The Chessmen of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Published by A.C. McClurg and Company, Chicago, IL, 1922

About this Item

A.C. McClurg and Company, Chicago, IL. 1922. Hardcover. First Edition (SD). Stated Published November 1922. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fair; wear through fabric t head, tail, and tips; suntoning to spine; toning to endpapers; light shelfwear to board edges and spine shoulders; slight spine roll. No DJ. Orange cloth boards and spine with black lettering on the spine and front board. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 375 pp 12mo. This book is the fifth novel in the author's Barsoom series. It follows the adventures of John Carter's daughter, Tara, and Prince Gahan of Gathol. After a storm, Tara is captured by the bizarre, crab-legged Kaldanes, and while Gahan pursues her, he eventually becomes entangled in a deadly, life-sized game of chess in the city of Manator, where the pieces are living beings. The story combines science fiction, fantasy, and romance, featuring the classic Barsoomian elements of strange creatures, political intrigue, and thrilling action. A clean presentable copy. All 8 illustrations are present.

Seller Inventory # 020406

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Chessmen of Mars
• Publisher: A.C. McClurg and Company, Chicago, IL
• Publication Date: 1922
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: J. Allen St. John
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • General Fiction
  • UFOs/ Supernatural
  • Literature/Poetry