Sale 649: Modern Literature (#649) 07/26/2018 11:00 AM PDT CLOSED!

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Lot 260 of 563:
Jack London The Call of the Wild First Edition w/ DJ  

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$6,600
Estimate:
$3,000 - $5,000

Title:
The Call of the Wild

Author:
London, Jack

Place:
New York

Publisher:
Macmillan Company

Date:
1903

Description:

[5]-231, [1] + [2] ad pp. Illustrated by Philip R. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull with 10 color plates, 5 color illustrations in the text, page decorations by Charles E. Hooper, pictorial endpapers. (8vo) original decorated green cloth lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. First Edition.

Jack London's best and most enduring work. BAL 11876; Sisson & Martens, p. 13. Rare in such a beautifully preserved dustjacket.


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Condition:
Jacket has one miniscule tear at the foot of the back fold, light sunfading to spine, and a small stain at the lower front corner, else fine; Light rubbing at spine ends, small bump to top back corner and larger bump to lower front corner; some pages bumped on lower corner; very good in near fine dustjacket.


 
Item number:
295765
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