LOST ON VENUS
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A nearly fine copy in a very good or some what better dust jacket with a small closed tear with wear to upper right front corner
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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Synopsis
Edgar Rice Burroughs was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1875. After serving a short time in the 7th U.S. Cavalry, Burroughs was a shopkeeper, gold miner, cowboy, and policeman before becoming a full-time writer. His first novel, Tarzan of the Apes , was published in 1914, and along with its 22 sequels has sold over 30 million copies in 58 languages. Author of numerous other jungle and science fiction novels and novellas, including The Land That Time Forgot , Burroughs had a writing career that spanned almost 30 years, with his last novel, The Land of Terror , being published in 1941. He died in 1950 at his ranch near Tarzana, the California town named for his legendary hero.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24904
- Title
- LOST ON VENUS
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - A nearly fine copy in a very good or some what better dust jacket with a small closed tear with wear to upper right front corner
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, n.d.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1936]
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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