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TARZAN AND THE ANT MEN
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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- first
- Condition
- Page edges a bit dusty with the top of pages spotted, several tiny stains to front cover and a touch of rubbing to corner tips a
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1924. First edition, first binding with "A. C. McCLURG / & CO." at base of spine panel. Page edges a bit dusty with the top of pages spotted, several tiny stains to front cover and a touch of rubbing to corner tips and spine ends. An attractive very good or better copy. No dust jacket. (19954). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-346 [347-350], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original light brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in dark brown. "...it must be regarded as a high point in the Tarzan series and for that matter in Burroughs' entire career." - Richard A. Lupoff, Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure, pp. 213. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 325. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02316. Heins AM-1.
Synopsis
Tarzan and the Ant Men is the tenth book in Edgar Rice Burroughs' series of novels about the jungle hero Tarzan. It was first published as a seven-part serial in the magazine Argosy All-Story Weekly for February 2, 9, 16, and 23 and March 1, 8, and 15, 1924. It was first published in book form in hardcover by A. C. McClurg in September, 1924. The story was also adapted for Gold Key Comics in Tarzan #174-175 (1968). In the book Master of Adventure: The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Richard A.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19954
- Title
- TARZAN AND THE ANT MEN
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - Page edges a bit dusty with the top of pages spotted, several tiny stains to front cover and a touch of rubbing to corner tips a
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first binding with "A. C. McCLURG / & CO." at bas
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- Adventure Fiction . SF
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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