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Burroughs, Edgar Rice.
Estimate
35,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Tarzan of the Apes. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1914
- PAPER
8vo (185 x 125mm.), first edition, second issue ("W.F. Hall Printing Co. | Chicago" on imprint page set in 2 lines of Old English type), illustrated title-page, original maroon cloth (publisher noted on spine as "A. [acorn device] C. | McCLURG | & CO."), lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover, dust-jacket, chemise and green morocco slipcase, head and foot of spine and corners very slightly bumped, extremities of dust-jacket very slightly frayed
Provenance
George Cosmatos, sale, Sotheby's New York, 17 June 2005, lot 133
Literature
Peter Parley to Penrod p. 134; Zeuschner 697
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A fine copy in jacket of the first Tarzan book and a landmark of popular literature.
Blanck notes in Peter Parley to Penrod that copies with and without the acorn ornament have been noted and that "no priority for either state has been determined". This statement has since been revised. Robert B. Zeuschner has noted that the second is identical to the first "...except there is a small gold acorn on the spine... The acorn edition is very desirable to collectors, and it is even rarer than the first state... inasmuch as there were probably only 2,500 copies printed. The dust-jacket is identical with the [first state]."