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Dutch Courage And Other Stories
by London, Jack [London, Charmian]
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Mills & Boon, 1923. First British Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. Presentation copy of Jack London's Dutch Courage and Other Stories, with an inscription from his second wife, Charmian London.. Octavo, 191pp, [16pp ads]. Red linen-textured cloth, double-ruled border in black on front cover, title in black on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Slight lean to text block, lightly bumped corners, dust remnants to top edge. Faint toning to rear endpaper. In the publisher's dust jacket, 3/6 net price on spine, chipping along edges and corners. Creases along joints and front panel. Lightly soiled. Tape repairs to verso. Inscribed and signed by Charmian London on the front free endpaper to a family member for Christmas. Inscription by Charmian London: "Dear Aunt Emma! Because our Jack isn't here to write in this, as he would so love to do, we'll just do the best we can, won't we - knowing he would be happy to see us together. Charmian London, 1925 - Xmas."
Dutch Courage and Other Stories was published posthumously, and features a preface written by Charmian London.
Dutch Courage and Other Stories was published posthumously, and features a preface written by Charmian London.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13059
- Title
- Dutch Courage And Other Stories
- Author
- London, Jack [London, Charmian]
- Illustrator
- Presentation copy of Jack London's Dutch Courage and Other Stories, with an inscription from his second wife, Charmian London.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Mills & Boon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- 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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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Text Block
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- A.N.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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