First edition, first binding without the acorn on the spine. Mcclurg 1914 imprint on the title page and the printeros name appears in. Publisher s brown cloth, dark brownstamped front board and spine, dust jacket. Jacket lightly rubbed at extremities with 1 small chip to top of front cover and a tiny bit of loss to bottom of spine. The illustrated tarzan book no 1 by burroughs edgar rice. The beasts of tarzan edgar rice burroughs grosset and dunlap 1916. There he had to learn the secrets of the wild to survivehow to talk with animals, swing through the trees, and fight against the great predators.
Even stranger is that after the success of the first tarzan book allstory magazine rejected the return of tarzan manuscript twice and so burroughs went to new story and ended up getting more money. Tell us what else you do know and the antiques appraiser will be able to better assist you. Tarzan, one of our bestknown fictional heroes, came from the fertile mind of an american writer named edgar rice burroughs. Tarzan defends his jungle home from invaders during world war i and then must protect an englishman and a german spy from a lost civilization of lionmen. Tarzan, lord of the jungle marks an important transition in the plottype presented in the tarzan series, presaged by the earlier tarzan the. The two men founded the publishing house on the premise that books should be inexpensive, accessible items in a time when many publishers were producing expensive volumes. Tarzan s adversaries from the previous novel, the return of tarzan, nikolas rokoff and alexis paulvitch, return and kidnap tarzan and janes son, jack. There are twentyfour novels about adventure in this series and the character is among the most loved characters around the world. Edgar rice burroughs september 1, 1875 march 19, 1950 was an american writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero tarzan and the. Parents need to know that tarzan of the apes, the 1912 book by edgar rice burroughs that launched a popcultural empire, is a thrilling pageturner with a minefield on nearly every one of its 400 pages.
Red cloth clovered boards, this book is in good condition with heavy toning. Edgar rice burroughs tarzan paperbacks by ballantine. Yes he looked amazing but was not my focus probably because of who i was watching it with. Tarzans adversaries from the previous novel, the return of tarzan, nikolas rokoff and alexis paulvitch, return and kidnap tarzan and janes son, jack. The son of tarzan by edgar rice burroughs is for sale. According to the heins bibliography, this issue was released circa 1927. Have first edition tarzan books are they worth appraising. Tarzan of the apes the return of tarzan the beasts of tarzan the son of tarzan tarzan and the jewels of opar jungle tales of tarzan. His lion ally jadbalja puts in an appearance late in the book. Tarzan is a series of twentyfour adventure novels written by edgar rice burroughs 18751950 and published between 1912 and 1966, followed by several novels either cowritten by burroughs, or officially authorized by his estate. Publisher information used books and rare books from. Tarzan and the ant men not series not set not apes by. I just listened to this book on tapethe first erb book i ever read or listened to.
It was first published in the pulp magazine the allstory in october 1912. His upbringing by a tribe of apes is described in detail and the relevant kindness and savagery displayed by them is expertly described by the author. Tarzan of the apes is a novel written by edgar rice burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character tarzan. The burroughs family requested that certain material be deleted. Grosset began publishing during the early part of the century with the reprinting of the tarzan books and was an established publisher of juvenile series books such as nancy drew, hardy boys, rick brant, et. When tarzan was a year old, his mother died of natural causes, and his father was killed by kerchak, leader of the ape tribe into which tarzan was adopted. Tarzan of the apes was reset in april, 1969, the 5th printing. The story follows tarzans adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle, to his eventual encounters with other. Tarzan lord of the jungle edgar rice burroughs grosset.
Tarzan apes by edgar rice burroughs, 1914 abebooks. Condition is near mint for its age, hardcover with no dust jacket. Tarzan apes by edgar rice burroughs, first edition, 1914. Actually, burroughs wasnt a very competent writer, but he was a. The company was founded in new york city in 1952 by aaron a. This story was the subject of a successful film in 1932, with tarzan being played by johnny weissmuller, who acted in a further eleven tarzan films.
The tarzan series is a series written by the american author edgar rice burroughs. Collecting tarzan of the apes by burroughs, edgar rice. Tarzan of the apes is an engrossing account of tarzan s early life, from birth to manhood. According to weissmuller in an interview with mike douglas, his famous apecall was audio stitched together from a. Tarzan the apeman was mgms lush erotic remake of the 1931 weissmuller classic, starring bo derek as jane and directed by her husband. Summary ballantine books blurb deep in the savage african jungle, the baby tarzan was raised by a fierce sheape of the tribe of kerchak. Fresh from flight training, he is given a secret assignment which plunges him into his past. Edgar rice burroughs september 1, 1875 march 19, 1950 was an american fiction writer best known for his celebrated and prolific output in the adventure and sciencefiction genres. It has been written on n on first page and that is all i have found. I like collecting books and edgar rice burroughs is one of my favorite authors. More information about this seller contact this seller 8. Tarzan of the apes is an engrossing account of tarzans early life, from birth to manhood.
The beasts of tarzan edgar rice burroughs grosset and dunlap. So in the year 19 fans were finally able to learn if tarzan and jane actually got together. Tarzan of the apes is a novel by american writer edgar rice burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character tarzan. When world war ii comes to africa, john clayton joins the raf. This is the rarest state for many years unrecorded where in this copy the title page is a cancel the title page is mounted on a stub where a leaf has been removed and replaced with the correct chicago a. I always love having an appraiser look at my stuff. The son of tarzan 1914 tarzan and the jewels of opar 1916 jungle tales of tarzan 1919 tarzan the untamed 1920 tarzan the terrible 1921 tarzan and the golden lion 1922 tarzan and the ant men 1924 tarzan, lord of the jungle 1927 tarzan and the lost empire 1928 tarzan at the earths core 1929 tarzan the invincible 1930 tarzan. It is a good novel but i always tell people to start with the first 5 books of this series. The son of tarzan original publishers red binding with read more.
If youre looking for information, history and first edition identification on publishers, youve found the right place. First edition dustjackets,ballentine paperback covers. In the case of most erb books, a dust jacket in especially good condition can enhance the value of a book five to ten times over. Among the most notable of his creations are the jungle hero tarzan, the heroic mars adventurer john carter, and the fictional landmass within earth known as. Murder and mayhem abound, as humans and animals kill each other, as well as members of their own species, with gusto. I just saw tarzan in 3d at imax with my 10 yr old daughter, yr old son and my step mum aged 74 so it was interestingactually really enjoyed it in 3d. Jun 17, 2014 ace books is the oldest publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The series is written by the author edgar rice burroughs between the year 1912 and 1965 and there have been many adaptations of the. The book contained some material that would now be offensive to certain groups or nationalities and they felt that this should be removed from the book. A nice clean copy of the beasts of tarzan by burroughs. Their books tend to be focused on biographies and histories.
There are also two works written by burroughs especially for children that are not considered part of the main. Tarzan, lord of the jungle tarzan finds an outpost of european knights and crusaders from a forbidden valley hidden in the mountains. Sometimes its turned out to be surprisingly valuable. Tarzan is the son of a british lord and lady who were marooned on the west coast of africa by mutineers. A tarzan of the apes hardback book by edgar rice burroughs a. Without the basic tarzan, the latter stories would not make sense. Of course ive seen the old movies and tv shows re tarzan, and being almost 50 years old i grew up with those shows. Book is green with tarzan riding elephant on cover, end papers show map of africa. Tarzan made a dramatic double return to the silver screen in the early eighties, with tarzan the apeman 1981 and greystoke. The story follows tarzan s adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle, to his eventual encounters with other. Isbn 97806724029 97806724029 hardcover, sagebrush education resources, 2001.