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Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1914. Spine and front cover lettered in gilt.Rubbing both joints and corners. See photos. "Published, June, 1914" on copyright page. First issue cover without the acorn at foot of spine. "W.F. Hall Printing Co." at foot of copyright page in Old English type-face. A single illustration on title-page. Supplied with a FACSIMILE first edition dust jacket. This is the author's first novel published in a hard cover, AND it is the first book in the Tarzan series. McClurg published a total of 10,000 copies of the three issues of the first edition. Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was an American author in the genres of adveenture, science fiction, and fantasy, best-known for his characters Tarzan and John Carter. Tarzana's name was derived from the ape-words "Tar" and "Zan" meaning white skin, the name bestowed on him by his foster mother Kala, the great she-ape. 401pp.. First Edition, First Issue. Maroon Cloth. General Moderate Cover Wear/Facsimile Dust…

Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is the first in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. Originally published in 1912, the story follows Tarzan as he grows up in the African jungle and discovers his human heritage.