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The Chessmen of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen , 1935. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fourth edition 1935. Book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, Spine has few areas of colour loss, bumping to head and foot, with some minor rubbing. Few spots to pages, and to the toned text block edges. Previous owners name in pencil crossed out in biro to FEP. Tightly bound in very good condition. No Jacket. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid reader example of this 1935 printing of a classic Burroughs Mars novel.
Synopsis
The Chessmen of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the fifth of his famous Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it in January, 1921, and the finished story was first published in Argosy All-Story Weekly as a six-part serial in the issues for February 18 and 25 and March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 1922. It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in November, 1922.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001198
- Title
- The Chessmen of Mars
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Pages
- 243
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.88 lbs
- Keywords
- tarzan mars General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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