EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS - The Man Who Created Tarzan
Language: English
Published by Brigham Young University Press, Provo, Utah, 1976
- Hardcover
- Used

Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, CanadaWF Sandercombe
AbeBooks seller since June 9, 2026
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 19.95
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
(xvii) 820 pp. Please note, this is a extremely heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Quarter-bound in black on green tweed boards; lettered in black on the front panel and gilt on the spine; green endpapers; headband. A few small nicks around the edges of the dustjacket with a short tear on the lower right of the rear panel; sticker residue on the front panel near the spine; creased on the front flap; price intact. Illustrated profusely. The Contents are: Foreword by Hulbert Burroughs; Preface; Introduction: Tarzan, John Carter, Mr. Burroughs, and the Long Mad Summer of 1930 by Ray Bradbury; The Creative Decision; Childhood and a First Adventrue; Schooling, Rebelliion, and Discipline; The Seventh Cavalry and Beyond; Marriage, Wanderings, and Reality; Frantic Years and a Taste of Success; The Outlaw of Torn; Tarzan of the Apes; The Prolific Perios; A California Sojourn; The Writer at Home; Film Frustration; Auto-gypsying; Writer-Patriot; Gentleman Farmer; Tarzana-Family, Business, Creativity; Problems at Home and Abroad; Social Commentator, Columnist; Diverse Writings; Minor and Major Money-makers; Personal Crisis and Adjustment; Burroughss - Tarzan Films; War Correspondent; Venus-Mars-Pellucidar Series and Other Works; and Last Years with the Family; followed by Appendices: Major George and Mary Evaline; Genealogy; Edgar Rice Burroughs, Fiction Writer: An Autobiographical Sketch; List of ERB's Complete Works; Reminiscences of Hulbert Burroughs; Of Beans and Rice by Forrest J. Ackerman; and The Author; followed by an index. Size: 4to. …
Seller Inventory # 226742
- Title
- EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS - The Man Who Created Tarzan
- Author
- Porges, Irwin (re: Edgar Rice Burroughs) (introduction by Ray Bradbury) (memoir by Forrest J. Ackerman)
- Publisher
- Brigham Young University Press, Provo, Utah
- Publication year
- 1976
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good-
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0842500790
- ISBN 13
- 9780842500791
- Edition
- Later Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Autobiography and Biography, Fantasy and Science Fiction
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
WF Sandercombe
Burlington, ON, Canada
AbeBooks seller since June 9, 2026
Shipping rates from Canada to U.S.A.
| Item | 10 to 20 business days | 5 to 15 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 9.95 | US$ 24.95 |
Payment methods
Store description
We are an Internet-only bookstore. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9,000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
Specialty
Fantasy, Horror, Literature, Historical Adventure, First Editions, Science Fiction, Mystery, Nautical Adventure, General Non-fiction, Signed EditionsSeller's business information
WF Sandercombe
ON, Canada
Terms of sale
We are using a courier, NOT Canada Post.
As well as taking orders through ABE, we accept PayPal orders. Personal cheques or International (outside Canada) money orders are
made payable to W. Fraser Sandercombe. Also, within Canada, e-mail money
transfers work out just fine. All prices, including shipping, are in U.S. dollars.
A discount will always be considered on large orders; also, reciprocal discounts are available to booksellers - please inquire.
RETURNS: If you decide you don't want the book after all, you may contact us
within one week and we'll discuss a return. Drop-ships are welcomed but no
refunds can be given on a book sent to a third party.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. We rarely ever ask for more shipping, regardless of the weight of the book. Most of the time, what you see is what you pay.