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Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1919.
Price: US$19.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 7 5/8 X 5 3/8" in green cloth. Old G&D edition. Nice condition except small cut at top edge of front cover, a little rubbing at both ends of spine. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. 296pp. C/S/A
Seller: THE BOOK VAULT, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE WARLORD OF MARS. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1919.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The third novel in Burrough's science fiction-romantic fantasy Barsoom series featuring John Carter, an American Civil War veteran who, in the previous two novels, has been transported to Mars via astral projection where he encounters various dangerous creatures, meets warring Martian races and wins the hand of the Princess Dejah Thoris to become Warlord of Mars. But the Princess has been taken prisonor by the vile pretender goddess, Issus, and thrown into the prison of the Temple of the Sun with two other women and John Carter must now search this war-torn planet to find and rescue his wife. This copy is an early Grosset & Dunlap reprint (Originally published as a four-part serial in 1913-14 in "All Story" magazine and first issued as a novel by A.C. McClurg in 1919.). About 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches, 296 pages plus 2 pages of publisher's ads, bound in red cloth-covered boards with frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Lettering on front cover and spine in black. Sorry, no dustjacket. Boards are moderately worn at corners and spine ends with very minor creasing and tearing and no significant damage. Front cover has pair of small dime-sized white spots. Binding remains tight, hinges uncracked. Front end page has previous owner's name and address in faded pencil as well as 1920s date. Text is complete, clean, very lightly age-tanned with no notes, underlining or highlighting. Overall, a very decent reading copy.
Seller: H. W. Gumaer, Bookseller, Canandaigua, NY, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. A.C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 296, [7] pages. Though as terrible a copy as can be found on the market today, this is the first edition, first state, with "W.F. Hall Printing Company, Chicago," at foot of copyright page. The maroon boards are faded, with faint water-spotting to upper fore-corner of front panel; inner hinges are broken, old dampstain to recto of frontispiece, not affecting image, contents shaken but clean. 370 grams.
Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. A.C. McClurg & Co., 1919.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Moderate wear and soiling to the red boards, wear to the cover edges. Pages tanned; a good solid binding. No jacket. Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Copyright page states "W.F. Hall Printing Company" indicated a true first. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 201350.
Seller: Easy Chair Books, Lexington, MO, U.S.A.
Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Warlord of Mars. A. C. McClurg & Co. September 1919, Chicago, IL, 1919.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: A. C. McClurg 1919 First edition 296pp + ads. Fair condition with edge wear, corners bumped, covers soiled and rubbed, a split in the cloth at the spine heel. Previous owner repaired both hinges with cloth tape, binding shaken, binding threads loose at some signatures, previous owner name to to front free endpaper, light soiling throughout. See photos bx206
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. WARLORD OF MARS. A. C. McClurg & Company, Chicago, IL, 1919.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: Chicago, IL: A. C. McClurg & Company. Reading copy: cover stained, hinges broken & seperating, shaken/No Dustjacket. 1919. First Edition. 12mo., 296 pp. . Reading copy: cover stained, hinges broken & seperating, shaken/No Dustjacket
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Warlord of Mars. A C McClurg & Co, Chicago, IL, 1919.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A 2nd state (no W F Hall imprint on the copyright page) of the 1st edition of Burroughs 3rd Mars novel and his 9nth book published. Frontispiece by J Allen St John. Red boards with gold lettering which is sharp and distinct on the front board but faded on the spine. The front hinge is broken but still attached via the webbing between pages 8/9. The rear hinge has been reinforced between the RFEP & the paste down. Webbing is also showing between page 296 & the ad pages but still firmly attached. A flawed but decent copy of an early ERB title.
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Edgar Rice Burroughs. Warlord of Mars. A. C. McClurg & Company, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 1919.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover in Good condition. Red cloth boards with gold title on front and spine. Ffront board and flyleaf separating from binding, but still secure. Copyright page states1919, Published September 1919, Copyrighted in Great Britain. W. F. Hall Printing Company, Chicago. Tanning to pages, slight lean.Former owner's signature and date (1920) to inside front cover. Penned 1.00 to front flyleaf. 296 pages with reviews of the Tarzan and Martian books at rear.
Seller: Gold Beach Books & Art Gallery LLC, Gold Beach, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.94 + shipping
Description: Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Spine starting. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical Description : 296 pages ; 19cm. Subjects: Fiction. LITERARY CRITICISM American General. Mars (Planet) Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$71.25 + shipping
Description: 296 pages. A clean and tight volume. From the author of the Tarzan books comes this classic story. Gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Corners of boards are bumped and there is some light bumping to edges. The cover shows rubbing to the front and rear as well as the spine. Very slight foxing to edges of textblock. Edges of textblock are also toned. Pages 202-234 have some light staining. Very small spots of foxing to pages. A very acceptable copy for the collector. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall
Seller: Bertram Books And Fine Art, West Point, VA, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The warlord of Mars. A.C. McClurg & Co, 1919.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Lacking dj. Cover shows minor wear, rubbing, and bumped corners. Pages are tanned and clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice.. The Warlord of Mars.. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 296 [7, ads] pp. Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. 8vo, publisher's lettered cloth. First edition. Slightly over-opened between the end of text and the publisher's ads; spine a little sunned.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$82.00 + shipping
Description: Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Spine starting. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical Description : 296 pages ; 19cm. Subjects: Fiction. LITERARY CRITICISM American General. Mars (Planet) Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice. Warlord of Mars, The. Chicago: A.C McClurg & Company, 1919, 1919.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Cloth. Fair. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Frist line-'In the shadows of the forest that flanks the crimson plain by the side of the Lost Sea of Korus in the Valley Dor, beneath the hurtl ing moons of Mars, speeding their meteoric way close above the bosom of the dying planet, I crept stealthily along the trail of a shadowy form that hugged the darker places with a persistency that pro claimed the sinister nature of its errand.' Includes frontis. Boards are red with wear on corners, spine, and significant staining on back. Front hinge is cracked, pages are shaken. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Seller: Peace of Mind Bookstore, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. A.C. McClurg, 1919.
Price: US$92.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In red cloth with light wear to corners and spine ends. Previous owner name and address in ink. Published September, 1919 on copyright page.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Warlord of Mars. A C McClurg, Chicago, IL, 1919.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First state of the 1st edition (W F Hall on the copyright page) of Burroughs' third Mars novel. Frontispiece by J AllenSt John. Gilt printing on the front cover is bright. Faded spine with some rubbing . A very good copy of an early Burroughs first.
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: ____Heins=p.114-M3.1___Zeuschner=829____McWhorter=p.170.2 _____From the creator of Tarzan. _____ The correct first printing, with the "W.F. Hall" slug at the bottom of the copyright page and the publisher's imprint on the spine heel set in three lines. _____ With a frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. _____ The spine titling is darkened._____The hinges are fragile, the covers moderately edge worn._____There is a stain to the top forecorner of the page block with varying internal evidence. _____
Seller: Watermark West Rare Books, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Warlord of Mars. A C McClurg, Chicago, IL, 1919.
Price: US$105.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First state of the 1st edition (W F Hall on the copyright page) of Burroughs' third Mars novel. Faded spine. Frontispiece byJ AllenSt John. Gilt printing on the front cover is bright. A very good copy of an early Burroughs first.
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. A.C. McClurg: Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$109.25 + shipping
Description: Frontis by J. Allen St. John, 7.5 x 5", cloth, 296pp, slightly cocked else a nice copy. FIRST EDITION.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The warlord of Mars. A.C. McClurg & Co, 1919.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. First edition, first state with W.F Hall imprint on copyright page. Red cloth cover with gilt shows minimal rubbing, no dust jacket. Pages are tanned.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. A.C. McClurg & Co, 1919.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good copy in original red cloth covered boards. Published September 1919 stated on both the title and the copyright pages. First edition. Book shows moderate edge wear along the board edges and spine ends; tanning and slight soiling on the page edges. No dust jacket. Previous owner's name inscribed on the front free endpaper.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord Of Mars. A.C. McClurg, Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$144.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. First edition, first issue with W.F. Hall imprint on copyright page. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with title stamped in gold on front and spine. Front inner hinge fragile, otherwise very good condition. Heins M3.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This book is in Good condition. There are no bookplates, signatures, or markings of any kind. There is some light foxing. There is some wear to the hinges. There is some rubbing and wear to the outside boards. One text page has a short tear. This is the first edition of this book, printed by McClurg in September 1919. A hard to find first edition of Burrough's classic work.
Seller: The Lion's End, Antiquarian Books, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Warlord of Mars. A. C. McClurg & Co., 1919.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First state of the First Edition, with "W. F. Hall Printing Company, Chicago," at bottom of copyright page. Light shelf rubbing to tips, and corners of spine head & heel. Small stain on fore edge, and a couple small stains in margins of a few pages. Some separation to hinge at page 296, but webbing still unbroken. A handsome copy. Photos available upon request. (w)
Seller: Avol's Books LLC, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Smaller octavo. Red cloth covered boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering on both the spine and the front board. Book has quite a bit of bumping at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the corners with a fair amount of accompanying rubbing - cloth is lightly frayed at the tips of the corners and a very small part of the tip of the inner board peeks through at the extreme tips of the two lower outside corners. Light abraision marks on the bottom of the front board. White endpapers. Previous owner's name stamped onto the upper edge of the free front endpaper in small red letters. Frontis illustration by J. Allen St. John. Binding has a very slight forwar lean at the head of the spine; straight at the tail, and is still tight. Light cream colored pages are all clean and crisp. 296 pages. Dust Jacket - A previous owner of this book has married a 1948 Burroughs reprint jacket to this copy. Rectangular piece of the tail of the spine is missing - bottom 2" in the front and 3" in the back. 1/3" chip in the tip of each of the corners. Light rubbing all along the upper and lower edges of the front cover with a series of closed tears in each with a web of accompanying wrinkles. Rubbing along the outside edge of the front cover. A couple tiny chips in the upper edge of the rear cover and another rectangular piece missing from the lower edge of the rear cover right up against the spine - about 1/3" deep and 1 1/2" long. White spine and rear cover have light overall evidence of handling. Previous owner has applied some clear tape to the inside of the jacket to reinforce it. This copy has seen better days, but is still solid and reasonably attractive. Part of a large and inclusive Edgar Rice Burroughs consignment - if there's a different Edgar Rice Burroughs book you're searching for, please inquire.
Seller: THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA, SANDY, UT, U.S.A.
BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Warlord Of Mars. A. C. McClurg & Co, Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original dark red cloth, lettered in gilt to the front panel and spine. Some spotting to the boards. In a nice example of the dust jacket presented in facsimile. Frontispiece and cover art by J. Allen St. John. McClurg issued 20,000 copies of the first edition. A clean and solid copy. The pages are browning a bit along the edges. Zeuschner # 829. Very Good / Fine.
Seller: First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB, Walkersville, MD, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This book has been bound in a red cloth with gilt lettering on the front board and spine. Very little corner bumping but some edge wear. "Ring" stain on the front board and small white spot. Upper spine and back board has water stain. Dis-colored interior back hinge. Text has slightly yellowed with age but no foxing and it is solid in it's binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE WARLORD OF MARS. A. C. McClurg, Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$230.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover; 8vo; 296 pages. First edition. Red cloth with gilt on spine and upper board. Sunned spine. Rubbed head/tail and corners. Binding seomewhat cocked. Yellowing but clean interior. VG-/--
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1919.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition; W.F. Hall Printing Co., Chicago. Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Publisher's red cloth; gilt lettering on front and spine. Gilt rubbed on faded spine. Spine head corners rubbed, frayed. Corners rubbed, lightly bumped; edges rubbed. Binding tight with very slight lean.Small crack near head between pages 24 & 25. Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Pages lightly toned; faint red marks on corner of ffep. No other markings. 296 pages & 4 leafs of ads. 7.5 x 5.25" w.
Seller: Old Books O'Mac, Prescott, AZ, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Attractively bound in finely woven red cloth stamped brightly in gold on the front boards and on the spine. With the A.C. McClurg & CO. set in three lines of gold lettering at the bottom of the spine which is lightly frayed at the top and bottom ends. Light wear and bumping to the corners. With the frontispiece illustration by J. Alllen St. John. Only 20,000 copies printed. Previous owner's name in ink and red stamp on the front paste-down. The Warlord of Mars is a science fantasy novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third of his famous Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it in June, 1913, going through five working titles: Yellow Men of Barsoom, The Fighting Prince of Mars, Across Savage Mars, The Prince of Helium, and The War Lord of Mars. The finished story was first published in All-Story Magazine as a four-part serial in the issues for December, 1913-March, 1914. It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in September, 1919.This novel continues where the previous one in the series, The Gods of Mars abruptly ended. At the end of the previous book, John Carter's wife, the princess Dejah Thoris, is imprisoned in the Temple of the Sun by the vile pretender goddess Issus. It is said one has to wait an entire Barsoomian year before the room the prisoner is in revolves back to the entrance. (Wikipedia) First Edition with matching dates of 1919 on the title and copyright pages; and with "Published September, 1919" and the W. F. Hall imprint on the copyright page
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE WARLORD OF MARS. A. C. McClurg, 1919.
Price: US$261.00 + shipping
Description: THE WARLORD OF MARS, McClurg, 1919, first edition, spine lettering a little dulled, else a tight vg+ copy in as new facsimile dust-wrapper. lllustrated by J. Allen St. John. John Carter / Mars #3.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$302.20 + shipping
Description: First Edition. 12.5 cm x 19 cm. 296 pages. Original hardcover in protective Mylar. Excellent, Near Fine condition with minor signs of external wear. Includes for example the following chapters: On the River Iss / The Temple of the Sun / On the Kaolian Road / Through the Carrion Caves / In Durance / The Magnet Switch / The Tide of Battle / The New Ruler etc. "John Carter risks everything to rescue his wife, Princess Dejah Thoris, from the clutches of his evil adversaries, but he is always just one step behind! His battles cover the face of the red planet, as his quest carries him ultimately to the mysterious northern pole. Will this civilization, submerged in ice, prove fatal to our hero? This is the third of eleven in the popular 'Martian' series by Edgar Rice Burroughs." (Goodreads) Sprache: english.
Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE WARLORD OF MARS. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-296 [297-303: ads] [304: blank] [note: first leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. Third book of the Mars series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 306. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 129. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02342. Heins WM-1. Inked name partially erased from front free endpaper, top page edges dust soiled, light rubs to corner tips and spine ends, spine a little age darkened, a very good or somewhat better copy. No dust jacket. (19958)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE WARLORD OF MARS. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-296 [297-303: ads] [304: blank] [note: first leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition. Third book of the Mars series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 306. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 129. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02342. Heins WM-1. Owner's inked name partially erased from the front free endpaper. Cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, spine panel a bit age-darkened, top edge of pages dusty, a very good or somewhat better copy. (#156086)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE WARLORD OF MARS. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-296 [297-303: ads] [304: blank] [note: first leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. Third book of the Mars series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 306. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 129. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02342. Heins WM-1. Inked name, address and date to front free end paper, touch of wear to spine ends, a nearly fine copy. No dust jacket. (31208)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE WARLORD OF MARS. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-296 [297-303: ads] [304: blank] [note: first leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. Third book of the Mars series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 306. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 129. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02342. Heins WM-1. Penciled name to front free end paper, a touch of wear at the extremities, a bright, nearly fine or better copy. No dust jacket. (30790)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. A. C. McClurg & Co, 1919.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: INSCRIBED first edition, Published September, 1919 stated on copyright page. Inscribed and dated by Burroughs on front free end paper. Book very good, gutter cracking at rear, minor rubbing, stain on rear cover. Housed in custom-made slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE WARLORD OF MARS. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-296 [297-303: ads] [304: blank] [note: first leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. Inscribed and signed by Burroughs to collector Ed Gilbert who at the time of signing was Burroughs son-in-law, married Gilbert's sister Maud. Along with the inscription is a drawing by Burroughs of a Martian (Barsoomian) Thark, perhaps Tars Tarkas. Third book of the Mars series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 306. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 129. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02342. Heins WM-1. Spine somewhat darkened, with small dark stain, a very good copy which includes a photocopy dust jacket. Provenance; The Edward Gilbert collection, PBA galleries, November 15, 2001. (31168)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$6500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo, 296pp, [8pp ads]. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Currey's state A, with A.C. McClurg & Co. printed in three lines on spine and full printer's slug on bottom of copyright page. Stated "Published September, 1919" on copyright page. Solid text block, top edge foxed, bumped corners, a near fine example. Previous ownership inscription in pencil on front free endpaper. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $1.40 retail price on spine. Small losses to corners, short closed tears along spine previously reinforced with archival tape, faint foxing to verso. Panels lightly soiled, illustrations remain clear and vibrant. (Currey 94) (Bleiler 36) (Reginald 02342) (Zeuschner 829) A nice copy in a bright dust jacket. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell with title in gilt on morocco label affixed to spine and marbled interior. The Warlord of Mars is the third novel in Edgar Rice Burrough's Barsoom series, preceded by A Princess of Mars and The Gods of Mars. The primary novel in the series is considered "a seminal text in the early science fiction canon, inspiring a slew of imitators and even a pair of related genres." (Junot Diaz) Many of Burrough's early works were serialized in The All-Story Magazine, with A Princess of Mars originally printed with the title "Under the Moons of Mars" under his pseudonym, Norman Bean. The Warlord of Mars was published in four parts for All-Story Magazine from December 1913 through March 1914, before the complete A.C. McClurg novel was released in September, 1919.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. McClurg, 1919.
Price: US$9000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1919. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-296 [297-303: ads] [304: blank] [note: first leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition, first printing with W. F. Hall imprint on verso of title leaf and "A. C. / McCLURG / & CO." set on three lines at base of spine panel. Total of 20,000 copies printed. There were multiple printings, at least two. Third book of the Mars series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 306. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 129. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02342. Heins WM-1. Very good in a very good restored dust jacket. Rare in jacket. Housed in a custom-made collectors slipcase. $9,000.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Warlord of Mars. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$9800.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition with "Published September, 1919" and "W. F. HALL PRINTING COMPANY, CHICAGO" on the copyright page; "A.C." above "McClurg" on spine, in original dust jacket with $1.40 price on spine. Publisher's original red cloth with the front and spine lettered and ruled in gilt. Dust jacket and frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Heins M3-1. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co. (September, 1919), 296 pps. A Fine square tight copy with bright gilt; small white soil spots on front, unmarked interior. Original Fine un-restored jacket with an abrasion on front lower edge, and a couple of tiny chips and closed tears. From the "Astonishing Edgar Rice Burroughs collection" of Howard Frank. "Almost every copy in best available condition", in original jackets, many signed.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE WARLORD OF MARS .. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1919.
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-296 [297-303: ads] [304: blank] [note: first leaf is a blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by J. Allen St. John, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition, first printing with W. F. Hall imprint on verso of title leaf and "A. C. / McCLURG / & CO." set on three lines at base of spine panel. Total of 20,000 copies printed. There were multiple printings, at least two. Third book of the Mars series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 306. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 129. Bleiler (1978), p. 36. Reginald 02342. Heins WM-1. A bright, fine copy in the correct first printing four-color pictorial dust jacket reproducing painting by J. Allen St. John on front panel (the first printing dust jacket has printed price "$1.40" at center of spine panel, the second printing jacket does not have a printed price on spine panel) with wear along top and bottom edges and shallow loss at spine ends and corner tips, 8x20 mm chip from upper front flap fold, and a couple of short closed tears, two at bottom edge of front panel with associated creases. Overall the dust jacket is clean, bright, and attractive. An uncommon book in dust jacket. (#151494)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.