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Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Mad King (presentation copy inscribed by author). A.C. McClurg, 1926.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "The Mad King" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1926 first edition. Book in very good condition, 8vo. Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Original dark blue cloth lettered in orange (spine a bit sunned); facsimile dust jacket. First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author: Best to Eddie Gilbert, from Edgar Rice Burroughs . Eddie Gilbert was a close friend to ERB and the brother of Burroughs second wife and silent film actress Florence Gilbert. First state with the sixth paragraph on p. 12 ending with face of the man ; p. 92, line 16 is identical with line 22; and the incorrect date on the title being 1026 for 1926. Currey, p. 89; Heins MK 1 (X10); Zeuschner 301. Rare Burroughs title to find signed in good condition.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs (First Edition) Signed Firm copy with bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends. Slight tanning to spine. Tanned dust jacket with wear to edges and spine ends. Creasing down front cover where it meets spine. Slight splitting to back flap hinge. In clear protective cover. First edition, first state with textual errors on p.12 and p.92. Blue cloth, stamped orange. 365pp. Frontispiece illustration by J. Allen St. John. Signed and inscribed by Burroughs on front free end page.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.