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Dutch Courage And Other Stories
by London, Jack
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922. First Edition. Original cloth. Near fine. First edition of Dutch Courage and Other Stories by Jack London.. Octavo, xii, [4], 180pp. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine. Title stamped in black with illustration of a ship's wheel on front cover. Stated "Published September, 1922" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint foxing to edges, light sunning to spine, a near fine example. Complete with eight illustrated plates, including a frontispiece portrait. (Sisson & Martens 105) (BAL 11985). Jack London (1876-1916) was one of the first American authors to gain international fame and accumulate wealth from his writing. Despite his popularity, London never received any literary awards for his work. London is remembered today through retellings of his stories on film and television, most recently in a movie adaptation of The Call of the Wild starring Harrison Ford.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13090
- Title
- Dutch Courage And Other Stories
- Author
- London, Jack
- Illustrator
- First edition of Dutch Courage and Other Stories by Jack London.
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- first edition Jack London, Call of the Wild First Edition, Call of the Wild Jack London, signed book Jack London, The game jack London, The Acorn-Planter Jack London, The House of Pride Jack London, Hearts of Three London
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