Robert E Howard: The Bloody Crown of Conan ( People of the Black Circle; Hour of the Dragon; A Witch Shall be Born )(reprints Wandering Star Volume 2 of: Robert E Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria )( Weird Tales related) by Howard, Robert E. (Ervin), with a Foreword By Gary Gianni, Introduction By Rusty Burke - 2003

New York: N.Y./ New York: Ballantine / Del Rey ( Reprints the Wandering Star edition), 2003, Book Club Edition BUT the 1st US Hardcover Edition, First Printing , 2003. -------------( 1st Printing of the First US hardcover edition ) ---hardcover, visually this is a Near Fine example in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket which is now in a hi-quality mylar protector BUT there is a small stain at the front and rear gutter tips and on the verso of the jacket at the spine tips, a bit of crinkling at spine tips of jacket, ---overall this looks very nice especially with the mylar protector on the jacket, ---this is the Book Club edition which reprints the Wandering Star book The Complete Conan of Cimmeria, volume 2, ---this is the 1st US hardcover edition (preceded in the USA by a trade paperback edition ), contents include: Foreword By Gary Gianni; Introduction By Rusty Burke; The People of the Black Circle; The Hour of the Dragon; A Witch Shall be Born; MISCELLANEA: Untitled Synopsis ( for People of the Black Circle ); The Story Thus Far; Untitled Synopsis; untitled Draft; Untitled Synopsis ( Hour of the Dragon ); Notes on the Hour of the Dragon; Untitled Synopsis ( A Witch Shall be Born ); APPENDICES: Hyborian Genesis Part II; Notes on the Conan Typescripts & the Chronology; Notes On the Original Howard Texts, the three main stories all appeared originally in WEIRD TALES pulp magazine, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description )/Very Good+ (see description). Illus. by Gary Gianni. 6.5w x 9.5h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.