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Complete 6-Volume Set: A Princess of Mars; The Gods of Mars/Warlord of Mars; Thuvia, Maid of Mars/The Chessmen of Mars; The Mastermind of Mars/A Fighting Man of Mars; Swords of Mars/Synthetic Men of Mars; Llana of Gathol/John Carter of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Madison, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Nelson Doubleday, 1970. First Editions thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Very Good / Very Good. Nelson Doubleday Book Club Editions, the complete series in six volumes. Dust jacket art by Frank Frazetta and Richard Corben. Interior illustrations by Frank Frazetta. 1: A Princess of Mars (179 pp); 2: The Gods of Mars/Warlord of Mars (336 pp); 3: Thuvia, Maid of Mars/The Chessmen of Mars (341 pp); 4: The Master Mind of Mars/A Fighting Man of Mars (348 pp); 5: Swords of Mars/Synthetic Men of Mars (345 pp); and 6: Llana of Gathol/John Carter of Mars (314 pp). Volumes 1-5, textured vinyl on board. Volume 6, paper on board. Each book has minor shelfwear to upper and lower spines of dustjackets, some creasing and rubbing evident. A Princess of Mars canted. Llana of Gathol/John Carter of Mars slightly canted. Previous owner's name inked on fpep and some foxing along upper edge of Llana of Gathol/John Carter of Mars. A Princess of Mars has 1cm chip to upper corner of dust jacket at spine. Else Very Good, clean and tight throughout. Dust jackets now in archival protective covers. Please note: This is an oversized or heavy item; additional shipping charges will apply.
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Details
- Seller
- Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0000067
- Title
- Complete 6-Volume Set: A Princess of Mars; The Gods of Mars/Warlord of Mars; Thuvia, Maid of Mars/The Chessmen of Mars; The Mastermind of Mars/A Fighting Man of Mars; Swords of Mars/Synthetic Men of Mars; Llana of Gathol/John Carter of Mars
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Illustrator
- Frazetta, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Plastic/paper on board
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nelson Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 1863
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mars, John Carter
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
All listed items are physically in our possession and will normally ship within 48 hours, securely packaged to prevent damage in transit. Within the U.S., we ship USPS Media Mail with insurance against loss or damage. Tracking number provided. Orders with destinations outside the U.S., expedited shipments, oversized/heavy items or sets will require an update of shipping charges before the sale is completed. All items are returnable within 72 hours of receipt with prior notification, if found to be not as described. Safe return shipment is the client's responsibility.
About the Seller
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2008
Madison, Indiana
About Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
Village Lights Bookstore opened as a brick-and-mortar shop in 2008. We are a "mom & pop" business, and we live in the same building. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, the American Booksellers Association, and the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association. We offer a modest, but diverse, selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian items, as well as select higher quality new books. We carefully grade our books in accordance with IOBA Book Condition Definitions (https://www.ioba.org/conditions-definitions), describe them using standard ABAA terminology (https://www.abaa.org/glossary), and painstakingly package them to prevent damage in transit. We value direct communication, so please feel free to call if you have questions about our listings or to confirm that an item is still on hand. And consider visiting us on Main Street in the heart of downtown Madison, Indiana, the country's largest contiguous National Historic Landmark District, and a Designated Indiana Cultural District, on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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