Chessmen Of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
The Chessmen of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the fifth of his famous Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it in January, 1921, and the finished story was first published in Argosy All-Story Weekly as a six-part serial in the issues for February 18 and 25 and March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 1922. It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in November, 1922.
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THE CHESSMEN OF MARS
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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- 1922
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Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1922. First edition. A clean, bright, very good copy in good four-color pictorial dust jacket (reproducing painting by J. Allen St. John on front panel) with creases and closed tears along top and bottom edges mended by a professional paper conservator. An attractive copy of an uncommon book in jacket. In custom blue… Read more
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The Chessmen of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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- 1922
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Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. Very Good in an about Very Good jacket, unclipped ($1.90 on rear panel), generally toned and soiled, rubbed and with some small chips at the edges and corners, tape repairs on the spine. Red buckram with black ink lettering on… Read more
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THE CHESSMEN OF MARS
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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THE CHESSMEN OF MARS, Methuen, 1923, first English edition, small cloth loss at outer hinges, else a bright vg+/near fine copy in a vg dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear, some tape reinforcement to the inner margins and with all the marvelous St. John illustrations. Quite scarce in dust-wrapper.
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The Chessmen of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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- 1948
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Great Britain: Burroughs, 1948. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Fore edges have a small amount of wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Tiny bit of shelf wear/rub. Tiniest bit of wear along the edges.… Read more
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The Chessmen of Mars (Mars, 5)
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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THE CHESSMEN OF MARS
by BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE.
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Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1922. Spine lightly faded. Small water spot front cover (see photo). Spine extremities gently frayed . Eight illustrations by J. Allen St. John. A clean copy throughout. A total of 12,500 copies were printed of the first edition. 375pp.. First Edition. Red Cloth. Light Soiling and Corner Wear/Facsimile Dust Jacket. Octavo.
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THE CHESSMEN OF MARS
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1922. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Good. J. Allen St. John. Zeuschner; Edgar Rice Burroughs Bibliography, #92. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. All illustrated plates present. Bound in original red cloth with lettering in black. Professionally rebacked with original cloth spine. Previous owner's name. Missing the front free endpaper. A solid… Read more
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The Chessmen of Mars
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Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co, 1922. Hardcover. 8vo; VG- hardcover without dust jacket; brown spine with navy blue text; boards are severely age-toned with spine and front board faded, rear board has stains and liquid marks, the tail and head of spine are slightly frayed otherwise boards are in tact; paste downs free papers are extremely stained; front… Read more
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The Chessmen of Mars (Mars, 5)
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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CHESSMEN OF MARS
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, n.d., [c. 1936]. Later edition. Inked number to front cover, neat inked name and address to front free end paper, slight lean, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with 28 mm closed tear to the lower front panel, light rubbing to front flap edge and along top edge, shallow… Read more
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The Chessmen of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.. G. (1922). Tan binding with dark brown lettering. Edge wear, ft endpaper scraped away at outside edge, owner name, edge wear, small dent . back cover. .
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CHESSMEN OF MARS
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Chicago, Illinois: A. C. McClurg & Co, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 375 pages; VG, no jacket; bound in full red cloth, spine and front cover have black lettering; binding has minor shelf wear along the top and bottom edges, with minor bumping on the fore edge corners, has the front cover of the dust jacket pasted onto the… Read more
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The Chessmen of Mars (John Carter Book 5)
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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The Chessmen of Mars
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The Chessmen of Mars (Martian Tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, N0 5)
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Methuen & Co Ltd: London, 1923. First British edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. ''First published in Great Britain in 1923'' stated on the copyright page. Red cloth lettered in black, with frontispiece and five other illustrations by J. Allen St. John. Six-page Methuen catalogue at rear, dated February 1923. A VG copy with a little spine fade (red to… Read more
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The Chessmen Of Mars: Library Edition (Mars, 5)
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The Chessmen of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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The Chessmen of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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- 1922
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Tarzana CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1922. Book. Illus. by J. Allen St. John. Very Good. Gray Cloth. Later Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fifth of the John Carter on Mars books by the creator of Tarzan. This edition printed in 1940's. 375 pp with cover and frontis illustration by J. Allen St. John. Dust… Read more
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THE CHESSMEN OF MARS: EXEPTIONAL ONE OWNER COPY
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1948. HC. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). ill. by J. Allen St. John. ZEUSCHNER 96 - 1948 reprint with tan boards and red lettering. Bright dustjacket colors. From the estate of the original owner. Images available. 375pp.
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The Chessmen of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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The Chessmen Of Mars
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The Chessmen Of Mars (Ballantine 23582, Mars #5)
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The Chessmen of Mars (Martian Tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, N0 5)
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The Chessmen of Mars
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THE CHESSMEN OF MARS
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The Chessmen of Mars
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The Chessmen of Mars
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THE CHESSMEN OF MARS
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Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.. Hardcover. b&w frontispiece. pp. 375.,8vo,,Bound in tan cloth with dark brown/red lettering.,Bottom corner of rear board bumped. Slight shelf wear & soiling. Binding tight. Free of previous owner's markings. Good plus to very good condition. Wants dust jacket. Remember: when price-checking this book, relatively inexpensive copies will be offered with the claim that… Read more
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The Chessmen of Mars (Dodo Press)
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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The Chessmen of Mars
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The Chessmen of Mars
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Chessmen of Mars, The
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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1922, Grosset & Dunlap, NY; Illus by J. Allen St. John; Dark red boards bruised spine ends and edge, Text, good
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The Chessmen of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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