NMLP P-027201 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Conan the Conqueror (The Hour of the Dragon)

Robert E. Howard · Gnome Press (New York) · 1950

Gnome Press 1950 is the true first hardcover Conan book. The original magazine appearance ('The Hour of the Dragon', Weird Tales, 1935-36 serialization) predates it but the book first is the Gnome Press. The 1950s Gnome Conan series volumes are each scarce firsts.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-027201 for "Conan the Conqueror (The Hour of the Dragon)" by Robert E. Howard (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-027201, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).