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THE LAD AND THE LION
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in fine first state (laminated) pictorial dust jacket with a tiny 3 mm closed tear to the upper front panel. A sharp
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1938]. First edition. A fine copy in fine first state (laminated) pictorial dust jacket with a tiny 3 mm closed tear to the upper front panel. A sharp copy. (31173). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-317 [318: blank] [319: ads] [320: blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original pebbled blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, top edge stained red. Inscribed and signed by Burroughs on the front free end paper. Adventure fiction set in contemporary North Africa. The Lad and the Lion, a 1917 silent film made by the Selig Polyscope Company was the first motion picture based on a Burroughs story. Reginald 02287. Heins LL-1.
Synopsis
The madman turned all his attention to the youth, who, standing at the rail of the derelict ship, was unaware of his extreme danger. Like a beast of prey the older man crept stealthily toward his intended victim... In a remote European kingdom, plotters had moved toward the murder of an old king and his young heir, Michael. But the lad escaped, and, through a series of the chilling, heart stopping adventures only Edgar Rice Burroughs could have written, finds himself on the shores of Africa, his only friend and protector a giant feral cat. Then, one day, Michael and his loyal friend find themselves face to face with the deadliest enemy of all.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31173
- Title
- THE LAD AND THE LION
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in fine first state (laminated) pictorial dust jacket with a tiny 3 mm closed tear to the upper front panel. A sharp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Tarzana, California
- Date Published
- [1938]
- Keywords
- Adventure Fiction . SF . Film Source . Signed
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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