London, Jack. Scorn of Women in Three Acts. Macmillan and Co, New York, 1906.

Price: US$850.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Octavo. 256pp. A very good copy bound in later 3/4 leather and marbled boards and appears to be bound possibly soon after publication, engraved bookplate of W Seward Webb Jr. son of William Seward Webb a founder of Sons of the American Revolution. Name on rear end paper. Scarce

Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.

London, Jack. Scorn of Women In Three Acts. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1906.

Price: US$850.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Octavo, x, 256pp, [3pp ads]. Red cloth with white cloth spine. Title in black on spine. Top edge gilt. Stated "published November, 1906" on copyright page. Solid text block, lightly bumped edges, loss of white stamping to title on front cover. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Laid-in review notice from publisher, listing the price as $1.25. One of Jack London's most scarce publications, with only 920 copies in the initial printing. (Sisson & Martens 32) (BAL 11898). 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.

Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.

London, Jack. Scorn of Women. In Three Acts. Macmillan, New York, 1906.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Description: Maroon cloth lettered in white, white cloth shelf back lettered in black, top edge gilt. Light foxing to endpapers, small private library stamp. A near-fine copy with the spine lettering intact, although the cover lettering is partially effaced.

Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.