A Princess of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Published by Nelson Doubleday, Garden City, 1972

About this Item

Full of swordplay and daring feats, the novel is considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp fiction. It is also a seminal instance of the planetary romance, a subgenre of science fantasy that became highly popular in the decades following its publication. Its early chapters also contain elements of the Western. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet with a harsh desert environment. This vision of Mars was based on the work of the astronomer Percival Lowell, whose ideas were widely popularized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Princess of Mars
• Publisher: Nelson Doubleday, Garden City
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Frank Frazetta
• Edition: Book Club Edition
• Printing: Printing Unknown
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine