Senormac Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 The Theagenes Clan & the Tupenny Clan had dinner in Lakeland, Florida last night. 4 hours of good food, good booze, good friends, & laughter. Here is a short list of items discussed & a couple pics. Castillo de San Marcos Wolfshead Bookstore 1st Ed. Lancer Conan paperbacks Friendship Toronto Disney World The press of Humanity Libraries Librarians Agriculture Harry Potter Marvel Islands of Adventure Mini-vans Mothers-in-law WWII Tallahassee, FL Berns Steakhouse Various boardies Saint Augustine, Florida South Georgia Southern Baptists Catholics Unitarians RW Emerson Eduard Shevardnadze The Republic of Georgia Methodists Theosophists & Madame Blavatsky Satanism Comic book rooms Real estate New home construction UV glass Robert E Howard HP Lovecraft Epistolary collections & relationships Jack London’s To Build a Fire Howard Days MegaCon Marriage, love, sex, children, family More sex The Interbellum Generation Archaeology Paleontology Useless plastic toys Brown University The Ivy Leagues Princeton The Scythians The Greeks New Orleans Bill/ciorac Photography Poisoned arrows (viper venom & bacteria impacted dung) Names & diminutives Nerdy academic conferences The word ‘disparagingly’ Pelagic carp Carp Slovakia Mercenaries The Russian Steppes Burial Mounds Braziers doubling as bowls Wild marijuana The Grateful Dead The Ukraine Alcohol, vodka, slivovice Breast feeding Breast pumps Vienna US travel & transportation European travel & transportation Gas prices Energy Prices Escape Plans The can opener American Electronic Decadence Reading Bibliophilia Comics Star Wars Lord of the Rings Hydrogen energy Rural acreages in large blocks Working for one’s self Going to sleep early Waking up early Early morning Boards posting That tv show about comic book nerds Failing memories He got his own discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TupennyConan Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Happy Birthday Two-Gun Bob! Happy Birthday Mr Howard. Just picked this up yesterday in the forums from Andy/October. This one is for you, Mr Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) EDIT:Wrong thread! I need my coffee. Edited January 22, 2011 by Doiby_Dickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Just plugged some holes in my collection. I now have #1 - 221. I think I need about 20 more to plug in later gaps and I'll have the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GL1 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Happy Birthday Two-Gun Bob! Happy Birthday Mr Howard. Just picked this up yesterday in the forums from Andy/October. This one is for you, Mr Howard. Great Book and definitely a Happy Birthday to the great one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TupennyConan Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Andy/October is a great seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicopolis Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Happy Birthday Two-Gun Bob! Happy Birthday Mr Howard. Just picked this up yesterday in the forums from Andy/October. This one is for you, Mr Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 It looks like Wandering Star is blowing out their remaining inventory of REH limited editions on ebay.uk. If there are any of you Conan fans that were thinking about picking these up but were put off by the high price tags, now's your chance to pick some up much cheaper than I've ever seen for sale anywhere - way below cover price. The regular limited editions of the first two Conans are 30 pounds each and the Ultra editons (100 copies) are 75 and 100 pounds respectively. http://shop.ebay.co.uk/wanderingstarbooks/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Time to bump this thread with some rare REH goodness. Strange Tales was a short-lived rival to Weird Tales that popped up in the early 30's and lasted for seven issues. Most of the WT regulars like REH, Clark Ashton Smith, Hugh Cave, Frank Belknap Long, and others wrote for them before they finally folded. Issues from this title are much, much scarcer than their WT counterparts from the same time. This issue from June 1932 predates "The Phoenix on the Sword," the first Conan story by several months, but it contains the REH story "People of the Dark," which stars a black-haired, sword-wielding barbarian named Conan of the Reavers. This Conan is from the historical dark ages rather than the Hyborian Age, but he can certainly be seen as a proto-type for Conan the Cimmerian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 The earlier issues of Weird Tales are pretty scarce as well and this July 1925 issue is no exception. It's also a grail for pulp collectors as it contains "Spear and Fang," a cave-man story that is the first published work of a young 19-year old REH. This one is beat, but I'm stoked to have a copy in any condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan_Aficionado Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'd really like to one day collect a run of BS conans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TupennyConan Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 The earlier issues of Weird Tales are pretty scarce as well and this July 1925 issue is no exception. It's also a grail for pulp collectors as it contains "Spear and Fang," a cave-man story that is the first published work of a young 19-year old REH. This one is beat, but I'm stoked to have a copy in any condition. Seen this offered in many a Heritage catalog but have never taken a shot at one. Love this one, Jeff. Thanks for posting as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Here's another fun pick up. Since I'll never be able to afford an original Brundage pastels cover, I decided to settle for this fun original oil recreation. Unfortunately I don't think Claudia's going to let me hang it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 This thread needs more flagellation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Great posts, Jeff! Over the years, I have found that I can get as much enjoyment out of a recreation or an enlarged print as an original painting, so I think you are on the right track! Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Great posts, Jeff! Over the years, I have found that I can get as much enjoyment out of a recreation or an enlarged print as an original painting, so I think you are on the right track! Rich Thanks Rich! Also, there's the fact that I could never afford the $50K plus for an original Brundage cover - if it even survives. Many of them didn't since they were pastels and done in the days before fixative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 The earlier issues of Weird Tales are pretty scarce as well and this July 1925 issue is no exception. It's also a grail for pulp collectors as it contains "Spear and Fang," a cave-man story that is the first published work of a young 19-year old REH. This one is beat, but I'm stoked to have a copy in any condition. That thing is ancient !! Can't be many of them left. Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TupennyConan Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Flagellation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Good thing thats a "g" in there .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 The flagellation theme actually crops up in a number of REH's works. Among his papers was a list of books on the subject along with prices: "A History of the Rod" by Cooper; illustrated; published in London: $7.50 "The Merry Order of St. Bridget" by Margaret Anson; illustrated, privately printed: $5.00 "Curiosa of Flagellants & History of Flagellation"; bound in one volume; illustrated; privately printed: $3.00 "Painful Pleasures" translated by W.J. Meusal; illustrated; privately printed: $5.00 "Nell in Bridewell" by W. Reinhard; (translation) illustrated; published in Paris by the Society of British Bibliophiles: $5.00 "The Misfortunes of Colette"; illustrated; privately printed: $3.00 "The Strap Returns"; illustrated; The Gargoyle Press: $2.00 "Tracts of Flagellation" by George Colman; paper bound; published in England. Henry Thomas Buckle: $6.00 "The Rodiad" by George Colman; paper bound; published in England: $1.50 "Tender Bottoms" by Guenoles; illustrated; published by American Ethnological Press, Inc.: $3.00 "Sadism and Masochism" by Eulenburg; illustrated; published by The New Era Press: $3.45 "Presented in Leather" by Claire Willows; illustrated; privately printed: $5.00 "Padlocks and Girdles of Chastity"; privately printed; illustrated: $1.50 TOTAL : $50.95 We know he ordered at least two of these and possibly three. He discusses the topic of flagellation with HPL in their correspondence and it seems he understood very well that sex sells and that throwing in a scene with a naked chick getting whipped by another naked chick was a sure-fire way to get that $50 cover bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
