Beschreibung:

20 : 13 cm. 2 blanc leaves, frontispiece by Maynard Dixon, title, 2 leaves, 251 pages, 1 blanc leaf. Original grey cloth with a crisp and complete silver lettering and the silver belt with buckle bisecting the front and rear boards asnd spine.

Bemerkung:

First edition. - Jack London's first book. - Frontispiece tiped-in (not sewn), as well as the misplaced comma following the year, 1900, on copyright page (corrected with a period on subsequent printings). No broken type on page 147 (perfect "e" in spruce and perfect "T" in might). Publisher's imprint at bottom of spine: Houghton, Miffin & Co. - Book-block somewhat a bit loosened, edges a bit rubbed.