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A PRINCESS OF MARS.
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1917. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-xii [xiii-xvi] 1-326 [327] [328: blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by Frank E. Schoonover, original dark brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange. First edition. The first book of the Mars series. Burroughs' first published story (written in 1911) and his only story to originally appear under a pseudonym. The story first appeared under the byline "Norman Bean" (he had intended that pen name be "Normal Bean") as a six-part serial "Under the Moons of Mars" in a Munsey magazine, THE ALL-STORY, February-July 1912. This novel preceded the first publication of "Tarzan of the Apes," published in the October 1912 issue of THE ALL-STORY. This popular novel inspired numerous writers and influenced the space faring sword and raygun stories as well as influencing scientists and filmakers. "...this pioneering account of John Carter's magical transmission to the the planet Mars and his subsequent baroque adventures established a new template for fiction set on other planets, developing such imaginative spaces as arenas for exuberantly uninhibited tales of exotic derring-do ... Although it hardly qualifies as science-based speculative fiction, Burroughs's account of Barsoom was enormously influential in pulp SF, standing at the head of a rich subgenre of 'planetary romances' whose evolution was carried forward by such writers as C. L. Moore, Leigh Brackett, and Ray Bradbury." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-194. Made into a feature film in 2012 as "John Carter." Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-31; (1981) 1-31; (1987) 1-17; and (1995) 1-17. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-61. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 304. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 25. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 115. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1720-25. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02307. Heins PM-1.
THE RETURN OF TARZAN.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, n.d., [c. 1932-35]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-365 [366-376: ads], original red cloth front front and spine stamped in black, top edge stained yellow. Later edition. Second of the Tarzan series. Heins RT-8. Luke, Bibliography of the Grosset & Dunlap Reprints RT-7a. Jacket variant 5.
THE RETURN OF TARZAN.
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1915. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-365 [366-368: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], illustrations by J. Allen St. John, original dark green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition, first printing. The second Tarzan novel. "Tarzan rescues Jane and discovers untold riches in Opar, the last, much degenerated, outpost of Atlantis." - Teitler and Locke (2013) 194. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 316. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 116. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02309. Heins RT-1.
THE SON OF TARZAN ...
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1918. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-394, illustrated by J. Allen St. John, original green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition, later (probable fourth) printing with W. F. Hall imprint on verso of title leaf, dedication leaf present, and title page dated 1918, not 1917. By late June 1917, THE SON OF TARZAN, published in March 1917, had been reprinted twice. There were two printings of the McClurg edition with the title page dated 1918; this one with the Hall imprint probably preceded copies without the Hall imprint on the copyright page. The fourth book of the Tarzan series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 318. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 117. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02311. Heins ST-3.
THE SON OF TARZAN.
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1917. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-394, original green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition, later (probable second) printing with W. F. Hall imprint on verso of title leaf, dedication leaf present, and title page dated 1917. The fourth book of the Tarzan series. Total of 32,000 copies printed. There were multiple printings, probably five, last two dated 1918. By late June 1917, THE SON OF TARZAN, published in March 1917, had been reprinted twice. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 318. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 117. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02311. Heins ST-3. Zeuschner 486.
SWORDS OF MARS ...
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1936]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-315 [316: blank] [317: ads] [318-320: blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by J. Allen St. John, original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, top edge stained red, other edges rough trimmed. First edition. Eighth book of the Mars series. Heins SwM-1.
SYNTHETIC MEN OF MARS.
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1940]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-6 [7-8] 9-315 [316: blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original blue cloth, front and spine panel stamped in orange, top edge stained red, First edition. Ninth book of the Mars series. Heins SMM-1.
SYNTHETIC MEN OF MARS.
London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., [1941]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7 [8] 9-251 [252: printers colophon] [253-256: blank], jacket illustration by Micklewright, original orange cloth, spine stamped in black, First British edition. Ninth book of the Mars series. Heins SMM-4.
SYNTHETIC MEN OF MARS.
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1940]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-6 [7-8] 9-315 [316: blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original blue cloth, front and spine panel stamped in orange, top edge stained red, First edition. Ninth book of the Mars series. John Carter races to save Dejah Thoris who has been injured and faces the danger of synthetic humans being created by Ras Thavas, the evil scientist from THE MASTER MIND OF MARS. Heins SMM-1.
SYNTHETIC MEN OF MARS.
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1940]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-6 [7-8] 9-315 [316: blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original blue cloth, front and spine panel stamped in orange, top edge stained red, First edition. Ninth book of the Mars series. John Carter races to save Dejah Thoris who has been injured and faces the danger of synthetic humans being created by Ras Thavas, the evil scientist from THE MASTER MIND OF MARS. Heins SMM-1.
TALES OF THREE PLANETS ...
New York: Canaveral Press, 1964. Octavo, illustrations by Roy G. Krenkel, cloth. First edition. Blue cloth variant binding. Collects four stories, "Beyond the Farthest Star" (1942), "Tangor Returns" (part two of "Beyond the Farthest Star," first published here), "The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw" (1937), and "The Wizard of Venus" (first appearance in print), with introduction by Richard A. Lupoff. "The Wizard of Venus" was apparently intended to be the opening segment of a new series of interconnected novelettes that would have become the fifth novel in the saga of Carson Napier on the planet Venus. Reginald 02314.
TANAR OF PELLUCIDAR ...
New York: Metropolitan Books Publishers, [1930]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7 [8-10] 11-312, inserted frontispiece with illustration by Paul F. Berdanier, original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. Third book of the Pellucidar series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 313. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 118. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02315. Heins TP-1.
TANAR OF PELLUCIDAR.
New York: Metropolitan Books Publishers, [1930]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7 [8-10] 11-312, inserted frontispiece with illustration by Paul F. Berdanier, original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. Third book of the Pellucidar series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 313. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 118. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02315. Heins TP-1.
TANAR OF PELLUCIDAR.
New York: Metropolitan Books Publishers, [1930]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7 [8-10] 11-312, inserted frontispiece with illustration by Paul F. Berdanier, original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. Signed by Burroughs on the title page. Third book of the Pellucidar series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 313. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 118. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02315. Heins TP-1.
TARZAN AND "THE FOREIGN LEGION."
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1947]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-10] 11-314 [315-316: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], five inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original blue pebbled cloth, front and spine panels stamped in brown, top edge stained red, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. First edition. Tarzan fights the Japanese on the island of Sumatra in the Netherlands East Indies during World War II. Heins FL-1.
TARZAN AND "THE FOREIGN LEGION."
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1947]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-10] 11-314 [315-316: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], five inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original blue pebbled cloth, front and spine panels stamped in brown, top edge stained red, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. First edition. Tarzan fights the Japanese on the island of Sumatra in the Netherlands East Indies during World War II. Heins FL-1.
TARZAN AND THE ANT MEN ...
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1924. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-346 [347-350], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original light brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in dark brown. First edition, first binding with "A. C. McCLURG / & CO." at base of spine panel. 10,000 copies printed. In an unknown region of Africa, Tarzan crashes his plane and is captured by a member of a violent speechless race of humans with a matriarchal stone age culture. He escapes and encounters a race 18-inch tall Ant Men whose advanced civilization possesses some advanced science. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 325. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02316. Heins AM-1.
TARZAN AND THE ANT MEN ...
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1924. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-346 [347-350], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original light brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in dark brown. First edition, first binding with "A. C. McCLURG / & CO." at base of spine panel. 10,000 copies printed. In an unknown region of Africa, Tarzan crashes his plane and is captured by a member of a violent speechless race of humans with a matriarchal stone age culture. He escapes and encounters a race 18-inch tall Ant Men whose advanced civilization possesses some advanced science. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 325. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02316. Heins AM-1.
TARZAN AND THE ANT MEN.
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1924. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-346 [347-350], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original light brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in dark brown. First edition, first binding with "A. C. McCLURG / & CO." at base of spine panel. "...it must be regarded as a high point in the Tarzan series and for that matter in Burroughs' entire career." - Richard A. Lupoff, Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure, pp. 213. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 325. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02316. Heins AM-1.
TARZAN AND THE ANT MEN.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, n.d., [c. 1929-30]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 1-346 [347-348: ads], inserted plate illustrated by J. Allen St. John, original red cloth front front and spine stamped in black. Later edition. Tenth of the Tarzan series. Heins AM-3. Luke, Bibliography of the Grosset & Dunlap Reprints TAM-6. Jacket variant 1g.
TARZAN AND THE ANT MEN.
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1924. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-346 [347-350], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original light brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in dark brown. First edition, first binding with "A. C. McCLURG / & CO." at base of spine panel. "...it must be regarded as a high point in the Tarzan series and for that matter in Burroughs' entire career." - Richard A. Lupoff, Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure, pp. 213. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 325. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02316. Heins AM-1.
TARZAN AND THE FORBIDDEN CITY.
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1938]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-315 [316: blank] [317: ads] [318-320: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original pebbled blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, top edge stained red. First edition. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02319. Heins FC-1.
TARZAN AND THE FORBIDDEN CITY.
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1938]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-315 [316: blank] [317: ads] [318-320: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original pebbled blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, top edge stained red. First edition. Tarzan and the search for a large diamond takes him to a hidden valley with two cities at war. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02319. Heins FC-1.
TARZAN AND THE GOLDEN LION ...
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1923. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-333 [334-335: ads] [336: blank], eight inserted plates with illustrations by J. Allen St. John, original olive cloth, front and spine panels stamped in green. First edition. Two issues (printings?) noted, priority, if any, unknown; sheets of this copy bulk 25 mm. 25,000 copies printed (probable multiple printings). Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 324. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02321. Heins GL-1. Zeuschner 582.
TARZAN AND THE GOLDEN LION ...
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1923. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-333 [334-335: ads] [336: blank], eight inserted plates with illustrations by J. Allen St. John, original olive cloth, front and spine panels stamped in green. First edition. Two issues (printings?) noted, priority, if any, unknown; sheets of this copy bulk 28 mm. McClurg printed 25,000 copies. There probably were multiple printings, at least two. His African estate in shambles, Tarzan goes to Opar to steal more gold. He is accompanied by Jad-bal-jar, a lion he has raised. Part of the story tells of the discovery of a region inhabited by highly intelligent gorillas who have enslaved a humanoid race of very stupid, lethargic blacks. "Burroughs was generally intolerant racially and ethnically, but the rancor is exceptionally strong here. Blacks, Germans, and Jews all catch it." - Bleiler. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 324. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02321. Heins GL-1. Teitler 198. Zeuschner 582.