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First Cuts: The Drafts and Fragments Breckinridge Elkins: Rough Trails Volumes 1-4 4 Volume Collector's Box Set

REH Foundation Press

2026
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Hardcover

Publication date: March 2026

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Language
English
Edition
1st - Collector's Box Set Edition
Edition format
Hardcover with dust jacket (6 x 9.25 inches) Trade paperback (6 x 9.25 inches)
Publication date
March 2026
Pages
Volume 1: xxxv plus 352 Volume 2: xviii plus 398 Volume 3: xxxi plus 326 Volume 4: xxvi plus 361
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None

35 linked Howard works

168 contents entries

  1. ROUGH TRAILS VOLUME 1
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. "The Underwood Trails of Breckinridge Elkins"
  4. "Foreword" by Ståle Gismervik
  5. "On Editing Robert E. Howard: A Note on Language, Style, and Fidelity"
  6. "One Gent Too Many on Bear Creek" by Patrice Louinet
  7. Mountain Man
  8. Editorial Notes
  9. "Mountain Man" (Draft 1, untitled, complete)
  10. "Mountain Man" (Draft 2, untitled, complete)
  11. "Mountain Man" (Draft 3, untitled, complete)
  12. Guns of the Mountain
  13. Editorial Notes
  14. "Guns of the Mountains" (Draft 1, untitled, complete)
  15. "Guns of the Mountains" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  16. "Guns of the Mountains" (Draft 3 , untitled, complete)
  17. "Guns of the Mountains" (Draft 4 , untitled, incomplete)
  18. A Gent from Bear Creek (short story)
  19. Editorial Notes
  20. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
  21. "A Gent from Bear Creek" ((Draft 1-1 , continued from page 17)
  22. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (Draft 1-2 , continued from page 17)
  23. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  24. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (Draft 3 , titled, complete)
  25. A Stranger in Grizzly Claw / The Scalp Hunter
  26. Editorial Notes
  27. "The Scalp Hunter" (Draft 1 , untitled, maybe complete, as "A Stranger in Grizzly Claw" )
  28. "The Scalp Hunter" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete, as "A Stranger in Grizzly Claw" )
  29. The Road to Bear Creek
  30. Editorial Notes
  31. "The Road to Bear Creek" (untitled synopsis)
  32. "The Road to Bear Creek" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
  33. "The Road to Bear Creek" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  34. "The Road to Bear Creek" (Draft 3 , untitled, complete)
  35. Mayhem and Taxes
  36. Editorial Notes
  37. "Mayhem and Taxes" (Draft 1 , untitled, maybe complete)
  38. "Mayhem and Taxes" (Draft 2 , untitled, incomplete)
  39. The Haunted Mountain
  40. Editorial Notes
  41. "The Haunted Mountain" (Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
  42. "The Haunted Mountain" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  43. "The Haunted Mountain" (Draft 3 , untitled, complete)
  44. ROUGH TRAILS VOLUME 2
  45. Acknowledgments
  46. Editor’s Note
  47. "On Editing Robert E. Howard: A Note on Language, Style, and Fidelity"
  48. "True Lies and Texas Accents" by Mark Finn
  49. A Elkins Never Surrenders
  50. Editorial Notes
  51. "A Elkins Never Surrenders" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
  52. "A Elkins Never Surrenders" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  53. "A Elkins Never Surrenders" (Draft 3 , untitled, complete)
  54. War on Bear Creek
  55. Editorial Notes
  56. "War on Bear Creek" ( Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
  57. "War on Bear Creek" ( Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  58. The Feud Buster
  59. Editorial Notes
  60. "The Feud Buster" ( Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
  61. "The Feud Buster" ( Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  62. "The Feud Buster" ( Draft 3 , untitled, complete)
  63. The Peaceful Pilgrim
  64. Rejection letter from Fiction House (John F. Byrne) to Viola Irene Cooper, March 1, 1935 "I didn't think that Breckenridge Elkins …"
  65. Editorial Notes
  66. "The Peaceful Pilgrim" ( Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
  67. "The Peaceful Pilgrim" ( Draft 2-cc , untitled, complete — carbon copy)
  68. "The Peaceful Pilgrim" ( Draft 2 , untitled, incomplete)
  69. Cupid from Bear Creek
  70. Editorial Notes
  71. "Cupid from Bear Creek" (untitled synopsis)
  72. "Cupid from Bear Creek" ( Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
  73. "Cupid from Bear Creek" ( Draft 2 , untitled, incomplete)
  74. "Cupid from Bear Creek" ( Draft 3 , untitled, incomplete)
  75. "Cupid from Bear Creek" ( Draft 4 , untitled, complete)
  76. The Riot at Cougar Paw
  77. Editorial Notes
  78. "The Riot at Cougar Paw" (untitled synopsis)
  79. "The Riot at Cougar Paw" ( Draft 1 , untitled, complete, short)
  80. "The Riot at Cougar Paw" ( Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  81. The Apache Mountain War
  82. Editorial Notes
  83. "The Apache Mountain War" (untitled synopsis)
  84. "The Apache Mountain War" ( Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
  85. "The Apache Mountain War" ( Draft 2 , untitled, incomplete)
  86. "The Apache Mountain War" ( Draft 3 , untitled, complete)
  87. "The Apache Mountain War" ( Draft 4 , untitled, complete)
  88. Pilgrims to the Pecos
  89. Editorial Notes
  90. "Pilgrims to the Pecos" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
  91. "Pilgrims to the Pecos" (Draft 2 , untitled, incomplete)
  92. "Pilgrims to the Pecos" (Draft 3 , untitled, complete)
  93. ROUGH TRAILS VOLUME 3
  94. Acknowledgments
  95. Editor’s Note
  96. "On Editing Robert E. Howard: A Note on Language, Style, and Fidelity"
  97. "Bruises, Broken Bones and LOLs" by Dierk Günther
  98. Pistol Politics
  99. Editorial Notes
  100. "Pistol Politics" (notes written by REH)
  101. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete, typescript page scan)
  102. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
  103. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  104. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 3 , untitled, incomplete)
  105. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 4 , untitled, incomplete)
  106. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 5 , untitled, complete)
  107. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 6 , untitled, complete)
  108. "Pistol Politics" (false start #1)
  109. "Pistol Politics" (false start #2 and #3)
  110. Evil Deeds at Red Cougar
  111. Editorial Notes
  112. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (untitled synopsis)
  113. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
  114. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  115. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (Draft 2-1 , untitled, alternate ending)
  116. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (Draft 2-2 , untitled, alternate ending)
  117. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (Draft 3 , untitled, complete)
  118. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (false start #1)
  119. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (false start #2)
  120. Gents on the Rampage
  121. Editorial Notes
  122. "Gents on the Rampage" (untitled synopsis, typescript page scan)
  123. "Gents on the Rampage" (untitled synopsis)
  124. "Gents on the Rampage" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
  125. "Gents on the Rampage" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  126. "Gents on the Rampage" (Draft 3 , titled and complete)
  127. "Gents on the Rampage" (false start)
  128. Gents in Buckskin
  129. Editorial Notes
  130. "Gents in Buckskin" (Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
  131. "Gents in Buckskin" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  132. "Gents in Buckskin" (Draft 3 , untitled, complete)
  133. "Gents in Buckskin" (Draft 4 , titled and complete)
  134. Politics at Lonesome Lizard
  135. Editorial Notes
  136. "Politics at Lonesome Lizard" (Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
  137. "Politics at Lonesome Lizard" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
  138. "Politics at Lonesome Lizard" (Draft 3 , titled and complete)
  139. Sharp’s Gun Serenade
  140. Editorial Notes
  141. "Sharp’s Gun Serenade" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
  142. "Sharp’s Gun Serenade" (Draft 2 , untitled, incomplete)
  143. ROUGH TRAILS VOLUME 4
  144. Acknowledgments
  145. Editor’s Note
  146. "On Editing Robert E. Howard: A Note on Language, Style, and Fidelity"
  147. "Gouged Eyes and Chawed Ears: The Rough-and-Tumble World of Breckinridge Elkins" by Jeffrey Shanks
  148. Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts
  149. Editorial Notes
  150. "Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts" (Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
  151. "Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts" (Draft 2 , titled, incomplete)
  152. "Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts" (false start)
  153. Meet Cap’n Kidd
  154. Editorial Notes
  155. "Meet Cap’n Kidd" (Draft 1 , titled as "chapter .3.", maybe complete)
  156. A Gent from Bear Creek (novel)
  157. Editorial Notes
  158. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
  159. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete, page 203 variant)
  160. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete, page 204 false start)
  161. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (Draft 2vuntitled, incomplete)
  162. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (Draft 3 , untitled, incomplete)
  163. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (Draft 4) Chapter 1. Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts. Chapter 2. Mountain Man. Chapter 3. Meet Cap’n Kidd. Chapter 4. Guns of the Mountains. Chapter 5. A Gent from Bear Creek. Chapter 6. The Feud Buster. Chapter 7. The Road to Bear Creek. Chapter 8. The Scalp Hunter. Chapter 9. Cupid From Bear Creek. Chapter 10. The Haunted Mountain. Chapter 11. Educate or Bust. Chapter 12. War On Bear Creek. Chapter 13. When Bear Creek Came to Chawed Ear.
  164. Notes by Howard
  165. Appendix 1: Family The Breckinridge Elkins Family Tree
  166. Parents The Sons – Breckinridge and His Brothers The Daughters – Breckinridge’s Sisters The Elkins Clan (Uncles, Aunts, Cousins) The Garfield Clan The Grimes Clan The Gordon Clan The Kirby Clan The Polk Clan The Buckner Clan Unclear / Other Relations
  167. Appendix 2
  168. "The History of the Typescripts" by Paul Herman

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