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The Human Drift

The Human Drift

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The Human Drift

by London, Jack

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  • near fine
  • first
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Near Fine/Good
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About This Item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917. First Edition. Near Fine/Good. First edition. [x], 184, [2], [6 ads] pp. Publisher's reddish brown cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine with bright gilt, faint tidemark to upper corner of prelims, in a Good example of the rare dust jacket, unclipped and unsophisticated. Jacket chipped at edges and along spine, soiled and lightly dampstained, front panel creased, front and spine panels still attached at head but nearly separate.

London's first posthumously-published work, consisting of non-fiction pieces, including "Four Horses and a Sailor," Jack's account of a trip in company with Charmian in a horse-drawn carriage from Sonoma County to Oregon. Rare in jacket, which reproduces the frontispiece photo. Only 3,056 copies printed.

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Bookseller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
140940929
Title
The Human Drift
Author
London, Jack
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
The Macmillan Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1917
Keywords
essays, travel, Americana, Four Horses and a Sailor, Charmian

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About the Seller

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon

About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.

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