Description
First edition of South Sea Tales by Jack London.
Octavo, v, 327pp, [6pp ads]. Publisher’s blue cloth, title in white on front cover and spine. Green and white illustration stamped on front cover. Stated “published October, 1911” on copyright page. Solid text block, faint loss of stamped colors on cover. A touch of foxing to title page. Previous ownership inscription on front flyleaf. Previous bookseller’s label affixed to rear pastedown endpaper. With vibrant frontispiece. (Sisson & Martens 60) (BAL 11932)
Jack London (1876-1916) was one of the first American authors to gain international fame and accumulate wealth from his writing. Despite his popularity, London never received any literary awards for his work. London is remembered today through retellings of his stories on film and television, most recently in a movie adaptation of The Call of the Wild starring Harrison Ford.
