GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE: The Drawings of J. Allen St. John.

Vanguard Productions, Somerset, NJ, January 2005, 1st true softcover edition, in near fine condition in illustrated wraps, with only some very light shelf wear and edge bumps; still very clean overall, and unread copy. Dimensions: Folio = 11.0 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches, 176 pages.  This softcover first printing (published simultaneously with the hardcover edition) is the true first edition, and omits the word "Art" following "Adventure" on the cover (the later April 2005 edition has "Art" on the cover), and the page count (176) in this volume is greater that what is stated for amazon's April edition (168).    "This volume collects the exquisite pen, ink and pencil illustrations of J. Allen St. John, the grand heroic-fantasy artist contemporary of N. C. Wyeth and Frank Schoonover. The 1930's illustrator St. John became a favorite artist of Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs, illustrating a substantial number of his Tarzan novels, plus Burroughs' Mars and Venus planetary romance novels. J. Allen St. John was a major influence on later masters of fantastic art, including Roy G. Krenkel, Jeffrey Jones, Hal Foster and Frank Frazetta."    $60 price includes all shipping costs.