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Up John Kane! & Other Poems

Roy Squires

1977

Material type

Chapbook Poetry collection

Publication categories

Chapbooks

Publication date: 1977

Introduction

Hand-made chapbook with the first appearance of five of Robert E. Howards poems.

Notes

Editor: Roy Squires
Limited edition of 353 numbered copies. Hand made. Cloth tied, wraps.
Numbers 1 through 297 have a dark blue cover.
Numbers 298 through 353 have a bisque cover.
There were also about 6 copies of each color that were not numbered.
First appearance of all five poems.
The pages are light yellow in color, not numbered.
Came in an envelope with the title printed on it.

A limited edition traycase (25) was ordered to house the four REH poetry volumes listed below.
A Song of the Naked Lands (1973)
The Gold and the Grey (1974)
Altars and Jesters (1974)
Up John Kane! and Other Poems (1975)

Edition and production details

Format: Chapbook ( 6 x 9.375 inches , cloth stitched)
Publication date: 1977
Pages: 16
Publisher / imprint: Roy Squires
Cover art: None
Illustrations: None

5 linked Howard works

10 contents entries

" Up John Kane! " (poem)
[5] • Up, John Kane! • poem by Robert E. Howard poem
" When Death Drops Her Veil " (poem)
[6] • When Death Drops Her Veil • poem by Robert E. Howard poem
" A Dying Pirate Speaks of Treasure " (poem)
[8] • A Dying Pirate Speaks of Treasure • poem by Robert E. Howard poem
" Mad Meg Gill " (poem)
[10] • Mad Meg Gill • poem by Robert E. Howard poem
" Dreams " (poem)
[12] • Dreams • poem by Robert E. Howard poem

Additional related terms

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

Robert E. Howard Roy Squires

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Howard Works source layer

Title: Up John Kane! & Other Poems
Publisher: Roy Squires
Date: April 1977
Source file: upjohnkane-squires.html

REH World editorial layer

Title: Up John Kane! & Other Poems
Publisher: Roy Squires
Date: 1977