[Bookplate of Edgar Rice Burroughs] (LOC)

Burroughs, Studley,, 1892-1949,, bookplate designer.

 

[Bookplate of Edgar Rice Burroughs]

 

[between 1914 and 1922]

 

1 print : lithograph, offset ; bookplate 10.3 x 5.5 cm, on mount 22.9 x 15.3 cm.

 

Notes:

Typescript letter dated Feb. 4th, 1922, from Burroughs to Ruthven Deane on back of bookplate mount explains the significance of the plate design.

Title devised by Library staff.

Print shows Tarzan holding the planet Mars, surrounded by other characters from Burroughs' stories and symbols relating to the author's personal interests and career.

Forms part of the Ruthven Deane Bookplate Collection.

 

Subjects:

Burroughs, Edgar Rice,--1875-1950--Associated objects.

 

Format: Bookplates--1910-1930.

Offset lithographs--1910-1930.

Typescripts--1920-1930.

Letters (Correspondence)--1920-1930.

Typescripts--1920-1930.

 

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

 

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

 

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.15527

 

Call Number: Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1935:144.4453 [item]

 

 

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