BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice (1875–1950). A group of 4 Tarzan reprints in dust jacket by A. L. Burt.

Including: Tarzan of the Apes. New York: A. L. Burt, [1914, though actually 1916 or later]. 8vo. With inserted frontispiece. Original green cloth, front board and spine lettered in black (spine worn and soiled, boards worn and soiled, text toned); publisher’s printed dust jacket (jacket reinforced on verso with white paper, jacket worn, soiled, chipped (a large chip on the lower half of the jacket spine), with several tears, previous owner’s pencil signature on rear flap). AN EARLY BURT REPRINT. –– The Return of Tarzan. New York: A. L. Burt, [1915, though actually 1916 or later]. 8vo. Numerous in–text illustrations. Original green cloth, front board and spine lettered in black (spine toned and worn, boards worn and soiled, biopredation to joints, text toned); original dust jacket with illustration by N. C. Wyeth (jacket worn, soiled, with tape repairs to verso, spine toned and virtually illegible, some wear, soiling, chipping and several tears to jacket.) A LATER BURT REPRINT. –– The Beasts of Tarzan. New York: A. L. Burt [1916, though actually 1918 or later). 8vo. Numerous in–text illustrations by J. Allen St. John. Original green cloth, front board and spine lettered in black (spine toned and rubbed, some rubbing, mild bubbling, soiling to boards, previous owner’s inkstamp on ffep); original dust jacket (jacket spine sunned, some edgewear, mild chipping and several short marginal tears). AN EARLY BURT REPRINT. –– Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar. New York: A. L. Burt, [1918, though actually 1920 or later]. 8vo. Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Original green cloth, front board and spine lettered in black (spine and boards toned and rubbed, spine creased, some soiling to binding, text toned); original dust jacket (jacket spine toned, soiled, and edgeworn, some edgewear, soiling, a few short tears to jacket). A LATER BURT REPRINT.

A. L. Burt had a contract to reprint the first 5 Tarzan books; this group has 4 of the 5.