The Human Drift
by London, Jack
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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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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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (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
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Soiled
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Fine
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