THUVIA MAID OF MARS
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Inked name and address to front free end paper, front hinge starting, some darkening to text block, corners and spine ends soft,
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1920. First edition, first printing. Inked name and address to front free end paper, front hinge starting, some darkening to text block, corners and spine ends soft, light stains to lower left cover, a good copy. No dust jacket. (31056). Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-256 [257: ad] [258: blank] [259-263: ads] [264: blank] [265-267: ads] [268: blank], ten inserted plates with illustrations by J. Allen St. John, original dark green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. Total of 17,000 copies printed. There were multiple printings, at least two, the last dated 1921. Fourth book of the Mars series, this novel involves the son of John Carter and Dejah Thoris; Cathoris, prince of Helium. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years #307. Heins TMM-1.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31056
- Title
- THUVIA MAID OF MARS
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - Inked name and address to front free end paper, front hinge starting, some darkening to text block, corners and spine ends soft,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- SF
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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