Bill Hillman's

Volume 888
Presents

The history of ERB books and comics published in Britain is a long and complex one. The first British publication of an ERB novel was on September 13, 1917 when Methuen and Co.debuted Tarzan of the Apes -- the first of a long line of ERB novels that would be published in Great Britain. The Methuen editions usually appeared a year or two after the American releases. Throughout the years they occasionally reprinted US dust jackets but very often drew upon their own stable of artists which included: Champneys, Leist, G. W. Goss and G. P. Micklewright.  From 1929 to 1937 Methuen published no new ERB titles, preferring to reprint titles they had originally debuted between 1917 and 1929. They would resume their publishing of new titles in 1937.

The promo blurb on the dj flap of this reprint edition reads:  "This world-famous and sensational book the story of a young English aristocrat who, born on a desert island, is adopted by a huge ape.  From him he learns the dread secrets of the forest and takes  on the appalling strength of his foster-father.  The adventures which befall him, his perils and his triumphs --  must be read to be believed." This blurb is adapted from the text that appears  on the dj spine of the first edition.

Methuen Covers: The Return of Tarzan The Beasts of Tarzan The Son of Tarzan

The spine blurb on 1918 first edition reads: "The story of the young giant of the jungle in civilization,  meeting wherever he goes  with adventures as strange and thrilling  as those of his boyhood in the primeval forest."

The spine blurb on the 1918 first edition reads: "How the wife and child of the famous Tarzan are abducted by his enemies.  Their pursuit and rescue form a series of adventures  so exciting that one gasps with astonishment."

The spine blurb of the 1919 first edition reads: "Tarzan's son is taken to the African Wilderness.  The lore of the jungle comes easily to him; he battles mightily  until there is no one greater in the forest than himself."

The dj blurb on the 1919 first edition reads: "An absorbing tale of adventure and romance  forty-three million miles from earth and  the boldest piece of imaginative fiction in this generation."

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The dj blurb on the 1919 first edition reads: "A story of Mars written with all the inimitable vigour and marvelous imagination which has made the author's 'Tarzan' stories the delight of countless admirers."	The dj blurb on the 1920 first edition reads: "A combination of the remarkable adventures of John Carter on the mysterious planet of Mars. A story full of thrills and excietemen, breathless incidents and extraordinary situations, written by the author of the 'Tarzan' books."	The dj blurb on the 1919 first edition reads: The Tarzan stories have been wonderfully popular both with readers and frequenters of the cinema, and these further exploits of the Ape Man will be found as good as their predecessors."	The dj blurb on the 1919 first edition reads: "In this volume we have another entrancing narrative woven about the marvelous Ape-Man, presenting the new adventures and desperate encoiunters which befell him in the dark heart of his native jungle."

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OLDHAMS PRESS 1933

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A SELECTION OF PAPERBACKS:
W.H. ALLEN ~ OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
For more paperback covers see:
https://www.angelfire.com/trek/chaser/erbz469.html

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