In orang, Tarzan means “white skin”, but his real name is John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke. When his parents die, Tarzan is taken in by a tribe of big monkeys, the orangs, a race unknown to science, but who shares common characteristics with gorillas, chimpanzees and the first Hominid, in particular a primitive form of language. Tarzan is the son of English aristocrats who have been landed in the African jungle after a mutiny. This first volume will be followed by 25 others. Tarzan is a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1914 in the novel Tarzan of the Apes, which will be published for the first time in France by Fayard in 1926 under the title Tarzan chez les singes. Hall Printing Company, Chicago” printed in gothic letters on 2 lines on the verso of the title leaf, and it also possesses the binding in first issue, without the acorn design that will appear at the bottom of the spine on the second issue. This copy belongs to the first issue of the text, with the mention “ W.F. (?) – Jane writes letter in Tarzan's cabin.First edition and first issue of the adventures of Tarzan, mythical fictional character of the 20th century. (two months after Freetown) – A half dozen British war vessels scoured the south Atlantic for a trace of them. (by end of 2nd month) – Well settled with furnishings. (better part of a month later) – Clayton finishes one-room log-cabin. (following morning, 12 days from Freetown) – Clayton's put ashore, builds a small treehouse. (the following day) – The Clayton's consider a passing British battleship. (two days later) – the Fuwalda captain brutalizes another sailor. (second day out) – the Fuwalda captain brutalizes an old sailor. (a month later) – Arrived at Freetown, chartered the Fuwalda. (a bright morning) – Lord & Lady Greystoke, sailed from Dover on their way to Africa. (scarce a three months before) – John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, marries the Hon. ISBN 978-1440478352 – ERBville Press, 2008 printing of the All-Story version.

It is available for free in multiple electronic formats at Project Gutenberg: Tarzan of the Apes. The first book edition-with some revisions and corrections by the author-was published by A.C. The story was first published in pulp magazine form in the October, 1912 issue of All-Story Magazine.

Tarzan of the Apes is the first novel in the Tarzan series of books by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Tarzan of the apes first edition 1914