Carson Of Venus

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Carson of Venus is the third book in the Venus series (Sometimes called the "Carson Napier of Venus series") by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was serialized in Argosy in 1938 and published in book form a year later. The novel, which was written close to the outbreak of World War II, satirizes Nazi Germany by including a fascist political faction called the "Zani."

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CARSON OF VENUS

CARSON OF VENUS

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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1939
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[EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS]. CARSON OF VENUS. WWII U.S. NAVY MILITARY ASSOCIATION COPY. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Tarzana, California, 1939. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Very Good+. Appears barely read, in original publisher's blue pebbled cloth lettered stamped in red, top edge red, maps to endpapers, rubbing to edges, scattered soiling, light scuffs to faded cloth board covers else pages… Read more about this item
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Carson of Venus

by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950)

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1939
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312+[1 ad] pages with frontispiece and 5 and white plates by John Coleman Burroughs. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's royal blue pebbled cloth lettered in red, red top edge, illustrated endpapers of map of Amtor; original unclipped pictorial dust jacket. (Currey p. 87; Heins CV–1 (V3); Zeuschner 70) First edition. This is third… Read more about this item
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by Burroughs, Edgar Rice.

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1939
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California; Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1939., 1939. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 312, [1] adverts. Monochrome frontispiece and 5 further plates. Publisher's electric blue cloth with red titles to spine and upper board and red hunter motif to spine in an unclipped pictorial jacket; red upper edges and mapped endpapers. Very light sunning to upper board edges… Read more about this item
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Carson of Venus - An Earthman in a World of Unearthly Perils. Ace # 09201 Circa 1960. Frank Frazetta Cover
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Carson of Venus - An Earthman in a World of Unearthly Perils. Ace # 09201 Circa 1960. Frank Frazetta Cover

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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1939
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New York: Ace Books, Inc., 1939. Soft cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Frank Frazetta. Very Good, plus some. Not far removed from Near Fine. See scans and description. New York: Ace Books, Inc., publication date not given, but 1960's; 1939 (copyright). Ace # 09201, a very early printing of Ace's paperback first edition… Read more about this item
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First Edition
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1939
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Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), toned and foxed at the spine, chips and tears at the edges, including a longer closed tear at the rear. Blue buckram with red ink lettering on the spine and front board. Square and… Read more about this item
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CARSON OF VENUS

CARSON OF VENUS

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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1963
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[EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS]. CARSON OF VENUS. Ace Books, New York, 1963. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Ace #F-247 with the original 40 cent cover price. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, crease on lower left of cover near spine, micro-chips to extremities, spine is uncreased, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about fine to very good plus… Read more about this item
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Carson of Venus

Carson of Venus

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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1973
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Paperback
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9780450014598
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Hodder & Stoughton. Good. 120 x 180mm. Paperback. 1973. 155 pages. Cover worn and ripped. Text tanned. Sticker on spine a nd inside cover.<br> .
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Carson of Venus

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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First Edition
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1939
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Hardcover
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Heins CV-1. Blue binding with orange lettering/decoration, top edge stained reddish-orange as issued, 312+ pages, illustrated with a frontispiece and 4 other black-and-white plates plus map endpapers. The third book in the Venus series. Good only copy with spine cocked, binding worn, 2 inch closed tear to the title page, in Fine [brillant as new] Dust… Read more about this item
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Carson of Venus  - 1st Edition

Carson of Venus - 1st Edition

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
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First Edition; First Printing
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1939
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Cloth
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Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Publishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. First edition/first printing, blue pebbled cloth with red lettering on front cover and spine in about Fine condition, light bumping to tips in alike, first state (laminated) dust-jacket. Zeuschner 70; Adventure! Love! Romance! You will find all these and… Read more about this item
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CARSON OF VENUS

CARSON OF VENUS

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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Used - A very good to nearly fine copy in a very good first state (laminated) dust jacket with wear at the upper front corner and head
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[1939]
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Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1939]. First edition. A very good to nearly fine copy in a very good first state (laminated) dust jacket with wear at the upper front corner and head of spine panel with a little fraying, 12 mm closed tear to upper front panel, color fade to spine panel of red ink to… Read more about this item
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Carson of Venus

Carson of Venus

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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1939
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Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1939. Hardcover. Good. Early printing, good + hardcover (no dust jacket) shows soiling and staining to covers, rubbing to covers and cover edges with light fray tear at spine edges near tail, along with some other mild wear including a rub spot at contents page. 312 pages. Says its illustrated by john Coleman Burroughs but… Read more about this item
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Carson of Venus

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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1973
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9780441092024
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New York: Ace, 1973. Mass Paperback. good. Frank Frazetta. Cover has corner crease; bookstore stamp on advertisement page. Pages are beige. Ace mass paperback, printing not dated but approx. 1973, ISBN: 9780441092024, 192 pages, cover art by Frank Frazetta. 12mo (4.25"" x 6.75"") Nominated, 2014 Retro-Hugo for best novel of 1938. First published as a six-part serial… Read more about this item
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CARSON OF VENUS

CARSON OF VENUS

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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[1939]
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Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1939]. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine first state (laminated) dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to the head of the spine panel, orange ink of title lettering and design on spine panel a bit faded. (24853). Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-312 [313: ads]… Read more about this item
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Carson of Venus

Carson of Venus

by BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice

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1939
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Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1939. Hardcover. Fair. First edition. Ex-library copy with "discard" stamped on endpaper, flap from dustwrapper glued on free endpaper, tape repair to first few pages including frontis piece, rear endpaper removed, plate removed from page 24, remaining three plates taped, fair only, lacking the dustwrapper. An ugly copy of the first edition. … Read more about this item
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Carson of Venus

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice (cover art by Colin Andrew)

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1978
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Soft cover
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9780450040696
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London: New English Library July 1978 Fourth NEL Paperback Printing ISBN 0-450-04069-0, 1978 VG. Light edgewear, small sticker-pull to front cover, remainder cut to bottom edge, store-stamp to front fly page, mild age-toning to pages, otherwise a solid copy, clean throughout. Cover art by Colin Andrew.
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Carson of Venus

Carson of Venus

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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First Printing
Published
1963
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Paperback
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New York: Ace Books, Inc, 1963. First Printing. Paperback. Ace Science Fiction Classic F-247. Corner crease on front cover. A near fine copy. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta.; Small octavo; 192 pages.
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Lost on Venus - Carson Napier Faces the Supermen and Super-Monsters of Amtor. Ace Books # 49501, Circa 1960. Frank Frazetta Cover
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Lost on Venus - Carson Napier Faces the Supermen and Super-Monsters of Amtor. Ace Books # 49501, Circa 1960. Frank Frazetta Cover

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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1935
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Soft cover
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New York: Ace Books, Inc., 1935. Soft cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Frank Frazetta. Very Good, almost Near Fine. See scans and description. New York: Ace Books, Inc., publication date not given, but 1960's; 1935 (copyright). Ace # 49501, a very early printing of Ace's paperback first edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs'… Read more about this item
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CARSON OF VENUS

CARSON OF VENUS

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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Used - Some age toning to text block, spine darkened, a good to very good copy in a fine later state (non-laminated) dust jacket. (3116
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First edition
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[1939]
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Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1939]. First edition. Some age toning to text block, spine darkened, a good to very good copy in a fine later state (non-laminated) dust jacket. (31165). Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-312 [313: ads] [314-318: blank] [last two leaves are blanks], six inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs,… Read more about this item
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Carson of Venus (Four Square Books)

Carson of Venus (Four Square Books)

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Published
1967
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New English Library, 1967. Hardcover. Good. 1967. First Edition Thus. 155 pages. No dust jacket. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and… Read more about this item
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Carson of Venus

Carson of Venus

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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First Paperback Edition - First Printing
Published
1963
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Paperback
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New York: Ace Books, 1963. Ace Science Fiction Classic F-247. Book Three in the Venus Series featuring Carson Napier. He was aiming for Mars, but landed on Venus instead. It could happen. Interiors are tightly bound and lightly tanned. Soft cover wraps show only very mild rubbing. Light rubbing to the spine, mainly at the points. A beautiful copy in… Read more about this item
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