Illus. with 6 plates by John Coleman Burroughs. Blue cloth lettered in red, 2 states of the dust jacket. First Edition.

Inscribed on the dedication page by the dedicatee, Florence Gilbert Burroughs', ERB's wife at the time he wrote the book, to her brother Ed Gilbert: "For Eddie, All my love always, Florence Gilbert Burroughs." Also inscribed on the half-title by ERB's grandson, "To Eddie a truely great man, you've known generations of my family and even dated my mother, warmest personal regards, Danton Burroughs, 4-7-90," and on the same page, "Dear Eddie, You are a man whose friendship I will always cherish, my very best, John F. McGoigan, April 7, 1990, L.A." McGoigan is the publisher of Tarzine, a fanzine for Burroughs buffs. Carson and Duare fly in the premier airplane flight over Venus, and encounter many troubles along the way. Heins V3.1; Zeuschner 70.