Swords of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a near fine first edition copy, Heins SwM-1. Spine ends are just nudged, the red lettering on spine just a bit rubbed. The red topstain is bright, the corners are sharp. Unmarked except for a small #8 to top of fep. The unclipped first state (laminated) jacket in mylar has a bit of chipping to spine ends and a 1" closed tear near spine head, and creasing to edges. A tight, square copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
Swords of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the eighth of his famous Barsoom series. It was first published in the magazine Blue Book Magazine as a six-part serial in the issues for November, 1934-April, 1935. The first book edition was published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. in February, 1936.
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17050
- Title
- Swords of Mars
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Place of Publication
- Tarzana
- Date Published
- 1936
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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