The Last Celt: A Bio–Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard is a biography and bibliography of Robert E. Howard by Glenn Lord. It was first published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in 1976 in an edition of 2,600 copies. Not a standard biography nor bibliography, but more like a compendium of all bits and pieces of minutiae and obscure material about or related to Howard. There are several autobiographical pieces, biographical pieces by H.P. Lovecraft and others.
Contents
- 9 • Introduction (The Last Celt) • essay by E. Hoffmann Price
- 17 • Foreword (The Last Celt) • essay by Glenn Lord
- 23 • The Wandering Years • (1945) • essay by Robert E. Howard
- 29 • An Autobiography • essay by Robert E. Howard
- 31 • A Touch of Trivia • essay by Robert E. Howard
- 37 • Letter: Robert E. Howard to Farnsworth Wright, circa 1931 (“In your last letter you asked me…”) • [Letters to Farnsworth Wright] • (1975) • essay by Robert E. Howard
- 41 • On Reading – And Writing • essay by Robert E. Howard
- 63 • Facts of Biography • essay by uncredited
- 65 • A Biographical Sketch of Robert E. Howard • (1935) • essay by Alvin Earl Perry
- 71 • Robert Ervin Howard: A Memoriam • (1946) • essay by H. P. Lovecraft (variant of In Memoriam: Robert Ervin Howard 1936)
- 71 • Lone Star Fictioneer • essay by Glenn Lord
- 81 • A Memory of R. E. Howard • (1945) • essay by E. Hoffmann Price
- 93 • The Last Celt • (1968) • essay by Harold Preece
- 105 • The Bibliography (The Last Celt) • essay by Glenn Lord
- 207 • The Skull of Silence • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 355 • The Hand of Nergal • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
- 359 • The Battle That Ended the Century • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
- 365 • Pictures in the Fire • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 367 • The Hall of the Dead (Synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
- 369 • The Robert E. Howard Memorial Collection • essay by uncredited
- 371 • Iron Shadows in the Moon (first page of typescript) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
- 372 • Letters (The Last Celt) • essay by various
- 376 • The Golden Caliph • (1922) • essay by Robert E. Howard
- 377 • Jazz Music • essay by Robert E. Howard
- 377 • Untitled fragment (“A Cossack and a Turk…”) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
- 377 • Untitled poem (“When wolf meets wolf…”) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 377 • Kublai Khan • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 378 • The Sword • essay by Robert E. Howard
- 379 • The Follower • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 379 • Young Lockanbars • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 380 • Spears of the East • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
- 382 • Cartoon (The Last Celt) • (1929) • interior artwork by Robert E. Howard
- 384 • Map of the Hyborian Age • interior artwork by Robert E. Howard
| Publisher: | Donald M. Grant |
| Year : | 1976 |
| Book No. : | None |
| Edition : | 1st |
| Format : | Hardcover with dust jacket (7.25 x 10.25 inches) |
| Pages : | 416 |
| Cover : | Marcus Boas |
| Illustrations : | Marcus Boas |
Notes
Tipped in bookplate of Robert E. Howard illustrated by Marcus Boas and signed by Glenn Lord.
“First Edition” on copyright page.
