New York: The Macmillan Company, 1919 Book. Very Good + +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. 229 (1) pp. First Edition, 1919. Penciled name on ffep. Very light rubbing to top and bottom edge spine and fore-edge corner tips with slightly age-toned bottom and fore- text block edge. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 5.5" x 7.75". Blue cloth with dark blue decoration and yellow island illustration on front board, blue top text block edge. In Mylar protector. A very nice copy of London's posthumously published collection of seven stories about Hawaii..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005640
Title: On the Makaloa Mat
Author: London, Jack
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good + +
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: The Macmillan Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1919
Keywords: LITERATURE AMERICAN NOVELISTS AND SHORT STORY WRITERS FICTION
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;
Size: Octavo

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