There are a wide variety of publications and items in our collection that don't quite fit other categories.
Fanzines and magazines were the original way Robert E. Howard was published, going back to the pulps of the 1930s. His works have been reprinted thousands of times in virtually every kind of publication, from entirely amateur to national glossies. Here is also where you will find newspaper clippings and magazine articles about the man and his work.
A chapbook is a small collection of poetry that often centers on a specific theme. It is a terrific way for publishers to expose fans to a wide selection of work without expensive publication costs. The Howard chapbooks are often the first publication of his poetry. They are independently published, in limited quantities, making ours both fascinating and exceptional.
The last items in our miscellaneous category are truly miscellaneous. We have a 33LP, the deed to Howard’s grave, convention paraphernalia, and other one of a kind items.
Enjoy!
Magazines, Fanzines, and Articles
Robert E. Howard and others
January 1970
Coven 13, Vol 1, no 3.
Robert E. Howard and others
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1966
Mixed/Jonathan Bacon
November 1977
Mixed/Jonathan Bacon
June 1978
Mixed/Jonathan Bacon
September 1978
Mixed/Jonathan Bacon
January 1979
Robert E. Howard and others
August 1953
Fantasy Fiction August 1952
Fall 1975
Robert E. Howard and others
Robert Weinberg 1976
Lost Fantasies #4
Hugh Walker, Ed.
1980
Euer M M T
November 1978
This is in German and of the same quality as an APA.
Robert E. Howard and Gerald W. Page
Fantasy Publishing Co. Jan-Feb 1971
Witchcraft & Sorcery, Vol 1, no. 7
Kenneth Turan
New York Magazine Company August 27, 1979
New West, page 16
Charles R. Saunders
Sheila Jayne Bird September 1978
Simba, Volume 1, number 2
Jonathan Bacon
1976
#0006 of 1000; Signed by Jonathan Bacon.
Robert E. Howard and others
October 1969
Spaceway Science Fiction Magazine. Special Moon Issue; contains the REH story People of the Black Coast and titles from many other authors.
Robert Schwartz, ed.
Robert Schwartz March 1981
There is a statement inside that the first three issues were passed around locally (Dade Co. FL) to work out the bugs. This one is the first national release. It looks like it was the only one. It was not ready and looks tacky and homemade. There is an article about REH inside, a statement that he is the inspiration on the front, and a call to visit an REH Forum at the local library on the back. This is definitely a fanzine.
John Bloom
May 1978
Texas Monthly May 1978, page 84
Robert E. Howard
W. Paul Ganley, ed. 1968
Weirdbook One
W. Paul Ganley, ed. 1969
Weirdbook Two; There are no REH stories/poems in this edition.
Robert E. Howard
W. Paul Ganley, ed. 1970
Weirdbook Three
Robert E. Howard
W. Paul Ganley, ed. 1973
Weirdbook Six; Front and back cover are detached.
Robert E. Howard
Fantasy Publishing Co. May 1971
Witchcraft & Sorcery, Vol 1, no. 5; This is a one page poem on the inside of the front cover.
Robert E. Howard
Fantasy Publishing Co. 1974
Witchcraft & Sorcery, No 10; Includes full page ad on back by Donald Grant for Tigers of the Sea and People of the Black Circle.
Spike Gillespie
June 2003
Texas Co-op Power
Chapbooks
Robert E. Howard
Cryptic Publications 1983
The Chromlech Series #3
Robert E. Howard
Glenn Lord
Only 8 copies and several proofs were printed with the Lord imprint. Ours is inside REHupa 42 with the Melville copy
Robert E. Howard
John Melville November 1979
Distributed in REHupa 42. Ours is inside that work.
Clark Ashton Smith
All versions online are dated 1933. Mine looks exactly like them, but I believe it is much newer.
This is unrelated to REH, but keeping in collection. He was a noted pulp author.
Robert E. Howard
Glenn Lord 1968
We have two of 268 copies; Excellent condition
Robert E. Howard
Gibbelins Gazette Publications
We have copies 87 and 169/300; Compiled by Vernon Clark and Russell E. Burke. Copy 87 is not cut quite right.
Robert E. Howard
Charles Miller October 1975
Some sun fading on cover
Robert E. Howard
Jonathan Bacon 1976
450 copies. All are supposed to be numbered and signed by the publisher, Jonathan Baker. Ours is signed, but it is copy X.
Robert E. Howard
George Hamilton
Mark Rathbun and Graeme Flanagan, compilers
1984 . First and only edition. This is unrelated to REH, but keeping in collection. Many of the contributers are in REH APAs and he was a pulp author.
Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith
Real Free Press, Amsterdam January 1975
Graphic novelette
Robert E. Howard
Dennis McHaney July 1975
600 numbered and 268 unnumbered copies. Ours is not numbered. The Ballad of Buckshot Roberts is erroneously called The Ballad of Bucksnort Roberts in this book.
Robert E. Howard and others
Cryptic Publications March 1984
Contains:
Strange Passion
Untitled Synopsis
Robert E. Howard
George Hamilton 1977
280 copies; We have two copies
Robert E. Howard
George Hamilton 1975
Robert E. Howard
George Hamilton 1978
Subtitle: Contains Spears of Clontarf and Letter to Harry Bates, 1 June 1931
Robert E. Howard
Thomas Kovacs October 1983
250 copies. Ours is #114, signed T. Kovacs; Our cover is much more orange than online versions.
Robert E. Howard
Glenn Lord 1975
Robert E. Howard
Cryptic Publications May 1984
The Chromlech Series #1
500 copies. Ours is not numbered, signed, or lettered
Robert E. Howard
Roy Squires April 1977
Unnumbered, with blue cover. There were six copies of each color that were unnumbered. This is the first of appearance of the five poems. We do not have the envelope.
Unique Items
Robet E. Howard as read by L. Sprague de Camp
Moondance Productions 1976
33 LP vinyl record
W. H. Thompson, President, Greenleaf Cemetery Association
June 1936
This is the actual, original deed to REH's grave plot purchased by his father.
September 1978
A collection of materials from the convention in a large manila envelope with postmarks for Sep 7, 1978, addressed to Mrs. P.M. Kuykendall. Contains an ad for the convention, the door program. Also has an ad from Schene Books (NY, NY) with the titles and prices of collectible fantasy books he will be offering for sale. Also has Fantasy Newsletter Vol 1, Number 6, November 1978. Includes name badge for entry and hotel receipt for Oct 13 and 14, 1978 at the Sheraton in Fort Worth.
October 12-16, 1978
4th World Fantasy Convention was in 1978. Its specific theme was Robert E. Howard. The convention in 2006 also honored him. We have no material on the 2006 convention.