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TALES OF CONAN
by Howard, Robert E. and L. Sprague De Camp
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- first
- Condition
- Age darkening to text block (as usual), some rubbing to lower board edges, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with mi
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gnome Press Inc. Publishers, [1955]. First edition, first binding (Currey "A"). Age darkening to text block (as usual), some rubbing to lower board edges, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with mild to spine ends, a little color fade of the orange ink of the title lettering on the spine panel, a small stain to the lower rear panel. (28886). Octavo, jacket art by Ed Emshwiller, red boards lettered in black. The sixth Gnome Press Conan volume. Collects "The Blood-Stained God," "Hawks Over Shem," "The Road of the Eagles" and "The Flame-Knife," four previously unpublished Howard stories converted into supernatural stories featuring Conan by L. Sprague de Camp who notes that the "stories are still about four-fifths Howard.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28886
- Title
- TALES OF CONAN
- Author
- Howard, Robert E. and L. Sprague De Camp
- Book Condition
- Used - Age darkening to text block (as usual), some rubbing to lower board edges, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with mi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first binding (Currey "A")
- Publisher
- Gnome Press Inc. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1955]
- Keywords
- Fantasy . SC
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