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Author:	Edgar Rice Burroughs
Title:	The Gods Of Mars (Abridged)
Publisher:	Dragon
Country:	UK
Date:	1968
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Fantasy, Kids
ISBN-10:	411807706
Cat#:	D77
First Published:	1918
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first edition published in hardcover by a. c. mcclurg & co., chicago usa 28/9/1918 copyright© 1918 by edgar rice burroughs, inc.

first published (in the uk) by methuen & co. ltd. 1920

green dragon (logo) on front cover and bottom spine
specially adapted for boys and girls 12-15
martian series no 2

the second thrilling adventure of john carter (sub title on fly page)
cover illustration by edward mortelmans (there are two, front & back covers)
dragon (logo) title page

this edition, specially adapted for a younger readership°, was published in 1968 by
atlantic book publishing co., ltd., 11 new fetter lane, london e.c.4. (uk)
it was printed in the u.k. by c. nicholls & company ltd. the philips park press, manchester 11
copyright © 1968 by edgar rice burroughs, inc.
published by arrangement with western publishing company, inc., racine, wisconsin, u.s.a.

160pp. including 4 unnumbered pp. titles, indica, etc; 7 end pp: 3 blank, 1p. advertising the soon-to-be-published as a dragon edition "the warlord of mars" q.v., 1p. "john carter - and tarzan of the apes!" outlining tarzan's origins and advertising the existence of eight dragon editions of his adventures, the first being "tarzan of the apes"; 2pp. advertising the dragon books list, divided into green dragon (ages 12-15), red dragons (?) and blue dragons (?), and green dragons in sections "pony books", and "adventure stories"; the bottom fly corner is printed as a triangular cut-out-able dragon token D77 (aside of the spine too, the only appearance of the cat#)
cover art by edward mortelmans (credited)
cover price 2'6

° - abridgment by gordon landsborough, founder-publisher and editor of the dragon imprint and the atlantic book publishing co., ltd.

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ppint. 30th Jan 2019		number in isbn10 field is the sbn actually borne by this edition. reference copy provided by courtesy of tony at the old pier bookshop, morecambe seafront.

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