Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Sale: Archive of 34 letters and notes written by Edgar Rice Burroughs to his daughter

L. W. Currey, Inc., a rare, fine and collectible book dealer in New York State that specializes in science fiction and fantasy literature, has an interesting listing on AbeBooks: An archive of 34 letters and notes written by pulp author Edgar Rice Burroughs to his daughter, Joan Burroughs Pierce, covering a twelve-year period from 1927 to 1939. Plus 16 black-and-white photographs of Hawaii taken by ERB, with his typewritten captions on the backsides. Price: $18,500.

Pictured: A financial statement from 1909. Apparently, a “Girl” cost only $5.

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