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PELLUCIDAR
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with edge wear and some shallow chipping to corner tips and spine ends, two small
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1923. First edition. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with edge wear and some shallow chipping to corner tips and spine ends, two small closed tears to the upper front panel and a closed tear to the lower left front panel at spine fold, some overall mild dust soiling. A decent copy of a book uncommon in dust jacket. (31161). Octavo, pp. [1-10] 1-322 [323-236: blank] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], four inserted plates with illustrations by J. Allen St. John, one map, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. 10,000 copies printed. Second book of the Pellucidar series. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-20. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 312. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 113. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1665-68. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 02303. Heins P-1.
Synopsis
From the book:SEVERAL YEARS had elapsed since I had found the op-portunity to do any big-game hunting; for at last I had my plans almost perfected for a return to my old stamping-grounds in northern Africa, where in other days I had had excellent sport in pursuit of the king of beasts. The date of my departure had been set; I was to leave in two weeks. No schoolboy counting the lagging hours that must pass before the beginning of "long vacation" released him to the delirious joys of the sum-mer camp could have been filled with greater impatience or keener anticipation. And then came a letter that started me for Africa twelve days ahead of my schedule.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31161
- Title
- PELLUCIDAR
- Author
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- Book Condition
- Used - A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with edge wear and some shallow chipping to corner tips and spine ends, two small
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Adventure Fiction . SF
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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