Tarzan the apeman was mgms lush erotic remake of the 1931 weissmuller classic, starring bo derek as jane and directed by her husband. Edgar rice burroughs september 1, 1875 march 19, 1950 was an american fiction writer best known for his celebrated and prolific output in the adventure and science. Among the most notable of his creations are the jungle hero tarzan, the heroic mars adventurer john carter, and the fictional landmass within earth known as. First edition, first binding without the acorn on the spine. Parents need to know that tarzan of the apes, the 1912 book by edgar rice burroughs that launched a popcultural empire, is a thrilling pageturner with a minefield on nearly every one of its 400 pages. This is the rarest state for many years unrecorded where in this copy the title page is a cancel the title page is mounted on a stub where a leaf has been removed and replaced with the correct chicago a. Mcclurg 1914 imprint on the title page and the printeros name appears in. Of course ive seen the old movies and tv shows re tarzan, and being almost 50 years old i grew up with those shows. It was first published in the pulp magazine the allstory in october 1912. The beasts of tarzan edgar rice burroughs grosset and dunlap 1916.
It has been written on n on first page and that is all i have found. Tarzan of the apes is an engrossing account of tarzans early life, from birth to manhood. I always love having an appraiser look at my stuff. Sometimes its turned out to be surprisingly valuable.
The company was founded in new york city in 1952 by aaron a. A tarzan of the apes hardback book by edgar rice burroughs a. The story follows tarzans adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle, to his eventual encounters with other. His upbringing by a tribe of apes is described in detail and the relevant kindness and savagery displayed by them is expertly described by the author. Red cloth clovered boards, this book is in good condition with heavy toning.
Isbn 97806724029 97806724029 hardcover, sagebrush education resources, 2001. John illustration for tarzan and the jewels of opar, first edition 1918 in the introduction to pulp art by robert. A nice clean copy of the beasts of tarzan by burroughs. Edgar rice burroughs tarzan paperbacks by ballantine. Tarzan defends his jungle home from invaders during world war i and then must protect an englishman and a german spy from a lost civilization of lionmen. The son of tarzan original publishers red binding with read more. Tarzan of the apes is a novel by american writer edgar rice burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character tarzan. Jun 17, 2014 ace books is the oldest publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. Collecting tarzan of the apes by burroughs, edgar rice. Tarzan apes by edgar rice burroughs, 1914 abebooks.
Grosset began publishing during the early part of the century with the reprinting of the tarzan books and was an established publisher of juvenile series books such as nancy drew, hardy boys, rick brant, et. Tarzan made a dramatic double return to the silver screen in the early eighties, with tarzan the apeman 1981 and greystoke. Their books tend to be focused on biographies and histories. Even stranger is that after the success of the first tarzan book allstory magazine rejected the return of tarzan manuscript twice and so burroughs went to new story and ended up getting more money. Condition is near mint for its age, hardcover with no dust jacket. Without the basic tarzan, the latter stories would not make sense.
Tarzan is the son of a british lord and lady who were marooned on the west coast of africa by mutineers. But tarzan, lord of the jungle is a good read when you get to know him. Tarzan of the apes the return of tarzan the beasts of tarzan the son of tarzan tarzan and the jewels of opar jungle tales of tarzan. Tell us what else you do know and the antiques appraiser will be able to better assist you. Tarzan is a series of twentyfour adventure novels written by edgar rice burroughs 18751950 and published between 1912 and 1966, followed by several novels either cowritten by burroughs, or officially authorized by his estate. The series is written by the author edgar rice burroughs between the year 1912 and 1965 and there have been many adaptations of the. Tarzan apes by edgar rice burroughs, first edition, 1914. Have first edition tarzan books are they worth appraising. According to the heins bibliography, this issue was released circa 1927. So in the year 19 fans were finally able to learn if tarzan and jane actually got together. The son of tarzan 1914 tarzan and the jewels of opar 1916 jungle tales of tarzan 1919 tarzan the untamed 1920 tarzan the terrible 1921 tarzan and the golden lion 1922 tarzan and the ant men 1924 tarzan, lord of the jungle 1927 tarzan and the lost empire 1928 tarzan at the earths core 1929 tarzan the invincible 1930 tarzan. I like collecting books and edgar rice burroughs is one of my favorite authors. Tarzan of the apes is a novel written by edgar rice burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character tarzan. Jacket lightly rubbed at extremities with 1 small chip to top of front cover and a tiny bit of loss to bottom of spine.
The son of tarzan by edgar rice burroughs is for sale. Tarzan and the ant men not series not set not apes by. I just saw tarzan in 3d at imax with my 10 yr old daughter, yr old son and my step mum aged 74 so it was interestingactually really enjoyed it in 3d. Tarzans adversaries from the previous novel, the return of tarzan, nikolas rokoff and alexis paulvitch, return and kidnap tarzan and janes son, jack.
It is a good novel but i always tell people to start with the first 5 books of this series. Book is green with tarzan riding elephant on cover, end papers show map of africa. When world war ii comes to africa, john clayton joins the raf. I just listened to this book on tapethe first erb book i ever read or listened to.
His lion ally jadbalja puts in an appearance late in the book. Murder and mayhem abound, as humans and animals kill each other, as well as members of their own species, with gusto. Summary ballantine books blurb deep in the savage african jungle, the baby tarzan was raised by a fierce sheape of the tribe of kerchak. In the case of most erb books, a dust jacket in especially good condition can enhance the value of a book five to ten times over.
Tarzan, lord of the jungle marks an important transition in the plottype presented in the tarzan series, presaged by the earlier tarzan the. Fresh from flight training, he is given a secret assignment which plunges him into his past. There are twentyfour novels about adventure in this series and the character is among the most loved characters around the world. Publisher information used books and rare books from. The two men founded the publishing house on the premise that books should be inexpensive, accessible items in a time when many publishers were producing expensive volumes. Tarzan lord of the jungle edgar rice burroughs grosset. Yes he looked amazing but was not my focus probably because of who i was watching it with.
The illustrated tarzan book no 1 by burroughs edgar rice. Tarzan s adversaries from the previous novel, the return of tarzan, nikolas rokoff and alexis paulvitch, return and kidnap tarzan and janes son, jack. If youre looking for information, history and first edition identification on publishers, youve found the right place. The burroughs family requested that certain material be deleted. The tarzan series is a series written by the american author edgar rice burroughs. The story follows tarzan s adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle, to his eventual encounters with other. Tarzan, one of our bestknown fictional heroes, came from the fertile mind of an american writer named edgar rice burroughs. There he had to learn the secrets of the wild to survivehow to talk with animals, swing through the trees, and fight against the great predators. When tarzan was a year old, his mother died of natural causes, and his father was killed by kerchak, leader of the ape tribe into which tarzan was adopted. First edition dustjackets,ballentine paperback covers.
There are also two works written by burroughs especially for children that are not considered part of the main. The book contained some material that would now be offensive to certain groups or nationalities and they felt that this should be removed from the book. The beasts of tarzan edgar rice burroughs grosset and dunlap. Tarzan of the apes is an engrossing account of tarzan s early life, from birth to manhood. Actually, burroughs wasnt a very competent writer, but he was a. It was first published in the pulp magazine allstory magazine in october, 1912. Publisher s brown cloth, dark brownstamped front board and spine, dust jacket. Tarzan of the apes was reset in april, 1969, the 5th printing. This story was the subject of a successful film in 1932, with tarzan being played by johnny weissmuller, who acted in a further eleven tarzan films.