Moon Maid Centennial Ed (C: 1-1-2)

The Moon Maid: The first manned spaceship to reach the moon discovered a world hidden from human eyes-a world of flying women, of comical cities, and of semi-human monsters who fought for power across these eerie Lunar plains. These men must battle the conflict between themselves and their alien hosts amidst the high adventure that waited for the rescue of the moon maid. After a century of war, all Earth was at peace at last, and friendly communication had been established with the planet Mars. Interplanetary co-operation made possible what neither world had been able to achieve alone -ships to bridge the distance between the worlds. But The Barsoom, the first Earth-Mars vessel, was treacherously sabotaged, thrown off course, and obliged to make an emergency landing on the moon. And there, beneath the craters, at the interior of the arid satellite, the crew found a world cut off from the rest of the solar system, inhabited by warring The Moon Maid monsters, and the decaying remnants of an ancient civilization. The Moon Men and The Red Hawk: Through the treason of a handful of men, contact between earth and the moon had become a nightmare. The world became the tool of the Lunarians, whose plundering and cruelty reduced thriving nations to poverty stricken wastelands. THE MOON MEN is the astounding story of that tragedy, and of the exploits of Julian, the human who dared fight for freedom. It is the story, also, of Red Hawk, Julian’s descendant, the nomad who attempted to bring the struggle to its final desperate conclusion. Each set includes the following contained in a custom decorated and illustrated leather clamshell case: ‘ The Moon Maid™ Trilogy by Edgar Rice Burroughs (The Moon Maid™, The Moon Men™ & The Red Hawk™) in three separate books with 20K words not in the 1st edition, Smyth-sewn, bound in leather, (3) original dust jackets & illustrated endpapers housed with a collector’s portfolio in a leather clamshell case – limited to 600 numbered sets signed by Mark Shultz (Artist Preface), and other artists and contributors. ‘ (25) Tipped-In color plates & (75) b&w illustrations (30 full page) featuring 20+ artists including: Schultz, Sanjulian(dj), Chase, Stout, Bader(dj), Eggleton(dj), Yeates, Klauba, Hoffman, Horvath, Jones, St. John, Schwinger, Crandall, Marquez, Krenkel & Frazetta. ‘ The Moon Maid™ Collector Portfolio – includes rare curated replica items including ERB’s manuscript and notebook pages, letters and a telegram between ERB and his editor, 1920’s ERB Inc. advertising and numerous 11×17 reproductions of some of the best pieces of art from the book.