John Carter of Mars The First Five Novels - Leatherbound

New; pristine. See scans and description. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2015. The decorative bonded leather compilation by B&N; of Edgar Rice Burroughs' sci-fi hero, John Carter of Mars: A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, The Warlord of Mars, Thuvia Maid of Mars, The Chessmen of Mars. Hefty octavo, brown bonded leather boards with silver, gilt and metallic orange imprinting, decoration and illustration on both covers and spine, artfully patterned endpapers (including the inner side of each free endpaper, in reverse coloration), All Edges Gilt, satin page-marker ribbon, 945 pp. including Glossary and About the Author. New; pristine. Removed from publisher's shrink wrap only for description and scanning for this listing, and of course to confirm first- printing status. That removed shrink wrap can accompany this piece, if the purchaser so desires. Five lengthy John Carter Tales, from Burroughs' even longer series featuring the Virginia-born fictional character who made his bones of Mars. One of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful, of the many Carter titles and collections that have been published. A collectible fine-binding edition. See scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course; not a bag. LT23 Read more