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The Little Lady Of The Big House
by London, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Modesto, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: MacMillan Company. Very Good-. 1916. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. First Edition, first printing, with Published April, 1916 on the copyright page (as per Sisson & Martens). The spine ends, corners and spine joints of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear. The lettering on the spine of the book has some rubbing. The text pages are generally clean, though there are occasional spots of fonxing and fingermarking. The endpapers have generalized light toning and there is a previous owner's name plate (large) adhered to the front endpaper. The rear inner hinge has cracked. "Biographer Clarice Stasz writes that the book is "not autobiography", but speaks of London's "frank borrowing from his life with Charmian", his second wife, and says it is "psychologically valid as a mirror of events during [the] winter [of 1912–13]". Paula, like Charmian, is subject to insomnia and is unable to bear children. Based on a reading of Charmian's diary, Stasz identifies Evan Graham with two real-life men named Laurie Smith and Allan Dunn. " (from Wikipedia) .
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- Bookseller
- S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A46255
- Title
- The Little Lady Of The Big House
- Author
- London, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Publisher
- MacMillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- Modern Fiction First Edition, Jack London, Romance, Adventure, Western Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
Biblio member since 2003
Modesto, California
About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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