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The Exotic Writings of Robert E. Howard

Girasol Collectables

2006
Edition format
Hardcover
Contains
Stories

Publication date: October 2006

Introduction

This is a massive hardcover facsimile volume of Howards works from Oriental Stories, Magic Carpet, Thrilling Adventures, Golden Fleece, Strange Tales, Marvel Tales, Argosy, Strange Detective Stories, Super Detective Stories, Thrilling Mystery and Spicy Adventures. Includes all interior illustrations.

This volume is printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited first edition with quantity of only 75 copies, each individually numbered. Cover art by Dough Klauba; Book design by Neil and Leigh Mechem; title page illustration by Neil Mechem (only on the limited edition). The reprint edition is not numbered and without the illustration.

Scanned right from the original pulp pages. No editing. No reset text.

This book is sold out and out of stock. It was published by Girasol Collectables.

Notes

The first edition is limited to 75 numbered copies and includes a title page illustration by Neil Mechem.
The regular edition is the same but not numbered and not title page illustration.
Book design by Neil and Leigh Mechem.
This is a massive hardcover facsimile volume which includes Howard's works from ORIENTAL STORIES, MAGIC CARPET, THRILLING ADVENTURES, GOLDEN FLEECE, STRANGE TALES, MARVEL TALES, ARGOSY, STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES, SUPER DETECTIVE STORIES, THRILLING MYSTERY, and SPICY ADVENTURE. All the interior illustrations are included plus letters to the editor. Scanned right from the original pulp pages. No editing. No reset text.

Limited edition: Numbered edition of 75 copies. Red cloth binding with gold lettering on the spine. 

 

Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition
1st
Edition format
Hardcover with dust jacket
Publication date
October 2006
Pages
513
Cover art
Dough Klauba
Illustrations
See above

28 linked Howard works

77 contents entries

  1. "Introduction" by Neil and Leigh Mechem
  2. Introduction (The Exotic Writings of Robert E. Howard) • essay by Leigh Mechem and Neil Mechem iv · introduction
  3. ORIENTAL STORIES
  4. The Voice of El-Lil • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 2 · novelette
  5. "The Voice of El-Lil" [ von Gelb]
  6. Red Blades of Black Cathay • non-genre • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith 18 · novelette
  7. "Red Blades of Black Cathay" [ Joseph Doolin]
  8. Letter (Oriental Stories, Summer 1932) • [Letters to Oriental Stories / Magic Carpet Magazine] • (1932) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of To "Oriental Stories", ca. Spring 1932 ("Brundage did a fine job in the cover illustration...") 2007) 39 · artwork
  9. Three REH Letters to the Editor: 1. | To ORIENTAL STORIES, Summer 1932 , "Brundage did a fine job in the cover illustration for the current . . ."
  10. 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) 39 · essay
  11. 2. | To MAGIC CARPET, January 1933 , " Thanks very much for the remarks and quotations in the Souk by which . . ."
  12. 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) 39 · essay
  13. 3. | To MAGIC CARPET, April 1933 , "Congratulations on the quality and appearance of the MAGIC CARPET . There . . ."
  14. Hawks of Outremer • non-genre • [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 40 · novelette
  15. "Hawks of Outremer" [ Joseph Doolin]
  16. The Blood of Belshazzar • non-genre • [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 60 · novelette
  17. "The Blood of Belshazzar" [ Joseph Doolin]
  18. The Sowers of the Thunder • non-genre • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 80 · novelette
  19. "The Sowers of the Thunder" [ Joseph Doolin]
  20. Lord of Samarcand • non-genre • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 107 · novelette
  21. "Lord of Samarcand" [ Joseph Doolin]
  22. The Lion of Tiberias • non-genre • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 131 · novelette
  23. MAGIC CARPET MAGAZINE
  24. Alleys of Darkness • [Dennis Dorgan] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard [as by Patrick Ervin] 151 · story
  25. "The Lion of Tiberias" [ Jayem Wilcox]
  26. The Shadow of the Vulture • non-genre • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 161 · novelette
  27. "Alleys of Darkness" by Patrick Ervin [ Jayem Wilcox]
  28. The Treasures of Tartary • [Kirby O'Donnell] • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 189 · novelette
  29. "The Shadow of the Vulture" [ Jayem Wilcox]
  30. Son of the White Wolf • [El Borak] • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 202 · novelette
  31. THRILLING ADVENTURES
  32. Black Vulmea's Vengeance • [Terence Vulmea] • (1938) • novella by Robert E. Howard 222 · novelette
  33. "The Treasures of Tartary" [ unknown]
  34. Fan Letter (Golden Fleece, March 1937) • (1937) • essay by uncredited 257 · essay
  35. "Son of the White Wolf" [ unknown]
  36. Gates of Empire • (1939) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 258 · novelette
  37. GOLDEN FLEECE
  38. People of the Dark • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard 289 · story
  39. "Black Vulmea's Vengeance" [Harold Delay]
  40. The Cairn on the Headland • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 303 · story
  41. Fan letter that appeared in "The Round Table" letter column printed in GOLDEN FLEECE, March 1939 . The letter comments on the REH story "Gates of Empire" printed in GOLDEN FLEECE, January 1939.
  42. The Garden of Fear • [James Allison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 317 · novelette
  43. "Gates of Empire" [Harold Delay]
  44. The Dead Remember • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 336 · story
  45. STRANGE TALES
  46. Black Talons • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 342 · story
  47. "People of the Dark" [Amos Sewell]
  48. The Tomb's Secret • [Steve Harrison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard [as by Patrick Ervin] 354 · novelette
  49. "The Cairn on the Headland" [Amos Sewell]
  50. Fangs of Gold • [Steve Harrison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 370 · novelette
  51. MARVEL TALES
  52. Names in the Black Book • [Steve Harrison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 390 · novelette
  53. "The Garden of Fear" [ unknown]
  54. Graveyard Rats • [Steve Harrison] • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 412 · novelette
  55. ARGOSY
  56. Black Wind Blowing • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 428 · novelette
  57. "The Dead Remember" [ unknown]
  58. She Devil • [Wild Bill Clanton] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard [as by Sam Walser] 444 · story
  59. STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES
  60. Desert Blood • [Wild Bill Clanton] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard [as by Sam Walser] 458 · story
  61. "Black Talons" [ unknown]
  62. The Dragon of Kao Tsu • [Wild Bill Clanton] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard [as by Sam Walser] 472 · story
  63. "The Tomb's Secret" by Patrick Ervin [ unknown]
  64. The Purple Heart of Erlik • [Wild Bill Clanton] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard [as by Sam Walser] 486 · story
  65. "Fangs of Gold" [ unknown]
  66. Murderer's Grog • [Wild Bill Clanton] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard [as by Sam Walser] 500 · story
  67. SUPER-DETECTIVE STORIES
  68. "Names in the Black Book" [ unknown]
  69. THRILLING MYSTERY
  70. "Graveyard Rats" [ unknown]
  71. "Black Wind Blowing" [ unknown]
  72. SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES
  73. "She Devil" by Sam Walser [ unknown]
  74. "Desert Blood" by Sam Walser [ unknown]
  75. "The Dragon of Kao Tsu" by Sam Walser [ unknown]
  76. "The Purple Heart of Erlik" by Sam Walser [ unknown]
  77. "Murderer's Grog" by Sam Walser [ unknown]

Contributors

Dough Klauba
Cover artist
Neil
Book designer, Introduction author
Leigh Mechem
Book designer, Introduction author
Doug Klauba
Cover artist
Neil Mechem
Introduction author

Characters / Featuring

El BorakKirby O'DonnellTerence Vulmea

Additional related terms

Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.

Cormac FitzGeoffreyDouglas KlaubaPatrick ErvinSam WalserSteve HarrisonTevis Clyde SmithWild Bill Clanton

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Bibliographic source layer

Title
The Exotic Writings of Robert E. Howard
Publisher
Girasol Collectables
Date
October 2006
Source file
exoticwritingsofreh.html

REH World editorial layer

Title
The Exotic Writings of Robert E. Howard
Publisher
Girasol Collectables
Date
October 2006
Source provenance

This record combines the preserved source bibliography with a reviewed REH World editorial overlay. Editorial values are displayed when present; the imported bibliography remains the source fallback.