29 · Swords of Shahrazar [Kirby O’Donnell] · na Top-Notch Oct 1934
    • 85 · The Curse of the Crimson God [Kirby O’Donnell] · nv Swords of Shahrazar, Futura/Orbit 1976; originally published in a somewhat different version as “The Bloodstained God” in Tales of Conan, Gnome Press, 1955.
    • 119 · The Brazen Peacock · nv REH: Lone Star Fictioneer #3 1975
    • 147 · The Black Bear Bites [Cthulhu] · ss From Beyond the Dark Gateway #3 1974



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