The Son Of The Wolf: Tales Of The Far North (First Published State And First Issue With All Points)

Boston and New York / Riverside Press, Cambridge: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900. First Edition, First Issue, First State . Slate-grey Cloth. Near Fine/No DJ. 7 7/8" Tall. Embossed Cloth With Silver. First Trade Printing, First Issue, First State On All Known Points. (I-Viii) Including Preliminary Blank Leaf, (1), 2-251; Printer's Imprint , P. (252); Final Blank Leaf (First Printing Of 2028 Copies, Per Sisson-Martens, 1010 Copies Of Second Printing, 1004 Copies Of Third Printing, But What Identifies 2Nd And Third Printings Is Not Absolutely Clear). Collation: 1(4), 3-22 (6) As Required For First Printing. Publisher's Imprint At Bottom Of Spine : Houghton | Mifflin & Co. Without Periods Around Ampersand, The State #1 Per Woodbridge, No Known Priority.) Bal Does Not Provide Definitive Points For The First State. However, James Henry (As Cited In Sisson-Martens) In "A Proposed Chronology Of Editions Of "The Son Of The Wolf" Requires The Following Additional Points For The First Binding : 1. Perfect (&) On Spine; 2. Perfect "E" In "Spruce" And Perfect "T" In "Might" In The Bottom Two Lines, Page 147 (Henry's Second And Third States And Later Issues Have Imperfect Letters); 3. No Stub Between Pp 6-7; 4. Sets Of Binding Threads Between Pp 6-7, 18-19, 30-31, And Every Six Leaves To 246-247. All Of These Points Are Present In This Copy. Consistent With More Recent Bibliographic Information, There Is A Comma After Copyright Date, A Simple Distinguishing Point Of The First State. Lastly, The Type On Pp. 65 And 67 Is Unbroken. An Attractive Near Fine Book With Very Slight Rubbing At Corners, No Previous Owner's Names Or Other Markings, And Quite Scarce Thus.This Copy With The Original Bookseller's Label From W.F. Purnell, Sacramento, Circa 1900.