Two Against Tyre

Two Against Tyre is a chapbook published in 1975 by Dennis McHaney, containing the short story of the same name by Robert E. Howard. The story, featuring the lesser-known character Eithriall the Gaul, was originally written in the 1930s but remained unpublished until this edition. The tale is steeped in Howard’s signature historical adventure style, celebrating the pageantry of medieval knighthood, the exoticism of the Orient, the ferocity of the invaders from the steppes, the mysteries of the seraglio, and the rise and fall of great dynasties.

This chapbook was published in an edition of 1,500 copies, with 600 copies printed on deluxe 70 lb. Strathmore Artlaid paper as a numbered deluxe edition. It was saddle-stapled with wraparound covers, and page numbers do not include the covers. The front and back covers, as well as the interior illustrations, were done by artist Steve Fabian, although there were delays in production as Fabian was transitioning to professional illustration work at the time. The deluxe edition had already sold out before the art was ready, teaching McHaney an important lesson about not advertising items before all materials were in hand.

Published in an edition of 1,500 copies
600 copies were printed on deluxe 70 lb. Strathmore Artlaid paper in a numbered deluxe edition.
Saddle-stapled. Wraps. Page numbers do not include covers.
2 copies were hardbound by the university library in Memphis, Tennessee.