LITTLE, FRANCES (PSEUDONYM OF FANNIE CALDWELL)

Little Sister Snow

New York, NY: The Century Co, 1909. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Genjiro Kataoka. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is missing the accompanying dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a thinish two inch strip of discoloration to the front cover along with some light ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. This book includes twelve full color watercolor plates by the artist Genjiro Kataoka who is best known in the United States for his realistic reprensentations of Japanese life done in watercolor during the early 1900's. Though he began as an impressionistic painter, and artist, he found continual work as an illustrator for books about and by Japanese during a period of intense curiosity for the Orient. "Frances Little (November 22, 1863 – January 6, 1941) was the pseudonym of American author Fannie Caldwell. Caldwell and her husband, businessman J. D. Macaulay, made their home on Fourth Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Her debut book The Lady of the Decoration was published in New York City in 1906 and would be her most successful work. The "Lady" rode the wave of American interest and support for Japan in the Russo-Japanese War, and supports the Japanese cause throughout. Set between 1901 and 1905, it is written as the diary as a young missionary kindergarten teacher in Hiroshima, Japan who before and during the Russo-Japanese War. She travels to Vladivostock, Russia just before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War and makes a number of critical observations. At the dawn of the 20th Century, most Americans knew very little of Japan, and Little's novel presented a view of Japanese life that captured the imagination of the reading public, who made it the No.1 bestselling novels in the United States for 1907." (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 46259

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Editions Frances Little Fannie Caldwell Relationships Romance Love Orient Japan

LONDON, JACK

The Abysmal Brute

New York, NY: The Century Co, 1913. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing, with Published May, 1913 on copyright page, first state with orange / yellow lettering to the front cover. (as per Sisson & Martens ) This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear, along with some beginning fraying. There is a small tear and nicking to both spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1910, when the story was written, London had become a famous writer but he was worried that he had exhausted his ideas. The Abysmal Brute was based on one of several plot outlines he bought from Sinclair Lewis, an admirer of London who was at the beginning of his career. Other stories by Jack London about boxing are his novel The Game, published in 1905, his short story "A Piece of Steak" of 1909, and his short story "The Mexican" of 1911. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 46264

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Short Stories Boxing Sports

LONDON, JACK

Before Adam

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1912. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull. B&W Illustrations; First Edition with points noted in Sisson, pages 33-34. The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and light edge wear. There is a very slight slant to the spine of the book. There are several small spots of wear / light color loss to the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright and there are eight full page color plates by Charles Livingston Bull included. The front inner hinge has a three inch crack. "Before Adam is a novel by Jack London, serialized in 1906 and 1907 in Everybody's Magazine. It is the story of a man who dreams he lives the life of an early hominid. The story offers an early view of human evolution. The majority of the story is told through the eyes of the man's hominid alter ego, one of the Cave People. In addition to the Cave People, there are the more advanced Fire People, and the more animal-like Tree People. Other characters include the hominid's father, a love interest, and Red-Eye, a fierce "atavism" that perpetually terrorizes the Cave People. A sabre-cat also plays a role in the story. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 46256

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Nature Charles Livingston Bull Animals Science Fiction Evolution

LONDON, JACK

Burning Daylight

New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1910. 1st Edition; 2nd State. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. Possible second state of the text block (according to Sisson page 48.) with the three blank leaves at the rear of the book before the endpaper. First state of the boards (covers) with just MacMillan on the bottom spine of the book cover. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. There is a small spot of rubbing to the spine below the illustrated tree. There is some light rubbing and a light scratch to the yellow color on the front cover of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There are 8 inserted, full-page illustrations throughout the text. The top edge of the text block has noticeable ground-in dirt. "Burning Daylight is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, which was one of the best-selling books of that year and it was London's best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, nicknamed "Burning Daylight" was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith. The novel was subsequently filmed as a First National movie starring Milton Sills with Doris Kenyon. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46298

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Alaska The Yukon Gold Mining The Klondike

LONDON, JACK

The Faith of Men

New York, NY: The MacMillan Company, 1904. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and edge wear, along with some light fraying, and several tiny edge tears to the cloth. There is a light slant to the spine of the book. The spine of the book has some rubbing to both the cloth and the lettering. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a large previous owner's commissioned bookplate on the front pastedown page - a large wolf head inside a shield and the name Murray underneath. The First Edition is limited to 6802 copies.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46257

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Short Stories

LONDON, JACK

The God of His Father and Other Stories

New York, NY: McLure, Phillips & Company, 1901. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. First Edition with all points from Sisson. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumbing, rubbing and beginning fraying to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There are several small edge tears and nicks to the spine ends. The book covers have some light rubbing and wear to the cloth on both front and rear covers. The text pages are clean and bright. Both inner hinges have cracking that has been repaired by a previous owner. (neatly done). There is a previous library address sticker on the front pastedown page. (looks to be a private library - there are NO other library markings but the sticker. There is also a bookstore label on the rear pastedown page from Laurel Book Service: " Karl E. Goedecke (1902-1979) and his wife Katherine Lubrecht Goedecke (1902-1975) owned and operated the Laurel Book Service in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, a mail-order business specializing in rare and out-of-print books, especially those about or printed in Pennsylvania, from 1932 to 1975 (name first used circa 1935). ". Very Good .

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Book number: 46302

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Nature The West Alaska The Yukon

LONDON, JACK (WRITTEN IN COOPERATION WITH CHARLES GODDARD)

Hearts of Three

New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1920. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Limited to 4990 copies. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There is some wear to the front spine joint as well. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some ground-in dirt to the top edge of the text block. "Hearts of Three is an adventure novel by Jack London. The novel was finished right before the writer's death and released in 1919–1920 in the New York Journal. The novel was written in cooperation with Charles Goddard. " (From Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 46278

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Ships & Sailing Charles Goddard Adventure Nature Henry Morgan Pirates

LONDON, JACK (EDITED BY EARLE LABOR)

A Klondike Trilogy Three Uncollected Stories

Santa Barbara, CA: Neville Publishing, Inc, 1983. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Jack Freas. B&W Illustrations; This edition is limited to 300 Numbered copies. This is book # 169. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Earle Labor (b. March, 1928) is George Wilson Professor (Emeritus) of American Literature at Centenary College of Louisiana. His research and teaching career have been devoted to the study of the American author, Jack London. He taught the first undergraduate course devoted to London at Utah State University in 1966. Labor taught the first-ever graduate course on London in 1973-74 (University of Aarhus, Denmark) while on a Fulbright Scholarship. Labor received his B. A. And M. A. From Southern Methodist University in 1949 and 1952, respectively. He received his Ph. D from the University of Wisconsin in 1961. He is the founder and curator of The Jack London Museum and Research Center at Centenary College. Classes he has taught include: a seminar on Jack London; a class on American gothic fiction 'The Power of Darkness'; a seminar on the American novel; a two-semester survey course on American literature; and several classes on Critical Approaches to Literature. Jack London: An American Life received the 2014 Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Nonfiction Biography. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine .

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Book number: 40875

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Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Jack Freas Earle Labor Short Stories Neville Publishing Co. Limited Editions Small Press

LONDON, JACK

The Little Lady of the Big House

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- .

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Book number: 46255

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Romance Adventure Western Americana

LONDON, JACK

Love of Life and Other Stories

New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1907. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good to Near Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have omse light bumping and rubbing. There is noticeable rubbing to the front spine joint. A section about two inches long of the front spine joint has some bumping that feels like sewing, but is most likely just rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. "In the spring of 1906 Jack London received a letter from magazine editor S. S. McClure, who was inquiring about an article published in The New York World and inelegantly headlined “Singular Similarity of a Story Written by Jack London and One Printed Four Years Before a New Literary Puzzle. ” The writer for The World noted similarities between Augustus Bridle and J. K. Macdonald’s “Lost in the Land of the Midnight Sun, ” which appeared in McClure’s in December 1901, and London’s “Love of Life, ” which appeared in the same magazine exactly four years later. “People are asking questions based on this parallel, ” McClure wrote London. “Can’t you give us something to quote back at them? ” Soon even Bridle had seen the article in The World (although, it seems, not London’s story) and wrote for an explanation." (Library of America, Story of the Week). Very Good .

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Book number: 46299

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Short Stories Yukon Territory Alaska Nature

LONDON, JACK

The Mutiny of the Elsinore

New York, NY: The MacMillan Company, 1914. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. First Edition with all points according to Sisson (page 77) The book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. There is some light bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. There is some beginning fraying as well. The lettering and decoration on the spine of the book has been mostly rubbed away. The foredge of the front cover of the book has several small spots of color loss and there is rubbing to the blue color on the front cover as well. The text pages are clean and bright. There is foxing to the endpapers. "The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London first published in 1914. After death of the captain, the crew of a ship split between the two senior surviving mates. During the conflict, the narrator develops as a strong character, rather as in The Sea-Wolf. It also includes some strong right views which were part of London's complex world-view. The novel is partially based on London's voyage around Cape Horn on the Dirigo in 1912. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 46303

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Ships & Sailing Mutiny

LONDON, JACK

The Night Born

New York, NY: The Century Co, 1913. 1st Edition; 3rd state. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition to Near Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. This book matches the 3rd state listed in Sisson (page 127) with blue grey cloth binding, black totem poles and gilt lettering to the front cover and spine and two blank leaves at the rear of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. The front pastedown page includes a previous owner's book plate (John Milton Stewart) , and there is an ink stamped previous owner's name on the front endpaper. The rear inner hinge of the book has begun to crack. "Early in “the unluckiest year of his life” (1913) , during which his dream home in California’s Sonoma Valley burnt down, Jack London, aged thirty-seven, published the short-story collection The Night-Born (Labor, 329). The ten tales in it range from negligible potboilers to such gems as the evocative sketch of a soldier’s life “War”, and the suspenseful fight story “The Mexican”, set during the Mexican Revolution (c. 1910–1920) and embodying London’s “finest allegory of the revolutionary spirit” (Labor, Leitz, Shepard, xxix)." (the Literary Encyclopedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 46300

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Short Stories Tarzan Adventure

LONDON, JACK

On the Makaloa Mat

New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1919. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Printed September 1919 statement on the copyright page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends, corners and spine joints of the book cover have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a one inch crack to the top rear inner hinge that has been professionally repaired. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper. "Makaloa (Cyperus laevigatus) is a native sedge that was traditional used in Hawaii I to make moena makaloa, finely plaited mats treasured in Hawaii I. These treasured mats were a specialty of one particular island, Nii Ihau. As families intermarried, this practice established new centers elsewhere. Before this practice went dormant back in the late 1800s, it presence was found on Nii Ihau, Kauai I, and on the northern tip of Oahu in Mokulei Ia." (Pihemanu Kuaihelani makaloa project). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46276

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Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Hawaii Travel & Exploration

LONDON, JACK

The Strength of the Strong

New York, NY: The MacMillan Company, 1914. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. First edition, with points matching Sisson page 76. Sisson notes only 3948 copies printed of the first edition. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear, and a couple of tiny nick / tears to the spine ends. The lettering to the publishers name on the spine has rubbed. The text pages are generally clean and bright, however one section has spots of foxing. "A collection of seven short stories including the title piece “The Strength of the Strong”. London uses the stories to advance his views on socialism and highlight the problems of the working classes. He continues to look back with prehistoric tales, but also includes “The Unparalleled Invasion” which looks forward to a Chinese invasion of the world later in the twentieth century." (from The Jack London State Historic Park site). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46281

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Literature Short Stories

LONDON, JACK

The Turtles of Tasman

New York, NY: The MacMillan Company, 1916. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing with Published September 1916 on the copyright page. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The front cover of the book has a coffee ring and a couple of other spots of light discoloration. The lettering and decoration on the front cover of the book has some rubbing and scratching as well. The text pages are clean and bright. The edges of the text block has spots of foxing. "Published in 1916, this is a collection of very different short stories. There are tales of murder as well as a play set in prehistoric times. “Finis” and “The End of the Story” are classic Jack London Klondike tales of adventure on the trail. “Told in the Drooling Ward” is an often-irreverent look at life in a California mental institution." (from Jack London Historic State Park). Very Good .

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Book number: 46279

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Jack London Short Stories