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Edgar R. Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes 1st green

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Edgar R. Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes 1st green
<B>Edgar Rice Burroughs</B></I>. <B><I>Tarzan of the Apes</B></I></B></I>. New York: A. L. Burt Publishers, [1914]. <BR>First Burt edition. Twelvemo. 401 pages.<BR><BR>Green cloth backed with black lettering on spine and front cover. Slight wear at head and foot of spine. Some foxing in paper. Small remnants of cellophane tape on endleaves. Dust jacket has moderate wear and some paper loss at head and foot of spine, and along top edge. Overall very good condition. <BR><BR>Edgar Rice Burroughs' first published novel and most celebrated work, <I>Tarzan of the Apes</B></I>, first appeared in the pulp magazine <I>All-Story</B></I> in October 1912. While writing the novel, he was awaiting publication of his first short story, "Under the Moons of Mars" (which he had written while working as a pencil sharpener) in <I>All-Story</B></I>. This 1914 edition of <I>Tarzan</B></I> helped to launch a series of novels that kept Burroughs busy until his death in 1950. <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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