LONDON, JACK] KINGMAN, RussBiblio.com
London, JackBiblio.com
The Call Of The Wild
1907A46280Grosset & Dunlap Publishers. Very Good-. 1907. New Edition thus; 14th Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a copy of MacMillan's Standard Edition published by Grosset & Dunlap. With decorations by Chas. Edw. Hooper and illustrations by Philip R. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull. This copy's last date imprint is June 1907 making it a 14th printing. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have edge wear bumping rubbing and wear. The front cover includes a rectangular pictorial pastedown which has noticeable wear and several chips missing. There are spots of ground-in dirt and discoloration to the book covers. The text pages are clean though somewhat toned due to the acid content of the paper. There is a previous owner's ink stamped name and address on the front endpaper. . This copy has been illustrated throughout by Philip R. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull. A previous owner's inked gift notation a dated 1914 and an inked number 20. There is an ink stamped former name and address on the front pastedown page as well. "The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley California when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively more primitive and wild in the harsh environment where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs. By the end he sheds the veneer of civilization and relies on primordial instinct and learned experience to emerge as a leader in the wild. London spent almost a year in the Yukon and his observations form much of the material for the book. The story was serialized in The Saturday Evening Post in the summer of 1903 and was published later that year in book form. The book's great popularity and success made a reputation in London. As early as 1923 the story was adapted to film and it has since seen several more cinematic adaptations. " from Wikipedia . Grosset & Dunlap Publishers hardcover
