Some of the plot devices, like Carter forgetting that he knew the door combination for the atmosphere factory until the last minute were harder to believe than his “science” fiction devices.īased on what seems like a natural modern human desire for the fountain of youth, I found it interesting that he made Martians basically immortal but voluntarily (with a little push from society when necessary) “ending” their lives in a pilgrimage to the land of the dead at the age of one thousand. The effects of gravity, explaining the lines as canals, the manufacture of air, population control, and the additional elements that allowed for technology not discovered on earth were credible. In this book, however, he did a credible job of using the little we know of Mars and building technology, culture and society, and a world around it. Even as a teen I laughed at some of the stretches ERB made in his books and some of the “mistakes” he made in understanding science or geography or zoology. Inspiration and joy in creating a new character and world. Like a lot of first books in what later became series, you can really feel the author’s Can they still hold your interest? Do they still hold up? What stands out that maybe you didn’t notice or can’t remember from a read forty years ago? A Princess of Mars grabbed me right away once again. * 30+ Black and White illustrations by Tom Yeates and others.īook in dust jacket, all items contained in document portfolio with custom case.Rereading books you loved at other times in your life is always interesting. * New dust jacket artwork and full colour Barsoom Map endpapers

* Manuscript pen (1911-1912) replica of dip pen used by ERB to write the holographic manuscript for 'Under the Moons of Mars'. * ERB Manuscript Portfolio (1911-1912) for 'Under Moons of Mars' containing replica manuscript pages, editor letters, the Munsey check to ERB for UMM and first publication pulp cover and pages. * A custom case 7' x 10' covered in black cialux cloth with spine titling and decorations debossed in gold and 1st edition dust jacket illustration inlaid on lid. * New paintings commissioned for this edition (Artists Iain McCaig, Tom Grindberg, Doug Klauba and others).

* 20 colour plates of paintings by Schoonover, Frazetta, Abbett, Whelan, Manchess, Miller, Gianni, Dorman, Grindberg, and Klauba. * A leather bound book limited to 500 signed and numbered copies signed by artists and contributors This set includes a leather bound book in dust jacket, manuscript portfolio, handcrafted dip pen and Dejah Thoris medallion housed in a 7” x 10” custom decorated case. EACH OF THESE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE 'PC' (PUBLISHER COPY). LAST COPY IN STOCK! LEATHERBOUND DELUXE EDITION IN DECORATED CASE.

A princess of mars first edition