The Return of Tarzan First Edition

Name: The Return of Tarzan First Edition
Brand: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Price: 980 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Presenting a gloriously rare book …. The Return of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition. First edition. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. 1 vols. 8vo. The second book in the Tarzan series. Zeuschner 583 (noting titles in black) Red cloth titled in black. Good to fair copy (no dust jacket) (some soiling, especially to spine and cover) Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. 1 vols. 8vo. Published by Grosset & Dunlap, NY under copyright from McClurg, Chicago, 1915. First edition. Original publishers red cloth, with black lettered title on upper board and flat spine., Published June, 1914 with copyright by A.C.McClurg & Co. // 1915, Size: Large 8vo, Illustrated with frontispiece by Fred Arting and printer’s device on title., Signed free endpaper, P. Half-title, bl. (2), frontispiece, title, copyright note, dedication, bl., contents, bl., 1-392. In good condition; lacks dust jacket, lightly worn ends and corners; Previous owner’s label on inside of front cover… “Scotta Obenchain’ (the daughter of renowned Kentucky Author Eliza Calvert Hall Obenchain). Grosset & Dunlap, publisher, c. 1915. 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 No dust jacket. Some water damage to cover and first couple of pages, but otherwise good. Back page slightly torn from spine.

Creator:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (Author)

Dimensions:

Height: 7.6 in (19.31 cm)Width: 5.3 in (13.47 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)

Style:

Romantic (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper,Engraved

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

Early 20th Century