The Pool of the Black One, published by Donald M. Grant. This was part of an 11-book series. These where published from 1974 to 1989 containing one or two stories per volume.

On the right is a picture of 10 of the books with the publisher’s quarter red cloth over gray boards. In dust jackets. Housed in clamshell cases. These volumes accompanied by their cases are a rare find.

The series lapsed before publishing the last five of the stories and three of the fragments. Sadly several unnecessary editorial alterations to the text have been made in these book. Most of the changes were done to make the text more “politically correct.” Racial slurs, names, and other “potentially offensive” remarks and phrases were edited, as well as some tampering with adjectives, deletions or words, and some punctuation changes.

Contents

  • The Pool of the Black One • interior artwork by Hank Jankus
  • 13 • The Pool of the Black One • [Conan] • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
  • 81 • Drums of Tombalku (fragment) • (1966) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard

Notes

Volume 10 in the Conan series published by Grant.
No statement of printing or edition.
Six full page color illustrations.
Four double full page black and white illustrations.
Three full page black and white illustrations.
Several black and white spot illustrations.

Publisher:Donald M. Grant
Year :1986
Book No. :ISBN: 0-937986-81-X [978-0-937986-81-3]
Edition :1st
Format :Hardcover with dust jacket (7.25 x  10.5)
Pages :134
Cover :Hank Jankus
Illustrations :Hank Jankus

Source: The Barbarian Keep, Wikipedia, Conan Wiki.

The Pool of the Black One

The Pool of the Black One, published by Donald M. Grant. This was part of an 11-book series. These where published from 1974 to 1989 containing one or two stories per volume.

On the right is a picture of 10 of the books with the publisher’s quarter red cloth over gray boards. In dust jackets. Housed in clamshell cases. These volumes accompanied by their cases are a rare find.

The series lapsed before publishing the last five of the stories and three of the fragments. Sadly several unnecessary editorial alterations to the text have been made in these book. Most of the changes were done to make the text more “politically correct.” Racial slurs, names, and other “potentially offensive” remarks and phrases were edited, as well as some tampering with adjectives, deletions or words, and some punctuation changes.

Tags: Donald M. Grant / Hank Jankus