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Title: The Secret of Lost Valley Title Record # 525469
Author: Robert E. Howard
Date: 1967-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: Word count: 9750 words.
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1975ⓘThis is not the same story that was mistakenly published in The Magazine of Horror, Summer 1966 as "Valley of the Lost". DO NOT MERGE or VARIANT these records. Background: "Valley of the Lost" was originally scheduled for Strange Tales but that pulp went belly-up before "Lost" saw print. In 1965, Glen Lord (executor for the Howard estate) sent a manuscript to RAWL titled "King of the Lost People," proclaiming that it was the story once slated for Strange Tales. Lowndes excitedly accepted the story for publication. Just as the issue was coming off the press, Lord contacted Lowndes with the news that "Valley of the Lost" was, oops, not really "King of the Lost People," because Lord had just found another "six boxes of Howard's papers and files" and "Valley of the Lost" was among the papers included (with annotations by Strange Tales editor Harry Bates). Definitely two different stories. The real "Valley of the Lost" later ran in Startling Mystery Stories. (per barebonesez.blogspot.com. At least one publication refers to the first appearance in Startling Mystery Stories as being titled "Secret of Lost Valley", rather than "The Secret of Lost Valley". This is the title on the cover, not in the interior per ISFDB standards.
 The Valley of the Lost
1975 Valley of the Lost
Year Language Title
1985ⓘTranslated by François Truchaud
 French La vallée perdue
1993ⓘTranslated by Ulla Selkälä
 Finnish Kadotettujen laakso
2012ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack.
 German Das Tal der Verlorenen
2015ⓘTranslated by Patrice Louinet
 French La vallée perdue
2015ⓘTranslated by Annarita Guarnieri
 Italian La valle degli esseri perduti

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Startling Mystery Stories, Spring 1967 1967-00-00 ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes Health Knowledge, Inc.  
$0.50?$: US dollar
 132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Valley of the Lost 1975-06-00 Robert E. Howard Charles Miller  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 21
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 chap Checkmark
The Robert E. Howard Omnibus 1977-00-00 Robert E. Howard Orbit Book / Futura Publications 0-86007-955-4
£0.90?£: UK pound
 336
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
Marchers of Valhalla 1977-04-00 Robert E. Howard Sphere 0-7221-4728-7
£0.65?£: UK pound
 156
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 Melvyn Grant Checkmark
Marchers of Valhalla 1978-01-00 Robert E. Howard Berkley Medallion 0-425-03702-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
 215
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 Ken Kelly Checkmark
Le tertre maudit 1985-11-00 Robert E. Howard Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #154) 2-7304-0347-7   182
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Le tertre maudit 1991-09-00 Robert E. Howard Fleuve Noir (Fleuve Noir - Robert E. Howard #4) 2-265-04553-5   222
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 Gilles Francescano Checkmark
Kadotuksen kuilu 1993-00-00 Robert E. Howard
Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö?Werner Soederstroem Osakeyhtioe
Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio
(FAN)		 951-0-18945-6   306
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 Hannu Lipponen Checkmark
Trails in Darkness 1996-06-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Books (The Robert E. Howard Library #6) 0-671-87726-7
$5.99?$: US dollar
 231
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 C. W. Kelly Checkmark
Arkham's Masters of Horror: A 60th Anniversary Anthology Retrospective of the First 30 Years of Arkham House 2000-00-00 ed. Peter Ruber Arkham House 0-87054-177-3
$32.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
444
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tony Patrick Checkmark
The Black Stranger and Other American Tales 2005-04-00 Robert E. Howard Bison Books (The Works of Robert E. Howard (Bison) #2) 0-8032-7353-3
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xxii+
351
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 Mike Mignola Checkmark
The Black Stranger and Other American Tales 2005-04-00 Robert E. Howard Bison Books (The Works of Robert E. Howard (Bison) #2) 0-8032-2421-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xxii+
351
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Mike Mignola Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-07-29 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-49020-9
$0.00?$: US dollar
 xviii+
518
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
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-10-00 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-49020-9
$18.00?$: US dollar
 xxv+
523
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 Greg Staples Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-10-28 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-50974-1
$13.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Greg Staples  
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2010-03-26 Robert E. Howard Tantor Media      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Greg Staples Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2010-09-30 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-332-7
$150.00?$: US dollar
 xxv+
523
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Greg Staples Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2010-09-30 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-332-7
$400.00?$: US dollar
 xxv+
523
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Greg Staples Checkmark
Tote erinnern sich 2012-09-00 Robert E. Howard Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2627) 978-3-86552-090-6
€28.00?€: Euro
 346+
[4]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Western Tales 2013-10-16 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$50.00?$: US dollar
 xiv+
551
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tom Gianni Checkmark
Argosy Volume 1: Fantastic Frontiers 2013-12-00 ed. Daniel Bazinga Argosy Magazine 978-1-5030-0829-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 169
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.
 anth Tais Teng Checkmark
Argosy Volume 1: Fantastic Frontiers 2013-12-00 ed. Daniel Bazinga Argosy Magazine 978-1-311-13113-3
$3.49?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Tais Teng  
Almuric 2015-00-00 Robert E. Howard Bragelonne 978-2-35294-853-7
€25.00?€: Euro
 423
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
Stéphane Collignon?Stephane Collignon
  
Almuric 2015-00-00 Robert E. Howard Bragelonne 978-2-8205-2308-2   423
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll
Stéphane Collignon?Stephane Collignon
  
Fantasy & ScienceFiction - Edizione Italiana, #12 2015-06-00 ed. Armando Corridore Elara  
€5.90?€: Euro
 160
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.
 mag Marc Simonetti Checkmark
Marchers of Valhalla date unknown Robert E. Howard Berkley Medallion 0-425-03702-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
 215
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 Ken Kelly Checkmark
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