Name/Title
THE CHESSMEN OF MARSEntry/Object ID
96.60.1.10Description
Book: "The Chessmen of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., no date [reprint of the 1922 edition.]) This appears to be a reprint of an earlier edition, possibly from the early 1950s (see marks/inscriptions.) The book (a) has a brown or gray cover and is covered with a dustjacket (b) that is taped with clear and red-colored tape to the book. The jacket cover has text in orange and a color image of a horseman slaying an enemy. The back cover has a short biography of Burroughs with a black and white image drawing of the author as well as images of an elephant, lion, tiger, and monkeys. The book is in good condition. The jacket is in fair condition with stains on the inside front and back covers from the tape on the cover, tears on the jacket edges, and general wear on the edges. Written in blue ink on the front page, "David Bluestone/1952" and in pencil on the upper right of the front page, "Al/7.50."Lexicon
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Documentary Artifact, Books, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Literature, American