The Game. 1905 First Edition [BAL 1886], Second Issue [BAL Form A Stamp]

London, Jack

Published by The MacMillan Company, New York, 1905

About this Item

Very Good. See scans and description. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905. First Edition [BAL 11886], second issue with the smaller (1/16") magazine rubberstamp on copyright page [BAL's form A]. Octavo, 182 pp plus 6 pp ads, original ribbed teal cloth pictorially stamped in red, white and brown, lettered in red on cover, gilt on spine, top page edges gilt, pictorial endpapers. Illustrations by Henry Hutt and decorations by T.C. Lawrence. Slight spine lean, shelf wear (most notably at spine ends). Brown offset at title page from a previously laid in item. No sign of hinges starting, a commonplace problem with this issue. Colors and gilt on spine and cover bright. Faces up nicely, Very Good. First edition, second state copy of London's tale of boxing around the turn of the century. London, whose entertainment genius consisted in no small measure in fictionalizing experiences from his own life (perhaps occasionally embellished), loved boxing, and was a pugilist himself for a time in his youth. Hutt's illustrations (six in color) and Lawrence's decorations enhance the story, and the several pages of ads at the back, for some of his most famous titles, including The Call of the Wild and The Sea-Wolf, add to the Jack London flavor of The Game. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. L21.

Seller Inventory # 000338

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Game. 1905 First Edition [BAL 1886], Second Issue [BAL Form A Stamp]
• Publisher: The MacMillan Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1905
• Language: English
• Binding: Pictorial Cloth
• Illustrator: Hutt, Henry; Lawrence, T.C.
• Edition: First Edition, Second State
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Classics of Fiction From All Eras
  • Sports