Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan of the Apes
A.C. McClurg & Co.
1914
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First edition of the first Tarzan novel.
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (American).
- Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1914.
- [viii], 401 pp.
- 8vo.
- First state, with printer’s name set in two lines of Old English type.
- Previous owner's name in ink on front free endpaper.
- Publisher's crimson cloth, first state of the binding, without acorn device on spine.
The child of Lord and Lady Greystoke who were marooned in West Africa, Tarzan ("White Skin" in ape language) was adopted by the she-ape Kala after his parents pass away. Immediately popular, Rice Burroughs's hero featured in more than two dozen sequels and was further immortalized in film.
Literature
Currey, p. 93.
Zeuschner 696.
Condition Report
Very GoodSlight loss to spine gilt lettering.
Spine ends restored.
Rear hinge repaired.
Faint stain on text block fore-edge.
Product is used.
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