Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Cover Art by Neil Adams, Published by Ballantine Books, USA, 1913, (This is a 14th US Printing 1980, AND 17th US Printing 1981). Printed in USA. Very Good Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with light handling to covers. Clean inside, tight spine, bright yellow page-edges. Size: 7 x 4.25 inch.
This is a TWO-PACK VINTAGE POCKETBOOK SPECIAL of TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the price includes both books; #1 Tarzan of the Apes and #2 The Return of Tarzan!
Tarzan is the son of a British Lord and Lady who were marooned on the West coast of Africa by mutineers. When Tarzan was a year old, his mother died of natural causes, and his father was killed by Kerchak, leader of the ape tribe into which Tarzan was adopted. Tarzan’s tribe of apes is known as the Mangani, Great Apes of a species unknown to science. Kala is his ape mother. Tarzan (White-skin) is his ape name; his English name is John Clayton, Lord Greystoke.
#1 Tarzan of the Apes Synopsis: When men come to Tarzan’s jungle, they bring danger that is motivated by greed and deceit. All of Tarzan’s cunning will be required if he is to defeat this threat, and win the love of Jane Porter, the beautiful young woman whose appearance in Tarzan’s jungle forever changes him.
#2 The Return of Tarzan Synopsis: After disrupting a Russian espionage operation, the ape-man is tossed overboard during his ocean passage to South Africa, and resumes his primitive life on the West Coast. He befriends the Waziri tribe and leads them on a trek to explore the lost city of Opar, a forgotten land populated by a bestial race, ruled by the mercurial high priestess La. There, Tarzan’s path will cross once again with that of Jane Porter, but can the two realize their love is destined.
For more info on Edgar Rice Burroughs, please see: ERB Biography < Edgar Rice Burroughs
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