Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11

Tarzan and The Lost Empire First Edition

$600
£455.59
€521.01
CA$838.29
A$932.36
CHF 486.85
MX$11,345.81
NOK 6,217.80
SEK 5,831.20
DKK 3,888.47
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

Presenting a gloriously rare book …. Tarzan and The Lost Empire First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Metropolitan 1929 1st Edition. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-313 [314: blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by A. W. Sperry, original orange cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 327. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 122. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02325. Heins LE-2. Has some condition issues so we would describe it as being in ‘fair’ condition. Some water damage to front cover, transferance of dust jacket image from ‘Tarzan Triumphant’ on the back cover. No dust jacket, Some foxing and evidence of water damage to first and last couple of pages. Spine slightly loose and torn at back cover. Otherwise the main body of the book is quite good. Metropolitan Books Publishers [1929], New York, 1929. First edition, first binding. 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.
  • Creator:
  • 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:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1929
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Minor fading. Fair. Some damage. See full posting.
  • Seller Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3978123720292

More From This Seller

View All
The Return of Tarzan First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. The Return of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition. First edition. Il...
Category

Early 20th Century American Romantic Books

Materials

Paper

Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. Jungle Tales of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition. Good +, square ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Romantic Books

Materials

Paper

The Son of Tarzan First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. The Return of Tarzan First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition. Very good +, squa...
Category

Early 20th Century American Romantic Books

Materials

Paper

Tarzan and The Ant Men First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. Tarzan and The Ant Men First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition. Mixed edition...
Category

Early 20th Century American Romantic Books

Materials

Paper

Tarzan and The Golden Lion by Edgar Rice Burroughs McClurg 1st Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book…. Tarzan and The Golden Lion by Edgar Rice Burroughs McClurg 1st Edition. First edition. Illustrated by...
Category

Early 20th Century American Romantic Books

Materials

Paper

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar First Edition
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gloriously rare book …. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar First Edition by Edgar Rice Burroughs Grosset & Dunlap 1st Edition. First Thus. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John...
Category

Early 20th Century American Romantic Books

Materials

Paper

You May Also Like

Tarzan's Adventures: Vintage Edgar Rice Burroughs Classics from USSR, 1J159
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embark on a thrilling journey to the heart of the jungle with the vintage book "Tarzan's Adventures: Jungle Tales and Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by the renowned author Edgar Rice...
Category

1990s Books

Materials

Paper

Tarzan and the Amazons
Located in London, GB
Original US Lobby card for Tarzan and the Amazons 1945 This action advenure film starred Jonny Weissmuller and Brenda Joyce. The film was directed by Kurt...
Category

Vintage 1940s American Posters

Materials

Paper

The Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Illustrated, 1931
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner, as related by Himself. London: Humphrey Milford, 1931. Embe...
Category

Vintage 1930s English Books

Materials

Paper

Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Located in London, GB
Original British trade advertisement for the 1949 adventure, fantasy science film Tarzan's Magic Fountain. The film was directed by Lee Sholem and starred Lex Barker, Brenda Joyce, ...
Category

Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

T. E. LAWRENCE - Seven Pillars Of Wisdom - 1935 - FIRST TRADE EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LAWRENCE, T. E. TITLE: Seven Pillars Of Wisdom. A Triumph. PUBLISHER: London: Jonathan Cape, 1935. DESCRIPTION: FIRST TRADE EDITION. 1 vol., 4to., 10" x 8", Illustrated throughout with a photogravure portrait frontispiece of Lawrence from the plaster bust, 47 plates, 4 folding maps, and several in-text line drawings; the majority by Eric Kennington...
Category

Vintage 1930s British Books

Materials

Leather

Tarzan Triumphs / Le Triomphe de Tarzan
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for the 1943 film Tarzan Triumphs. This adventure film was directed by Wilhelm Thiele, and was based on the characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Johnny Weissmuller...
Category

Vintage 1940s French Posters

Materials

Paper