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Gardner, Maurice B : Bantan Primeval

Forum Publishing Company, Boston, MA, 1961

First Edition. Signed by Maurice B. Gardner and inscribed by him to Donald A. Wollheim in blue pen on front free endpaper: "To Donald A. Wollheim, With the good wishes of Maurice B. Gardner." Black stamp of "Donald A. Wollheim" on back free endpaper. Original publisher's green cloth binding in a black, white, and green paper dust jacket. Gilt lettering on front cover and book spine. Black lettering on white dust jacket spine. Front panel shows an illustration of Bantan pointing a bow and arrow at a Tyrannosaurus rex as a woman has fallen on the ground in distress. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. 5 3/4" x 8." 373 pages, complete. Ten full-page black-and-white illustrations by David Prosser, complete. List of Illustrations in front. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning. Covers are very clean and intact except for slight wear to extremities. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is very clean and intact but has light age toning, slight wear to extremities, and a few small marks or smudges. Dust jacket not price-clipped. No remainder marks. Seemingly unread copy. A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket. The seventh installment of the thirteen-book Bantan series. Maurice B. Gardner (1905-1977) was an American author and diesel machinist and inspector for the Maine Central Railroad. He is perhaps best-known for his Bantan series of novels which were highly inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan. Bantan is a warrior-like protagonist who has many adventures and faces numerous perils on hidden islands in the South Pacific. In this novel, Bantan finds himself on a mysterious island where the prehistoric era still reigns supreme. Bantan must battle dinosaurs and other ferocious creatures. Three women have also fallen in love with Bantan, a marooned pilot named Tama; Mena, a woman of a lost race; and Zarna, a fierce "Amazonian" leader.. Illustr.: Prosser, David. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

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