Oct 24, 2002 - Sale 1948

Sale 1948 - Lot 66

Price Realized: $ 27,600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 35,000 - $ 50,000
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

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