The Venus Quintet Series: Pirates of Venus/Lost on Venus/Carson of Venus/Escape on Venus and The Wizard of Venus in a collection of Tales of Three Planets

Author: Edgar Rice "E R" Burroughs (1875-1950) signed

Year: 1934-1964

Publisher: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and Canaveral Press  

Place: Tarzana and New York

Description:

Pirates of Venus: 314+[1 ad] pages with frontispiece and illustrations. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's blue pebble cloth with red letting to spine and cover; Lost on Venus: 318+[1 ad] pages with frontispiece and illustrations. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's blue pebble cloth with red letting to spine and cover; Carson of Venus: 312+[1 ad] pages with frontispiece and illustrations. PRESENTATION COPY. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's royal blue pebbled cloth lettered in red, red top edge; Escape on Venus: 347 pages with frontispiece and illustrations. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with red lettering to spine and cover; The Wizard of Venus: 205-282 pages illustrated by Roy G Krenkel, all with illustrated endpapers of map of Amtor; all in original pictorial dust jackets. (Currey p. 87; Heins CV?1 (V3); Zeuschner 70) First editions.;

Pirates of Venus, the first book in the Venus series (also called the "Carson Napier of Venus series"), the last major series in Burroughs's career It was first serialized in six parts in Argosy in 1932 and published in book form two years later. Lost On Venus, the second book in the Venus series was first serialized in the magazine Argosy in 1933 and published in book form two years later. Carson of Venus, the third book in the Venus series wich Burroughs wrote in July and August 1937. It was serialized in 1938 in six weekly installments in Argosy, the same publication where the previous two Venus novels appeared. It was published in book form a year later. The Wizard of Venus was first published in the 1964 Burroughs collection Tales of Three Planets together with the unrelated tales The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw, Beyond the Farthest Star (novel)" and Tangor Returns. Afterwards it appeared in the collection The Wizard of Venus (Ace Books, August 1970).

Carson of Venus is a presentation copy to the author's son, who illustrated this book, three weeks before publication: "To Jack with oceans of love from one artist to another, O.B. Jan 21, 1939." The author has drawn an arrow from the "ocean" in the inscription to the "ocean" in the map illustration on the endpapers; he has also drawn a small illustration of a hand pointing from the "artist" in the inscription to the illustrated map endpapers. Edgar Rice Burroughs drew the illustrated endpaper maps, and his son, John Coleman Burroughs, illustrated the book. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by Linda Burroughs, wife of Danton Burroughs, who was the son of John Coleman (Jack) Burroughs, and grandson of Edgar Rice Burroughs.

The Amtor or Venus Series is a science fantasy series consisting of four novels and one novelette written by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs. Most of the stories were first serialized in Argosy, an American pulp magazine. It is sometimes known as the Carson Napier of Venus Series, after its main character, Carson Napier. Napier attempted a solo voyage to Mars, but, because of mistaken navigational calculations, he finds himself heading toward the planet Venus instead.

Condition: Pirates of Venus: Cloth spine a bit sunned and head rubbed with some fraying, light rubbing to boards. Jacket with one tape repair to jacket verso at spine, light rubbing, toning to jacket. Lost on Venus: Mild rubbing to edges, spine darkened. Jacket with small chips to corner tips, small closed tear to upper front panel, 20 mm closed tear to upper left front corner at spine edge, mild wear to spine ends with a small chip at the lower left spine and closed tear to lower rear panel. Carson of Venus: Touch of edgewear to binding, minor edgewear and a few small chips and tears, spine panel sunned, front flap with a few creases. Escape on Venus: Jacket with light edge wear with a few closed tears; The Wizard of Venus: Light edge wear. Over all set is very good to fine in like jackets.