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Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tanar of Pellucidar, 1st

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Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tanar of Pellucidar, 1st
<B>Edgar Rice Burroughs</B></I>. <B><I>Tanar of Pellucidar</B></I></B></I>. New York: Metropolitan Books [1930]. <BR>First edition. Twelvemo. 312 pages. Frontispiece illustration by Paul F. Berdanier.<BR><BR>Publisher's blue cloth with lack lettering on spine and front cover. Minor wear on the spine. The dust jacket is near fine with minor wear and paper loss at the corners. Overall near fine condition.<BR><BR>The "Pellucidar series" is Edgar Rice Burroughs' continuation of his 1914 science-fiction novel <I>At the Earth's Core</B></I>. <I>Tanar of Pellucidar</B></I>, the sequel to <I>Pellucidar</B></I> (1923), continues the adventures of Tanar, explorer of the hollow center of the Earth, who encounters the modern, deadly technology of two Americans, David Innes and Abner Perry, who are plunged into the planet's core in an "Iron Mole" intended to unearth valuable minerals. In <I>Tarzan at the Earth's Core</B></I> (1929), the next title in the series, Burroughs' famed ape man makes his way to Pellucidar. <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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