Variant - TARZAN TRIUMPHANT - Laurence Herndon illustration.
Tarzan Triumphant - Variant Based on Herndon illustration $8.99
Tarzan Triumphant - I don't particularly care for the Studley O. Burroughs cover (see it at G&D reprints Tarzan page
2) used on all editions published in ERB's lifetime. According to Bill Hillman writing at erbzine.com neither did ERB,
"Upon receipt of the finished jacket of Tarzan Triumphant he [Burroughs] voiced his disappointment about 'the
physique of the model, writing, 'He is too prissy and has a belly on him almost as large as mine... let these heroic
characters of mine cave in a little below the ribs rather than stick out. Tarzan Triumphant looks as though he might
be several months along toward an increase in his family....'" I agree.
Too me, the Studley O. Burroughs cover doesn't convey the savage power and edginess of Tarzan as he is
portrayed by Burroughs and brilliantly illustrated by the Frazetta-Krenkel ACE BOOKS cover of April 1963, nor by
that done by Laurence Herndon even earlier for the October 1931 cover of THE BLUE BOOK MAGAZINE publication
of part one of six of the serialization of "The Triumph of Tarzan," the original title of the novel. Since the
Frazetta-Krenkel cover is still under copyright, I've used the Herndon illustration for this variant. I have tried to
base my design on BLUE BOOK's overall look. I've used a Burroughs first edition for fitting purposes, but the jacket
is also a perfect fit for the G&D reprint. The back cover contains a wonderfully succinct "biography" of Tarzan that I
downloaded from Wikipedia (I think; I couldn't find it there when I looked today). For the back flap, I included an
essay on the overarching themes of the Tarzan novels.
Your dust jacket will be wrapped in a mylar dust cover, packed flat, and mailed within twenty-four hours of payment,
even on weekends --- It won't go out until the next workday, but it will be dropped off at the post office within
twenty-four hours of payment. Shipping in the USA is free, calculated in the cost of the product.
International shipping to Canada and Great Britian only: $8.00 added to the overall costs of the book jacket.
eMail or call if there is a problem with fitting your DJ. I'll prefit it on my book just to be as sure as possible that all is
correct. However, anything is possible. So contact me immediately if you have a problem.
2) used on all editions published in ERB's lifetime. According to Bill Hillman writing at erbzine.com neither did ERB,
"Upon receipt of the finished jacket of Tarzan Triumphant he [Burroughs] voiced his disappointment about 'the
physique of the model, writing, 'He is too prissy and has a belly on him almost as large as mine... let these heroic
characters of mine cave in a little below the ribs rather than stick out. Tarzan Triumphant looks as though he might
be several months along toward an increase in his family....'" I agree.
Too me, the Studley O. Burroughs cover doesn't convey the savage power and edginess of Tarzan as he is
portrayed by Burroughs and brilliantly illustrated by the Frazetta-Krenkel ACE BOOKS cover of April 1963, nor by
that done by Laurence Herndon even earlier for the October 1931 cover of THE BLUE BOOK MAGAZINE publication
of part one of six of the serialization of "The Triumph of Tarzan," the original title of the novel. Since the
Frazetta-Krenkel cover is still under copyright, I've used the Herndon illustration for this variant. I have tried to
base my design on BLUE BOOK's overall look. I've used a Burroughs first edition for fitting purposes, but the jacket
is also a perfect fit for the G&D reprint. The back cover contains a wonderfully succinct "biography" of Tarzan that I
downloaded from Wikipedia (I think; I couldn't find it there when I looked today). For the back flap, I included an
essay on the overarching themes of the Tarzan novels.
Your dust jacket will be wrapped in a mylar dust cover, packed flat, and mailed within twenty-four hours of payment,
even on weekends --- It won't go out until the next workday, but it will be dropped off at the post office within
twenty-four hours of payment. Shipping in the USA is free, calculated in the cost of the product.
International shipping to Canada and Great Britian only: $8.00 added to the overall costs of the book jacket.
eMail or call if there is a problem with fitting your DJ. I'll prefit it on my book just to be as sure as possible that all is
correct. However, anything is possible. So contact me immediately if you have a problem.
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