The Black Cat A Monthly Magazine Of Original Short Stories No. 40. January, 1899 - No. 51 December, 1899 Including. Jack London's "A Thousand Deaths.")
by Jack London Et Al
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About This Item
Boston: The Shortstory Publishing Co., 1899 Complete Year Rebound In Black Cloth With Red/Gilt Leather Title Plate On Spine, Headband, End Pages. Fore Edge Wear Later Issues. All Illustrated Color Covers, First Appearance Of Jack London's Only Science Fiction Story "A Thousand Deaths." Which He Sold To The Magazine For $40 - Enough For Jack To Pay His Debts And Redeem His Bicycle From Pawn. The Story Seemed To Him A Penny's Worth Of Rot, But The Plot Reveals His Despair At His Denial By His Probable Father.The Story Was Written When Jack Was At Berkekey, At The Time That Chaney Repudiated Him. A Rare Year's Issue Of Obscure But Important Literary Magazine.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- Open Door Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 288055
- Title
- The Black Cat A Monthly Magazine Of Original Short Stories No. 40. January, 1899 - No. 51 December, 1899 Including. Jack London's "A Thousand Deaths.")
- Author
- Jack London Et Al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Shortstory Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- BLACK CAT JACK LONDON SCIENCE FICTION CALL OF THE WILD. SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS MAGAZINES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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