The Lost Valley of Iskander

Three tales of El Borak collected with illustrations by Michael William Kaluta. First out is ‘The Daughter of Erlik Khan’ which was originally published in the December 1934 issue of the pulp magazine Top-Notch. The second story presented here is ‘The Lost Valley of Iskander’, and was not published within Howard’s lifetime, the first publication was in this Collector’s Editions hardcover book. Its original title was ‘Swords of the Hills’. The last story here is ‘Hawk of the Hills’. It was originally published in the June 1935 issue of the pulp magazine Top-Notch

First published in Great Britain in 1976 by Futura Publications Limited.
Assumed 1st printing but no other printing information.
Cover/artist match from "Beauty and the Beast" by Chris Achilleos, page 30. Dated September 1975 (probable commission date); signed 'Achilleos'

Includes only the interior B&W illustrations from the 1974 FAX first edition. Illustrated by Michael William Kaluta.