New York City: A. L. Burt Company. Hardcover. b&w frontispiece. pp. 401, ads.,Small 8vo,,,Zeuschner 700 identifies this as a later printing of the first 1915 A. L. Burt reprint, published sometime between 1915 to 1928. There is a six-page catalogue at the end of the book, of this publisher's 'Popular Copyright Novels', listing titles alphabetically from 'A' to 'N'. It does not appear that any pages with ads for 'O' to Z' are missing, or have been removed. The famous Tarzan silhouette illustration is reproduced (on glossy stock) as the frontispiece and is in decent condition. The boards are soiled and rubbed at the edges, with a small stain to the top of the rear board. The original endpapers have been professionally replaced. The half-title page had suffered loss to the edges, and this defect has been remedied by our conservator. Just less than half of page 5/6 has been torn away, and our conservator has laid-in blank japon paper to maintain the integrity of the page. Colour photocopies of pages 5 and 6, taken from another copy of this book, have been laid-in loose for reference and reading. The contents are otherwise a bit age-toned, with the odd bit of foxing. Overall, a fairly good copy. Bound in original olive green cloth, with black stamped lettering bordered by blind rules. No dust jacket.

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Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine All-Story Magazine in October, 1912; the first book edition was published in 1914 by A.C. McClurg & Co in Chicago. The publisher was made famous by their original publishing of the Tarzan of the Apes novels and other stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes tells the story of Tarzan (“White Skin” in ape language) who is adopted as a baby by the she-ape Kala after his parents, the Lord and Lady Greystoke, pass away after being marooned in West Africa. Immediately popular, Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with two dozen sequels, and the Tarzan character has been immortalized in books, films and television since. Tarzan was the first literary character to be registered in a trademark. Tarzan and the Castaways was the last finished story by Burroughs, the 24th in his series on Tarzan. In addition to the title novella, the book also includes two short stories about Tarzan. Tarzan: The Lost Adventure is a novel by American writer Joe R. Lansdale, based on an incomplete fragment of a Tarzan novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs which had been left unfinished at his death. The book was serialized in four parts by Dark Horse Comics, before being published as a single volume in 1995.

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Bookseller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9900034975
Title: TARZAN OF THE APES
Author: BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice
Illustrator: b&w frontispiece
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: A. L. Burt Company
Place of Publication: New York City
Keywords: AmerLit;Tarzan;;;;;;;

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