Variants - Thuvia, Maid of Mars
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Fantasy variant dust jacket:
J. Allen St. John did all of the interior illustrations for THUVIA, MAID OF MARS, but the DJ cover used the P.J. Monahan
magazine-serialization cover art (above right). I've always felt that this was a mistake for a couple of reasons: one - the
cover is not a particularly good effort by Monahan, and two - St John's illustrative grasp of the Martian series will
probably never be surpassed (although Krenkel comes close). Therefore, I have designed a dust jacket using the
unfinished St. John art that matches the frontispiece of the McClurg first and subsequent G&D editions. According to
Mr. Normand at Recoverings.com, this unfinished St. John was originally ordered by Vernell Coriell, but today resides
in the Stanleigh Vinson collection. Why it wasn't finished I don't know, but even unfinished it maintains the vibrancy
that was the hallmark of St. John's action paintings for the Burroughs books.
I designed variants DJ to fit both McClurg and Grosset & Dunlap editions. For the front flap, I entered some critical
remarks about Burroughs' influence. For the back flap, I added some remarks about the Martian Series; I then finished
with the publisher's logo and a Burroughs doodad.
Once purchased, 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 Britain only: $8.00 added to the overall costs. (See SERVICES on the navbar above.)
eMail if there is a problem with fitting your DJ. I'll pre-fit 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.
J. Allen St. John did all of the interior illustrations for THUVIA, MAID OF MARS, but the DJ cover used the P.J. Monahan
magazine-serialization cover art (above right). I've always felt that this was a mistake for a couple of reasons: one - the
cover is not a particularly good effort by Monahan, and two - St John's illustrative grasp of the Martian series will
probably never be surpassed (although Krenkel comes close). Therefore, I have designed a dust jacket using the
unfinished St. John art that matches the frontispiece of the McClurg first and subsequent G&D editions. According to
Mr. Normand at Recoverings.com, this unfinished St. John was originally ordered by Vernell Coriell, but today resides
in the Stanleigh Vinson collection. Why it wasn't finished I don't know, but even unfinished it maintains the vibrancy
that was the hallmark of St. John's action paintings for the Burroughs books.
I designed variants DJ to fit both McClurg and Grosset & Dunlap editions. For the front flap, I entered some critical
remarks about Burroughs' influence. For the back flap, I added some remarks about the Martian Series; I then finished
with the publisher's logo and a Burroughs doodad.
Once purchased, 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 Britain only: $8.00 added to the overall costs. (See SERVICES on the navbar above.)
eMail if there is a problem with fitting your DJ. I'll pre-fit 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.
Variant, Thuvia, Maid of Mars - G&D Editions $8.99
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THUVIA, MAID OF MARS - McClurg Variant $8.99
