THE BOOK OF JACK LONDON; By Charmian London / Illustrated with Photographs
by London, Charmian
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Century Company, 1921. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/None. Photographs. 2 volume set., 8vos, green publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spines, illustrated with 2 frontispieces & 23 glossy B&W photos on plates [vol. I] &with 20 similar photos in [vol. II]: overall, 43 illustrations on 32 pages; Vol. I: xvi + 422 & Vol. II: viii + 414 pages. No dust jackets. A frank and comprehensive biography by Charmian, the wife of author Jack London who knew him best. John "Jack" London (1876 - 1916) was and remains a best-selling American novelist. His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire." Condition: Very Good set in tight, bright quite clean and minimally worn cloth though the gilt is dulled; glossy photos bright and unsullied, previous owner inscriptions on front free endpaper (vol. 1), several pages unopened ergo very fresh. Lacks djs. BAL 11983.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5408
- Title
- THE BOOK OF JACK LONDON; By Charmian London / Illustrated with Photographs
- Author
- London, Charmian
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Novels, wife, adventure, novelist, author, illustrated, photos,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- BAL
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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