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Edgar Rice Burroughs. Four First Edition Venus Titles,... (Total: 4 Items)
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Edgar Rice Burroughs. Four First Edition Venus Titles, including: Pirates of Venus. Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., [1934]. First edition. Octavo. 314 pages. Frontispiece and four full-page illustrations by J. Allen St. John. Publisher's blue cloth boards with the cover and spine lettered in red. Illustrated dust jacket designed by J. Allen St. John. Rubbing to cloth along edges and corners. Previous owner's name in pencil on the half-title page and also in ink on the front pastedown. Overall a tight, very good copy. [and:] Lost on Venus. Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., [1935]. First edition. Octavo. 318 pages. Frontispiece and four full-page illustrations by J. Allen St. John. Publisher's blue cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in red. Illustrated dust jacket designed by J. Allen St. John. Rubbing to cloth along edges and corners. Lightly bumped on upper corner of front cover. Dust jacket is price-clipped. Very good. [and:] Carson of Venus. Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., [1939]. First edition. Octavo. 312 pages. Frontispiece and four full-page illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs. Publisher's blue cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in red. Some fading along top edge and spotting to cloth on front and rear. Illustrated dust jacket designed by John Coleman Burroughs is price-clipped, otherwise crisp. Very good. [and:] Escape on Venus. Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., [1946]. First edition. Octavo. 347 pages. Frontispiece and four full-page illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs. Publisher's blue cloth boards with the front and spine lettered in red. Illustrated dust jacket designed by John Coleman Burroughs. Rubbing to cloth along edges and corners. Lightly bumped on upper corners of front and rear boards. Overall a very good copy. From the Frank Collection.Auction Info
2008 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #684 (go to Auction Home page)
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October, 2008
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