Skull-Face and Others
by Robert E. Howard [Gil Kane's copy]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Limited to 3,000 copies. Black cloth with gilt detailing to spine and a dustjacket wrapped in mylar. From the personal library of Gil Kane. Losses to jacket around edges and to head/tail (see image). Howard's first book published in the US, this collection of short stories features many titles that were first published in WEIRD TALES, along with Robert Ervin Howard: A Memoriam by H.P. Lovecraft, and A Memory of R.E. Howard by E. Hoffmann Price A nice clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements.
6.5 x 9.5 in
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8886
- Title
- Skull-Face and Others
- Author
- Robert E. Howard [Gil Kane's copy]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arkham House
- Place of Publication
- Sauk City, Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1946
- Pages
- [xxvi] 474
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories, Supernatural
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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