Fenton Robert W (86 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good++. No Jacket. Slight cornerwear, light cover soil. Black endpapers. 258 pages, including index, no stamps or writing. Half-title page has erasure marks on top corner. Good solid book. Photo Illustrated (illustrator).

Brown Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Clean and unmarked; nice copy. Jacket shows light wear, rubbing. A detailed biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs, AND Tarzan - "The Big Swingers". Many B&W photos, lots of info.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. "Back in those good, old days of the mid and late 1930's, I shared with millions of other readers and moviegoers, the grand, adventures of Tarzan, the mighty ape-man. As far as I was concerned, the Big Swinger was a combination of Hercules, Marco Polo and Tom Mix - solidly packed in one bronzed, sinewy body. I was enthralled by the fantastic sweep of Burroughs' imagination. . his complete knowledge and mastery of jungle lore . . the bizarre peoples and pre-historic monsters of his 'lost civilizations'." Robert Fenton never forgot his youthful appreciation for the towering imaginative genius of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and in 1955, this interest was revived when the author purchased Burroughs' original office estate in Tarzana, California, and began to research and to write this extraordinary account of Burroughs, the man, his writing and his world. Here, in brilliant exposition, is the first full-scale biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs, covering the human as well as the artistic abilities which shaped his character and his writing. Complete with compilations, letters, documents, synopses, lists of characters, plots and themes, The Big Swingers not only provides a detailed account of Burroughs' life and literary works, but it weaves a sharp history of events in American history. It also shows Burroughs' broad interest and ready comment on current issues, including: woman suffrage, prohibition, morality in Hollywood, and the Scopes trial in Tennessee. If the early years in Burroughs' life were indicative of things to come, the picture was hardly optimistic: he was dropped from school, was undistinguished as a cavalryman at Fort Grant, lost out in gold mining and showed little talent as a salesman. At thirty-five, he had failed in every enterprise he had ever attempted. He knew nothing about writing technique, but TARZAN OF THE APES, its 25 sequels and 40 other Burroughs' novels, sold more than 36 million copies - and the movie Tarzan was the first star in history who ever came close to grossing a billion dollars at the box office. The Big Swingers is probably one of the most complete biographies ever written. It traces, with meticulous attention to every component part, the whole story of Edgar Rice Burroughs, his work and his world. The Author - Robert Fenton is a free-lance writer who spent five and one-half years in Europe writing for the Marshall Plan, newspapers, magazines, and publishing his own weekly newspaper in Paris, THE EUROPEAN TRAVELER. He then settled in Tarzana, California. where he gathered material for the biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs. While there he wrote free-lance scripts for television. In 1962 Mr. Fenton moved to New York and founded the TEEN FEATURES SYNDICATE, and at present is producing radio and television features. He lives with his wife and three children in Sneden's Landing, New York. All orders shipped protected in a box. Dust jacket has a tiny piece missing. Photographs (illustrator). Book.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover in jacket. Small burn whole to front jacket and front board. Interior is clean and unmarked. Binding strong. Moderate wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Tan cloth. 258pp. B&w illustrations. Very good. Lacking dust jacket.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Light dustjacket discoloration.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (American novelists, 20th century, Biography ).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Second Printing. Bright tan cloth binding with gree stampings on spine panel and green top stain. Very Good Plus book with lightly bumped spine ends, spotting on green topstain, light stain on lower text block edge, ding on lower edge of both boards in Very Good dust jacket with damp stain to lower back cover and spine, small store sticker affixed to soiled back cover, rubbing at folds ans several very tiny chips, 1" closed tear front cover lower edge, shelf wear at folds. NO remainder mark, NO previous owner markings or inscriptions, NOT price clipped, NOT a Book Club Edition, NOT an Ex-Lib. Dust jacket covered in protective clear wrapper. All our books are bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box with Delivery Confirmation. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

hardcover. 1st. 8vo, 258 pp. Nearly fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. Illus. with photos (illustrator).

Hard Cover. 8vo. Beige cloth. 358pp. B&w illustrations. Edgar Rice Burroughs & Tarzan. Very good. Lacking dust jacket.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good-. 1st Paperback Edition. a solid copy; author photo on front cover; decorated cover; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- ALL ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY ------ (1/22/21- 58637 ) Size: 5 x 7".

Unknown Binding. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Edge wear of the DJ with spine end wear and some chipping, tanning of the white parts of the DJ. ; The dustjacket features a protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. No Statement of Printing. There is a long gift inscription in ink on half-title page. Otherwise no markings and in all other ways a very good copy in a price-clipped good dust jacket with some rubbing, light edge wear and dust soiling. A biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs and a study of his fiction including Tarzan.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No Statement of Printing. Tight, clean, vg+ to fine copy with no markings and no bookplate. No remainder markings. In a vg price-clipped dust jacket with some edgewear, mostly noticeable at top of spine and including a tiny chip. Also a 1.5" tear at top of front panel. A biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs and a study of his fiction including Tarzan. …

Cloth Over Boards. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Second Printing. Some corner bumping and rubbing, with minor edge wear. Top edge of text is greened. Text has yellowed with age, but remains tight in binding. No ownership or other markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Various {photographs} (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Second printing. Biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) author of the Tarzan books. 258 pages, index, photos. A 1/8" hole on the last blank page of the book. Bright green and black dust jacket is price-clipped and has edgewear and a 2-inch tear.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair-Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. An ex-library copy of an early biography of Edgar Rice Borroughs. Typical stamps on the FEPs, checkout card pocket in the rear. Rubbing & wear to the spine. Soiling to the rear panel. The binding is starting at the title page. A reader.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Second edition. Hardcover. 258 pp. with index, appendices that include chronolgical listing of Burroughs novels (year written, book publication and magazine publication), and Burroughs Ape-English dictionary. Illustrated. Second printing. Biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs with particular empahsis on his most famous creation, Tarzan. Near fine in very good, price clipped dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (6.95), generally toned and rubbed. Mustard cloth with green ink lettering on the spine. Firmly bound with a forward lean, green top stain, ownership signature of Joan Bledig on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. The first full-scale biography of the creator of Tarzan.…

Paperback. Condition: NF. 1st Edition. Stated second printing bound in brown cloth. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. Book store mailing label on the front endpaper. Rubbing along the head of the jacket's spine. Illustrated.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. 2nd printing. (Edgar Rice Burroughs, American Novelists, Tarzan, Biography) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Good.

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. Bookplate inside. (Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan, Biography).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Pictorial white paper binding slightly rubbed at extremities; covers lightly soiled; corner tips bent/curled; owner's name on title page; leaf edges foxed, else a nice copy. ; In wraps. ; 12mo; 40 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 1st printing; dj in mylar (price unclipped); 258 clean, unmarked pages/appendices & index. B&w Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd printing; dj in mylar (price unclipped); 258 clean, unmarked pages/appendices & index; ownr's stamp. B&w Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Englewood , NJ : Prentice-Hall . Prentice-Hall , NJ, 1967 First edition 258 page Hardcover in dust jacket. A biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light edge wear and light rubbing See Photos clphE.…