The Exotic Writings of Robert E. Howard 
Girasol Collectables 
Year : October 2006
Book No. : None
Edition : 1st
Format : Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages : 513
Cover art : Doug Klauba
Illustrations : Artists are listed in [] where known.
The Exotic Writings of Robert E. Howard  
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Notes
The First edition is limited to 75 numbered copies and includes a title page illustration by Neil Mechem.
The regular edition has a repeat of the dust jacket illustration.
Book design by Neil and Leigh Mechem
This is a massive hardcover facsimile volume which  includes Howard's works from ORIENTAL STORIES, MAGIC CARPET, THRILLING ADVENTURES, GOLDEN FLEECE, STRANGE TALES, MARVEL TALES, ARGOSY, STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES, SUPER DETECTIVE STORIES, THRILLING MYSTERY, and SPICY ADVENTURE. All the interior illustrations are included plus letters to the editor. Scanned right from the original pulp pages. No editing. No reset text.

Interior Artists:
von Gelb
Joseph Doolin
Jayem Wilcox
Harold Delay
Amos Sewell


Contents
"Introduction" by Neil and Leigh Mechem
ORIENTAL STORIES
"The Voice of El-Lil" [von Gelb]
"Red Blades of Black Cathay" [Joseph Doolin]
Three REH Letters to the Editor:
1.
To ORIENTAL STORIES, Summer 1932,
"Brundage did a fine job in the cover illustration for the current . . ."

2.
To MAGIC CARPET, January 1933,
" Thanks very much for the remarks and quotations in the Souk  by which
. . ."
3.
To MAGIC CARPET, April 1933,
"Congratulations on the quality and appearance of the
MAGIC CARPET.  There . . ."
"Hawks of Outremer" [Joseph Doolin]
"The Blood of Belshazzar" [Joseph Doolin]
"The Sowers of the Thunder" [Joseph Doolin]
"Lord of Samarcand" [Joseph Doolin]
MAGIC CARPET MAGAZINE
"The Lion of Tiberias" [Jayem Wilcox]
"Alleys of Darkness" by Patrick Ervin  [Jayem Wilcox]
"The Shadow of the Vulture" [Jayem Wilcox]
THRILLING ADVENTURES
"The Treasures of Tartary" [unknown]
"Son of the White Wolf" [unknown]
GOLDEN FLEECE
"Black Vulmea's Vengeance" [Harold Delay]
Fan letter that appeared in "The Round Table" letter column printed in GOLDEN FLEECE, March 1939.
The letter comments on the REH story "Gates of Empire" printed in GOLDEN FLEECE, January 1939.
"Gates of Empire" [Harold Delay]
STRANGE TALES
"People of the Dark" [Amos Sewell]
"The Cairn on the Headland" [Amos Sewell]
MARVEL TALES
"The Garden of Fear" [unknown]
ARGOSY
"The Dead Remember" [unknown]
STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES
"Black Talons" [unknown]
"The Tomb's Secret" by Patrick Ervin [unknown]
"Fangs of Gold" [unknown]
SUPER-DETECTIVE STORIES
"Names in the Black Book" [unknown]
THRILLING MYSTERY
"Graveyard Rats" [unknown]
"Black Wind Blowing" [unknown]
SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES
"She Devil" by Sam Walser [unknown]
"Desert Blood" by Sam Walser [unknown]
"The Dragon of Kao Tsu" by Sam Walser [unknown]
"The Purple Heart of Erlik" by Sam Walser [unknown]
"Murderer's Grog" by Sam Walser [unknown]