Echoes from an Iron Harp is a collection of poems by Robert E. Howard with illustrations by Alicia Austin. It was published in 1972 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 1,079 copies. Two of the poems previously appeared in Fire and Sleet and Candlelight, edited by August Derleth.
Contents
- 2 • Age Comes to Rabelais • interior artwork by Alicia Austin
- 9 • Introduction (Echoes from an Iron Harp) • essay by Glenn Lord
- 13 • Age Comes to Rabelais • (1966) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 14 • Belshazzar • (1964) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 15 • Belshazzar • interior artwork by Alicia Austin
- 17 • But the Hills Were Ancient Then • (1959) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 18 • Cimmeria • (1965) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 19 • A Dawn in Flanders • (1964) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 20 • The Day That I Die • (1967) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 22 • Dreams of Ninevah • (1959) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 23 • Dreams of Ninevah • interior artwork by Alicia Austin
- 25 • The Dust Dance (1, “For I, with the shape of my kin…”) • (1965) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Dust Dance (“For I, with the shape of my kin…”))
- 28 • The Dust Dance (“The sin and jest of the times am I…”) • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 31 • The Dweller in Dark Valley • (1965) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 32 • Earth-Born • (1961) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 33 • Earth-Born • interior artwork by Alicia Austin
- 35 • Fables for Little Folks • (1926) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 36 • “Feach Air Muir Lionadhi Gaelach Buidhe Mar Or” • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 37 • ”Feach Air Muir Lionadhi Gealach Buidhe Mar Or” • interior artwork by Alicia Austin
- 40 • Futility (“Time races on and none can stay the tread…”) • (1926) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 41 • Heritage (“My people came from Munster and rugged Nevis-side…”) • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 43 • Illusion • (1926) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 44 • John Ringold • (1964) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 45 • Kid Lavigne Is Dead • (1928) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 46 • The Kissing of Sal Snooboo • (1925) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 48 • A Lady’s Chamber • interior artwork by Alicia Austin
- 49 • A Lady’s Chamber • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 50 • The Last Day • (1932) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 51 • Lost Altars • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 52 • Memories (“I rose in the path of a hurtling dawn…”) • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 54 • A Moment • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 55 • Moonlight on a Skull • (1933) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 56 • Not Only in Death They Die • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 57 • Private Magrath of the A. E. F. • (1927) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 60 • Reuben’s Brethren • interior artwork by Alicia Austin
- 61 • Reuben’s Brethren • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 62 • Roundelay of the Roughneck • (1926) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 65 • The Sands of Time • (1961) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 66 • The Sea • (1923) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 68 • The Skull in the Clouds • (1962) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 71 • Skulls and Dust • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 72 • Skulls over Judah • (1967) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 74 • Slumber • interior artwork by Alicia Austin
- 75 • Slumber • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 76 • A Song of Defeat • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 77 • The Song of Horsa’s Galley • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 78 • A Song of the Legions • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 79 • A Song of the Legions • interior artwork by Alicia Austin
- 82 • A Song for Men That Laugh • (1967) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 83 • A Sonnet of Good Cheer • (1967) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 84 • Sonora to Del Rio • (1961) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 85 • Surrender (“I will rise someday when the day is done…”) • (1962) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 87 • Tarantella • (1926) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 89 • Thor’s Son • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 91 • Timur-Lang • (1964) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 92 • Timur Lang • interior artwork by Alicia Austin
- 94 • To Certain Orthodox Brethren • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 95 • A Vision • (1967) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 96 • A Warning (“I come in the wail of the broken skies … “) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 98 • Where Are Your Knights, Donn Othna? • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 100 • Who Is Grandpa Theobold? • (1965) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 101 • The Years Are as a Knife • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 103 • The Black Stone • (1956) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 103 • The Blood of Belshazzar • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 104 • Death’s Black Riders • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 104 • The Fearsome Touch of Death • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 105 • The Grey God Passes • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 105 • Conn’s Saga • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 105 • The Hour of the Dragon • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 106 • Kelly the Conjure-Man • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 106 • The Lion of Tiberias • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 106 • Something about Eve • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 107 • The Lion of Tiberias • interior artwork by Alicia Austin
- 109 • The Sowers of the Thunder • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 109 • The Thing on the Roof • poem by Robert E. Howard
Notes
Austin’s artwork includes a full-color frontispiece and 10 black-and-white illustrations.
All of the poems from p. 103 to the end are under the title “Headings”. They are poems from the beginning of Howard stories.
Limited edition of 1079 copies.
There exists two different bindings for this book.
The reason for the two different bindings is not known.
The binding with the darker red cloth is thought to be rare.
The quantity of each binding produced is not known.
| Publisher: | Donald M. Grant |
| Year : | 1972 |
| Book No. : | None |
| Edition : | 1st |
| Format : | Hardcover with dust jacket (6.25 x 9.4 inches) |
| Pages : | 109 |
| Cover : | Alicia Austin |
| Illustrations : | Alicia Austin |
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