LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Feb Grand Format Book & Manuscript #682  / 

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Tarzan of the Apes First Edition Hardback

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:27,000.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD
Tarzan of the Apes First Edition Hardback
<B>Edgar Rice Burroughs. </B></I><B><I>Tarzan of the Apes</B></I></B></I>. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1914. <BR>First edition, first printing. No acorn device on the spine and "W. F. Hall" on the copyright page in Old English script. Octavo. 401 pages.<BR><BR>Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles. In original pictorial dust jacket. Moderate shelf wear, bumped corners. Interior text is remarkably clean. The dust jacket shows mild edge wear, minor rubbing, and a few incidental fold creases. It has been repaired, with extensive restoration including two major tear seals and multiple pieces added to the verso. <BR><BR>About a year-and-a-half after his debut in the pages of <I>The All-Story</B></I>, Tarzan's first appearance was reprinted in hardback form -- the first hardback Edgar Rice Burroughs ever published, in an initial run of only 5,000 copies. Scarce and desirable in jacket. A beautiful book.<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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