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London, Jack. The Abysmal Brute. The Century Co., 1913.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1913. Olive green cloth with titles and decoration in black and yellow. Cloth lightly scuffed and rubbed. Lacks dust jacket. Spine square, with sound binding. Foxed to textblock edges; top edge a little dusty. Foxing at endsheets. Prior owner's name inked to front paste down, dated 1923. Interior else clean, unmarked. Frontis by Gordon Grant, with tissue guard.
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Abysmal Brute. Century Co., New York, 1913.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: Good with rubbed and bumped edges, soiling, spine gently rolled, ends bumped and lettering faded, faint soiling to a few pages, and soft gutter between pages 76 and 77
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
London, Jack. THE ABYSMAL BRUTE. The Century Company, New York, 1913.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, third issue in light green rough cloth stamped in green and black. Slightly smaller than the 2 issues that precede it with boards measuring approximately 4.75 x 6.75" (first issue is a little wider and 7" tall). [Woodbridge 109]. Crimp to base of spine otherwise bright and near fine lacking dust jacket.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Jack London. The abysmal brute,. The Century Co, 1913.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Century Co.; New York, 1913. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing Variant Binding. A Very Good, green cloth binding with black lettering on front board and dark green lettering on spine, binding intact, mild spine lean, some handling/scuffing to boards, sunned spine, small soiled spot rear board, bit fraying to spine edges, some age toning to pages, rubbing along board edges, small abrasions to board corners, small and faint moisture stain top text block edge, rubbed spots front pastedown, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, without Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 169pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Abysmal Brute. The Century Co., New York, NY, 1913.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing, with Published May, 1913 on copyright page, first state with orange / yellow lettering to the front cover. (as per Sisson & Martens ) This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear, along with some beginning fraying. There is a small tear and nicking to both spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1910, when the story was written, London had become a famous writer but he was worried that he had exhausted his ideas. The Abysmal Brute was based on one of several plot outlines he bought from Sinclair Lewis, an admirer of London who was at the beginning of his career. Other stories by Jack London about boxing are his novel The Game, published in 1905, his short story "A Piece of Steak" of 1909, and his short story "The Mexican" of 1911. " (from Wikipedia)
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
LONDON, Jack.. Abysmal Brute.. Century Co., New York, 1913.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: [iv] 169 pp. + one page of ads. Frontispiece. 12mo, original decorated cloth. First edition, second binding. BAL 11945. Spine slightly tanned; minor use at extremities.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Abysmal Brute. CENTURY CO., LONDON, 1913.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Green Illustrated Cover. General wear to cover and spine. wear to endpapers. major soiling to first couple of pages, the rest are clean. deckeling to edges. DATE PUBLISHED: 1913 EDITION: FIRST ED 169
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Jack London. The Abysmal Brute. The Century Co, 1913.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Covers shelfworn. Spine slightly cocked.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Jack London. The Abysmal Brute. The Century Co.,, New York:, 1913.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Description: First printing Very good+ in olive green cloth covered boards decorated with black and orange stamping with black text on the spine and orange text on the front board. The rear board shows two areas of approximately 1" and 2" in diameter which are stained to a lighter color and the head and heel of the spine are very lightly rubbed. 169 pages followed by a one page ad for two previous titles by London and one blank leaf all as called for in Sisson and Martens' Jack London First Editions (p. 70). (BAL 11945)
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
LONDON, JACK. THE ABYSMAL BRUTE. THE CENTURY CO., NY, 1913.
Price: US$149.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NICE, SOLID COPY WITH FULL COLORS. FRONT PASTE-DOWN HAS A DRAWING DATED 2/26/21. THE DRAWING DEPICTS BUILDING'S & MARKET OF THE SEATTLE AREA.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
LONDON, Jack.. Abysmal Brute.. Century Co., New York, 1913.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: [iv] 169 pp. + one page of ads. Frontispiece. 8vo, original decorated cloth. First edition, second binding. BAL 11945. Bookplate; light wear; some soiling to rear cover; one very small stain near bottom of front cover.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Abysmal Brute. The Century Co., New York, 1913.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: The Century Co., 1913. This short novel on boxing was first published in a periodical; interestingly, London had purchased the idea from Sinclair Lewis. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. First Issue, with matching dates and "Published May, 1913" (stated). Olive green cloth binding with decoations and titling on the front cover in black and yellow; titling on spine same colours. Clean text; 169 pages, with an advert on the reverse of the last page. Frontis illustration by Gordon Grant. Previous-owner signature in pencil on the FFEP. Bumped corners; lightly rubbed at head and foot of spine; slight lean. No dustjacket. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. Illus. by Gordon Grant. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
LONDON, Jack. The Abysmal Brute. The Century Co, New York, 1913.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, Duodecimo, oliver cloth over boards stamped in black and gold, deckled edge. Novel about a man who grows up in a log cabin and finds success as a boxer, with black and white fronticepiece. Very good, light wear, no dust jacket.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Abysmal Brute. The Century Company., New York., 1913.
Price: US$170.00 + shipping
Description: Olive green cloth over boards, decorated w/ black design; gold acorn & titles. 3 p. l., 3-169 p. 18 cm. Fiction with theme of prize-fighter management, set in California at first, early 20th century. First copyright 1911, Street & Smith, New York. Very good. No dust jacket. Age-toning. Nice covers. Tissue-protected frontispiece plate, off-white. 1 0.0
Seller: Hedgehog's Whimsey BOOKS etc., Newport, NH, U.S.A.
LONDON, Jack.. The Abysmal Brute.. The Century Co., New York, 1913.
Price: US$186.97 + shipping
Description: First edition, variant (secondary) binding. Sm. 8vo., orig. bright green cloth decorated in dark green and black, 169, (1)p. ads. Some rubbing along the spine but certainly a very good copy. BAL 19945 variant binding, Woodbridge 109 second binding and Sisson p.70, later binding.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
London, Jack. The Abysmal Brute. The Century Co, New York, 1913.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Frontispiece. 1 vols. 12mo. BAL 11945 Variant binding (status unknown) of rough green cloth stamped in green and black. Spine a little dulled, cover slightly soiled
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Jack London. The Abysmal Brute. The Century Company, 1913.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st ed, second state.12mo. "Published, May, 1913" and "1913" printed at foot of title page.1 page undated ads at back. Original light green cloth decorated in dark green and black, in dust jacket. First Edition of London's prizefighting tale. frontispiece by Gordon Grant. This copy is in the second binding state, which is identical in design to the first except for the colors. Sisson & Martens p. 70; Blanck 11945. Near fine; a clean tight copy with just some dust discoloration on top edge. In very good d/w with just a few small edge and corner nicks. Bookstore ink-stamp on back end-paper.
Seller: Burns' Bizarre, IOBA, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
London, Jack. [Boxing] The Abysmal Brute. The Century Company, New York, 1913.
Price: US$486.13 + shipping
Description: Publisher's green cloth with title and decorations stamped in black and dark green onto upper board and spine, 16mo (6-5/8 inches tall), pp. (iv), 169, (1) ads, tissue-guarded frontis, copyright page with "Published, May, 1913" and "1913" printed at foot of title page. Volume with light touch of wear to spine ends and tips, faint pencil erasure ffep. Unclipped price intact [$1.00 net] DJ with small closed tears, shallow chips to spine ends and flap folds, a single tape repair verso and one half inch V shaped chip at top of rear panel, light creases to rear flap and lower half of spine panel. The colors of the DJ front panel remain particularly strong. This first edition copy of The Abysmal Brute is in the "Variant binding.stamped in black and green", Ahearn, 054b. A prizefighting story likely inspired by the great Johnson-Jeffries boxing match (his June 27th, 1910 New York Herald article states "Fighter with the quality of the 'Abysmal brute' will win the great battle.") where London reported on the buildup to and championship fight between, Johnson and Jeffries for the Heavyweight Championship of the World in Reno, Nevada. Johnson was the first black man to win the coveted title and on this challenge, knocked Jefferies down three times in the fourteenth round before his corner threw in the towel. The outcome of the fight triggered race riots that evening - the Fourth of July - all across the United States. The 1936 film "Conflict" is an American film based on The Abysmal Brute, staring John Wayne. Ref. Johnson p. 319; Sisson & Martens p. 70; Woodbridge, 109, 1000 & 1004; Wikipedia.
Seller: Harropian Books, IOBA, Nelson, BC, Canada
London, Jack. THE ABYSMAL BRUTE. , 1913.
Price: US$675.00 + shipping
Description: New York: The Century Company, 1913. 1 page undated ads. Original light green cloth decorated in dark green and black, with dust jacket. First Edition of London's prizefighting tale about "a white backwoods giant who would rather read Browning than slug his opponents" [Sinclair], prompted by his coverage of the Johnson-Jeffries fight in Reno. The very title of this book indicates London's preoccupation with the concept of the "brute" which underlies the social behavior of men and animals alike. London had recently left Macmillan in a dispute over royalties, but would find Century to be much less patient or understanding; he ultimately had to beg his former publisher to take him back. THE ABYSMAL BRUTE includes a frontispiece by Gordon Grant. This copy is in the second binding state, which is identical to the first except for color, and is in fine condition. The three-color pictorial dust jacket shows a man carrying a rifle with a buck slung over his shoulder; this jacket is near-fine, with a couple of small chips at the top corners of the spine (not affecting print). Sisson & Martens p. 70; Blanck 11945.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$688.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 169 Pp. + Ad On (170). Published May 1913. First Edition, First Binding Of Green Cloth Printed In Orange And Black. Bright And Clean, Only Slightest Of Fading To Spine Cloth, All Lettering And Design Strong And Complete, Tiny Rubs At Corners, Hinges Tight, No Marks Or Stains. In The Dust Jacket, Slightly Shorter Than The Book (As Usual), Minute Losses At Corners But No Other Wear Or Damage (Priced $1.00 On Spine).
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [iv]+169+[1 ad]+[1 blank] pages, frontispiece with tissue guard by Gordon Grant. Small Octavo (7" x 4 3/4"). bound in original publisher's variant olive cloth stamped in yellow and dark green on front cover and spine in original pictorial jacket. Inscribed by Becky London. (Sisson and Martens page 70) First edition variant binding. The Abysmal Brute is a novel by American writer Jack London, first published in book form in 1913. It is a short novel, and could be regarded as a novelette. It first appeared in September 1911 in Popular Magazine. In the story, a successful boxer, who was brought up in a log cabin and knows little of the real world, begins to realize the corrupt practices in the game of boxing. In 1910, when the story was written, London had become a famous writer but he was worried that he had exhausted his ideas. The Abysmal Brute was based on one of several plot outlines he bought from Sinclair Lewis, an admirer of London who was at the beginning of his career. Other stories by Jack London about boxing are his novel The Game, published in 1905, his short story "A Piece of Steak" of 1909, and his short story "The Mexican" of 1911. The Abysmal Brute, based on the novel, was made into a movie in 1923; it featured Reginald Denny as Pat Glendon Jr, Mabel Julienne Scott as Maud Sangster and Hayden Stevenson as Sam Stubener. Conflict, is a 1936 film based on the novel and starring John Wayne as Pat Glendon, Jr, Jean Rogers as Maud Sangster and Frank Sheridan as Sam Stubener. Becky (Bess) London Fleming, the younger daughter of Jack and Bessie M. London, was born October 20, 1902, died at 90 years of age on March 26, 1992. Becky and her husband, Percy Fleming, were business partners in a stationary shop in downtown Oakland until retiring. Prior to that Becky had been a stenographer providing her with skills she utilized in transcribing her father's book into Braille for the Institute for the Blind. Becky was the inveterate reader, enjoying a wide range of literature from the classics to her father's writings to science fiction. She was also a dedicated baseball fan. The least ten years of here life were spent, after her husband's death, in Glen Ellen recalling memories of her father for Jack London fans. Condition: Previous owner's gift inscription on front end paper along with Becky London's inscription. Corners gently bumped, slight stain to back cover. Jacket chipped with tape repairs on reverse, some tears to middle of spine else a very good copy in a good jacket.
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
London, Jack. THE ABYSMAL BRUTE. The Century Company, New York, 1913.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, in first-issue or primary binding of smooth olive cloth. Good with spine lettering a little dulled and somewhat rubbed and rear hinge paper repair; in trimmed but otherwise very good dust jacket.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
London, Jack. Abysmal Brute. The Century Co, New York, 1913.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. This First Issue dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in great shape. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
London, Jack. THE ABYSMAL BRUTE. The Century Co, New York, 1913.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Small 8vo. (4), 169, (1, publisher's ad). Frontispiece from a drawing by Gordon Grant. Boxing novel about a naive young man from the sticks who finds corruption in big-city boxing, made into two movies, "The Abysmal Brute" in 1923 starring Reginald Denny and "Conflict" in 1936 starring John Wayne. BAL 11945. Woodbridge, London & Tweney 109. Very good copy in the scarce dust jacket. Original yellow and black-stamped olive cloth, illustrated dust jacket (some wear to spine ends and corners). (11088).
Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.
London, Jack. Abysmal Brute. The Century Co, New York, 1913.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's $1.00 printed price present on the spine with minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in great shape with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean, with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
London, Jack. Abysmal Brute. The Century Co, New York, 1913.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing, SIGNED by Jack London on a laid in check. An attractive copy of this original dustjacket with some wear to the spine ends and panels. The book is in excellent shape with slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean, with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A sharp clean copy of this true first edition, with a SIGNED check by the author suitable for framing. Trades and offers welcomed.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Abysmal Brute. The Century Co, New York, 1913.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Jack London on the front front free endpaper with a full page inscription: "Dear Mr. Parmele: Just one particular angle on the fight game. It would be a good game if it were not so crooked. Jack London. Glen Ellen, Calif., April 13, 1914." A beautiful copy. The book is bound in the publisher's green cloth with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the books. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author a month before publication.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.