The Sea-Wolf
by London, Jack
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Modesto, California, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine. Collector's Edition. Red leather and gold gilt decoration. All page edges gilt, silk bookmark and endpapers. Tight and unread, bright and sharp with slight edgewear and a small imperfection to the gilt to top page edges. Collector's bookplate on verso of front free endpaper.
Synopsis
The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American writer Jack London about a literary critic and other survivors of an ocean collision who come under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues them. Its first printing of forty thousand copies were immediately sold out before publication on the strength of London's previous The Call of the Wild.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Third Season Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000174
- Title
- The Sea-Wolf
- Author
- London, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1979
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About the Seller
Third Season Books
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Modesto, California
About Third Season Books
We are a longtime internet bookseller in California with diverse interests but focusing on philosophy, spiritualism, mythology, science fiction, fantasy, nature writing, poetry, and modern literature. We are looking to buy collections.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...