Robert howard tim kirk (59 Ergebnisse)
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Bantam Books, CANADA. [Published Simultaneously with USA Ed), 1980
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good to Fine. First Edition By This Publisher. 208 pages.>> cover scuffing; edge wear to covers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Tim Kirk. (illustrator). Book.
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Thus. (xii) 173 pp. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Fold-out cover intact. Interior map by Tim Kirk. This collection contains: The Right Hand of Doom; Red Shadows; Rattle of Bones; The Castle of the Devil; The Moon of Skulls; The One Black Stain; Bla…des of the Brotherhood; and Skulls in the Stars. Tim Kirk; (illustrator). Book.
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Thus, New Edition. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Bob Larkin; interior line drawings by Tim Kirk. Bob Larkin; Tim Kirk; (illustrator). Book.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Bantam Books, New York, 1981
Serie: Conan, Buch 1 von 1. Buch 1 von 1 - Conan
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Thus, New Edition. Light edge and corner wear with a bindery ripple on an uncreased spine; previous owner's name inside. Illustrated with line drawings by Tim Kirk. Tim Kirk; (illustrator). Book.
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 274 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a bindery ripple on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Darrel Greene; interiors by Tim Kirk. This collection contains: The Conan Saga - essay; Legions of the Dead; The People of the Sumit; Shadows in the Dark; The Star of Khorala…; The Gem in the Tower - a novelette; The Ivory Goddess; Moon of Blood; and Hyborian Names - essay. Darrel Greene; Tim Kirk; (illustrator). Book.
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Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition. ----------paperback. A first edition paperback original, a later Conan novel by a writer other than Conan's originator Robert E. Howard. Reading crease, faint front cover crease, some edgewear, a VG+ copy. Tim Kirk (front cover) (illustrator).
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Bantam Books, CANADA. [Published Simultaneously with USA Ed), 1979
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good to Fine. 4th Edition By Publisher. 214 pages. >> Minor vertical creasing to front cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Tim Kirk. (illustrator). Book.
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Verlag: Bantam Books, CANADA. [Published Simultaneously with USA Ed), 1979
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good to Fine. First Edition By This Publisher. 214 pages. >> Minor vertical creasing to front cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Tim Kirk. (illustrator). Book.
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good/ Fine. Second Edition By Publisher. 246 pages.>> Indents to ront cover;; surface scratching to covers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Tim Kirk. (illustrator). Book.
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Verlag: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., West Kingston, RI, 1977
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No Binding. Zustand: Dust Jacket Only. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Dust Jacket Only - No Book. This is a brand new unused and unfolded original jacket with artwork by Tim Kirk. For the most part, this jacket looks new, but does have small corner folds, and a very small tear along top edge at back cover. The b…ook is not included. Measures approximately 7 5/8" X 19". Ships flat. Published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.; West Kingston, RI in 1977 for the 2nd collection of tales in the Breckenridge Elkins series. This dust jacket is for Grant's 2nd edition or first edition (thus) of the book [not included] and had a small print run of around 1800 copies. Tim Kirk (illustrator).
Verlag: Zebra Books, New York, 1975
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Paperback. Zustand: VG+. 1st Printing. Illustrated edition. First printing, paperback, bit of wear at the cover's edges and the spine ends, text-block edges just a touch dusted, otherwise a bright and square VG+ copy. Kirk, Tim (illustrator).
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Donald M. Grant, 1979
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Illustrated by Tim Kirk, and signed by him at the title page. First thus; first appearance of this collection, made up of previously-published stories. 226 pages. Brown cloth with gold spine titles, very good with small point of fraying at top edge of front p…anel. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket toned with light sunning to spine, very good in Mylar. Pages bright, text unmarked. Signed.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Donald M. Grant, 1977
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated by Tim Kirk, and signed by Kirk at the title page. 1977, first edition thus: the stories collected here previously appeared in 'Action Stories' and 'Masked Rider Western' magazines, 1935-1944, and were then collected in 1966 - this…is the first illustrated edition. 221 pages. Brown cloth hardcover with gold spine titles, very good with rubbing to edges, lightly bumped spine ends. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket toned with light shelf-wear and edgewear. Pages bright, text unmarked. Signed.
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hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. 8vo; 226 pp; 1st hardcover edition; new never read book. A beautiful copy of the further adventures of author's humorous mountain man character Breckinridge Elkins. Dust jacket protected In archival clear bordart. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fas…t Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. Illustrated by Kirk, Tim (illustrator).
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Verlag: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, West Kingston, 1975
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Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. FIRST TIM KIRK ILLUSTRATED EDITION hardcover, sewn-bound in brown cloth, with gilt lettering on spine, is in FINE condition. Dust jacket, enclosed in protective mylar (mylar not pictured), and featuring a color painting by Tim Kirk, is in NE…AR FINE condition, having very slight wear to top and bottom jacket spine and edges, and light rubbing/scuffing to jacket surface. Book is illustrated with three b&w illustrations by Tim Kirk. "Six and a half feet tall, possessing the strength of an ox, the modesty of a Munchausen, and a perfect demon of a horse called Cap 'n Kidd, Breckenridge Elkins is the terror of the Humboldt Mountains."---from DJ. A collection humorous Western stories that originally appeared in the pulp magazine "Action Stories" in the 1930s. Fiction. Short stories. Western. United States. 20th century. DB[6]. Tim Kirk (illustrator).
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Donald M. Grant, Rhode Island, 1979
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 7 3/4" tall brown hardcover. Boards in Fine condition. Pages are tight; clean/unmarked. 226 pages. DJ in mylar jacket; not price clipped. Very, very minimal shelf wear to DJ. Stated First Published 1979. This book is close to NEW condition. Tim Kirk (illustrator).
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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Later printing. Solid, square, perfect spine and sharp wraps. In a protective archival bag! When this book arrives, you'll be so excited you'll praise Crom, grab a wench in one hand, a flagon of ale in the other, hold your cutlass in your teeth and have HER deal with the postman! In protective arc…hival bag! NOTE: Nearly nonexistent rubs of edge-wear. Tim Kirk (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket. Tim Kirk (illustrator).
Verlag: Donald M. Grant, West Kingston, RI, 1979
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight top edge wear. No markings, no bookplate. No jacket chips, not price-clipped, a few tiny closed edge tears and slight dirt soiling. Collection of seven short stories. Tim Kirk (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Foxing on edges, else very good in a very good dust jacket. ; 226 pages. Illustrated by Tim Kirk (illustrator).
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Verlag: Zebra Books Kensington Publishing Corp., New York, New York, U.S.A., 1975
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Soft Cover. Reprint. First thus (1975, stated), 132. Small corner creasing, tanning to paper, creasing from page handling, light soil to outer edges and a light stain mark at the top of the last few pages. Wraps have edge/rub wear, creasing, indentation marks, a large graze mark top right of the rear panel, chipping and small te…ars. Cover painting by Jeff Jones. Actual book for sale pictured. 10.7 x 17.6 x 1.6cm, wt250g Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Kirk, Tim (illustrator).
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Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Nice pair of Howard paperbacks both unread: Almuric (1970 Ace 01750 2nd printing with new cover art by Jeff Jones - Near Fine condition with rear upper left corner bump and PON top of first page, and; Tigers (1977 Zebra 235 5th printing in Fine condition - reprint of the Grant Luxury Hardcover Edition.… Jeff Jones (Almuric); Jeff Jones cover and Tim Kirk interior (illustrator).
Verlag: Donald M. Grant, 1975
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Donald M. Grant, West Kingston, RI, 1975. First Illustrated Edition brown cloth Hardcover, gold gilt lettering on spine, with DJ, 312 pp. Color DJ and 3 B&W interior illustrations by Tim Kirk. Novel in 13 chapters. More humorous rip-roaring western ad…ventures of Howard's 6'5" hero Breckinridge Elkins. Good to very good unclipped DJ has edge wear at top & bottom of spine and a thin intermittent scratch on right half of front cover. Book has my name-stamp on ffep & very lightly on top edge). Else, book is tight, square, no bumps, markings, and never read. Tim Kirk (illustrator).
Verlag: Donald M. Grant,, West Kingston:, 1975
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition thus. Very good in a very good (light damp marks on verso) dust jacket. Illustrated by Tim Kirk (illustrator).
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Cloth. Zustand: FINE+, Near New. VG+ Dust Jacket. First Edition Hardcover Edition THUS. 212 pgs. weight = 330 grams; >> All 4 Cormac Mac Art stories in one volume! Limited Edition! (2000-3000 copies?) Cormac is a Gaelic renegade & pirate who ranged the seas of Britain with the Danish Viking, Wulfhere the skull-splitter in the da…ys of King Arthur! "Temple of Abomination" has a supernatural theme! By the author of the Conan series! Adventure & violence! >> CONDITION = Dustjacket = Minor Edge wear; cover scuffing; BOOK = Nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tim Kirk Cover & art! (illustrator). Book.
Verlag: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., West Kingston, RI, 1975
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. Revised Edition. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in generally clean condition, but has…some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. "A Gent from Bear Creek is a collection of Western short stories by Robert E. Howard. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1937 by Herbert Jenkins. The first United States edition was published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. In 1966. The stories continue on from each other, like chapters in a book. The stories are humorously written as if told by Breckinridge Elkins, a hillbilly with no schooling. He and his kin live in the Humboldts in Nevada. Elkins is six feet six inches tall, is as strong as a grizzly bear, and he can be just as bad tempered if riled. And there is a lot to rile him, especially his relatives." (from Wikipedia). Illustrated by Tim Kirk (illustrator).
Verlag: Donald M. Grant, West Kingston, RI, 1977
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Illustrated Edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. No markings, no bookplate. Tiny light stain to fore edge. No jacket chips, not price-clipped, no tears. Slight rubbing and a little wear to top of spine of jacket. Collection of pulp era short s…tories. Tim Kirk (illustrator).
Verlag: Donald M. Grant, 1975
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket Westerns.
Verlag: Donald M. Grant, West Kingston, RI, 1977
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Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Thus. Donald M. Grant, Publisher, West Kingston, RI, 1977. First illustrated edition brown cloth Hardcover with DJ, 248 pp. Color DJ and interior B&W illustrations by Tim Kirk. 7 wild and humorous western tales featuring Breckinridge Elkins by the creator o…f Conan. Unclipped DJ is fine except for a bit of wear (blunting) at lower corners. Book has bit of toning along top edge and my name stamp on ffep. Square, tight, unread, near fine copy. Tim Kirk (illustrator).
Verlag: Donald M. Grant, West Kingston, RI, 1979
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. The format is approximately 5.25 inches by 7.75 inches. 226, [8] pages. Illustrations. Each of the chapters appears earlier in periodical publications during the period from 1936 to 1968. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 June 11, 1936) was an American wr…iter who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He created the character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Howard was born and raised in Texas. A bookish and intellectual child, he was also a fan of boxing, eventually taking up amateur boxing; he also spent some time in his late teens bodybuilding. From the age of nine, he longed to become a writer of adventure fiction but did not have real success until he was 23. Thereafter, until his death at age 30, Howard's writings were published in a wide selection of magazines, journals, and newspapers, and he became proficient in several subgenres. His greatest success occurred after his death. Although a Conan novel was nearly published in 1934, Howard's stories were never collected during his lifetime. The main outlet for his stories was Weird Tales, where Howard created Conan the Barbarian. With Conan and his other heroes, Howard helped fashion the genre now known as sword and sorcery, giving him a large influence in the fantasy field. Howard remains a highly read author, with his best works still reprinted, and is one of the best-selling fantasy writers of all time. "Breckinridge Elkins is back for more!" Mayhem on Bear Creek is no ordinary western and is the third volume in the Bear Creek series which includes A Gent From Bear Creek and The Pride of Bear Creek. These uproarious and fantastic adventures are some of the author's most popular tales and in sharp contrast to the more somber stories from the creator of Conan, Kull and Solomon Kane. The first of Howard's most commercially successful series (within his own lifetime) was started in July 1933. "Mountain Man" was the first of the Breckinridge Elkins stories, humorous westerns in a similar style to his earlier Sailor Steve Costigan stories and again featuring an exaggerated, humorish version of Howard himself as the main character. Written as tall tales in the vein of Texas "Tall Lying" stories, the story first appeared in the MarchApril 1934 issue of Action Stories and was so successful that other magazines asked Howard for similar characters. Action Stories published a new Elkins story every issue without fail until well after Howard's death. At Kline's suggestion, he also created A Gent from Bear Creek, a Breckinridge Elkins novel comprising existing short stories and new material. By 1936, almost all of Howard's fiction writing was being devoted to westerns. The novel A Gent from Bear Creek was due to be published by Herbert Jenkins in England, and by all accounts it looked as if he was finally breaking out of the pulps and into the more prestigious book market. Breckinridge Elkins was featured in twenty-six humorous Western short stories, most of which originally appeared in the pages of Action Stories between 1934 and 1937, as well as the novel A Gent from Bear Creek. "Breck" Elkins is a hillbilly from Bear Creek, a fictional location in the Humboldt Mountains of Nevada. He is "mighty of stature and small of brain"a physically huge and imposing figure, and his reputation as a short-tempered and ferocious fighter often precedes him throughout the Southwest. He is usually found in the company of Cap'n Kidd, his equally fierce and cantankerous horse. He sometimes wears a coonskin cap and is depicted wearing one in several illustrations that accompanied the stories in the original pulp magazine. Elkins is a man of limited intelligence and education, illiterate in some of the stories, while able to read in others. Although Howard referred to the Elkins stories as "Westerns," they all have exaggerated elements and humor that make them closer in tone to Texas "Tall Lying" stories (such as the well-known tall. Tim Kirk (illustrator).
