- 109
London, Jack.
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- The Call of the Wild. New York: Macmillan, 1903
- PAPER
8vo (192 x 128mm.), first edition, coloured frontispiece, headpieces, and 10 plates and other illustrations printed in blue by Philip R. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull, original olive green pictorial cloth, upper cover and spine with illustration blocked in white, red and black, lettered in gilt, original grey pictorial dust-jacket printed in green, pictorial endpapers, collectors' folding cloth case, spine of dust-jacket faded, neatly repaired at extremities.
Literature
BAL 11876; Peter Parley to Penrod 119
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A fine copy of the author's most famous book, in a carefully restored dust-jacket.