THE GODS OF MARS ..
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Inked name with "Mars #2" to upper front free end paper, page edges dusty, front cover damp stained, spine darkened, a good copy
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1918. First edition. Inked name with "Mars #2" to upper front free end paper, page edges dusty, front cover damp stained, spine darkened, a good copy with clean contents. (31207). Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-xi [xii] 1-348, inserted frontispiece with illustration by Frank E. Schoonover, original red cloth, front panel stamped in black and blind, spine panel stamped in black. Total of 10,000 copies printed. There were multiple printings, at least two, last dated 1919. Second book of the Mars series, John Carter returns to Mars. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-27. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 305. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 108. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02282. Heins GM-1.
Synopsis
After the long exile on Earth, John Carter finally returned to his beloved Mars. But beautiful Dejah Thoris, the woman he loved, had vanished. Now he was trapped in the legendary Eden of Mars--an Eden from which none ever escaped alive.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31207
- Title
- THE GODS OF MARS ..
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - Inked name with "Mars #2" to upper front free end paper, page edges dusty, front cover damp stained, spine darkened, a good copy
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- SF
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
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