THE MOON MAID by Burroughs, Edgar Rice - 1926

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. Hardcover. About Very Good. A well-regarded stand-alone fantasy novel from the creator of the Tarzan and the John Carter of Mars fantasy series. Written between 1919 and 1925, the book is loosely based on World War I and the Russian Revolution rolled into a single "Great War" lasting until 1967 with victory by the Anglo-Saxon forces in Washington and London. The victory is celebrated by sending an expedition to the moon which turns out to be inhabited by the alien Kalkars among others. The Kalkars, with the help of the evil human genius, Orthis, invade Earth in 2050, resulting in more global warfare. This copy is an early Grosset & Dunlap reprint of the original A.C. McClurg edition of 1926. About 5 x 7 1/2 inches, 412 pages plus 9 pages of publisher's ads, bound in red cloth-covered boards with black lettering on front cover and spine. Sorry, no dustjacket. A brief inscription dated 1930 on reverse of frontispiece, o/w text is clean, complete and unmarked with a couple of shallow dents on fore edge and light age-tanning in margins. Color on spine has faded somewhat and boards show minor wear on edges, spine ends and corners. No noticeable tears, creases or other damage. An early printing in good, readable condition.