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THE CAVE GIRL..
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Top edge a little dusty, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, tiny closed tear with small crease to upper right front corner, touc
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1925. First edition. First binding with "A. C. McCLURG / & CO" at base of spine panel. Top edge a little dusty, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, tiny closed tear with small crease to upper right front corner, touch of shelf wear to head of spine panel, very slight dust soiling to rear panel. A stunning bright example in rarely found in such exceptional condition. (14025). Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-323 [324: blank], frontispiece by J. Allen St. John, original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. 5000 copies printed. Angenot and Khouri, "An International Bibliography of Prehistoric Fiction," SFS, VIII (March 1981), 42. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-59. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 333. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 106. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02277. Heins CaG-1.
Synopsis
The Cave Girl is an Edgar Rice Burroughs lost world novel. Originally two stories, The Cave Girl begun in February 1913 and published by "All-Story" in July, August, and September 1913; and The Cave Man begun in 1914 and published by "All-Story Weekly" throughout March and April 1917. The book version was first published by A. C. McClurg on 1925-03-21.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14025
- Title
- THE CAVE GIRL..
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - Top edge a little dusty, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, tiny closed tear with small crease to upper right front corner, touc
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. First binding with "A. C. McCLURG / & CO" at base
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- SF . Adventure Fiction
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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