I have seen very little of ERB's work in Japan, in fact, Tarzan, is a Men's magazine that caters to the stylish gentleman and not the loincloth-wearing King of the Apes. If you click this link you can learn a little bit more about the author and complete bibliography of his works. (N.B. It's in Japanese, so click at your own risk.)
Back in the 90s, I started scouting the Used Books Stores and collected his works, trying mainly to find the Frank Frazetta covers. Here is what I have so far, sitting in a box in my friend's basement. Starting with a really old copy from 1910 or so. It's the oldest book I own. It's not in the best shape but it is very cool.
Now for some Frazetta covers:
Oops, a double.
Here are the books I have from the Mars series.
This was my favourite series, Pellucidar.
I could never get into the Venus series, that didn't stop me from getting the books.
No wait, this was my favourite series!
Now full confession time, I never got around to reading the following books. Some day...
These were some of the Westerns that he wrote. I only have two of the four.
Miscellaneous.
A couple of historical novels. (They sure look like Sword and Sorcery books.)
This was written about ERB. Also on my "to be read someday" list.
Finally a couple of copies of the biography of Lord Greystoke written by PJ Farmer.
None of the above books are in great condition but they are all well loved. Happy Birthday to ERB!
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