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The Ultimate Triumph: The Heroic Fantasy of Robert E. Howard Leatherbound Edition        Limited Hardcover w/ Slipcase    
The Ultra Deluxe Leatherbound Edition is bound in beautiful fine leather and includes one additional unpublished full-color plate by legendary Frank Frazetta.
Limited to 100
Written by: Robert E. Howard
Illustrated by: Frank Frazetta
Edited by: Rusty Burke
Design by: Marcelo Anciano
Typography by: Stuart Williams
Slipcase Cover by: Frank Frazetta

In a meteoric career that spanned a mere twelve years, Robert E. Howard single-handedly invented the genre that came to be called sword and sorcery. From his fertile imagination sprang some of fiction’s most enduring heroes and stories. Thousands of Howard fans worldwide have enjoyed reading and collecting these classic stories. The second book in the ongoing series from Wandering Star following the highly acclaimed ‘The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane’… The Ultimate Triumph: The Heroic Fantasy of Robert E. Howard. The Ultimate Triumph brings together classic American author Robert E. Howard, universally acknowledged master of the adventure tale, with Frank Frazetta, the master of fantasy art. The reuniting of these two giants has produced an exciting masterpiece incomparable to anything previously published. Just imagine a perfect match… Frazetta’s fierce art equalling Howard’s powerful storytelling. Collected in this volume are seven stories and five poems which represent some of the best of Howard’s work featuring barbarians. Stories featured are Beyond the Black River, The House of Arabu, Spears of Clontarf, The Night of the Wolf, Spear and Fang, The Valley of the Worm and Lord of Samarcand plus poems and the letters. Also included is a foreword by Frank Frazetta; an essay from the noted French scholar, Patrice Louinet; a section with excepts from Howard’s letters to H.P. Lovecraft in which he discusses “barbarism vs. civilization;” and… a complete set of textual notes, creating a record of any deviations from the meticulously restored and unexpurgated text. Robert E. Howard’s original writing adds a richness to each of Frank Frazetta’s fine illustrations. A real treasure from Wandering Star showcasing two legends, Robert E. Howard & Frank Frazetta, in their own right. A considerable must-have for any serious Robert E. Howard and/or Frank Frazetta enthusiast / collector.

This Ultra Deluxe Leatherbound Limited Edition Hardcover w/ Slipcase is Limited to 100 and is Numbered on a specially designed bookmark. For the first time Robert E. HowardHoward’sHoward’s stories are presented in an un-expurgated, artistic and beautiful leatherbound limited edition hardcover, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist, Frank Frazetta. Featuring more than 120 black and white sketch illustrations by Frank Frazetta (many previously unpublished), four previously unpublished full-color water-color plates, plus one additional unpublished full-color plate by legendary Frank Frazetta. The top page edges are gilded, color illustrated endpapers, a golden foil stamped cover, durable stitch binding, and an embossed slipcase cover, and a specially designed numbered bookmark. Each bookmark individually numbered and limited to one hundred copies. The text and art is surrounded by a beautiful fine leather binding with matching leather slipcase. Only the hundred copies of the Ultra Deluxe Leatherbound Edition are bound in beautiful fine leather and include the one additional unpublished full-color plate by legendary Frank Frazetta.

Table of Contents:
Foreword (Page i)
Essay by: Frank Frazetta

Introduction (Page iii)
Essay by: Rusty Burke

Beyond the Black River (Conan) (1935) (Page 1)
Novella by: Robert E. Howard

The House of Arabu (1952) (Page 67)
Novelette by: Robert E. Howard
(variant of The Witch from Hell’s Kitchen)

Spears of Clontarf non-genre (Turlogh O’Brien) (1978) (Page 95)
Novelette by: Robert E. Howard

Lord of Samarcand non-genre (1932) (Page 135)
Novelette by: Robert E. Howard

The Night of the Wolf (Cormac Mac Art) (1969) (Page 181)
Novelette by: Robert E. Howard

Spear and Fang (1925) (Page 211)
Short story by: Robert E. Howard

The Valley of the Worm (James Allison) (1934) (Page 223)
Novelette by: Robert E. Howard

A Word from the Outer Dark (1974) (Page 249)
Poem by: Robert E. Howard

A Song of the Naked Lands (1973) (Page 250)
Poem by: Robert E. Howard

An Echo from the Iron Harp (1974) (Page 254)
Poem by: Robert E. Howard

Viking’s Trail (1975) (Page 258)
Poem by: Robert E. Howard

The Song of the Last Briton (1982) (Page 259)
Poem by: Robert E. Howard

Appendices
Barbarism vs. Civilization: Robert E. Howard’s Letters to H. P. Lovecraft (Page A1)
Essay by: uncredited

Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa August 9, 1932 (Page A1)
Essay by: Robert E. Howard

Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa September-October, 1932 (Page A2)
Essay by: Robert E. Howard

Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa November 2, 1932 (Page A3)
Essay by: Robert E. Howard

Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa December, 1932 (Page A4)
Essay by: Robert E. Howard

Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa March 6, 1932 (Page A5)
Essay by: Robert E. Howard

Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa May-June, 1933 (Page A7)
Essay by: Robert E. Howard

Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa September 1933 (Page A9)
Essay by: Robert E. Howard

Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa January 1934 (Page A13)
Essay by: Robert E. Lumpkin

Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa July 1934 (Page A15)
Essay by: Robert E. Lumpkin

Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa December 1934 (Page A16)
Essay by: Robert E. Howard

Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, circa July 25, 1935 (Page A17)
Essay by: Robert E. Howard

Chronology (Page A18)
Essay by: uncredited

Waiting for the Barbarians (Page A30)
Essay by: Patrice Louinet

Frazetta and Robert E. Howard: The Power of Passion (Page A48)
Essay by: Dr. David Winiewicz

Notes on the Original Text (Page A53)
Essay by: uncredited

Leatherbound Limited Hardcover w/ Slipcase are bagged and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

Limited to 100
Publisher: Wandering Star
Publication Date: 1999
Format: BW & FC, 380 pages, HC/Slipcase, 10″ x 6.75″
ISBN-10: 0953425339
ISBN-13: 9780953425334

Collectible Entertainment note: Leatherbound Limited Hardcover w/ Slipcase is Like New.  Very Fine + condition.  Beautiful Limited Hardcover!  Please See Scans!!  Must have for any serious Robert E. Howard and/or Frank Frazetta collector / enthusiast.  Very Highly Recommended.

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