Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE GIRL FROM FARRIS'S. The Wilma Company, [Tacoma, Washington, 1959.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: Small octavo, pp. [1] 1-47, sheets measure 102x80 mm, offset from typewritten copy, self wrappers, sewn. First edition, first printing. An unauthorized edition limited to 250 numbered copies of which this is one of 80 paperbound copies. First published as a four-part serial in ALL-STORY WEEKLY, 23 September 1916 -- 14 October 1916. Heins, p. 155. Currey, p. 88. Zeuschner 159. A fine copy. An elusive book. (#9753)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.

Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Girl from Farris's. Wilma, Tacoma, WA, 1959.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Tacoma, WA Wilma 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Not authorized by ERB Inc, but this edition was issued before any other, save the original four part serialization in All-Story Weekly during 1916. Of 250 total copies of which about 80 or so were paper-bound, and another 20 or so bound in "black leatherette", this is copy #9/150 numbered hardcover copies with blue taped spine, as issued by the publisher, and marbled, mainly dark red, paper-covered boards. About 3.5" x 4.25" format, last numbered page is 47, and poorly produced, as were all copies. Contrary to previous bibliographic citations I have seen, there are many known color permutations of spine tape- blue, red, green and black with the paper over boards- assorted marbled reds, greens, and browns, with endpapers-black, light pink, light blue, light yellow, dark yellow, light blue-green, and marbled red. And other colors may also exist. Even the size was not uniform, ranging from about 3.5" to about 4.0" measured spine to fore-edge, and from about 4.25" to about 4.5" measured top to bottom. The bibliographic confusion is understandable given that for many years virtually no hardcover copies had been offered for public sale, making this perhaps the rarest ERB first edition book title. The copies I have are the result of finding some copies that had been "lost" in storage since the early 1960s. Fine condition Dskdr3E

Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.

Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Girl From Farris's. Wilma Publishing, Tacoma, WA, 1959.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Wilma, Tacoma, WA 1959. FIRST Edition. Not authorized by ERB Inc, but this edition was issued before any other, save the original four part serialization in All-Story Weekly during 1916. 250 total copies, 150 marbled boards, 80 or so were paper-bound, and another 20 or so bound in "black leatherette", this is copy #81/150 numbered hardcover copies with blue taped spine (as issued by the publisher) and marbled paper-covered boards About 3.75" x 4.5" Last numbered page is 47. Poorly produced, as were all copies. Fine copy Contrary to previous bibliographic citations I have seen, there are many known color permutations of spine tape- blue, red, green and black, with the paper over boards assorted marbled reds, greens, and browns, with endpapers black, light pink, light blue, light yellow, dark yellow, light blue-green, and marbled red. And other colors may also exist. Even the size was not uniform ranging from about 3.5" to about 4.0" measured spine to fore-edge, and from about 4.25" to about 4.5" measured top to bottom. The bibliographic confusion is understandable given that for many years virtually no hardcover copies had been offered for public sale, making this perhaps the rarest ERB first edition book title. The copies I have are the result of finding some copies that had been "lost" in storage since the early 1960s. dskdr3E

Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.

Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE GIRL FROM FARRIS'S. The Wilma Company, [Tacoma, Washington, 1959.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Description: Small octavo, pp. [1] 1-47, sheets measure 102x80 mm, offset from typewritten copy, original marbled boards with blue cloth shelf back. First edition, first printing. An unauthorized edition limited to 250 numbered copies of which this is one of 170 hardbound copies (150 in this binding). This copy is not numbered. First published as a four-part serial in ALL-STORY WEEKLY, 23 September 1916 -- 14 October 1916. Heins, p. 155. Currey, p. 88. Zeuschner 159. A fine copy. An elusive book. (#151513)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.