These rare and beautiful gems are all Limited, numbered and slipcased editions and long out of print.
Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume One
The most beauiful Conan books there is! The first book in the series. Howard's greatest hero, restored and complete, with a treasure trove of special extras.
The finest artists, craftsmen and designers have produced a masterpiece equal to the best illustrated classics; textually restored and meticulously researched, full color paintings, exquisite black and white line work throughout, slip cased with embossed color plate, dust jacket, gilt edged, embossed cover and SIGNED and NUMBERED from a LIMITED EDITION of 1950 by award winning artist Mark Schultz.
480 pages, 7 oil paintings and over 80 line drawings. Conan of Cimmeria Vol. 1 contains the following stories: The Phoenix and the Sword, The Frost Giant's Daughter, The God in the Bowl, The Tower of the Elephant, The Scarlet Citadel, Black Colossus, Xuthal of the Dusk, The Pool of the Black One, Rogues in the House, The Vale of Lost Women, Iron Shadows of the Moon, Queen of the Black Coast, The Devil in Iron.
The texts for this edition were based on Howard’s original typescripts or the first published appearance if a typescript was unavailable.
Complete Conan of Cimmeria Volume 2
The second volume was published in 2003, first in the United Kingdom by Wandering Star Books under the title Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Two (1934), and the following year in the United States by Ballantine/Del Rey under the title ‘The Bloody Crown of Conan’. The Science Fiction Book Club subsequently reprinted the complete set in hardcover; the set is noted for presenting the original, unedited versions of Howard’s Conan tales. This volume includes the only Conan novel and three short stories as well as miscellanea for Howard fans and enthusiasts and is illustrated and signed by noted artist Gary Gianni.
The texts for this edition were based on Howard’s original typescripts or the first published appearance if a typescript was unavailable.
The Ultimate Triumph: The Heroic Fantasy of Robert E. Howard
The texts for this edition were based on Howard’s original typescripts or the first published appearance if a typescript was unavailable.
“The House of Arabu” is restored text.
“An Echo from the Iron Harp” is a later version never before published.
Contains more than 120 Frazetta sketches, 30-45% of those previously unpublished.
This limited Collector’s edition features all of the black and white illustrations found in the Classic edition, plus four previously unpublished color water-color plates, gilt-edged paper, a golden foil stamped cover, durable stitch binding, an embossed slipcase cover, and a specially designed numbered book mark. Each book is individually numbered.