New York: Crown Publishers, 1979. Paperback. Near fine copy with slight curling to edge of wrappers and very light shelf-rubbing and rubbed corners; lightly bumped bottom corner of first few leaves; else excellent copy; pages and illustrations are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks, creases and foxing; edges are clean with no remainder marks. A gently-loved copy with over 250 illustrations.. Large quarto in black wrappers with white text and color illustration of Jack London; b&w illus.; 288 pp., 29 cm., with errata sheet laid in. In English. || Kindly inscribed and signed by author Russ Kingman on half-title page; Inclues lengthy Errata sheet (corrections to pages, bibliography, index, addenda and dust cover); opposite a letter by the author on Jack London Bookstore (Glen Ellen, CA) letterhead detailing the evidence he used to draw a conclusion to Jack London's mysterious cause of death. "Biography of Jack London. Includes account of the period London spent in the Yukon."

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Bookseller: Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 84708
Title: A Pictorial Life of Jack London
Author: Kingman, Russ
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near fine copy with slight curling to edge of wrappers and very light shelf-rubbing and rubbed corners; lightly bumped bottom co
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1979
Keywords: Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
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