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Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Chessmen of Mars....
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Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Chessmen of Mars. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1922.8vo. Illustrated with 8 inserted plates, including frontispiece, by J. Allen St. John. Publisher's red cloth stamped in black. Original dust jacket, also illustrated by J. Allen St. John.
FIRST EDITION. Contains three-page appendix (pp. 373-375) entitled: "Jetan, or Martian Chess."
Condition: Touch of wear to spine ends. Dust jacket unclipped, price on rear as issued ($1.90); front flap fold split but holding, somewhat rubbed and scuffed, some chipping and spotting with a few minor stains; spine panel sunned with moderate loss including most of imprint, the "B" in Burroughs and touching the "C" in Chessmen.
References: Heins CM-1; Zeuschner (1996), 92; Zeuschner (2016), p. 61.
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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