The Mad King
New York: Ace Books, ND. Frank Frazetta. Paperback.
A Near Fine copy with no creasing and minimal shelfwear. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. 252 pages. 4” x 7”.
The Mad King appeared in book form for the first time in 1936. The setting is a fictional European country, Lutha, before WWI. The major plot point involves an American descendent of a royal exile who just so happens to look exactly like the king of Lutha.
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) was a prolific writer of adventure books and most notably the creator of Tarzan. The illustrated cover is by Frank Frazetta (1928–2010) whose work graced the covers of many pulp paperbacks and comic books. His was a defining aesthetic for the science fiction, adventure, and fantasy genres.
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