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THE SWORD OF CONAN
by Howard, Robert E
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Bookplate to verso of front free end paper, mild toning to text block, a nearly fine to fine copy in a very good dust jacket wit
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1952]. First edition. Bookplate to verso of front free end paper, mild toning to text block, a nearly fine to fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear to spine ends and corner tips, a small closed tear and crease to the upper front panel with tape repair to verso, clear tape reinforcement to verso of spine ends, several stress creases at front flap fold. (30447). Octavo, jacket art by David Kyle, cloth. The second Gnome Conan. Collects "The People of the Black Circle," "The Slithering Shadow," "The Pool of the Black One" and "Red Nails," all first published in WEIRD TALES in 1933, 1934 and 1936.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30447
- Title
- THE SWORD OF CONAN
- Author
- Howard, Robert E
- Book Condition
- Used - Bookplate to verso of front free end paper, mild toning to text block, a nearly fine to fine copy in a very good dust jacket wit
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1952]
- Keywords
- Fantasy . SC
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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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