THE BEASTS OF TARZAN ..
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in good pictorial dust jacket (wraparound illustration by J. Allen St. John) with wear and some shallow chipping alo
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1916. First edition. A fine copy in good pictorial dust jacket (wraparound illustration by J. Allen St. John) with wear and some shallow chipping along to and bottom edges, several scratches and creases to rear panel, rubbing along folds, and 35x18 mm chip from lower spine end with loss of most of the publisher's imprint. The jacket is rare. (25700). Octavo, pp. [1-12] 1-336 [337] [338-340] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], illustrations by J. Allen St. John, original green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. 19,500 copies printed. The third Tarzan novel. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 317. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 105. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02272. Heins BTa-1.
Synopsis
The Beasts of Tarzan is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. Originally serialized in All-Story Cavalier magazine in 1914, the novel was first published in book form by A. C. McClurg in 1916.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25700
- Title
- THE BEASTS OF TARZAN ..
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in good pictorial dust jacket (wraparound illustration by J. Allen St. John) with wear and some shallow chipping alo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- Adventure Fiction . SF
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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