The Sea-Wolf by Jack London, Easton Press 100 Greatest Books Leather Collector's Edition, Copyright 1979
$34.99
This is The Sea-Wolf by Jack London, an Easton Press Collector's Edition from The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written, bound in genuine leather, with illustrations by Fletcher Martin and an introduction by Edmund Gilligan.
The front and back covers are just lovely, the gilt edges are in great condition, and all pages shown are clean and easy to read.
The story follows a San Francisco literary man pulled from the water and brought aboard the sealing schooner Ghost, under captain Wolf Larsen. This copy suits a Jack London or Sea-Wolf collector, reader, or fan looking for the Easton Press leather edition.
Details
- Item: One Easton Press leather bound book
- Title: The Sea-Wolf
- Author: Jack London
- Illustrator: Fletcher Martin. Frontispiece portrait of Jack London (1876-1916), specially commissioned
- Publisher: The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut
- Publication Year: Copyright 1979 by The Easton Press. Print year not confirmed from photos
- Edition and Printing: Collector's Edition, Bound in Genuine Leather, The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written, published by advance reservation exclusively for subscribers. Fletcher Martin's illustrations and the Edmund Gilligan introduction first published by The George Macy Companies, Inc., New York (copyright 1961, 1989). Printed in the United States of America
- Format and Binding: Hardcover, burgundy leather, gold stamped geometric pattern on both boards, raised spine bands, gold satin ribbon marker. Spine reads THE SEA-WOLF / JACK LONDON
- Dust Jacket: None. Leather boards
- Genre / Subject: Fiction, classic adventure novel (sea story)
- Language: English
- ISBN: Not confirmed from photos
- Dimensions: 10.5 by 7.25 by 1.75 in
Condition Grade: Near Fine
Positives
- Graded Near Fine: The front and back covers are just lovely, and this copy is in great condition.
- All pages shown are clean and easy to read, including the text on pages 20 to 21, the Fletcher Martin drawing on page 133, and the hand lettered chapter XIX opening on page 177.
- Gilt page edges on all three sides are in great condition.
- The gold stamped geometric pattern stays bright on both boards, and the spine lettering stays clear.
- The gold satin ribbon marker is present.
- The colophon and title page text stay clear, including the Easton Press Collector's Edition statement and the Jack London frontispiece portrait.
Issues / Wear
- None noted.
Find more like this in our The Easton Press Leather Bound Collection.
The gilt edges and the Fletcher Martin drawing on page 133 are the kind of Easton Press details a Jack London reader likes to live with on the shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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