A massive hardcover facsimile volume with the complete contents from the original run of MAGIC CARPET MAGAZINE. All the stories & illustrations. All the verse. Plus letters to the editor. Scanned right from the original pulp pages. No editing. No reset text.

Facsimile copy of the complete run of Magic Carpet Magazine (5 issues), including front covers (B&W), but not rear covers.

The First edition is limited to 50 numbered copies and includes a frontispiece by Neil Mechem.
Book design by Neil and Leigh Mechem

Contents

  • i •  The Complete Magic Carpet Magazine (frontispiece) • interior artwork by Neil Mechem
  • iv • Introduction (The Complete Magic Carpet Magazine) • essay by Leigh Mechem and Neil Mechem
  • 2 • The Master of Dragons • (1933) • novelette by H. Bedford-Jones
  • 2 •  The Master of Dragons • (1933) • interior artwork by Joseph Doolin
  • 29 • What Became of Aladdin’s Lamp • (1933) • short story by Allan Govan
  • 29 •  What Became of Aladdin’s Lamp • (1933) • interior artwork by Joseph Doolin
  • 39 • Kong Beng • (1933) • short story by Warren Hastings Miller
  • 39 •  Kong Beng • (1933) • interior artwork by Joseph Doolin
  • 54 • The Dragoman’s Pilgrimage • non-genre • [Hamed the Atar] • (1933) • novelette by Otis Adelbert Kline
  • 54 •  The Dragoman’s Pilgrimage • (1933) • interior artwork by Joseph Doolin
  • 74 • Ismeddin and the Holy Carpet • [Ismeddin] • (1933) • novelette by E. Hoffmann Price
  • 74 •  Ismeddin and the Holy Carpet • (1933) • interior artwork by Joseph Doolin
  • 95 • Face Pidgin • (1933) • short story by James W. Bennett
  • 103 • The Maid of Mir Ammon • (1933) • short story by Grace Keon
  • 103 •  The Maid of Mir Ammon • (1933) • interior artwork by Joseph Doolin
  • 112 • The Nanking Road • (1933) • poem by Frank Owen [as by Hung Long Tom]
  • 113 • Step Softly, Sahib! • (1933) • short story by Hugh B. Cave
  • 125 • The Souk (Magic Carpet Magazine, January 1933) • (1933) • essay by uncredited
  • 125 •  The Souk • (1930) • interior artwork by Donald von Gelb
  • 126 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, January 1933) • [Letters to Oriental Stories / Magic Carpet Magazine] • (1933) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of To “Magic Carpet”, ca. November 1932 (“Thanks very much for the remarks and quotations…”) 2007)
  • 131 • The Vagabond-at-Arms • (1933) • novelette by Seabury Quinn
  • 131 •  The Vagabond-at-Arms • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 149 • The Truth about Sinbad the Sailor • (1933) • short story by Allan Govan
  • 149 •  The Truth about Sinbad the Sailor • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 159 • The Picture of Judas • (1933) • short story by Farnsworth Wright [as by Francis Hard]
  • 159 •  The Picture of Judas • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 171 • The Desert House • (1933) • novelette by Hugh B. Cave
  • 171 •  The Desert House • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 209 • The Gardens of the Nawwab • (1933) • short story by Grace Keon
  • 209 •  The Gardens of Newwab • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 220 • Furlough • (1933) • poem by Edgar Daniel Kramer
  • 221 • Kaldar, World of Antares • [Stuart Merrick • 1] • (1933) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
  • 221 •  Kaldar, World of Antares • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 246 • Gifts • (1933) • poem by Frank Owen [as by Hung Long Tom]
  • 247 • The Souk (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • (1933) • essay by uncredited
  • 247 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • (1933) • essay by Hugh B. Cave
  • 247 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • (1933) • essay by H. Bedford-Jones
  • 247 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • (1933) • essay by E. Hoffmann Price [as by E. Hoffman Price]
  • 247 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • [Letters to Oriental Stories / Magic Carpet Magazine] • (1933) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of To “Magic Carpet”, ca. March 1933 (“Congratulations on the quality and appearance…”) 2008)
  • 247 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, April 1933) • (1933) • essay by Bruce Bryan
  • 250 • Mr. Jimson Assists • (1933) • short story by August Derleth [as by August W. Derleth]
  • 259 • Pearls from Macao • (1933) • novelette by H. Bedford-Jones
  • 259 •  Pearls from Macao • (1933) • interior artwork by uncredited
  • 288 • Chained • (1933) • poem by Rose Mary Burdick
  • 289 • The Bride of God • (1933) • novelette by Seabury Quinn
  • 289 •  The Bride of God • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 308 • Dancers • (1933) • poem by Frank Owen [as by Hung Long Tom]
  • 309 • The Lion of Tiberias • non-genre • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
  • 309 •  The Lion of Tiberias • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 329 • The Jumping-Well • (1933) • short story by Hugh B. Cave [as by Geoffrey Vace]
  • 329 •  The Jumping-Well • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 342 • The Forgotten of Allah • [Ismeddin] • (1933) • novelette by E. Hoffmann Price
  • 342 •  The Forgotten of Allah • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 363 • The Samaritan • (1933) • short story by Warren Hastings Miller
  • 363 •  The Samaritan • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 373 • The Kiss of Zoraida • (1933) • short story by Clark Ashton Smith
  • 377 • The Souk (Magic Carpet Magazine, July 1933) • (1933) • essay by uncredited
  • 377 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, July 1933) • (1933) • essay by Arreph El-Khoury
  • 377 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, July 1933) • (1933) • essay by Robert C. Sandison
  • 378 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, July 1933) • (1933) • essay by Jack Snow
  • 380 • The Mutations of Madam Butterfly • (1933) • short story by James W. Bennett
  • 386 • Berber Loot • (1933) • novelette by H. Bedford-Jones
  • 386 •  Berber Loot • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 408 • The Young Men Speak • (1933) • novelette by K. B. Montague
  • 408 •  The Young Men Speak • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 431 • King’s Assassins • (1933) • short story by Warren Hastings Miller
  • 431 •  King’s Assassins • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 441 • The Tiger’s Cubs • [Carlos de la Muerte] • (1933) • novelette by Seabury Quinn
  • 441 •  The Tiger’s Cubs • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 466 • Death in My House • (1933) • short story by Paul Ernst
  • 473 • The Snake-Men of Kaldar • [Stuart Merrick • 2] • (1933) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
  • 473 •  The Snake-Men of Kaldar • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 494 • Pale Hands • (1933) • short story by E. Hoffmann Price
  • 502 • A Woman of the Hills • (1933) • short story by Arreph El-Khoury
  • 507 • When China Buries Its Dead • (1933) • essay by James W. Bennett
  • 508 • The Souk (Magic Carpet Magazine, October 1933) • (1933) • essay by The Editor
  • 508 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, October 1933) • (1933) • essay by Robert Nelson
  • 510 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, October 1933) • (1933) • essay by Warren Hastings Miller
  • 512 • The Pool • (1933) • poem by Frank Owen [as by Hung Long Tom]
  • 515 • Speed Planes for Moscow • (1934) • short story by S. Gordon Gurwit
  • 515 •  Speed Planes for Moscow • (1934) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 530 • The River of Perfumes • (1934) • short story by Warren Hastings Miller
  • 530 •  The River of Perfumes • (1934) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 541 • Alleys of Darkness • [Dennis Dorgan] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard [as by Patrick Ervin]
  • 541 •  Alleys of Darkness • (1934) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 551 • The Shadow of the Vulture • non-genre • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
  • 551 •  The Shadow of the Vulture • (1934) • interior artwork by uncredited
  • 577 • Five Merchants Who Met in a Tea-House • (1934) • short story by Frank Owen
  • 583 • The Little Affair of the Eiffel Tower • (1934) • short fiction by Arthur Morris Crosby
  • 583 •  The Little Affair of the Eiffel Tower • (1934) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 594 • Passport to the Desert • (1934) • novelette by G. G. Pendarves
  • 595 •  Passport to the Desert • (1934) • interior artwork by uncredited
  • 613 • The Spider Woman • (1934) • novelette by Seabury Quinn
  • 613 •  The Spider Woman • (1934) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox
  • 632 • Hindoo Student’s Prayer • (1934) • poem by Katharine C. Turner
  • 633 • The Souk (Magic Carpet Magazine, January 1934) • (1934) • essay by uncredited
  • 633 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, January 1934) • (1934) • essay by Bruce Bryan
  • 634 •  Letter (Magic Carpet Magazine, January 1934) • (1934) • essay by Thomas S. Gardner
  • 635 • The Mayor’s Four Chins • (1934) • short story by James W. Bennett
  • 640 • Rivers • (1934) • poem by Frank Owen [as by Hung Long Tom]
Year :April 2008
Book No. :None
Edition :1st
Format :Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages :640 plus vi
Cover :Neil Mechem
Illustrations :Se above

Notes

Yellow cloth binding with black lettering on spine. “First Edition” on copyright page.
Published by Neil & Leigh Mechem, Mississauga, Ontario, Cananda.
Sold only as set of 3 volumes covering complete run of the magazine.
No ISBN.
Artist credited on copyright page.
The Souk is a combination of editorial and letters to the editor.

“The Lion of Tiberias” is illustrated by Jayem Wilcox
“The Shadow of the Vulture” is illustrated by Jayem Wilcox
“Alleys of Darkness” is illustrated by Jayem Wilcox

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The Complete MAGIC CARPET Magazine

A massive hardcover facsimile volume with the complete contents from the original run of MAGIC CARPET MAGAZINE. All the stories & illustrations. All the verse. Plus letters to the editor. Scanned right from the original pulp pages. No editing. No reset text.

Facsimile copy of the complete run of Magic Carpet Magazine (5 issues), including front covers (B&W), but not rear covers.

The First edition is limited to 50 numbered copies and includes a frontispiece by Neil Mechem.
Book design by Neil and Leigh Mechem

Tags: August Derleth / Clark Ashton Smith / E. Hoffmann Price / Hugh B. Cave / Neil Mechem / Otis Adelbert Kline / Robert E. Howard