The Game
by London, Jack
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1905. First British Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 7 3/4" High. Color Plates, Drawings And Decorations By Henry Hutt And T C Lawrence. 182 Pp. Published June 1905, This The First British Edition Using American Sheets With Heinemann Title Page Retaining The Macmillan Copyright Page On Verso (!). Blue Cloth, Stamped In Gilt, Brown And White, Illustrated Endpapers. Scarce First Issue (No Magazine Stamp On Copyright Page). Near Fine, Gilt Absolutely Brilliant, Light Rubbing At Edges, No Names Or Marks, Hinges Solid. Darkening To Endpapers, As Usual.
Synopsis
Many patterns of carpet lay rolled out before them on the floor two of Brussels showed the beginning of their quest, and its ending in that direction; while a score of ingrains lured their eyes and prolonged the debate between desire pocket-book. The head of the department did them the honor of waiting upon them himself or did Joe the honor, as she well knew, for she had noted the open-mouthed awe of the elevator boy who brought them up.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043203
- Title
- The Game
- Author
- London, Jack
- Illustrator
- Color Plates, Drawings And Decorations By Henry Hutt And T C Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Green Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 7 3/4" High
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; "Miscellany #20 Jack London; Literature: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century;
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
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- Gilt
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