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CARSON OF VENUS
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine first state (laminated) dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to the head of the spine panel, oran
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1939]. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine first state (laminated) dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to the head of the spine panel, orange ink of title lettering and design on spine panel a bit faded. (24853). Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-312 [313: ads] [314-318: blank] [last two leaves are blanks], six inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original blue cloth, front and spine panel stamped in orange, top edge stained red, other edges rough trimmed. "... the third and by far the finest book in the series [of Venus novels]." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 298-302. Heins CV-1. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions.
Synopsis
Carson of Venus is the third book in the Venus series (Sometimes called the "Carson Napier of Venus series") by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was serialized in Argosy in 1938 and published in book form a year later. The novel, which was written close to the outbreak of World War II, satirizes Nazi Germany by including a fascist political faction called the "Zani."
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24853
- Title
- CARSON OF VENUS
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine first state (laminated) dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to the head of the spine panel, oran
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Tarzana, California
- Date Published
- [1939]
- Keywords
- SF
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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