Jack London, 8 Periodical Appearances, Overland Monthly, 1899Jack London (1876-1916) – American

Jack London, 8 Periodical Appearances, Overland Monthly, 1899
Jack London (1876-1916) – American author and journalist
Eight first appearances in print of Jack London Tales. Titles include: “To The Man on the Trail (A Klondike Christmas)”; “The White Silence (Another Story of Malemute Kid)”; “The Son of the Wolf (Third of the Malemute Kid Stories)”; “The Men of Forty-Mile (Malemute Kid Deals with a Duel)”; “In a Far Country”; “The Priestly Prerogative (Sixth of the Malemute Kid Stories)”; “The Wife of a King”; and “The Wisdom of the Trail.” San Francisco: Overland Monthly January-June, Vol XXXIII second series & July-December, Volume XXXIV second series, 1899. Bound in two volumes.
Octavos (237 x 165 mm); bound in ¾ tan morocco with marble boards, spines with black lettering
Very good condition
Estimate: $750

Collection of eight first appearances of Jack London tales in print including, “The Wife of a King,” which was later incorporated into London’s first book, “The Son of the Wolf”.

Jack London (American, 1876-1916)

London grew up in a working class family in the San Francsico area. London’s career as an author began after returning from a harrowing voyage on a sealing trip on which a typhoon nearly killed London and the rest of the crew. When London shared his stories with his mother, she suggested he submit to one of the local papers for a writing contest. Despite having only completed an eighth grade formal education, London won the prize, beating out students from Berkeley and Stanford. The experience convinced London to pursue a career as an author. He struggled for many years, until 1899 when he began publishing stories inOverland Monthly. His experiences working for the periodical trained London to make a practice of always writing at least one thousand words a day. He went on to fame and fortune at the age of 27 when his novel, “The Call of the Wild” was published in 1903. He went on to publish more than 50 books in the last sixteen years of his life.

Condition

Spines are worn with corners scuffed and hinges starting. Interiors are aged but clean, crisp, tight, and in overall very good condition.

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Jack London (1876-1916) – American author and journalist
Eight first appearances in print of Jack London Tales. Titles include: “To The Man on the Trail (A Klondike Christmas)”; “The White Silence (Another Story of Malemute Kid)”; “The Son of the Wolf (Third of the Malemute Kid Stories)”; “The Men of Forty-Mile (Malemute Kid Deals with a Duel)”; “In a Far Country”; “The Priestly Prerogative (Sixth of the Malemute Kid Stories)”; “The Wife of a King”; and “The Wisdom of the Trail.” San Francisco: Overland Monthly January-June, Vol XXXIII second series & July-December, Volume XXXIV second series, 1899. Bound in two volumes.
Octavos (237 x 165 mm); bound in ¾ tan morocco with marble boards, spines with black lettering
Very good condition
Estimate: $750

Collection of eight first appearances of Jack London tales in print including, “The Wife of a King,” which was later incorporated into London’s first book, “The Son of the Wolf”.

Jack London (American, 1876-1916)

London grew up in a working class family in the San Francsico area. London’s career as an author began after returning from a harrowing voyage on a sealing trip on which a typhoon nearly killed London and the rest of the crew. When London shared his stories with his mother, she suggested he submit to one of the local papers for a writing contest. Despite having only completed an eighth grade formal education, London won the prize, beating out students from Berkeley and Stanford. The experience convinced London to pursue a career as an author.