The Monster Men.
by BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice.
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Bookplate on front free endpaper; staining of right margin of front board; rubbing to extremities of spine; else a very good cop
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chicago:: A. C. McClurg,, 1929.. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. Bookplate on front free endpaper; staining of right margin of front board; rubbing to extremities of spine; else a very good copy in the scarce jacket with chipping to the extremities of the spine, not affecting any lettering, and some old tape repairs.. 8vo,.
Synopsis
A scientist is obsessed with creating the perfect human in his laboratory vats, but the road to perfection is paved with twelve hideous mistakes!
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12281
- Title
- The Monster Men.
- Author
- BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Bookplate on front free endpaper; staining of right margin of front board; rubbing to extremities of spine; else a very good cop
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg,
- Place of Publication
- Chicago:
- Date Published
- 1929.
- Pages
- 304 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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