The Magic Carpet Magazine Volume 3 Number 2. There was no Howard story in this one, but it contains a letter he wrote, circa March 1933:

Congratulations on the quality and appearance of the Magic Carpet. There is a freshness and vigor of imagination about the magazine that is rare in this day of standardization. I wish it the best of luck. As usual, Price1 turned in a fine job with “Ismeddin and the Holy Carpet.” Ismeddin is my favorite Oriental character, worthy to take his place beside Sinbad and the Kalif Haroun.

The Price he refers to is E.Hoffmann Price. This is letter #240 in the Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard volume 3.

Contents

  • 131 •  The Vagabond-at-Arms • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 131 • The Vagabond-at-Arms • novelette by Seabury Quinn
  • 149 •  The Truth about Sinbad the Sailor • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 149 • The Truth about Sinbad the Sailor • short story by Allan Govan
  • 159 •  The Picture of Judas • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 159 • The Picture of Judas • short story by Farnsworth Wright [as by Francis Hard]
  • 171 •  The Desert House • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 171 • The Desert House • novelette by Hugh B. Cave
  • 209 • The Gardens of the Nawwab • short story by Grace Keon
  • 209 •  The Gardens of Newwab • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 220 • Furlough • poem by Edgar Daniel Kramer
  • 221 •  Kaldar, World of Antares • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 221 • Kaldar, World of Antares • [Stuart Merrick • 1] • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
  • 246 • Gifts • poem by Frank Owen [as by Hung Long Tom]
  • 247 • The Souk (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • essay by uncredited
  • 247 •  The Souk • (1930) • interior artwork by Donald von Gelb
  • 247 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • essay by Bruce Bryan
  • 247 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • [Letters to Oriental Stories / Magic Carpet Magazine] • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of To “Magic Carpet”, ca. March 1933 (“Congratulations on the quality and appearance…”))
  • 247 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • essay by E. Hoffmann Price [as by E. Hoffman Price]
  • 247 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • essay by H. Bedford-Jones
  • 247 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • essay by Hugh B. Cave
  • 250 • Mr. Jimson Assists • short story by August Derleth [as by August W. Derleth]

Notes

Edited by Farnsworth Wright

Volume 3, number 1.
A continuation of “Oriental Stories” at lower cost.
“The Souk” is a combination editorial and letters to the editor.

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Publisher :Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Year :April 1933
Replica by:Adventure House (June 2019), Girasol Collectables (May 2007),  Fiction House Press (November 2022), Wildside Press (January 2008)
Format :Periodical (Pulp Magazine)
Pages :132 including covers
Cover :Margareth Brundage
Illustrations :Jayem Wilcox
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More information:

You can find this letter and more in the Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume 3: 1933-1936

The Magic Carpet Magazine April 1933

The Magic Carpet Magazine Volume 3 Number 2. There was no Howard story in this one, but it contains a letter he wrote, circa March 1933. The letter starts like this: “Congratulations on the quality and appearance…”

Tags: August Derleth / E. Hoffmann Price / Farnsworth Wright / H. Bedford-Jones / Hugh B. Cave / Hung Long Tom / Margaret Brundage / Pulp / Robert E. Howard