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London, Jack. The Chinago, and Other Stories. Leslie-Judge Co., New York, 1911.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First printing, thus, with this title.These stories first printed in 1911 by MacMillan as the collection "When God Laughs", Leslie-Judge published this volume without the first 5 titles in "When God Laughs", hence page numbers begin with pg. 155 for the title story "The Chinago". Good+, no jacket. Title on spine is a little faded, but legible, ink name on ffep, front hinge is cracked at verso of frontispiece, some staining on a few pages. 6 other stories included in this volume are "Make Westing", "Semper Idem", "A Nose for the King", "The Francis Spaight", "A Curious Fragment", and "A Piece of Steak".
Seller: Illustrated Bookshelf, Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.
London, Jack. WHEN GOD LAUGHS. The Regent Press (1911), New York, 1911.
Price: US$24.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Early Reprint (First was Macmillan 1911). Front hinge is cracked, front cover loosening. 319pp., foxing, cover edges and spine are scuffed and rubbed, spine sunned. Good.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
London, Jack. The Chinago [When God Laughs]. Leslie-Judge Company, New York, 1911.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 319 Pp. Brown) Cloth Lettered In Gilt. Reprint By Leslie-Judge Using Macmillan Plates Including Copyright Page But With A New Title Page. Always Considered Somewhat Scarce, Only Four Institutional Holdings Recorded In Worldcat, Possibly An Unauthorized Reprint (Piracy). Light Wear, Spine Gilt Mostly Bright But Publisher's Name Almost Worn Away. When God Laughs Had A Small Initial Printing And Is Itself Somewhat Scarce.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Jack London. When God laughs and other stories. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1911.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: ix, [1], 319, [7] pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates. This is a poor copy of the first edition of this collection of short stories. Publisher's binding stamped (intaglio) in gold, red, and green, boards and images rubbed, edges bumped and worn, spine slightly sloped; front inner hinge broken, front free endpaper loosely laid in, title page nearly detached, accession number at verso of title page, dampstaining to foot of some plates and a few other leaves, rear inner hinge cracked, "property of US Army" stamped at rear pastedown. 470 grams.
Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
London, Jack. When God Laughs and Other Stories. Macmillan, New York, 1911.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing. BAL 11926. Moderate wear to the spine ends and corners. The spine lettering is just starting to flake. A small sticker is on the front pastedown. Previous owner's address sticker is on the front free endpaper. Otherwise fine in a square, sound binding with hinges intact. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Seller: Banjo Booksellers, IOBA, Andover, MA, U.S.A.
London, Jack. When God Laughs. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1911.
Price: US$270.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 319 + 4 Pp Ads At Rear. Olive Green Cloth Lettered In Gilt, Stamped (Intaglio, Not Surface Printing) In Light Gray-Green And Red On Front Cover, And Stamped (Intaglio, Not Surface Printing) In Dark Green (Not The Lighter Gray Green Of Front Cover) And Red On The Spine One Of Three Bindings. Some Other Copies Of This First Printing Have Either Color Printing (Intaglio) Of Gray-Green On Spine, Color Printing (Not Intaglio) Of Gray Green On Spine, Differences Not Noted By Sisson And Martens. First Printing, One Of Only 3748 Copies. Covers Worn, Tiny Fray At Upper Rear Spine Edge, Hinges Entirely Cracked, Light Soiling, Foxing And Dust To Edges Of Page Block With A Few Faint Tide Marks On Top Edge Of Page Block. Spine Cloth Browne. Bookplate Of Warren Forster (Son Of Presidential Assistant Rudolph Forster) On Front Endpaper, Tiny Original Orange Bookstore Label Of Brentano's / New York On Rear Pastedown.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
London, Jack. When God Laughs and Other Stories. Macmillan, New York, 1911.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and 5 inserted plates. ix, 319, [4,ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. BAL 11926 Original decorated green cloth stamped in gold and red. Very good Illustrated with frontispiece and 5 inserted plates. ix, 319, [4,ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
London, Jack. When God Laughs And Other Stories. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1911.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo, ix, 319pp, [4pp ads]. Original green cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine with red and green embellishments. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, rear hinge starting, still sound. Faint sunning to spine, a touch of foxing to edges, a near fine example. Title page is a cancel, as noted in BAL. Complete with six illustrations, including frontispiece. (Sisson & Martens 52) (BAL 11926). 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. When God Laughs. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1911.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 319 + 4 Pp Ads At Rear. Olive Green (Not Brown) Cloth Lettered In Gilt, Stamped (Intaglio, Not Flat, Surface Printing) In Light Gray-Green And Red On Front Cover And On The Spine. Some Other Copies Of First Printing Have Printing (All Intaglio) Of Light Gray-Green On Front Cover And Dark Green On Spine, Others Have Color Printing Without Intaglio, Red And Gray-Green On The Cover And Spine, Differences Not Noted By Sisson And Martens, No Priority Established. First Printing, One Of Only 3748 Copies For All Three Variants. The Book Is In Exceptional Condition, Very Near Fine, Just Traces Of Rubbing Right On Edges At Corners, Tight And Clean; Former Owner's Bookplate With Illustration From An Antique Print Of Man And Death.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.