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Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: [Viii], 344 Pp. With Three Blank Leaves At Rear ( First Edition, No Later Printing Indicated, But This Is The Second Issue, The First Issue Is Identical But With No Blank Leaf At Rear). One Of A Large But Undetermined Printing. London's Autobiographical Writing, Centered On Alcohol, Sometimes Considered A Novel But Doubtfully So. Near Fine, No Fraying, Cover Gilt Lettering Strong, Spine Gilt Complete And Clear But Weak, A Few Small Areas Of Rubbing At Corners. Inscribed To Poster And Bookplate Artist Hellier Denselow "Dear Hellier Denselow:- Walk With Me Here Through A Few Of Life's Pages. I Know You Will Understand. Sincerely Yours, Jack London / Glen Ellen, Calif. June 24, 1914." Denselow And London Were Correspondents. A Letter From London To Denselow Dated March 15 1914 Reads "Mrs. London Has Given Me Your Letter Of January 2, 1914, And The Book-Plate Draweing. To Say That I Am Pleased And Enthusiastic Does Not Express My Feelingsat All. The Thing Is Wonderfully Done, So Satisfying That I Am Planning To Discard My Old Book-Plate (A Copy Of Which I Enclose), And Shall Have My Bookplate Made From Your Drawing. When I Do This, Would You Like To Have A Few Prints From Same? I Am Also Enclosing A List Of My Books Published To Date, And Should Be Glad If You Will Mark Several That You Would Like To Have Me Send You. I Am Not Presuming To Select For You, As You May Have Favorites, Or Have Read Some Which You Would Not Care For As Much As Others. With A Thousand Thanks For Your Kindness In Sending Me This Precious "Labor Of Love," And For Your Good Words About My Work. Very Sincerely Yours, Jack London"; This Letter Sold At Skinner, Oct. 30, 2005. Another Letter Is Printed In The Jack London Letters, July 28, 19194, Discussing Kipling (Whom London Would Have Liked To Write About The Klondyke), Other London Books On Prize-Fighting, Giving Permission For Denselow To Use Extracts From London's Letters; The Notes To That Letter Refer To Denselow's Letter Of January 2 Enclosing The Bookplate, And A Denselow Letter Of July 14 Discussing Kipling And Requesting London's Permission To Quote From His Letter When Denselow And Other Artists Began To Market Some Bookplate They Designed. Also, With A Letter (And Original Jack London Envelope) From Jack Byrne (As Secretary To Jack London) To Denselow, July 30, 1914, Acknowledging Receipt Of Denselow's Letter And Enclosure, And Thanking Him For It, London Being Away At The Time. With A Facsimile Of A Worn And Chipped First Issue Dust Jacket.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
LONDON, Jack.. John Barleycorn: Or, Alcholic Memoirs.. New York, The Century Co., 1913., 1913.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition ("Published August, 1913"). 8vo. Frontispiece and 7 illustrations by H.T. Dunn. Original gilt stamped dark green cloth. Very good-fine. No dust jacket. 343 pages. Enclosed in a 1/2 red morocco slipcase with chemise. Boldly signed and inscribed by Jack London on the page before half title: "Dear Jim: Hope you don't get thirsty reading this. Don't you admire the expensive paper Century Co. uses for front sheets. Sincerely yours Jack London, Sept. 9, 1913." With Jack London's wolf bookplate tipped on the front pastedown.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.