FIRST EDITION IDENTIFIERS:
This book was first
published on Feb. 15, 1935 by Burroughs,
Inc. exactly one year after publishing
"Pirates of Venus". It states "First
Edition" on the copyright page. The book
is bound in pebbled blue cloth and has
red lettering on the cover and spine. J.
Allen St. John illustrated the dust
jacket and 5 interior drawings.
Burroughs, Inc.
reprinted this book again in 1940 and
1948. The 1940 book cover is red and has
blue lettering. This 1948 printing has
tan covers with dark red lettering.
The front cover
illustration of the first edition dust
jacket is outlined in gold, and, is the
exact same dust jacket used on the 1940
red cover book. The 1948 dust jacket has
the front cover illustration outlined in
black.
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