New York:: A. L. Burt,, [1915].. Early A. L. Burt edition, in the earliest example of the jacket.. publisher's green cloth titled in black, in dust jacket.. A bright, near fine copy in a jacket with a little chipping to the extremities of the spine, just affecting the top of the "T" in "Tarzan," and some light chipping and use to the top of the front and back panels. An attractive copy, uncommon in dust jacket.. 8vo,.

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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: Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 15113
Title: Tarzan of the Apes.
Author: BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice
Format/Binding: Publisher's green cloth titled in black, in dust jacket.
Book Condition: Used - A bright, near fine copy in a jacket with a little chipping to the extremities of the spine, just affecting the top of the "
Edition: Early A. L. Burt edition, in the earliest example of the jacket.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. L. Burt,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: [1915].
Pages: 401 pp. [6,ads pp.]
Size: 8vo,

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