Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Thu, Feb 16, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 45
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice (1875–1950). The Mad King. Chicago: A...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice (1875?1950).?The Mad King.?Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1926. 8vo. Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Original dark blue cloth lettered in orange (spine a bit sunned); facsimile dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR: ?Best to Eddie Gilbert, from Edgar Rice Burroughs?. Eddie Gilbert was a close friend to ERB and the brother of Burroughs? second wife and silent film actress Florence Gilbert. FIRST STATE with the sixth paragraph on p. 12 ending with ?face of the man?; p. 92, line 16 is identical with line 22; and the incorrect date on the title being ?1026? for 1926. Currey, p. 89; Heins MK?1 (X10); Zeuschner 301.
