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THE CALL OF THE WILD
by LONDON, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Slight sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Fine slipcase, not often found in this condition
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Limited Editions Club, 1960. hardcover. Slight sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Fine slipcase, not often found in this condition. Henry Varnum Poor. Quarto (8-1/2" x 10-1/2") bound in full green-and-black plaid wool "mackinaw" shirting with a leather label on the spine. The slipcase is also covered in the same lumberman's shirting material. Introduction by Pierre Berton. Illustrated with line-and-wash drawings by Henry Varnum Poor. Printed at the press of Ward Ritchie. Copy #1351 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Handling this most unusual binding, one is tempted to look for buttons. Monthly Letter laid in.
Synopsis
Jack London’s The Call of the Wild is an anthropomorphic canine’s unforgettable tale of survival. Set during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, the novel’s main character, Buck, a large and powerful St. Bernard-Scotch Shepherd, is stolen from his ranch home in Santa Clara Valley, California, and sold into service as a sled dog. At first, Buck experiences violence and struggles for survival, becoming progressively feral in the harsh environment. By the end, Buck relies on his instinct and learned experience to emerge as the proven leader of the pack. In The Call of the Wild, author Jack London blends his experience as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness with his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, influenced by the work of Darwin and Nietzsche. Thus, although the novel is first and foremost a story about a dog, it displays a philosophical depth absent in most animal adventures. In the summer of 1903, the story was first serialized in four installments in The Saturday Evening Post, which paid $750 for it. Soon after, London sold all rights to The Call of the Wild to Macmillan, which published the story in book format in August of that same year. As the first printing of 10,000 copies sold out immediately, it is safe to say the novel was enormously popular from the moment it was published. It has since secured its place in the canon of American literature. Today, The Call of the Wild is still one of the best-known stories written by an American author and has been published in almost 50 languages. The Call of the Wild is ranked 35th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels and 88th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020543
- Title
- THE CALL OF THE WILD
- Author
- LONDON, Jack
- Illustrator
- Henry Varnum Poor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Fine slipcase, not often found in this condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Signed, 20th Century American Literature, Jack London, Limited Editions Club, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books, Color Plates, Modern First Editions, Modern Firsts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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