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Edgar Rice Burroughs. Ten Early Tarzan Titles,... (Total: 10 Items)
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Edgar Rice Burroughs. Ten Early Tarzan Titles, including: Tarzan of the Apes. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [n.d., 1927]. Reprint edition. Octavo. 392 pages. Publisher's red cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in black. Frontispiece with silhouette by Fred J. Arting. Dust jacket has minor edge wear with a one-quarter inch tear at bottom of spine and two one-quarter inch tears along rear top edge. Tight copy in very good condition. [and:] The Return of Tarzan. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1915. First edition. Octavo. 365 pages. Publisher's original green cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in gold. Spine is leaning and cloth has soiling with splits at corners and spine ends. No dust jacket. Good. [and:] The Beasts of Tarzan. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1916. First edition. Octavo. 337 pages. Publisher's original green cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in gold. Spine is leaning and cloth has soiling with splits at corners and spine ends. Rear hinge is broken. No dust jacket. Good. [and:] The Son of Tarzan. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [n.d., 1927]. Reprint edition. Octavo. 394 pages. Publisher's red cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in black. Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Previous owner's name in ink on front pastedown and "Book No. 4" written in ink on front free endpaper. Jacket has some wear along the bottom edge. Very good. [and:] Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [n.d., 1927]. Reprint edition. Octavo. 350 pages. Publisher's red cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in black. Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Jacket shows edge wear with chipping at spine ends and corners and a tear that begins at the upper right corner on the front and runs one and one-half inch down. Very good. [and:] Jungle Tales of Tarzan. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [n.d., 1940]. Reprint edition. Octavo. 319 pages. Publisher's red cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in black. Jacket has edge wear with some light chipping on the top spine edge. Very good. [and:] Tarzan the Untamed. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [n.d., 1922]. Reprint edition. Octavo. 428 pages. Publisher's red cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in black. Spine is leaning and cloth is generally rubbed. Date is stamped on rear free endpaper. Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Jacket has some general edge wear with a one-inch tear starting at top of spine. Very good. [and:] Tarzan the Terrible. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [n.d., 1940]. Reprint edition. Octavo. 408 pages. Publisher's red cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in black. Book has a slight lean and a soiled spot on the bottom edge. Very good. [and:] Tarzan and the Golden Lion. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [n.d., 1940]. Reprint edition. Octavo. 333 pages. Publisher's red cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in black. Jacket is price-clipped with several small chips and tears. Very good. [and:] Tarzan and the Ant Men. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [n.d., 1925]. Reprint edition. Octavo. 346 pages. Publisher's red cloth boards with the front cover and spine lettered in black. Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Jacket shows edge wear with several small chips and tears. Very good. From the Frank Collection.Heins. Currey.
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2008 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #684 (go to Auction Home page)
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October, 2008
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