Author Archives: phil
Recoverings Authorized by ERB, Inc. to Produce Their Reproduction Dust-jackets
I’m very pleased to announce the finalization of an agreement with Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. naming Recoverings as the authorized producer of reproduction dust-jackets for all books produced by them between 1931 and 1948. The dust-jackets will be sold on … Continue reading
The Cave Girl — A.C. McClurg & Co., March 21, 1925
ERB’s seventh story was started in 1913, right after finishing “At the Earth’s Core.” It was published that year in THE ALL-STORY magazine for July, August and September (3 parts). The second half of the tale was started in 1914, … Continue reading
Tarzan at the Earth’s Core
November 28, 1930 — ”Tarzan at the Earth’s Core” published by Metropolitan Books, New York. Print run of approximately 15–20,000 copies. Wraparound dust-jacket and frontispiece by J. Allen St. John. Originally published in The Blue Book Magazine from September, 1929 through … Continue reading
Jane of the Jungle, part 5
Jane’s Indomitable Spirit SOME PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY that most of a child’s personality will be formed by the time they are six years old. So, Professor Porter must surely get the credit for the early spark of Jane’s indomitable spirit, … Continue reading
Jane of the Jungle, part 4
(My apologies for the lateness of this posting. I was determined to find photos of the Professor and his daughter. Though some may dispute the authenticity of these images, I can only say that, to me, they appear to be … Continue reading
Jane of the Jungle, Part 3
Jane and the Waziri When ERB wrote of Tarzan and Jane, it was because some great adventure had come into their lives, and so the idyllic times spent upon the Greystoke estate in British East Africa are seldom recorded, except … Continue reading
Jane of the Jungle, Part 2
Jane’s Education by Tarzan Neither Jane nor Tarzan would have thought of it at the time as training, but such instruction technically began right after Tarzan rescued her from Terkoz, the enraged ape, as told in Tarzan of the Apes. … Continue reading
Jane of the Jungle
The recent publication of Robin Maxwell’s adventure romance “Jane, The Woman Who Loved Tarzan” has sparked a welcome reassessment of the famous heroine, wife and lifelong love of the legendary John C. Tarzan, Lord Greystoke. Those who try to write … Continue reading
Canaveral’s John Carter
July 24, 1964— Canaveral Press publishes the first hardcover edition of John Coleman Burroughs’ pastiche, “john Carter and the Giant of Mars” along with ERB’s own last John Carter adventure, “Skeleton Men of Jupiter.” The book has an introduction by … Continue reading
Tarzan-jad-guru
June 20, 1921— A. C. McClurg & Co. publishes TARZAN THE TERRIBLE, the eighth book in the Tarzan saga. ONE OF THE BEST in the series, this story takes Tarzan into the hidden land of Pal-ul-don, searching for Jane, who … Continue reading