Author: LONDON, JACK
Title: The Little Lady of the Big House
Description: New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1916. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. First Edition, first printing, with Published April, 1916 on the copyright page (as per Sisson & Martens). The spine ends, corners and spine joints of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear. The lettering on the spine of the book has some rubbing. The text pages are generally clean, though there are occasional spots of fonxing and fingermarking. The endpapers have generalized light toning and there is a previous owner's name plate (large) adhered to the front endpaper. The rear inner hinge has cracked. "Biographer Clarice Stasz writes that the book is "not autobiography", but speaks of London's "frank borrowing from his life with Charmian", his second wife, and says it is "psychologically valid as a mirror of events during [the] winter [of 1912–13]". Paula, like Charmian, is subject to insomnia and is unable to bear children. Based on a reading of Charmian's diary, Stasz identifies Evan Graham with two real-life men named Laurie Smith and Allan Dunn. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Romance Adventure Western Americana
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Title: The Little Lady of the Big House
Description: New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1916. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. First Edition, first printing, with Published April, 1916 on the copyright page (as per Sisson & Martens). The spine ends, corners and spine joints of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear. The lettering on the spine of the book has some rubbing. The text pages are generally clean, though there are occasional spots of fonxing and fingermarking. The endpapers have generalized light toning and there is a previous owner's name plate (large) adhered to the front endpaper. The rear inner hinge has cracked. "Biographer Clarice Stasz writes that the book is "not autobiography", but speaks of London's "frank borrowing from his life with Charmian", his second wife, and says it is "psychologically valid as a mirror of events during [the] winter [of 1912–13]". Paula, like Charmian, is subject to insomnia and is unable to bear children. Based on a reading of Charmian's diary, Stasz identifies Evan Graham with two real-life men named Laurie Smith and Allan Dunn. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Romance Adventure Western Americana
Price: US$ 95.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 46255
- Book number: 46255
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