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The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard Volume 2

Girasol Collectables

2006
Edition format
Hardcover
Contains
PoetryStories

Publication date: March 2006

Introduction

The second of two massive hardcover facsimile volumes. Totaling more than 1200 pages with ALL of Robert E. Howard's writings from Weird Tales. Including stories, illustrations, verse and letters to the editor.

This volume is printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited quantity of only 50 copies, each individually numbered. Cover art by Rudy Nebres; book design by Neil and Leigh Mechem; title page illustration by Roy Krenkel; introduction by Neil and Leigh Mechem.

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

Interior Artists:
Lee Brown Coye
Harold S. De Lay
Joseph Doolin
Virgil Finlay
Vincent Napoli
Hugh Rankin
W. H. Silvey
J. Allen St. John

 

Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition
1st
Edition format
Hardcover with dust jacket
Publication date
March 2006
Pages
631
Cover art
Neal Adams
Illustrations
Listed under notes

34 linked Howard works

99 contents entries

  1. "Introduction" by Neil and Leigh Mechem
  2. Introduction (The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard) • (2006) • essay by Leigh Mechem and Neil Mechem iv · introduction
  3. "The Devil in Iron" (Conan) [Rankin]
  4. The Devil in Iron • [Conan] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 1 · novelette
  5. "The People of the Black Circle" Part 1 (Conan) [Rankin]
  6. The People of the Black Circle (Part 1 of 3) • [Conan] • (1934) • serial by Robert E. Howard 22
  7. "The People of the Black Circle" Part 2 (Conan) [Rankin]
  8. The People of the Black Circle (Part 2 of 3) • [Conan] • (1934) • serial by Robert E. Howard 44
  9. "The People of the Black Circle" Part 3 (Conan) [Rankin]
  10. The People of the Black Circle (Part 3 of 3) • [Conan] • (1934) • serial by Robert E. Howard 61
  11. "A Witch Shall Be Born" (Conan) [Rankin]
  12. A Witch Shall Be Born • [Conan] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 79 · novelette
  13. "The Grisly Horror" [Napoli]
  14. The Grisly Horror • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 108 · novelette
  15. "Jewels of Gwahlur" (Conan) [Doolin]
  16. Jewels of Gwahlur • [Conan] • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 128 · novelette
  17. "Beyond the Black River" Part 1 (Conan) [Rankin]
  18. Beyond the Black River (Part 1 of 2) • [Conan] • (1935) • serial by Robert E. Howard 157
  19. " Beyond the Black River" Part 2 (Conan) [Rankin]
  20. Beyond the Black River (Part 2 of 2) • [Conan] • (1935) • serial by Robert E. Howard 175
  21. "Shadows in Zamboula" (Conan) [Napoli]
  22. Shadows in Zamboula • [Conan] • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 196 · novelette
  23. "The Hour of the Dragon" Part 1 (Conan) [Napoli]
  24. The Hour of the Dragon (Part 1 of 5) • [Conan] • (1935) • serial by Robert E. Howard (book publication as Conan the Conqueror 1950) 218
  25. " The Hour of the Dragon" Part 2 (Conan) [Napoli]
  26. The Hour of the Dragon (Part 2 of 5) • [Conan] • (1936) • serial by Robert E. Howard (book publication as Conan the Conqueror 1950) 245
  27. " The Hour of the Dragon" Part 3 (Conan) [Napoli]
  28. The Hour of the Dragon (Part 3 of 5) • [Conan] • (1936) • serial by Robert E. Howard (book publication as Conan the Conqueror 1950) 279
  29. " The Hour of the Dragon" Part 4 (Conan) [Napoli]
  30. The Hour of the Dragon (Part 4 of 5) • [Conan] • (1936) • serial by Robert E. Howard (book publication as Conan the Conqueror 1950) 302
  31. " The Hour of the Dragon" Part 5 (Conan) [Napoli]
  32. The Hour of the Dragon (Part 5 of 5) • [Conan] • (1936) • serial by Robert E. Howard (book publication as Conan the Conqueror 1950) 324
  33. "Black Caanan" [Delay]
  34. Black Canaan • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 346 · novelette
  35. Letter to WEIRD TALES, ca. May 1936, "Enthusiasm impels me . . ."
  36. Letter to the Editor (Weird Tales, June 1936) • [Letters to Weird Tales] • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter (Weird Tales, June 1936): Concise Comments 1936) 368 · essay
  37. "Red Nails" Part 1 (Conan) [ De Lay ]
  38. Red Nails (Part 1 of 3) • [Conan] • (1936) • serial by Robert E. Howard 369
  39. " Red Nails" Part 2 (Conan) [ De Lay ]
  40. Red Nails (Part 2 of 3) • [Conan] • (1936) • serial by Robert E. Howard 389
  41. " Red Nails" Part 3 (Conan) [ De Lay ]
  42. Red Nails (Part 3 of 3) • [Conan] • (1936) • serial by Robert E. Howard 406
  43. "Tribute to REH" by RH Barlow (poem)
  44. R. E. H. • (1936) • poem by R. H. Barlow 425 · poem
  45. "Black Hound of Death" [ De Lay ]
  46. Black Hound of Death • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 426 · novelette
  47. "The Fire of Asshurbanipal" (1) [St. John]
  48. The Fire of Asshurbanipal • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 443 · novelette
  49. "Dig Me No Grave" [Finlay]
  50. Dig Me No Grave • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard 459 · story
  51. "The Soul-Eater" (poem)
  52. The Soul-Eater • [Sonnets Out of Bedlam • 1] • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard 468 · poem
  53. "The Dream and the Shadow" (poem)
  54. The Dream and the Shadow • [Sonnets Out of Bedlam • 2] • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard 469 · poem
  55. "Which Will Scarcely Be Understood" (poem)
  56. Which Will Scarcely Be Understood • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard 470 · poem
  57. "Futility" (1, poem)
  58. Futility ("Golden goats on a hillside black ...") • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard 472 · poem
  59. "Fragment" (poem)
  60. Fragment ("And so his boyhood wandered into youth...") • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard 473 · poem
  61. "Haunting Columns" (poem)
  62. Haunting Columns • [Sonnets Out of Bedlam • 4] • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 474 · poem
  63. "The Poets" (poem)
  64. The Poets • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 475 · poem
  65. "The Singer in the Mist" (1, poem)
  66. The Singer in the Mist • [Sonnets Out of Bedlam • 5] • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 476 · poem
  67. "Pigeons From Hell" [Finlay]
  68. Pigeons from Hell • (1938) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 477 · novelette
  69. "The Last Hour" (poem)
  70. The Last Hour • [Sonnets Out of Bedlam • 3] • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 497 · poem
  71. "Ships" (poem)
  72. Ships • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 498 · poem
  73. "Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die" (poem)
  74. Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 499 · poem
  75. "A Thunder of Trumpets" [Finlay]
  76. A Thunder of Trumpets • (1938) • short story by Robert E. Howard and Frank Thurston Torbett 500 · story
  77. "Recompense" (poem)
  78. Recompense • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 513 · poem
  79. "The Ghost Kings" (poem)
  80. The Ghost Kings • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 514 · poem
  81. "The King and the Oak" (poem)
  82. The King and the Oak • [Kull of Valusia] • (1939) • poem by Robert E. Howard 515 · poem
  83. "Desert Dawn" (poem)
  84. Desert Dawn • (1939) • poem by Robert E. Howard 516 · poem
  85. "Almuric" Part 1 [Finlay]
  86. Almuric (Part 1 of 3) • (1939) • serial by Robert E. Howard 517
  87. " Almuric" Part 2 [Finlay]
  88. Almuric (Part 2 of 3) • (1939) • serial by Robert E. Howard 548
  89. "The Hills of Kandahar" (poem)
  90. The Hills of Kandahar • (1939) • poem by Robert E. Howard 570 · poem
  91. " Almuric" Part 3 [Finlay]
  92. Almuric (Part 3 of 3) • (1939) • serial by Robert E. Howard 571
  93. The following stories originally appeared in WEIRD TALES in the 1930s. The stories were reprinted with new illustrations in the 1950s.
  94. Pigeons from Hell (reprint) • (1951) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of Pigeons from Hell 1938) 595 · novelette
  95. "Pigeons From Hell" [Coye]
  96. The Black Stone (reprint) • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1953) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Black Stone 1931) 612 · story
  97. "The Black Stone" [Silvey]
  98. The Dark Man (reprint) • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1954) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Dark Man 1931) 620 · novelette
  99. "The Dark Man"

Contributors

Neil
Introduction author, Book designer
Leigh Mechem
Introduction author, Book designer
Rudy Nebres
Cover artist
Neal Adams
Cover artist
Neil Mechem
Introduction author

Characters / Featuring

Esau Cairn, Altha

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Bibliographic source layer

Title
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard Volume 2
Publisher
Girasol Collectables
Date
March 2006
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Title
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard Volume 2
Publisher
Girasol Collectables
Date
March 2006
Source provenance

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