The Beasts of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs — 1st Edition

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The Beasts of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs — 1st Edition

Name: The Beasts of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6907
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Publication: London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1918

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 255.

Condition Report: Very Good. The original mustard cloth binding remains structurally sound, though it exhibits general shelf-wear, slight crushing to the spine ends, and mild surface soiling commensurate with age. The black wreath tooling and typographical stamping on the front board and spine remain relatively bold. Internally, the binding is tight and secure. The pages show only light, age-appropriate toning and occasional minor foxing, presenting a solid, readable text block without major blemishes.

Catalogue Note: This is the First English Edition of The Beasts of Tarzan, published in Great Britain in 1918 by Methuen & Co. Originally serialized in All-Story Cavalier Weekly in 1914, the novel was first published in book form by A.C. McClurg in the US in March 1916.

The volume is bound in the publisher's original mustard cloth with black decorative tooling. The true 1918 first English printing has become increasingly scarce on the open market, particularly in its original binding without secondary restorations.

Now that he is the wealthy Lord Greystoke, Tarzan finds himself the target of greedy and evil men. When his son is kidnapped and his wife is abducted by his old nemesis, Nikolas Rokoff, the Ape-Man is marooned on a desolate island, seemingly helpless and far from civilisation. But Rokoff vastly underestimates the savage prowess of the jungle lord. Reverting to his primal instincts and forging alliances with the island's fierce predators, Tarzan embarks on a relentless pursuit across the deadly African wilderness. Driven by a thirst for vengeance that only a human beast of the jungle could devise, he battles mightily to reclaim his family in this thrilling tale of survival and retribution.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Book Publisher: Methuen & Co. Ltd.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Adventure

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 255

Book Publication Year: 1918

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Tarzan

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

Book Dimensions:

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