Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Edgar Rice Burroughs. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF OF COMMANCHE COUNTY. Ace Books, New York, 1940.
Price: US$9.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 312pp + book ads. Contents clean and textually unmarked. Name written on front endpaper, otherwise unmarked. First paperback publication.
Seller: JBK Books, North Manchester, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-312 [313: ads] [314-316: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by John Coleman Burroughs, original gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, top edge stained red, other edges rough-trimmed. Heins DS-1. A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine first state (laminated) dust jacket with light wear along the upper edge with a small closed tear at the upper left front corner and a rubbed area. (31172)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County. Edgar Rice Burroughs, CA, 1940.
Price: US$285.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book has modest soiling thus very good. Dj has edgewear and soiling. Stated first edition with non laminated dust jacket.
Seller: Uncommon Books, Glastonbury, CT, U.S.A.
Edgar Rice Burroughs. Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County. Tarzana, CA, 1940.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, stated, 1940. Pale grey cloth, red lettering, red topstain. 312 pages. Jacket, frontispiece and chapter heading illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs. From the Jacket:" Edgar Rice Burroughs punched cows in the old West before the days of cowboys in pink shirts and slave bracelets, this is only his fourth Western. His punchers smell of leather and sweat and horses. They are hard riding tough hombres - the men he knew and rode with in "the good old days." A murder mystery western."
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated first edition. Very good in a very good (moderate edge wear with a few small chips) dust jacket. ; 312 pages
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-312 [313: ads] [314-316: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by John Coleman Burroughs, original gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, top edge stained red, other edges rough-trimmed. Heins DS-1. A fine copy in a fine (virtually as new) second issue (non-laminated) dust jacket. (24856)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Deputy Sheriff Of Comanche County. Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1940.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Gorgeous Copy Without Wear Fine Copy In Like Jacket. $2.00 On Flap. Stated First Edition. Classic Burroughs.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-312 [313: ads] [314-316: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by John Coleman Burroughs, original gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, top edge stained red, other edges rough-trimmed. First edition. Heins DS-1. Two tiny water strikes to top edge of pages, else a fine copy in fine (like new) second issue (non-laminated) dust jacket. (#140738)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-312 [313: ads] [314-316: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by John Coleman Burroughs, original gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, top edge stained red, other edges rough-trimmed. First edition. Heins DS-1. A fine copy in nearly fine first issue (laminated) dust jacket with touch of rubbing to lamination at top edge of front panel and 12 mm closed tear at upper edge of rear panel. A lovely copy. (#158911)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-312 [313: ads] [314-316: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by John Coleman Burroughs, original gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, top edge stained red, other edges rough-trimmed. First edition. Heins DS-1. Just a bit of fading to top edge stain, still a fine copy in fine second issue (non-laminated) dust jacket. (#147450)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1940. First Edition, stated. Octavo; 312pp +1 ads. Illustrated laminated dust jacket with $2.00 price intact (jacket was issued in both laminated and unlaminated states); book in publisher's gray pebbled cloth with red lettering. Red topstain. Jacket is clean and crisp with a bit of rubbing along top edge, but no chips, tears, or marks. Boards are square with bumping at spine ends and lightly at corners. Free endpapers a bit toned along hinges. Prior owner's name and address dated in publication year on front pastedown, else pages unmarked. [Zeuschner 110].
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF OF COMANCHE COUNTY. BURROUGHS 1940, 1940.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in Fine dj, US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover LIGHT WEAR AT THE BASE OF THE SPINE AND AN INSCRIPTION TO THE RECIPIENT FROM MARY AT CHRISTMAS Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.
Seller: Mystery Mike's, Carmel, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$420.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County by Edgar Rice Burroughs (First Edition) A bright square copy with very minor rubbing to the cloth. Owner's name to front pastedown. A sharp bright dust jacket in clear protective cover. First Edition, stated, 1940. Pale grey cloth, red lettering, red topstain. 312 pages + ad. Pictorial dust jacket. Jacket, frontispiece and 22 chapter headpieces.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF OF COMANCHE COUNTY. Burroughs, 1940.
Price: US$435.00 + shipping
Description: THE DEPUTY SHERIFF OF COMANCHE COUNTY, Burroughs, 1940, first edition, a bit of foxing to the frontis and title page, else a near fine copy in like full color pictorial dust-wrapper with some fraying to the head of the dust-wrapper spine.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$440.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo (19.5cm.); original cloth in pictorial laminated dust jacket, red topstain; 312pp. Bookplate to front pastedown, wear to cloth at crown and upper board edge, spine a bit foxed, else Very Good in a bright, Fine dustjacket (supplied, priced $2.00). Last of the author's infrequent forays into Western fiction. HEINS DS-1.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzana, 1940.
Price: US$449.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Very nice copy, gray cloth with red lettering. Just a touch of sunning or rubbing to front board/spine. A square, tight, unmarked copy. The first issue (laminated) jacket, in mylar, is price clipped at one corner only. Stated first edition. Heins DS-1. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-312 [313: ads] [314-316: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by John Coleman Burroughs, original gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, top edge stained red, other edges rough-trimmed. Heins DS-1. Neat inked inscription to front free end paper, a fine copy in a just about fine first state (laminated) dust jacket with slight wear to spine ends and corner tips, small 13 mm closed tear to lower left rear corner. (24848)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Original gray buckram, pebbled cloth, top edges stained red, overy near fine with only the slightest toning along the edges, no writing, no bookplates. in near fine laminated (as issued) dust jacket with the original price of $2.00 on the front flap intact. crown of jacket very slightly chipped. Dust jacket cover illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs, more illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs. Jacket in archival protective sleeve. Housed in a custom made slipcase for added protection.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-312 [313: ads] [314-316: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by John Coleman Burroughs, original gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, top edge stained red, other edges rough-trimmed. First edition. Heins DS-1. A fine copy in fine first issue (laminated) dust jacket with vertical wrinkle to lamination on spine panel. (#85093)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo., 312pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, bound in pebbled grey cloth with titles stamped in red. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save the gentlest of bumping to the spine ends but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped first state, (laminated), dust-jacket, ($2.00), has a touch of wear to the crown with a miniscule nick and a touch of soiling to the rear panel. Fresh and bright with no creases or tears. John Coleman Burroughs designed the jacket, the frontispiece, and 22 chapter head pieces. A simply gorgeous collectable copy. (Zeuschner, p.49-50; Currey p.92).
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: An attractive first edition/first printing, gray pebbled cover with red lettering on the front cover and spine in about Fine condition. With the Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. fire damage sticker to front pastedown despite only minor evidence smoke damage to upper fore edge and upper rear board, laminated dust-jacket with negligible edgewear, jacket, frontispiece and 22 chapter headpieces by John Coleman Borroughs. With the Mary Lucas Pflueger dedication. Zeuschner 110; As this is a murder mystery Western we can't tell you much about it here without spoiling the story for you. Perhaps it is enough to say that in addition to the murder, there is conspiracy, double-crossing, kidnaping [sic], love, romance, plenty of gun fighting, and some top notch sleuthing before the real murderer is apprehended. (from the dust-jacket) ; 8vo; [ii], [6], 7-312, [4] pages
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-312 [313: ads] [314-316: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by John Coleman Burroughs, original gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, top edge stained red, other edges rough-trimmed. First edition. Heins DS-1. A fine copy in fine first issue (laminated) dust jacket. A sharp copy. (#151452)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County by Edgar Rice Burroughs (First) Signed Firm copy with minor bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends. Scuffing to front boards near spine Bright dust jacket with minor wear to edges and spine ends. In clear protective cover. First edition, stated 1940. Light grey pebbled binding with red lettering and red top stain. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs - Jacket cover, frontispiece and chapter headpieces. 312pp + ad. Signed and inscribed by Burroughs on front free end page.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.