Burt's 1915 edition of Tarzan of the Apes (originally published in 1914) featuring some of the original plate illustrations from the earlier edition. Consider as you search the early reprints of these books, such as A.L. One of the most beloved works to collect of Burroughs would be his Tarzan series, however, seeing as there are some twenty five short novellas in the whole series, it can be a daunting task. It is perhaps for this message as much as anything else which is why he is so loved. They were tales of impossible things, but that all shared one key vision: that by acting with courage, we could achieve astounding things. It was during this period of his thirties that he started writing stories for magazines, which later became known as the Tarzan and Barzoom franchise.Įdgar Rice Burrough's creations were always wildly creative and imaginative: stories of everyday people flung into the far future or the centre of the earth, or a distant planet. High praise indeed, coming from the other leader of imaginative and fantastic fiction.Įdgar Rice Burroughs first choice of career - in the military - was rejected on health grounds, and so the young man drifted, becoming a ranch handler and eventually the seller of wholesale pencil sharpeners.
Ray Bradbury once commented that the man was 'one of the most influential writers in the entire history of the world'. International success with not just one of his characters, but several, across multiple media outlets, and changing the collective imagination of a generation. The large image of the copyright page shows clearly that it had been tipped in.Edgar Rice Burroughs has had the sort of career that few writers would even dream of. Click on the photos to see a large image. See photos below of the title page and copyright page and outside covers. The words "McClelland, Goodchild and Stewart" appear on the title page instead of "A.C. edition other than it has a different title page tipped in. Of special interest is the existence of the Canadian edition which is identical with the U.S. Also each chapter has a small drawing by J. The total of the 7 printings is 15,000 copies. The very first printing does not state first edition on the title page. The words "Second Edition" up through "Seventh Edition" can be found midway down on the Title Page. Unlike "Tarzan of the Apes" there really are no differences between the printings other than stating what edition the book is on the title page. There were 7 separate printings of this book by A.C. McClurg is printed on the spine and on the title page.
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