Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan the Magnificent (inscribed by author). Tarzana, 1939.

Price: US$1200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: "Tarzan the Magnificent" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzana, 1939 First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by Burroughs to his nephew. Inscribed by Burroughs on the front free endpaper: "Merry Christmas / to Dietlz [?] / from his / Uncle Ed / Tarzana / California / Christmas 1939." Octavo. 318, [1, ads], [1, blank] pages. With frontispiece and four inserted illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs. Publisher's full blue pebbled cloth, front board and spine stamped in red. In the original price-clipped dust jacket. Cloth spine sunned and worn. Boards worn, especially at edges and corners. Endleaves a bit toned and offset. Text a bit toned, the plate facing page 26 has some edgewear. Page listing Burroughs' novels has many check-marks in pencil. Jacket spine sunned, some chipping, wear to jacket, a few creased tears and other creases. Good. Zeuschner, p. 466. From the Albert E. Willis Collection of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Wonderful copy with great provenance.

Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands

Burroughs, Edgar Rice. TARZAN THE MAGNIFICENT. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Tarzana, CA, 1939.

Price: US$1750.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Inscribed by Burroughs on a blank preliminary page; "To Earl Teass, In appreciation of the very swell job at 716 and his unfailing interest and co-operation. From his friend, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzana, December 25, 1939." Obviously a Christmas gift for his friend. Teass was involved in the Hollywood film industry and was a set designer for several films. Heins, TaM-1. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. The twenty fifth novel in the Tarzan series. Contemporary professional binding in full calf leather with raised bands, gilt tooling and title label. A fine handsome copy.

Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.

Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Tarzan the Magnificent. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, Tarzana, 1939.

Price: US$5400.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Double signed/inscribed First Edition. Inscribed by Joan Burroughs Pierce [ERB's daughter] in blue ink on the f.f.e: "Bob Horvath/Best Wishes/Joan Burroughs Pierce" Also in black ink on the dedication page in a lengthy inscription dated 1960 by Cyril Ralph Rothmund [the dedicatee and ERB's Secretary and General Manager of ERB, Inc.] to Robert Horvath [ERB fan and expert]. First edition, so stated on the copyright page. Publisher's original pebbled blue cloth with the front and spine lettered in red, top edge stained red. Dust jacket, frontispiece and four full page illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs. Heins T25-1. Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. (1939), 318 pps. A Fine copy with light soft tips and spine ends and a touch of soil. Fine laminate state jacket with a touch of wear and a tiny chip at spine ends. 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.