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CALL OF THE WILD - Custom Clamshell Case Only
by London, Jack
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Clamshell As New/No Jacket
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan (1903, Book Date), 1903. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. Clamshell As New/No Jacket. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. London, Jack. CALL OF THE WILD - Custom Clamshell Case. New York: Macmillan, 1903. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each CALL OF THE WILD case is finished in fine olive green cloth, medium olive Nuba® sides & red velour interior, gilt-stamped black leather title-piece & features a blind-embossed [sculpted] black leather inset on the side inspired by the book's famous cover illustration. Nuba®, is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for more than 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Book definitely NOT included.
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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- Bookseller
- TBCL The Book Collection Library
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31430
- Title
- CALL OF THE WILD - Custom Clamshell Case Only
- Author
- London, Jack
- Format/Binding
- No Binding
- Book Condition
- New Clamshell As New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Custom Clamshell Case
- Publisher
- Macmillan (1903, Book Date)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- FEATURECLAMSHELL
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