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Title: Arkham Title Record # 108740
Author: Robert E. Howard
Date: 1932-08-00
Type: POEM
Language: English
Note: First published in Weird Tales, August 1932. Included in a Howard letter to H. P. Lovecraft, December 9, 1931 ("I would have answered you letter long ago..."). A slightly variant version is included in the story "The House in the Oaks" in Dark Things, ed. August Derleth, Arkham House and in Black Canaan, Berkley. Lines 1-4 are included in Fantasy Commentator #45/46, Winter 1993-94.
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Year Title
1932 Arkham [as by Robert Ervin Howard]
Year Language Title
2016 Portuguese Arkham
2020Translated by Michael Siefener
German Arkham

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, August 1932 1932-08-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag T. Wyatt Nelson Checkmark
Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre 1947-00-00 ed. August Derleth Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
418
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Frank Utpatel Checkmark
Always Comes Evening: The Collected Poems of Robert E. Howard 1957-00-00 Robert E. Howard Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
x+
86
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Utpatel Checkmark
Rhymes of Death 1975-00-00 Robert E. Howard Dennis McHaney  
$3.00?$: US dollar
32
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
coll Tom Foster Checkmark
Rhymes of Death 1975-00-00 Robert E. Howard Dennis McHaney  
$2.00?$: US dollar
32
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
coll Tom Foster Checkmark
Always Comes Evening 1977-06-00 Robert E. Howard Underwood-Miller 0-934438-01-3
$31.00?$: US dollar
110
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Keiko Nelson Checkmark
Always Comes Evening 1977-06-00 Robert E. Howard Underwood-Miller 0-934438-01-3
$10.00?$: US dollar
110
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Keiko Nelson Checkmark
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1987-05-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Books 0-671-65641-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Steve Hickman Checkmark
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1987-05-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Science Fiction Books 0-671-65641-4
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Steve Hickman Checkmark
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1989-09-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Books 0-671-65641-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Steve Hickman  
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1992-03-00 Robert E. Howard Baen 0-671-65641-4
$4.99?$: US dollar
247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Steve Hickman Checkmark
Dear HPL: Letters, Robert E. Howard to H. P. Lovecraft 1930-1936 2002-00-00 Robert E. Howard Robert E. Howard Properties  
$0.00?$: US dollar
[402]
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
non-fic Checkmark
Wings in the Night 2005-00-00 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 0-8095-1134-7
$35.00?$: US dollar
179
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Stephen Fabian Checkmark
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: July 1925-June 1934 2006-01-00 Robert E. Howard Girasol Collectables  
$100.00?$: US dollar
vi+
625
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rudy Nebres Checkmark
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: July 1925-June 1934 2006-01-00 Robert E. Howard Girasol Collectables  
$112.50?$: US dollar
vi+
625
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rudy Nebres Checkmark
Wings in the Night: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, Volume 4 2006-10-00 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press  
$6.99?$: US dollar
179
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
Wings in the Night 2007-01-01 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 0-8095-5791-6
$12.95?$: US dollar
320
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Ken Kelly Checkmark
The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume Two: 1930-1932 2007-10-00 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$59.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
525
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
non-fic Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan Checkmark
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard 2009-01-00 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$59.00?$: US dollar
lxxix+
728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard 2009-04-00 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$59.00?$: US dollar
lxxix+
728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard 2009-08-00 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$59.00?$: US dollar
lxxix+
728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard Volume 1: 1930-1932 2009-09-18 Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft Hippocampus Press 978-0-9814888-0-6
$100.00?$: US dollar
1004
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
non-fic David C. Verba Checkmark
Halloween at the Dog and Duck 2009-10-30 Robert E. Howard Dennis McHaney  
$10.00?$: US dollar
40
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
coll Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems 2009-11-00 Robert E. Howard Frank Coffman  
$23.50?$: US dollar
xxix+
527
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Checkmark
Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems 2009-11-00 Robert E. Howard Frank Coffman  
$37.00?$: US dollar
xxix+
527
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Singer in the Mist & Others 2010-03-00 Robert E. Howard Stanza Press (The Complete Poems from Weird Tales #2) 978-1-84863-079-6
£11.99?£: UK pound
xii+
33
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Gary Gianni Checkmark
The Book of The Howard Review: The Howard Review Anthology 2010-12-00 Robert E. Howard Dennis McHaney  
$14.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
230
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll J. Allen St. John Checkmark
A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard Volume 1: 1930-1932 2011-03-14 Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft Hippocampus Press 978-0-9844802-9-6
$55.00?$: US dollar
1004
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
non-fic David C. Verba Checkmark
Wings in the Night 2015-07-27 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0658-6
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Stephen Fabian  
O Mundo Sombrio - Histórias dos Mitos de Cthulhu 2016-00-00 Robert E. Howard Clock Tower 978-85-66519-04-4   317
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Leander Moura  
A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard Volume 1: 1930-1932 2017-01-00 Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft Hippocampus Press 978-0-9844802-9-6
$55.00?$: US dollar
1004
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
non-fic David C. Verba  
Weird Tales (disc 3, part 1) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
anth  
Der Mythos des Cthulhu 2020-08-17 Robert E. Howard Festa 978-3-86552-855-1
€16.99?€: Euro
509
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Bookcoversart Checkmark
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