Books by London Jack

London: Heinemann, 1904. First English edition. 8vo. [viii], 246, [2, blank] pp. Original brownish- red cloth stamped in black and gilt. Spine darkened, preliminaries a little spotted, otherwise very good. BAL 11878 (note); Woodbridge 27 . BAL records the London edition was advertised for 9 May 1904; the New York edition was advertised in mid-April ... more information

New York: Macmillan, 1904.. Blue cloth, lettered in gilt, stamped in black and with pictorial vignette, t.e.g. First edition. Spine extremities and edges worn, but a good, sound copy, internally nice and clean. BAL 11878. ... more information

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1904., 1904. First edition ("April, 1904"). 8vo. Original pictorial blue cloth stamped in gilt and black, with pinecone design and a cream colored moon, t.e.g. Very good, plus, tight copy. 286 pages + 2 pages of advertisements. No dust jacket. No signatures or bookplates. Small bookseller's label on the rear pastedown.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. ... more information

NY: MacMillan, 1904. First edition. Contains eight tales, including "The One Thousand Dozen," the early dog story "Batard," and "A Relic of the Pliocene." Presentation copy, inscribed by London on front endpaper: "Dear Bert: 'Ay tank Ay buy.' p. 127." The quotation is from the story "Too Much Gold" and is a bit of dialogue that records the moment drunken Swede Ans Handerson decides to purchase a gold claim. Light rubbing to spine ends, otherwise a v... more information