TARZAN OF THE APES
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1914. Hardcover. An early reprint (circa 1927), with the silhouette frontispiece, green top edge dye, and 34 titles listed on the verso of the dust jacket. The archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani great apes, Tarzan first appeared in the novel Tarzan of the Apes (1914), and subsequently in 25 sequels, several authorized books by other authors, and innumerable works in other media, both authorized and unauthorized. Octavo. Original red cloth binding, with black titles. The pictorial dust jacket, which features the colorful wrap-around artwork by Fred J. Artling, is a bit edgeworn with a few faint scratches. A very good copy, much better than those typically encountered. Zeuschner 701. Very good / Very good. Item #68495
Price: $250.00