The Call of The Wild (Facsimile dust Jacket for the 1903 first edition by Macmillan Company for 1st Ed.-NO BOOK)
by London, Jack
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Ventura, California, United States
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Phantom Bookshop-John Anthony Miller, Artist, 2016. A facsimile dust jacket for the first 1903 edition by Macmillan Company. Trimmed and folded, enclosed in Mylar ready to put onto your book. Label on the VERSO signed and stating that this is a facsimile dust jacket. This jacket will also fit the early 1903-05 reprints of this classic..Beautiful and as new.
Synopsis
Jack London’s The Call of the Wild is an anthropomorphic canine’s unforgettable tale of survival. Set during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, the novel’s main character, Buck, a large and powerful St. Bernard-Scotch Shepherd, is stolen from his ranch home in Santa Clara Valley, California, and sold into service as a sled dog. At first, Buck experiences violence and struggles for survival, becoming progressively feral in the harsh environment. By the end, Buck relies on his instinct and learned experience to emerge as the proven leader of the pack. In The Call of the Wild, author Jack London blends his experience as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness with his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, influenced by the work of Darwin and Nietzsche. Thus, although the novel is first and foremost a story about a dog, it displays a philosophical depth absent in most animal adventures. In the summer of 1903, the story was first serialized in four installments in The Saturday Evening Post, which paid $750 for it. Soon after, London sold all rights to The Call of the Wild to Macmillan, which published the story in book format in August of that same year. As the first printing of 10,000 copies sold out immediately, it is safe to say the novel was enormously popular from the moment it was published. It has since secured its place in the canon of American literature. Today, The Call of the Wild is still one of the best-known stories written by an American author and has been published in almost 50 languages. The Call of the Wild is ranked 35th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels and 88th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century.
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- Phantom Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004914
- Title
- The Call of The Wild (Facsimile dust Jacket for the 1903 first edition by Macmillan Company for 1st Ed.-NO BOOK)
- Author
- London, Jack
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Publisher
- Phantom Bookshop-John Anthony Miller, Artist
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- DUST JACKET FACSIMILE
- Bookseller catalogs
- DUST JACKETS;
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Phantom Bookshop
Any item is returnable within 10 days of receipt if not satisfied. Please advise us first and shipping and insurance will be the buyer's expense. Thank you.John Anthony Miller.
About the Seller
Phantom Bookshop
Biblio member since 2003
Ventura, California
About Phantom Bookshop
Phantom Bookshop was established in 1993 by bookman and artist John Anthony Miller and located there for eight years in Downtown Ventura at 451 E. Main St in Ventura, California. Many famous authors and celebrities signed there and was a top favorite bookshop of Ray Bradbury's. We specialize used and rare books, unusual material and signed books with an emphasis on the unique, sci fi and fantasy, first editions, scientific and medical. We also have a nice selection of high quality facsimile dust jackets done etching and engraving artist John Anthony Miller (all jackets are marked tastefully that they are facsimile jackets, printed on high quality non acidic paper using the finest inks that will last a lifetime with care). Phantom Bookshop relocated in 2000 as an internet business.
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