THE SEA-WOLF
by London, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dustjacket
- Seller
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Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good with no dustjacket. 1916. Reprint; Later Printing. Hardcover. Book is in VG condition with rubbing to edges, bumping to spine ends, slightly cocked spine, slightly darkened spine, mild soiling to covers & FFE else a bright & solid copy. Book lacks DJ as issued. FOLCAS 6/23; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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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- Bookseller
- JB's Book Vault (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5838
- Title
- THE SEA-WOLF
- Author
- London, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint; Later Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1916
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- London, Sea, Wolf, Fiction, Antiquarain
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- Fiction; Antiquarian & Rare;
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- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.