"Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it."
— P.J. O'Rourke
Carson of Venus.
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1939. [Sci-fi literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] 312 [2]. With six illustrated halftone plates by the author's son. Publisher's textured blue cloth, red titles to upper board and spine. Top edge red. Endpapers illustrated with the cartography of Amtor. Lightly toned with sparse marking/spotting throughout. Mostly clean. Split hinges, some netting exposed. A series of ownership inscriptions in blue ink to front flyleaf. Slightly shaken binding. Marking and rubbing to boards, gentle sunning to spine. Mild wear to joints and extremities. Very good. An important novel in the Sword and Planet sub-genre along with Burroughs' other major work The Barsoom Series starring John Carter of Mars. Similarly, Carson Napier is an astro-nomad from Earth who discovers a human-like society out in space. Item #70822
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