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LONDON, Jack.. Strength of the Strong.. Macmillan, New York, 1914.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: viii, 257 pp. + 6 pp. ads. Frontispiece. 8vo, original decorated cloth. First edition. BAL 11955. Some flaking to the white lettering on spine, which is a little tanned; light hand-soiling and bumping to cloth; tight and sound.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Strength of the Strong. Macmillan, New York, 1914.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 257pp.+adverts; HB blue w/white&gilt; some rub w/wear on edges&corners; PONinscript.; ft.hinge cracked; damage to bttm.of pg.241-244 otherwise clean,tight pgs.
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Strength of the Strong. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1914.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: shelf wear, blue cloth, gilt design and white lettering. Front end page missing owners inscription S2 6
Seller: COVENANT HERITAGE LIBRIS, Saint John, NB, Canada
Jack London. The Strength of the Strong. Mac Macmillan Co, New York, 1914.
Price: US$190.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. Original pictorial sea blue cloth with frontis, a very good to near fine copy one of the more difficult London titles to find in very good condition. listed in Jacob Blanck's BAL.
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
LONDON, Jack.. Strength of the Strong.. Macmillan, New York, 1914.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: viii, 257 pp. + 6 pp. ads. Frontispiece. 8vo, original decorated cloth. First edition. BAL 11955. Bookplate; few small stains and some overall light soiling to the covers; but very good.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
London, Jack.. THE STRENGTH OF THE STRONG.. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1914.
Price: US$249.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1914, v, 257pp, plus 6pp publisher's advertisements. Light wear and soiling, else G+. Stamped on title page: "Advance Copy for Editorial Use, Review Released for Publication Jun 3 1914." BAL 11955.
Seller: Legacy Books, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Strength Of The Strong. The MacMillan Company, New York, NY, 1914.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, with points matching Sisson page 76. Sisson notes only 3948 copies printed of the first edition. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear, and a couple of tiny nick / tears to the spine ends. The lettering to the publishers name on the spine has rubbed. The text pages are generally clean and bright, however one section has spots of foxing. "A collection of seven short stories including the title piece "The Strength of the Strong". London uses the stories to advance his views on socialism and highlight the problems of the working classes. He continues to look back with prehistoric tales, but also includes "The Unparalleled Invasion" which looks forward to a Chinese invasion of the world later in the twentieth century." (from The Jack London State Historic Park site)
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Strength of the Strong. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1914.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Octavo blue decorated cloth stamped in black and gilt and lettered in white. This copy with a GIFT INSCRIPTION FROM BECKY LONDON, JACK'S DAUGHTER on the front free endpaper. Light, diffuse stain on the front cover and spine lettering somewhat rubbed. A very good, internally fine copy.
Seller: The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
LONDON, Jack. The Strength of the Strong. Macmillan, New York, 1914.
Price: US$385.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo (20cm). Aqua cloth, stamped in white, gold and black on spine and front cover; [i]-[viii], 1-257, [5]pp. Frontispiece illus. Mild rubbing to bottom board edges; scattered foxing to title page and prelims; Very Good to Near Fine. Collection of seven stories, including the socialist utopian romance "The Dream of Debs." WOODBRIDGE 121. BAL 11955.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$425.25 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: One Of Only 3948 Copies, Blue Cloth Lettered In White And Decorated In Black And Gilt. First Printing. Light Wear, Small Losses To Parts Of Lettering On Spine, Mostly To Publisher's Name, But All Words Clear, No Loss To Cover Lettering. Hinges Tight, No Stains, No Names Or Marks, No Fraying. Ownership Signature Of "J Shepard", Possibly (And Probably) James Shepard (1843-1917), Husband Of Jack London's Half-Sister Eliza (1866-1939), Who Traveled To Alaska Etc. With London But Fell Out With Him, Blaming Him For His Diorce From Eliza, And Is Thought By Some Modern Writers To Possible Have Caused Woilf-House To Burn Down.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
London, Jack. THE STRENGTH OF THE STRONG. , 1914.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Description: With Frontispiece. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. 6 pp undated ads. Original light blue cloth decorated in gilt. First Edition of this collection of seven socialistic tales. Two of them, "The Dream of Debs" and "South of the Slot," he had written years earlier just after the San Francisco earthquake. In the former (which was later published as a separate pamphlet), San Francisco is destroyed by another form of catastrophe, a nationwide general strike. The wealthy narrator wakes up with the premonition of an earthquake to come. Yet there is only silence, the silence of nobody going to work. Slowly, the city breaks down. Violence flares between the slum people and the upper classes. [Sinclair] In the title story, London mocks his old god Kipling, whom his earliest Alaskan tales emulated: primitive men choose brotherhood over capitalism, rejecting the lies of their "Lip-King." Macmillan produced only 3,948 copies of this book -- which, with the exception of London's plays and his few nonfiction titles, is one of the smallest number of copies of all his works -- fewer than THE SCARLET PLAGUE, fewer than THE HOUSE OF PRIDE, fewer than SOUTH SEA TALES, fewer than THE PEOPLE OF THE ABYSS. Not only were a small number printed, but the binding was unfortunately lettered in white -- which typically is found quite eroded today. This, however, is a fine copy, with none of the white eroded. Quite uncommon in this condition. Sisson & Martens p. 76; Blanck 11955.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Strength of the Strong [Association copy]. MacMillan, New York, 1914.
Price: US$565.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: MacMillan, 1914. First Edition. BAL 11955, Sisson & Martens p. 75. Copy previously owned by Irving Shepard, son of Jack London's stepsister Eliza, with his signature on the ffep. Frontispiece illustration. Octavo, 257 pp. Teal blue green cloth with white imprinting and gilt celtic emblem on cover and spine. Stain causing white and other faint discoloration along spine and corresponding joint areas (see scan), one notable foxing spot at bottom page edges. Joints, hinges strong, no sign of starting. Very Good. Contents have the Shepard signature on ffep, are else near fine. Jack London's memorable socialist parable, with association status by virtue of its prior ownership by Irving Shepard. Provenance information provided to purchaser. l-40n
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: [Vi], 378 Pp + 7 Pp Ads At Rear. First Printing, One Of 3948 Copies, Blue Cloth, White Lettering, Gilt Design. An Unusually Bright, Unworn, Unrubbed Book, Entirely Original, Without Any Restoration. With The Rae Dust Jacket Which Has Undergone Professional Restoration, Including Replacement Of Bottom Half Of Spine Panel And A Large Chip At The Bottom Of The Rear Panel, Also Reattachment Of Chip At Top Of Spine, Reattachment Of Split Along Rear Spine Edge, And Repair Of Minor Edge Chips; The White Surface Has Been Retouched, Leaving The Original Lettering; The Publisher's Name Has Been Added At Bottom Of Spine When The Bottom Was Replaced.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
LONDON, JACK.. The Strength of the Strong. New York: Macmillan, 1914, 1914.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Faint penned letter "A" on the spine; very minor cloth soiling and wear; very good plus. Inscribed by the author, "Dear Ralph Kasper, Sincerely yours, Jack London, Aug. 23, 1915." A very uncommon title to find inscribed. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.