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Adventure
by London, Jack
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan, 1911. Originally serialized; this is a Very Good copy of the First Edition in the variant red cloth binding (London's books usually had decorative bindings). Ruling and titles are filled in white that has rubbed rather badly, an unfortunate characteristic of this particular binding. The spine has darkened, and almost all the fill is gone, but title is still readable. Mildly bumped, with some wear at head and foot of the spine. Clean text; 405 pages, with six pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Textblock is very bright, supple, and clear to read. The front paste-down has two mounted newspaper clippings. One, from 1951, reports London's popularity in the Soviet Union. The second, from 1965, is an obituary for London's half-brother. A solid copy, but not for the advanced collector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
Synopsis
Classic novel by one of America's most influencial authors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002525
- Title
- Adventure
- Author
- London, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1911
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
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