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[Edgar Rice Burroughs]. Frank A. Munsey Company Signed Contract and Endorsed Check for the serial rights to "The Mucker."...
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[Edgar Rice Burroughs]. Frank A. Munsey Company Signed Contract and Endorsed Check for the serial rights to "The Mucker." One partially printed page, 8 ¼ x 5 ½ inches; New York; February 18th, 1914. Frank A. Munsey Company check no. 20472 made out to Burroughs. Endorsed on verso in Burroughs hand. Check attached to contract which reads "Received from The Frank A. Munsey Company, FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS----in payment for one serial entitled "The Mucker." Signed "E. R. Burroughs.""The Mucker" was published as a 4-part serial in All-Story Cavalier Weekly (October 24 - November 14, 1914).
Condition: Lightly toned, small pinhole to left of check. Fold creases to contract, pinholes to top edge. Cancellation affecting text, but not signature.
Provenance: From the collection of B.J. Lukes, noted collector and bibliographer of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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