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Volume 0980
THE HULBERT BURROUGHS COLLECTION

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SALE No. 1948: Lots 42-72

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CONTENTS

• 42 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Back to the Stone Age. $3500-$5000
• 43 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Beasts of Tarzan. $5000-$7000
• 44 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Beasts of Tarzan. Salesman's dummy. $1000-$1500
• 45 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County. $4000-$6000
• 46 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Eternal Lover. $1200-$1800
• 47 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. A Fighting Man of Mars. $250-$350
• 48 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Illustrated Tarzan Book Nº 1 "Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. $2000-$3000
• 49 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Jungle Girl. $1500-$2500
• 50 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Jungle Tales of Tarzan. $1000-$1500
• 51 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Lad and the Lion. $3500-$5000
• 52 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Llana of Gathol. $4000-$6000
• 53 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Mad King. $2500-$3500
• 54 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Master Mind of Mars. $4000-$6000
• 55 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Moon Maid. $4000-$6000
• 56 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Mucker. $3500-$5000
• 57 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Oakdale Affair [and] The Rider. $1500-$2000
• 58 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Oakdale Affair [and] The Rider. $250-$350
• 59 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Outlaw of Torn. $1200-$1800
• 60 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Outlaw of Torn. $250-$350
• 61 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Son of Tarzan. $5000-$7000
• 62 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Son of Tarzan. $3000-$4000
• 63 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan and the Golden Lion. $5000-$7000
• 64 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan and the Golden Lion. $3000-$5000
• 65 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan of the Air: A Program with a Readymade Audience. $250-$350
• 66 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan of the Apes. $35000-$50000
• 67 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan of the Apes. $12000-$18000
• 68 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan the Terrible. $1500-$2000
• 69 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan the Untamed. $4000-$6000
• 70 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Thuvia Maid of Mars. $5000-$7000
• 71 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Original copper plate $250-$350
• 72 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Official Guide of the Tarzan Clans of America. $250-$350

• 8vo, bright blue cloth stamped in bright red, near fine; dust jacket, laminated at a later date.
• First edition. inscribed and initialed by Burroughs to son, Hulbert
• "To Hulbert with love and best wishes. O.B. Tarzana September 20 1937."
• O.B. stands for "Old Burroughs"- the nickname his children gave him.

• Illustrated by J. Allen St. John.
• 8vo, gilt-lettered green cloth, spine dulled;
• reprint dust jacket, rubbed along spine ends and tips.
• First edition, first printing. inscribed and signed by burroughs to Robert Davis in the year of publication:
• "To Robert Davis Esq. God father of Tarzan with best ever from Edgar Rice Burroughs. Oak Park May 1 1916."
• Davis, All-Story Weekly editor "discovered" Burroughs, publishing Tarzan's original 1912 appearance and accepting Tarzan of the Apes for publication.

• 8vo, slightly different shade of green than published edition, identically gilt-stamped;
• stamped "Dummy" on bottom edge.
• The contents are as follows: no half-title, title-page plain except for McClurg acorn device/copyright identical, followed by first 3 pages of Chapter 1, plate found on page [84], plate found on page [75], and plate found of page 34 of published edition.

Lot 45  BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE.  The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs.  8vo, grey cloth stamped in red;  dust jacket, spine ends chipped, extending into front panel,  barely affecting lettering, other minor surface wear. First edition.  Inscribed and initialed by Burroughs to son, Hulbert:  "Dear Hulbert- Wishing you the best of every thing.  O. B. December 24 1940."  Tarzana, (1940) ~ Estimate $4,000-6,000

• Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John.
• 8vo, sky blue cloth stamped in black, minor rubbing.
• First edition.
• Inscribed and signed by Burroughs from Tarzana, September 10, 1928.

Printer's booklet containing progressive proofs for the dust jacket design by Hugh Hutton.

Oblong 4to, drab grey printed wrappers, folded, soiled; envelope with (printer's?) writing.

Contains 8 pages.

Single full color dust jacket proof of front and spine panel of Synthetic Men of Mars.

Folded, margin beginning to tear.

[Tarzana, 1940].

• Picturized from the Novel "Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
• 300 illustrations by Harold Foster.
• 8vo, cloth-backed pictorial boards, bright and clean;
• dust jacket, early tape reinforcements around all edges, folds, and spine.
• First edition in beautiful boards.
• The early tape reinforcements were most likely by Hulbert.
• Although there is no indication of provenance on the title, a number of books in this collection were once owned by him.
• It is known that he had the unfortunate habit of protecting his books in this manner.

• Frontispiece and 5 plates by Studley Burroughs,
• plus owner Maurice G. Gardner's clipped and tipped-in illustrations from the story's first appearance in Blue Book Magazine and others, including the front panel of the original dust jacket (yes, it's true).
• 8vo, bright blue cloth stamped in red, spine dulled and with "36" written in pen below title;
• Gardner's pencil comments on preliminaries as well.
• First edition. inscribed and signed by burroughs to novelist Maurice B. Gardner from Tarzana May 31, 1932.
• Gardner's "personalizing" of the book includes his accession date of June 6, 1932, the dates of its first magazine appearance under the title "The Land of Hidden Men," and the dates written and published.

• Illustrated by J. Allen St. John.
• 8vo, third issue bound in green cloth lettered in dark blue, light rubbing, small white tissue adhesive on rear cover
• (can be removed); soil mark to pages 296/297.
• Inscribed and signed by Burroughs on front endpaper.

Lot 51 TO JOAN FROM "PAPA" BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE The Lad and the Lion Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs.  8vo, bright blue cloth lettered in red, minor rubbing to edges;  dust jacket, ½-inch chip at head of spine panel just affecting "L" of Lad, small chips at tips and other extremities rubbed with a few minor tears. Inscribed and signed "papa" by Burroughs to daughter, Joan on front endpaper. "with love . . .Tarzana Feb 14 1938." Joan Burroughs married Jim Pierce, one of the pre-Johnny Weissmuller Tarzans. Although not a screaming success on film, he and Joan became the stars of the Tarzan radio series written and produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Sold to broadcasters around the country, it became the first packaged serial. Tarzana, 1938 ~ Estimate $3,500-5,000

Lot 52 LAST WORK BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Llana of Gathol. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs.  8vo, bright blue cloth lettered in red, bright and clean; crisp dust jacket. Fine copy of the first edition Inscribed to Hulbert and wife Marion "With love, Ed Apr 9 1948." Hulbert's bookplate is also laid into the volume. Lana was his last book and the inscription is written in a shaky hand. Tarzana, (1949) ~ Estimate $4,000-6,000

• Frontispiece by Allen St. John.
• 8vo, blue cloth stamped in orange, a bit dulled and lightly rubbed;
• later dust jacket, scattered soiling and rubbing, but very little loss;
• title-page reinforced with visible white along outer edges of page.
• First edition, first state. inscribed and signed by burroughs to his favorite uncle.
• "To Charles McEntree with best wishes for the holidays and the future from his nephew Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzana Ranch Dec 25 1926."

• Illustrated by J. Allen St. John.
• 8vo, orange cloth stamped in black, bright and clean.
• First edition. inscribed and signed by burroughs to his wife, Emma with a humorous inscription "aping" Mark Twain:
• "To Emma, This, the 28th example of English as she is written by Ed. Tarzana March 7th 1928."

• Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John.
• 8vo, blue cloth stamped in black, minor rubbing.
• First edition. inscribed and signed by Burroughs to his wife, Emma:
• "With all my love to my dear wife. Edgar Rice Burroughs Los Angeles April 22, 1926"
• and beneath it again, "To Emma Hulbert Burroughs."

Lot 56 FROM "PAPA" WITH TWO CARTOONS  BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Mucker. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John.  8vo, sea green cloth stamped in brick red, spine ends and tips rubbed with loss, backstrip a bit loose with rear joint starting, few light soil marks; hinges reinforced.  First American edition. Inscribed and signed "Papa," to Hulbert: "with a great deal of love. Tarzana Ranch Nov 21, 1921"  and with two original colored cartoons by burroughs of a lion and another of a cop running after it, waving his billy club, each with "Herbert" written below.  This title made its first apearance in Great Britain as part one only, titled The Mucker;  this is the first appearance of the complete text comprising The Mucker and The Return of the Mucker.  A charming and unique Burroughs piece. Chicago, 1921 ~ Estimate $3,500-5,000

• Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs.
• 8vo, bright blue cloth stamped in red; dust jacket, early lamination on recto, cleanly peeling away in many areas, scattered creasing and light edgewear, mostly at top, with some slight loss at corners of spine panel and folds.
• First edition. inscribed and signed by Burroughs  to Russel van der Clock.
• A typed letter Signed by Science Fiction specialist Gery de la Ree describes van der Clock as a sci fi collector/fan who concentrated on Burroughs and Abraham Merritt, and who was building up stock to become a book dealer.
• De la Ree bought the collection after van der Clock's death in 1967.

• Printer's booklet containing progressive proofs for the dust jacket design by John Coleman Burroughs for the First American Edition.
• Contains 8 pages.
• Oblong 4to, stapled plain printed brown wrappers, folded.

• 8vo, gilt-lettered red cloth, lightly soiled, spine a bit dulled; owner's ink stamp on rear free endpaper.
• First edition. inscibed and signed by Burroughs from Los Angeles in the year of publication.

• 8vo, gilt-lettered red cloth, extremities rubbed and frayed with loss;
• splits between some gatherings, scattered soiling.
• Sheet signed "Yours, Edgar Rice Burroughs"  tipped to title-page.
• Second printing.

Lot 61 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. The Son of Tarzan. Plates and illustrations by J. Allen St. John.  8vo, gilt-lettered green cloth, spine dulled, some rubbing with slight fraying at spine ends; early imperceptible reinforcement of front hinge, scattered minor spotting to edges;  facsimile dust jacket. W. F. Hall on base of copyright and with the dedication page to Hulbert present. First edition, second issue. inscribed and signed to Robert H. Davis by Burroughs:  "To my good friend Bob Davis, godfather of the Son of Tarzan, who is largely to blame for this story. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Oak Park Sept 17 1917"  and again, beneath it: "To Robert H. Davis, Esq. New York City." Chicago, 1917~ Estimate $5,000-7,000

• Illustrated by J. Allen St. John.
• 8vo, gilt-lettered green cloth, spine somewhat browned; edges a bit soiled;
• dust jacket, 1-inch high, 2¾ wide chip to foot of spine panel into front panel, ¼-inch loss at head,
• other moderate creasing and chipping along edges.
• First edition.

Lot 63 SIGNED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan and the Golden Lion. Photoplay Edition Illustrated with scenes from the film. 8vo, orange cloth stamped in black; dust jacket, scattered chipping and creasing with some loss to tips and ends of spine panel, some dampstaining and tape repairs on verso. First edition of this special printing. signed by 16 people associated with the book or movie, including Burroughs, Joseph P. Kennedy (producer), Boris Karloff (in his first role, as Waziri Chief), Jim Pierce (Burroughs's son-in-law who played Tarzan), Alexander Grosset, and George Dunlap (publishers). As a thoughtful pet project, Burroughs gathered 25 copies, had each contributor to the project sign the endpaper, then kindly gifted a completed copy to each of them. It remains the only known signed edition by Photoplay or Burroughs, and was unknown to Heins at the time he published his bibliography on Burroughs in 1964. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1924) ~ Estimate $5,000-7,000

• Illustrated by J. Allen St. John.
• 8vo, gold cloth stamped in dark green, spine rolled inward slightly, head and foot rubbed with a bit of loss as well as at tips;
• scattered light soiling, endpapers toned; bookplate.
• First edition.
• Inscribed and signed to Marie Merrill, wife of fifth screen Tarzan, Frank Merrill:
• "Having just won a quarter from your husband, I am too excited to think of anything brilliant. Yours, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzana Ranch Aug 6 1923."

• Full color two-sheet program
• With the J. Allen St. John dust jacket cover from Tarzan and the City of Gold on front cover.
• [4] pages. Folio sheet, 215x280 mm; 8½x11 inches,
• Fine in original mailing envelope.
• Promotional pamphlet for the Tarzan Radio Program, boasting the remarkable results of such sponsors as Signal Oil and Gas Co., Reed Tobacco Co., Royal Baking Co., Freihofer Baking Co. and others.
• A fun piece of Burroughs ephemera.

• 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. \
• 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.

Lot 67 THE BURROUGHS-HULBERT COPY OF TARZAN BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan of the Apes.  8vo, first issue binding without acorn on spine, gilt-lettered red cloth, gilt dulled, spine sunned and rubbed with only minor loss at ends;  First issue with printer set in two lines in Old English type on copyright page, rear hinge reinforced with cellotape, front hinge professionally repaired, small split between pages 4 and 5, occassional crease or faint dampstain to upper outer margins.  First edition, first issue of burroughs's masterpiece, insribed and signed to his son, Hulbert:  "To Hulbert Burroughs - some boy - from his dad. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Oak Park, Illinois December 1915."  An extremely desirable copy of the book that gave birth to the Tarzan phenomenon and launched Burroughs's great fame, warmly inscribed and signed to his own son. Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1914 ~ Estimate $12,000-18,000

• Illustrated by J. Allen St. John.
• 8vo, red cloth stamped in black, minor rubbing with some slight loss of color.
• First edition. inscribed and signed by Burroughs to Joe Neebe "with best wishes."
• Neebe worked with Burroughs in establishing the Tarzan comic strip and radio show.
• A nice association copy.

• Illustrated by J. Allen St. John.
• 8vo, green cloth stamped in black, scattered light soiling and scuffing, spine spot-faded with semi-circular faded portions extending to covers from foot;
• page 383/84 with 2-inch clean tear, endpapers toned.
• Second printing.
• Inscribed and signed by Burroughs to his brother, Coleman:
• "To F. Coleman Burroughs with love from his brother Ed (alias Edgar Rice Burroughs) Tarzana Sep 19 1921."

• Illustrated by J. Allen St. John.
• 8vo, olive cloth stamped in black, only minor rubbing;
• endpapers a bit toned, hinges and rear pastedown professionally repaired.
• First edition. inscribed and signed by Burroughs
• "To Hulbert, Prince of Tarzana from John Carter, War Lord of Mars and Edgar Rice Burroughs. Helium Jan 24 1921."
• A wonderful personal inscription signed from E.R.B.'s fictional utopian city.

• Page 127, head of Chapter VIII beginning:
• "Ghek in his happier days third foreman of the fields, sat nursing his anger and his humiliation."
• 458x88mm; 5¾x3½.

• 32 pages.
• 8vo, original pictorial orange wrappers by John Coleman Burroughs.
• Fine, bright copy.
• First edition,
• Available only to members of the Tarzan Clan.
• The membership fee of one dollar included this guide, a membership card, and a signed Burroughs first edition.
• Includes the useful English-Ape/Ape-English Dictionary and
• instructions on how to make a spear (padded tips only!).

with -- The Dream Weaver: An Edgar Rice Burroughs Chapbook.

• Illustrated.
• 8vo, pictorial wrappers.
• One of 250 copies printed by Alvin Fick of Pinion Private Press.
• Fort Johnson, NY, 1962

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