Donald M. Grant produced this deluxe limited hardcover with DJ and slipcase of only 400 numbered copies SIGNED by artist Ned Dameron. Perhaps the most spectacular book of Howard’s work ever published. Red leatherette (leather?) book and matching slipcase and wrap-around DJ by Ned Dameron, who also contributes both black & white and full color interior art, including 7 remarkable double-page spreads.
Contents
- Kull • (1985) • interior artwork by Ned Dameron
- 11 • Prolog (Kull) • [Kull of Valusia] • (1976) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
- 13 • Exile of Atlantis • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 28 • The Shadow Kingdom • [Kull of Valusia] • (1929) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 69 • The Altar and the Scorpion • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 73 • Delcardes’ Cat • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 116 • The Skull of Silence • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 124 • By This Axe I Rule! • [Kull of Valusia] • (1976) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of By This Ax I Rule! 1967)
- 145 • The Striking of the Gong • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 150 • Swords of the Purple Kingdom • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 186 • The King and the Oak • [Kull of Valusia] • (1939) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 189 • Untitled Fragment (“Three men sat at a table…”) • [Kull of Valusia] • (1976) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard – (variant of “Wizard and Warrior“)
- 192 • The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune • [Kull of Valusia] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 218 • The Black City (fragment) • [Kull of Valusia] • (1976) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
- 222 • Untitled fragment (“Thus, said Tu, chief…”) • [Kull of Valusia] • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of “Riders Beyond the Sunrise“)
- 241 • Epilog (Kull) • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
Notes
“First Hardcover Edition” on copyright page.
21 color plates, 7 of which are two-page plates.
B&W illustrations at the beginning of each story, some stories have a second illustration at the end as well.
Slipcased deluxe edition limited to 400 copies signed by the illustrator. It is bound in maroon leatherette with gilt lettering and has a maroon slipcase.
There was also an unknown number of Publisher copies (not numbered).
Publisher: | Donald M. Grant |
Year : | 1985 |
Book No. : | 0937986747 (Deluxe Edition) | 0937986755 (Trade Edition) |
Edition : | 1st |
Format : | Hardcover with dustjacket (7.25 x 10.5) |
Pages : | 248 |
Cover : | Ned Dameron |
Illustrations : | Ned Dameron |