Broadside announcement/order form for the first edition of Tarzan of the Apes. Printed in red and black, with a reproduction of the illustration by Fred J. Arting which was used for the wrap-around dust jacket on the book, and a portion of which became the title-page illustration. 12¼x6.

Rare pre-publication announcement and order form for the first edition of one of the great literary creations of our time, Tarzan of the Apes, Lord of the Jungle. Dated June 1, 1914, the broadside announces that "there will be issued on June 17 one of the most Original and remarkable stories ever written, Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs." The premise for the story is given, "a white man of noble birth, who, when a tiny babe, was adpoted by a giant female belonging to a tribe of anthropoid apes," along with other particulars. The price is given as $1.30 net, at the bottom of the sheet is an order form with which multiple copies may be ordered from McClurg.