This is a large collection of works by the renown fantasy-adventure pulp writer from Cross Plains Texas, Robert E. Howard. There are 22 hardcover books ( many of them 1st editions or rarities ), 40 paperback editions ( some PB firsts and quite scarce ), as well as an additional 8 items of accentuated rarity or unusual origins...for a total of 70 individual items! Much of the REH cannon is to be found within the covers of this collection, which was accrued over the course of many years. The total value of this collection in the current paper collectibles market is easily in excess of a thousand dollars - I have set my opening bid at less than HALF that estimate in the hopes of a quick sale, making this a tremendous opportunity for book dealers as well as regular collectors. The individual titles ( with additional information where needed ) are as follows =

CONAN THE BARBARIAN / Gnome Press - 1954 / 1st hardcover edition / condition = VERY GOOD with Very Good ( minus ) original dust jacket / estimated value = $100.00

CONAN THE CONNQUEROR / Gnome Press - 1950 / 1st hardcover edition / condition = VERY GOOD with facsimile B&W dust jacket ( not original ) / estimated value = $35.00

THE COMING OF CONAN / Gnome Press - 1953 / 1st hardcover edition / condition = VERY GOOD ( minus ) with facsimile B&W dust jacket ( not original ) / estimated value = $35.00

THE ROAD OF AZRAEL / Donald Grant - 1979 / 1st hardcover edition / condition = FINE with Fine original dust jacket / Illustrated by Roy Krenkel / estimated value = $50.00

THE SOWERS OF THUNDER / Donald Grant - 1973 / 1st hardcover edition / condition = FINE with Fine original dust jacket / illustrated by Roy Krenkel / estimated value = $60.00

HAWKS OF OUTREMER / Donald Grant - 1979 / 1st hardcover edition / condition = FINE ( minus ) with Fine original dust jacket / estimated value = $50.00

BRAN MAK MORN, The Last King / Wandering Star Press - 2001 / 1st edition / condition = VERY FINE ( minus ) with original Very Fine dust jacket / est. value = $50.00

ALMURIC / Donald Grant - 1975 / 1st edition ( in this form ) / condition = FINE ( minus ) with Fine original dust jacket / estimated value = $40.00

TIGERS OF THE SEA / Donald Grant - 1974 / 1st hardcover edition / condition = VERY GOOD ( plus ) with Very Good condition original dust jacket / estimated value = $40.00

MAYHEM ON BEAR CREEK / Donald Grant - 1979 / 1st hardcover edition / condition = FINE ( minus ) with Fine original dust jacket / estimated value = $50.00

THE RETURN OF SKULL FACE / Fax Press - 1977 / edition unsure - probable 1st hardcover edition / condition = VERY GOOD ( plus ) with V ery Good original dust jacket / estimated value = $45.00

THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF DENNIS DORGAN / Fax Press -1974 / 1st hardcover edition / condition = VERY GOOD ( plus ) with Very Good original dust jacket / estimated value = $50.00

THE VULTURES / Fictioneer Books - 1975 / early hardcover edition / condtion = Very Good ( plus ) with Very good original dust jacket / estimated value = $ 40.00

RED NAILS / Berkely Putnam - 1977 / book club edition / condition = VERY GOOD with Very Good original dust jacket / estimated value = $10.00

THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE / Berkely Putnam - 1977 / book club edition / condition = VERY GOOD with Very Good original dust jacket / estimated value = $10.00

THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON / Donald Grant - 1989 / deluxe ‘graycover’ hardcover edition / condition = FINE with original Fine condition dust jacket / estimated vale = $50.00

A WITCH SHALL BE BORN / Donald Grant - 1975 / deluxe ‘graycover’ hardcover edition / condition = FINE ( minus ) with original Fine condition dust jacket / estimated vale = $50.00

RED NAILS / Donald Grant - 1975 / deluxe ‘graycover’ hardcover edition / condition = FINE with original Fine condition dust jacket / estimated vale = $50.00

THE TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT / Donald Grant - 1975 / deluxe ‘graycover’ hardcover edition / condition = FINE with original Fine condition dust jacket / estimated vale = $50.00

BLACK COLOSSUS / Donald Grant - 1979 / deluxe ‘graycover’ hardcover edition / condition = FINE with original Fine condition dust jacket / estimated vale = $50.00

THE POOL OF THE BLACK ONE / Donald Grant - 1986 / deluxe ‘Graycover’ hardcover edition / condition = FINE with original Fine condition dust jacket / estimated vale = $50.00

BLACK VULMEA’S VENGEANCE / Donald Grant - 1976 / 1st hardcover edition / condition = FINE with original Fine condition dust jacket / estimated vale = $50.00

THE GREY GOD PASSES / Charles Miller Press - 1975 / 1st edition fanzine format / condition = FINE ( minus ) / estimated value = $12.00

. TWO FISTED DETECTIVE / Cryptic Publications - 1984 / 1st edition fanzine format - only 300 copies printed / condition = VERY FINE / estimated value = $15.00

THE GARDEN OF FEAR / Crawford Publications - 1945 / early fanzine edition / condition = VERY GOOD ( minus ) / estimated value = $15.00

SPEAR AND FANG / Wierd Tales 50th Anniversary Issue - 1973 / magazine format / condition = VERY GOOD ( minus ) / estimated value = $20.00

HEROES OF BEAR CREEK / Ace Fantasy - 1983 / paperback original ( 1st PB printing ) / condition = VERY GOOD / estimated value = $50.00 ( very scarce )

THE VULTURES OF WHAPETON / Zebra Fantasy - 1975 / 1st paperback edition ( very scarce ) / condition = VERY GOOD / estimated value = $15.00

FIVE VOLUME BOXED PAPERBACK CONAN SET ( Conan, Conan of Cimmeria, Conan the Freebooter, Conan the Wanderer and Conan the Adventurer ) / Ace Fantasy - 1984 / Condition = VERY GOOD / estimated value = $ 20.00

40 ASSORTED ROBERT E. HOWARD PAPERBACKS ( no duplicate editions - some duplicated material in separate editions ) / assorted editions ( some very scarce ) / assorted conditions ranging from Very Good ( minus ) to Fine ( plus ) / combined estimated value = $100.00 ( based on conservative average value of $2.50 each ). Titles = Wolfshead, Solomon Kane, Sowers of Thunder, Gods of Bal-Sagoth, Moon of Skulls, Son of The Wihite Wolf, Swords of Sharazar, Marchers of Valhalla, Skull Face, Sword Woman, A Gent From Bear Creek, Tigers of the Sea, The Last ride, Cthulhu - The Mythos & kindred horrors, Red Nails, The Hour of The Dragon, Conan, Conan of Cimmeria, Conan The Freebooter, Conan The Warrior, Conan ( dirrerent edition ), The Hand of Kane, Conan The Adventurer, Conan The Buccaneer, Conan The Avenger, Conan of Aquilonia, Conan of The Isles, Three Bladed Doom, Black Vulmea’s Vengeance, King Kull, Conan The Conqueror, Solomon Kane - Hills of The Dead, Conan The Wanderer, Tigers of The Sea ( different edition ), Worms of The Earth, Kull, The Road of Azrael, Pigeons From hell - and other stories, Worms of The Earth ( different edition ), The Lost Valley of Iskander.

CONAN’S WORLD by Darrell Schweitzer ( Millford series on the ‘Popular Writers of Today’ ) / Borgo Press - 1978 / fanzine sized paperback / condition = Very good ( plus ) / estimated value = $20.00

THE CONAN READER by L. Sprague De Camp / Mirage Press - 1968 / 1st hardcover edition - illustrated by Roy Krenkel / Condition = FINE ( minus ) with original dust jacket / estimated value = $25.00

And as an added FREE BONUS ITEM, I am throwing in a 1st edition copy of THE FANTASTIC ART OF FRANK FRAZETTA - this wonderful large format softcover contains large color prints of many of the great cover pictures Frazetta did for the LANCER Conan series...art that has become synonomous with Robert E. Howard's greatest character! A minnimum $25.00 value ( I have seen them sell for much higher ), yours as a FREE bounus with this auction!!!

The following is the system I use to grade an item that I am offering for sale, please read and understand it before bidding on any of my sales. Each grade includes any negative aspects of the one above it...

VERY FINE...as perfect as a book can be and still have left the retail shelves.

FINE...one or more minor imperfections, nothing major.

VERY GOOD...moderate wear, no more than a single serious imperfection.

GOOD...moderate to severe wear, more than one major imperfection or defect.

READING COPY...generally not considered collectible, but hey - it’s still got all the words!

NOTE: a + or - added indicates that the item is at the high or low ends of that description.

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