CONAN THE CONQUEROR
by Howard, Robert E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight fade to the spine panel. (24836)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1950]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight fade to the spine panel. (24836). Octavo, cloth. First book of the Gnome Press Conan series. Novel-length story first published as a five-part serial in WEIRD TALES, December 1935 through April 1936 as "The Hour of the Dragon." Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 3-182, Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 50, Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels 8.
Synopsis
The Hour of the Dragon, also known as Conan the Conqueror, is a 1935 fantasy novel written by Robert E. Howard featuring his seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian. It was the last Conan story published before Howard's suicide although not the last to be written.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24836
- Title
- CONAN THE CONQUEROR
- Author
- Howard, Robert E
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight fade to the spine panel. (24836)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1950]
- Keywords
- Fantasy . Horror
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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