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Virtually Unfolded Jacket for Pirates of Venus

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Virtually Unfolded Jacket for Pirates of Venus
<B>Virtually Unfolded Original Dust Jacket for Edgar Rice Burroughs' <I>Pirates of Venus</B></I>.</B></I> This dust jacket was illustrated by legendary science fiction and fantasy artist J. Allen St. John. The rear panel and flap show an advertisement for two previously released Burroughs titles. The jacket measures approximately 18" x 7.5", and was originally meant to accompany the 1934 first edition of <I>Pirates of Venus,</B></I> the first entry in Burroughs' Venus (or Amtor) series. It was originally serialized between September and October in <I>Argosy Weekly.</B></I> The jacket is mint and unfolded but for a single left spine fold, probably folded for storage by a previous owner.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)