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THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan of the Apes. 8vo, publisher's red cloth lettered in gold, spine slightly dulled, cover
THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan of the Apes. 8vo, publisher's red cloth lettered in gold, spine slightly dulled, cover spot-cleaned to remove previous ring mark, few fade marks still visible; recased with new endpapers, gentle creasing to preliminaries; original, unsophisticated dust jacket designed by Fred J. Arting, overall light soiling, folds rubbed and soiled, minor chipping to tips and ends of spine panel (into covers) which also shows separation along sides (about 3-inches on botton and an inch at top), residual red dampstaining from cover stain mentioned above, visible mostly on verso of front panel and fold, less so on recto; new custom burgundy cloth folding case with gilt-lettered black morocco spine label. Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1914
- Notes: first edition, first issue of burroughs's classic adventure tale with no acorn device on spine; printer's name in two lines of Old English type on copyright. All-Story Magazine first printed Tarzan of the Apes 90 years ago this month in its October 1912 issue. Immediately popular, it was reprinted in several other newspapers. It was only through Burroughs's own perseverance that the book was published in cloth two years later. Every day for several months the author would come into the retail store that McClurg kept in Chicago and report Tarzan's mounting popularity in the States and England to the head of publications (or, apparently, anyone else who would listen). His relentless campaign finally convinced them to print about 2000 copies. It was so successful that additional copies were printed at a nearby jobber who employed the acorn device on the spine once believed to indicate the first issue. John I. Tucker, "Tarzan was Born in Chicago" in The 75th Anniversary Dinner program. Chicago, 1989.
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