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The Star Rover
by London, Jack
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1915. First American Edition. Original cloth. Near fine. First American edition of The Star Rover by Jack London.. Octavo, 329pp, [10pp ads]. Publisher's original light blue cloth, stamped with cloud design in navy and white. Title in gilt on front cover and spine. Stated "Published October, 1915" on copyright page. Slight lean to text block, faint sunning to spine, spine tips lightly bumped. Some wear to hinges. Color frontispiece. A vibrant example. (BAL 11963). 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.
Synopsis
Lorenzo Carcaterra is the author of the novels Sleepers , Apaches , Gangster , and Street Boys , and a memoir, A Safe Place . He lives in New York.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13089
- Title
- The Star Rover
- Author
- London, Jack
- Illustrator
- First American edition of The Star Rover by Jack London.
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- first edition Jack London, Call of the Wild First Edition, Call of the Wild Jack London, signed book Jack London, The game jack London, The Acorn-Planter Jack London, The House of Pride Jack London, Hearts of Three London
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