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London, Jack
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- London, Jack
- The Call of the Wild. New York: the Macmillan Company, 1903
- paper
8vo (192 x 132mm.), FIRST EDITION, illustrations by Philip R. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull, decorations by C.H. Hooper, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, decorated endpapers, original pictorial green cloth (first issue, with vertical ribbing), illustrations in red, black, white and green in three panels on upper cover with gilt lettering in two further panels, spine with similar panel and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, DUST-JACKET, green cloth folding box, expert restoration to jacket at head of spine
Literature
BAL 11876; Peter Parley to Penrod p.119
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when 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 SPECTACULAR COPY, VERY RARE IN DUST-JACKET, OF THE AUTHOR'S GREAT TALE OF SURVIVAL, set in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush.