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BACK TO THE STONE AGE
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Inked name to front free end paper, mild darkening to spine and mild wear to spine ends, a nearly fine copy in a bright, nearly
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1937]. First edition. Inked name to front free end paper, mild darkening to spine and mild wear to spine ends, a nearly fine copy in a bright, nearly fine first state (laminated) pictorial dust jacket with vertical crease to front and spine panels, and a small chip to the upper rear panel. (31213). Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-318 [319: ads] [320: blank], seven inserted plates with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs, original pebbled blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, top edge stained red, fore-edge untrimmed, bottom edge rough trimmed. The fifth Pellucidar novel. The adventure of Wilhelm von Horst, a member of the Jason Gridley/Tarzan expedition to Pellucidar. Angenot and Khouri, "An International Bibliography of Prehistoric Fiction," SFS, VIII (March 1981), 42. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02271. Heins BSA-1. Zeuschner 25.
Synopsis
Back to the Stone Age is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fifth in his series set in the interior world of Pellucidar. It first appeared as a five-part serial in Argosy Weekly from January 9 to February 19, 1937 under the title "Seven Worlds to Conquer. " It was first published in book form in hardcover by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. in September, 1937 under the present title, and has been reissued a number of times since by various publishers.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31213
- Title
- BACK TO THE STONE AGE
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - Inked name to front free end paper, mild darkening to spine and mild wear to spine ends, a nearly fine copy in a bright, nearly
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Tarzana, California
- Date Published
- [1937]
- Keywords
- Adventure Fiction . 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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