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Swords of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Burroughs, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1936], 1936. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-315 [316: blank] [317: ads] [318-320: blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by J. Allen St. John, original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, top edge stained red. First edition. Eighth book of the Mars series. Heins SwM-1. A very good first edition (so stated on the copyright page) in a nearly fine first state (laminated) dust jacket. A nice example of this jacket featuring a fine four-color wraparound illustration reproducing a painting by J. Allen St. John. The original price of $2 is still present on the front flap of the jacket. For some reason most jackets for this title are price-clipped. Superior copies of this book are uncommon.
Synopsis
Swords of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the eighth of his famous Barsoom series. It was first published in the magazine Blue Book Magazine as a six-part serial in the issues for November, 1934-April, 1935. The first book edition was published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. in February, 1936.
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- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1409625
- Title
- Swords of Mars
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Burroughs
- Date Published
- 1936
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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