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Author:	Robert E. Howard
Title:	Conan The Conqueror
Publisher:	Ace Books
Country:	USA
Date:	Dec 1953
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Fantasy
Cat#:	D-36
Total Editions:	2
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Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
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Based on the 1935 short story The Hour Of The Dragon.
An Ace Double, paired with The Sword Of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett.
Cover painting by Norman Saunders.
188 pages (320 pages total). 35-cent cover price.

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ppint. 24th Oct 2019		near-identical editions/printings sharing merkin-printed covers with dark blue main typography upon a white background, cat# 73-572, and cover art by frank frazetta (art is signed) cover states volume three of the complete conan cover price 60¢ indica publishing history statement: a lancer book • 1967 224pp. including titles, indica etc. refer to indica to see if carcass ("book") was canadadian- or merkin- printed no priority established, nor liable to be. both are accounted the first printing 1968 lancer books second printing retains cover design, series number, cat# but main titles now in red upon black background, cover art by frank frazetta retained cover price 60¢ retained (else the two-digit cat# prefix'd've changed) indica publishing history statement probably: a lancer book • 1968 224pp. including titles, indica etc. 1970 lancer books third printing with redesigned cover: series number now "5" borne on centre of broad red band across top cat# 75137 (number-string "75137-95" on cover, "447-75137-095" on spine) cover price 95¢ 224pp. including titles, indica etc. (?4?)/1972 and 8/1972 near-identical fourth and fifth printings have purple or yellow edge-staining to pages and card covers, latter bearing "8-72" printer's indica on p. 224, and credits frank frazetta on its second page. 4 (or whatever)/1972 printing should bear "4(or whatever)-72" printer's indica on p. 224, but this not seen/not seen and noted. 1/1973 near-identical sixth lancer books printing lancer books knight figure logo on front cover now nestled in emboldened black "L" "1-73" printer's indica on p. 224 prestige books distributed by ace books 5/1977 (date from locus 202, 7/1977) series number "9" in black line-drawn box top fly corner front cover cover art by frank frazetta retained cat# 11679-5 cover price $1.95 224pp. including titles, indica etc. (berkley books printings of the not-edited by l. sprague de camp novel, "the hour of the gate" intervene) 1/1981 ace books printing cover art by frank frazetta retained no series number on front cover cat# 11638-8 isbn 0-441-11638-8 no statement of printing cover price $2.25 224pp. including titles, indica etc. 4/1982 near-identical fifth ace books printing (? including prestige books printing(s) ?) cover art retained cat# & isbn retained 224pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising 11/1982 7th ace books printing (? including prestige books printings ?) cover redesigned, series number 9 reappears in white box below title cover art by frank frazetta looks to've been blown up, reversed and then cropped to fill full cover cat# 11605-5 isbn 0-441-11603-5 cover price $2.50 224pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising 1983 near-identical 8th ace books printing (? including prestige books printings ?) retains reversed cover art, cat# & isbn cover price $2.50 7/1984 9th ace books printing (? including prestige books printings ?) retains reversed cover art cat# 11466-0 isbn 0-441-11466-0 cover price $2.75 224pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising 12/1985 tenth ace books printing (? including prestige books printings ?) retains reversed cover art cat# 11588-8 isbn 0-441-11588-8 cover price $2.95 224pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising near-identical 6/1986 11th ace books printing refer to indica publishing & printing history to distinguish .. .. 2/1994 14th ace books printing (? including prestige books printings ?) cover art by frank frazetta cover price $4.50 (canadadian price possibly $5.95 (?)) cat# 11590-X isbn 0441-11590-X 224pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 17th Oct 2019		edited by l. sprague de camp, and with introduction by him: conan series, first lancer books series numbering (1967, 1968) #3 conan series, second lancer books series numbering (1970-1973) #5 conan series, prestige books/ace & ace books series numbering (1977 onwards) #9 (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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Robert E. Howard - Conan The Conqueror - Lancer - Paperback - USA (1967)