Amazon is now listing the Robert E. Howard Foundation’s The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1 in the long-awaited paperback edition, with a publication date of 22nd January 2022.
Now seems to be shipping in both the UK and the USA. I recall that there was said to be a new cover for the paperback, different than the hardback’s cover. But that doesn’t now seem to be the case.
While you’re waiting for it to arrive you might peruse The World of Robert E. Howard. This website has scans of original letters to read online, and a call for “digital copies of any [original] letters” to show on the page.
That IS the new cover art.
Yes, this is legit — if you check the mother page (amazon.com), you will see that both states are available to ship in 1-2 days.