Jerry Of the Islands
by London, Jack
From the book:It is a misfortune to some fiction-writers that fiction and unveracity in the average person's mind mean one and the same thing. Several years ago I published a South Sea novel. The action was placed in the Solomon Islands. The action was praised by the critics and reviewers as a highly creditable effort of the imagination. As regards reality - they said there wasn't any. Of course, as every one knew, kinky-haired cannibals no longer obtained on the earth's surface, much less ran around with nothing on, chopping off one another's heads, and, on occasion, a white man's head as well. Now listen. I am writing these lines in Honolulu, Hawaii. Yesterday, on the beach at Waikiki, a stranger spoke to me. He mentioned a mutual friend, Captain Kellar. When I was wrecked in the Solomons on the blackbirder, the Minota, it was Captain Kellar, master of the blackbirder, the Eugenie, who rescued me. The blacks had taken Captain Kellar's head, the stranger told me. He knew. He had represented Captain Kellar's mother in settling up the estate.
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ix+337+[6 ad] pages with color frontispiece. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover and black outline of dogs with London in black to cover. (Sisson page 94; BAL 11973) First edition, first state with 13024 published.
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New York: Madison Publishing Company, 1917. Ex-library with typical markings, cloth tape repair or replacement over blue cloth spine with handwritten titles. Edgewear and fray. 337 lightly toned pages; one page has stain in margin; bumped corners. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/No… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Macmillan, 1917. Hardcover. [ix] 337p. 3 leaves [6p.] of ads, color frontispiece, hinges sound, very good first edition per Sisson page 94, BAL 11973, red cloth boards with black vignette of two dogs in silhouette, gilt titles, author name in black, covers lightly rubbed, 5 small stains at upper-right corner of cover, spine with gilt titles. … Read more about this item Item Price
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New York. The Macmillan Company. F. Hardcover. 1917. 12mo. 19.5cm, the first edition, ix,337,[1],6p., ads., colour frontis, in the original brick brown cloth decorated in black, spine titles gilt, titles in gilt and author's name in black on the upper cover, a near fine copy (lgc) Woodbridge 147. Blanck 11973. Item Price
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Bound in reddish brown cloth with black dog decorations and bright gilt titles, 337 pp plus 6 pp ads, color frontis. First edition first state with "jumping" misspelled on p 45. Published April, 1917. Decorations and titles are quite bright. Spine is the slightest bit faded, going from a red brown to a brown red. A touch rubbed… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York:: Macmillan,, 1917. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a contemporary or early half leather binding - blue cloth with tan leather, gilt titling on the spine and tooling to the edges of the leather, bluegreen marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. (other Jack London first editions in matching binding available). A sturdy and attractive… Read more about this item Item Price
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JERRY OF THE ISLANDS
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NY: Macmillan, 1917. First edition, first printing. Rubbing to edges of covers, contemporary owner name to top of front free endpaper, else very good.. Original red cloth with titles and decoration in gilt and black, octavo, ix, 337 pp. Color frontispiece. Publisher's 6-page catalogue of Jack London's books and 1 title by Alfred W. Pollard at rear
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ix+337+[6 ad] pages with color frontispiece. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover and black outline of dogs with London in black to cover. (Sisson page 94, BAL 11973) First edition, first state with 13024 published.
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Mills & Boon, 1917. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1917. No Edition Remarks. 275 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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Jack London Jerry Of The Islands
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London: Mills & Boon, Limited, 1917. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart first U.K. edition of this novel following Irish terrier, Jerry, on the island of Malaita. First U.K. edition. One of the last works from the author. Set on the island of Malaita,… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: The Macmillan Comnpany, 1917. First Edition, Third Printing 3rd Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good +/No DJ. Color Frontispiece. 337 Pp + Catalogue Title And 6 Pg Catalogue At End. Stated Third Printing, May 1917 [First Was In April], Retaining The "Jnping" Error On Line 4, P.45 Which Is Sometimes Considered A Point Of Issue For The… Read more about this item Item Price
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T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. Reprint. 275 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Rebound blue cloth with gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Tape to last page. Boards have light edge… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: The Macmillan Comnpany, 1917. First Edition, Third Printing 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good/No DJ. Color Frontispiece. 337 Pp + Catalog Title And 6 Pg Catalog At End. First Printing, In April 1917, One Of 13,204 Copies. Very Good, Light Wear At Corners But No Fraying Or Tears, All Lettering Complete, Hinges Tight But Partly Cracked… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: T. Werner Laurie. Very Good. 19 x 13cm. Hardcover. 1948. Reprint. 275 pages. dj has piece missing. . Item Price
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The Macmillan Company, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. 337 pages with 6 pages of Jack London's writings. Color frontispiece. First edition (first printing). Published April 1917 on copyright page. Page 45, line 4 'jnmping' and page 323, line 7, 'Vila.' A very good copy in decorated cloth covers with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Wear to edges and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Macmillan, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 337 pages in brown cloth. no dust jacket. gilt titling on front cover and spine. silouettes of two dogs on front cover. color frontis. 6 pages of ads for London books at rear. no additional printings indicated ('published April, 1917'). cover is lightly rubbed and worn at the corners and spine ends.… Read more about this item Item Price
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