Edgar Rice Burroughs — Tarzan the Magnificent

London, Methuen & Co, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of the uncommon first edition of this thrilling Tarzan novel from Edgar Rice Burroughs, in which Tarzan must resolve a conflict and protect a lost race. The uncommon first UK edition, first impression.In the scarce publisher's original first issue dust wrapper.'Tarzan the Magnificent' is the twenty-first of Edgar Rice Burroughs' 'Tarzan' novels. The novel sees Tarzan travel to the uncharted wilderness of Africa, caught between two warring tribes.Edgar Rice Burroughs was a popular author of adventure novels, best known for his character 'Tarzan&apos. He wrote his first novel, 'Under the Moons of Mars', after suffering from money troubles and also dabbled in science fiction, with his character John Carter, a civil war veteran who becomes an adventurer of Mars.Inscription to front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright, with a touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, and inscription to front free endpaper. Significant loss to dust wrapper rear wrap head, with losses to back strip head and tail, repaired with tape to head. Handling marks to rear wrap, with light rubbing and edgewear to front wrap head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.