The Call Of The Wild, 1903 First Edition, By Jack London
Item History & Price
Here was neither peace, nor nor rest, nor a moment's safety. All was confusion and action, and every moment life and limb were in peril. There was imperative need to be constantly alert, for these dogs and men were not town dogs and men. They were savages, all of them, who knew no law but the law of club and fang.
Here we offer the 1903 first retail edition, stated 2nd print, of Jack London's American classic, The Call of the Wild, published by MacMillan, New York, illustrated... by Philip R. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull, decorated by Charles Edward Hooper, including impressed, inked, and gilted boards. For many of us the first real novel we ever read, Call of the Wild is an iconic American novel (one of the books targeted by the Nazi book burnings.)
The original book came wrapped in a highly-acidic oaktag dust jacket that degraded within a decade or so. I have never seen a complete one. This first edition comes wrapped in an acid-free professional facsimile of the first edition dust jacket that you can get only here, printed with archival inks on a heavy slate gray sheet of ph-neutral, vellum-textured French art paper.
Also included in your purchase is a facsimile copy of the original advertisement insert MacMillan included with the book and a copy of period reviews and the first newspaper ad for Jack London's new novel.
Worn boards with faded spine cloth (please see pics). Uninscribed front endpages have some wear at gutter and a small moisture stain; rear endpages are intact and feature a period bookseller label. Original frontispiece tissue is intact. Three minor repairs on text pages using acid-free binder's tissue. Two corners chipped off (see pic.) Binding is very tight and square; very clean, bright, and crisp text and illustrations. 231 pages, plus 2 pages of ads.
This iconic first will make a wonderful addition to your collection or a very special gift.** Have you seen all the amazing first and rare editions of iconic books we offer? We gladly combine shipping and refund the shipping overpayment, so please check out our other items! -- other auctions of classic antiquarian literature and special gifts!**Thank you for your interest!
***Priority shipping options are available at checkout!***
Here we offer the 1903 first retail edition, stated 2nd print, of Jack London's American classic, The Call of the Wild, published by MacMillan, New York, illustrated... by Philip R. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull, decorated by Charles Edward Hooper, including impressed, inked, and gilted boards. For many of us the first real novel we ever read, Call of the Wild is an iconic American novel (one of the books targeted by the Nazi book burnings.)
The original book came wrapped in a highly-acidic oaktag dust jacket that degraded within a decade or so. I have never seen a complete one. This first edition comes wrapped in an acid-free professional facsimile of the first edition dust jacket that you can get only here, printed with archival inks on a heavy slate gray sheet of ph-neutral, vellum-textured French art paper.
Also included in your purchase is a facsimile copy of the original advertisement insert MacMillan included with the book and a copy of period reviews and the first newspaper ad for Jack London's new novel.
Worn boards with faded spine cloth (please see pics). Uninscribed front endpages have some wear at gutter and a small moisture stain; rear endpages are intact and feature a period bookseller label. Original frontispiece tissue is intact. Three minor repairs on text pages using acid-free binder's tissue. Two corners chipped off (see pic.) Binding is very tight and square; very clean, bright, and crisp text and illustrations. 231 pages, plus 2 pages of ads.
This iconic first will make a wonderful addition to your collection or a very special gift.** Have you seen all the amazing first and rare editions of iconic books we offer? We gladly combine shipping and refund the shipping overpayment, so please check out our other items! -- other auctions of classic antiquarian literature and special gifts!**Thank you for your interest!
***Priority shipping options are available at checkout!***
