Book #45204

Collecting Edgar Rice Burroughs - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Glenn Erardi
Book #45204 Collecting Edgar Rice Burroughs - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Glenn Erardi.

Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2000.
ISBN: 0764311018

A lovely first edition/first printing in Fine condition with minor edgewear.

This book is a comprehensive exploration of the life and work of Edgar Rice Burroughs, one of the most influential and celebrated writers of the 20th century. The book includes original essays, rare archival materials, and exclusive new interviews with Burroughs' family and friends.; 8vo; 144 pages.

Price: $36.75

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Author Bio

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs (Sept. 1, 1875 – Mar. 19, 1950), Chicago born author, best known for his creation of the jungle legend Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter.

By 1911, after seven years of low wages, he was working as a pencil sharpener wholesaler and began to write fiction. Aiming his work at pulp fiction magazines, his first story Under the Moons of Mars was serialized in 1912. He soon took up writing full-time and by the time Under the Moons of Mars had finished, he had completed two novels, including Tarzan of the Apes. Burroughs also wrote popular science fiction and fantasy stories involving Earthly adventurers transported to various planets (e.g., Barsoom, Burroughs' fictional name for Mars, and Amtor, his for Venus). Tarzan was a cultural sensation when introduced and remains one of the most successful fictional characters of all times.

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