Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Thu, Feb 16, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 73
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice (1875–1950). Typed document signed (“...
Estimate: $400 - $600
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BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice (1875?1950).?Typed document signed (?E.R. Burroughs?) for the publication of ?The War Chief?, 26 May 1927. 2 pp. typed, 4to (330 x 210 mm), rectos only, docketed in manuscript on verso, manuscript annotation in red to upper margin in an unknown hand, upper corner stapled, folds. A contractual agreement between Burroughs and A.C. McClurg for the publication in book form of the manuscript entitled ?The War Chief?. The book is to be sold at retail for $2.00 and Burroughs is to receive royalties of 15% of the first 10,000 copies sold and 20% thereafter. SIGNED BY BURROUGHS and countersigned by the President of A.C. McClurg, Joseph Bray, and two witnesses.
