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Sale 424: The Library of Roger Wagner (#424) 03/18/2010 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 03/18/2010 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #28 The Call of the Wild

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$437.50

Estimate: $700 - $1,000

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Description

Title:

The Call of the Wild

Author:

London, Jack

Place Published:

Philadelphia

Publisher:

Curtis Publishing Co.

Date Published:

1903

Description:

Serialized in 5 issues of The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 175, Nos. 51-52, Vol. 176, Nos. 1-2 (June 20, 27, July 4, 11, 18, 1903). Illustrated by Philip R. Godwin & Charles Livingston Bull. 14x11¼, original wrappers. First Appearance.

The original appearance in print of Jack London's most famous novel. The illustration on the front wrapper of the June 20 issue by Charles Livingston Bull depicts Buck in traces on the edge of a crevasse. Walker & Sisson 6.; Woodbridge 20.

Condition:

Some minor soiling & darkening to the wrappers, each with a small address label affixed on the top (printed, not illustrated) portion; else very good.

Item#:

206054

Headline:

The Call of the Wild serialized in Sat. Eve. Post
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