Just in at the Book Shop: four vintage paperback Conan the Barbarian books: Conan the Freebooter (1968), Conan the Avenger (1968), Conan of Aquilonia (1977), and Conan of Cimmeria (1969). In case you didn’t know, the description on the book covers above each title informs you that Conan is “THE WORLD’S GREATEST FANTASY-ADVENTURE HERO” in all caps.
Quoting from The Trash Collector site, here’s a little background:
Created in 1932 by pulp writer Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) for Weird Tales magazine, Conan the Barbarian almost single-handedly spawned the modern sword & sorcery novel, having inspired countless imitators with similarly gutteral, primitive-sounding surnames and the selfsame penchant for bloodshed. The Hyborian exploits of this brusque adventurer–an anti-hero, of sorts–has not only been extensively reprinted in numerous languages, but has also made the transition to such mediums as comic books, film, television, spoken-word adaptations, and even video games. The character is also often associated with famed fantasy illustrator Frank Frazetta (1928-present), whose paintings graced many of Howard’s novels in the 1960s and 1970s, and which are still some of the best-selling art prints of their type today.
Our price is $5.00 each.
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