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TARZAN AND THE FORBIDDEN CITY
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Neat inked name and date to front paste down (hidden by jacket flap), a fine copy in a nearly fine first state (laminated) dust
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1938]. First edition. Neat inked name and date to front paste down (hidden by jacket flap), a fine copy in a nearly fine first state (laminated) dust jacket with color fade to the red ink of the spine panel. (31203). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-315 [316: blank] [317: ads] [318-320: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original pebbled blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, top edge stained red. Tarzan and the search for a large diamond takes him to a hidden valley with two cities at war. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02319. Heins FC-1.
Synopsis
Tarzan and the Forbidden City is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the twentieth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31203
- Title
- TARZAN AND THE FORBIDDEN CITY
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - Neat inked name and date to front paste down (hidden by jacket flap), a fine copy in a nearly fine first state (laminated) dust
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Tarzana, California
- Date Published
- [1938]
- Keywords
- Adventure Fiction . SF
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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