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JUNGLE GIRL
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Light tanning to end papers along gutter margins, else a fine copy in near fine dust jacket with some soiling to the spine panel
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1932]. First edition. Light tanning to end papers along gutter margins, else a fine copy in near fine dust jacket with some soiling to the spine panel and two faint, partial blue horizontal lines along top and bottom edges of front and rear panels (offset from an old jacket protector"). Overall, a very presentable copy of one of the more uncommon Burroughs first editions. (11632). Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6] 7 [8] 9-318 [319: ads] [320: blank], six inserted plates with illustrations by Studley O. Burroughs, original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, top edge stained orange. An American explorer discovers an ancient civilization in the interior jungles of Cambodia. The second and scarcest book published by Burroughs's publishing company. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 109. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02285. Heins JG-1.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11632
- Title
- JUNGLE GIRL
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - Light tanning to end papers along gutter margins, else a fine copy in near fine dust jacket with some soiling to the spine panel
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Tarzana, California
- Date Published
- [1932]
- Keywords
- Fantasy . SF . Film Source . Adventure Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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