Lot 322
Burroughs (Edgar Rice) A Princess of Mars, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, Chicago, 1917.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500
Description
Burroughs (Edgar Rice) A Princess of Mars, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Eddie Gilbert, with every good wish, Edgar Rice Burroughs" to front free endpaper, original cloth, light mottling to upper cover and spine, facsimile dust-jacket, [Heins M1], 8vo, Chicago, 1917.
⁂ An excellent association copy of the first John Carter novel, a landmark in science fiction. Inscribed here to Burrough's brother-in-law Ed Gilbert, a lifelong fan of Burroughs' work, who married the author's sister in 1935.
Description
Burroughs (Edgar Rice) A Princess of Mars, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Eddie Gilbert, with every good wish, Edgar Rice Burroughs" to front free endpaper, original cloth, light mottling to upper cover and spine, facsimile dust-jacket, [Heins M1], 8vo, Chicago, 1917.
⁂ An excellent association copy of the first John Carter novel, a landmark in science fiction. Inscribed here to Burrough's brother-in-law Ed Gilbert, a lifelong fan of Burroughs' work, who married the author's sister in 1935.