Tarzan's Quest
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen & Co 1938 First Methuen Hardcover Printing cr.8vo viii,296pp, 1938 VG+ original tan cloth, very light shelfwear, mild foxing to edges, bookplate to front pastedown, gift inscription to ffep, otherwise very clean & bright throughout, in GD+ slightly frayed DW, very bright front panel, slightly rubbed rear panel, with slightly chipped corners & an inch and a half square piece cut from head of spine panel where someone has cut out the book's title. The DW is now protected in Brodart sleeve.
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Details
- Bookseller
- N & A Smiles
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16326
- Title
- Tarzan's Quest
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- London: Methuen & Co 1938 First Methuen Hardcover Printing cr.8vo viii,296pp
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- ADVENTURE STORIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure Stories;
Terms of Sale
N & A Smiles
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About the Seller
N & A Smiles
Biblio member since 2005
Kellerberrin, Western Australia
About N & A Smiles
We are located on the Great Eastern Highway in the Central Wheatbelt town of Kellerberrin in Western Australia, 2-1/2 hours drive from Perth. We are directly opposite East Crossing Road, nestled in between the Tyre Service and the TAFE College. Public Transport is available via the Prospector & Avon Link passenger train services, or via the Goldfields Express bus service. We specialise in Collectible Paperbacks with an emphasis on Science Fiction and Crime Novels, but we also carry an extensive range of Mythology, Icelandic Sagas, Middle English Texts, Australian Exploration, Aboriginal Studies, Tolkien, Gor Books, Proto Science Fiction, Early SF Pulp Magazines and much more. Drop in for a browse and cup of coffee.
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