Lot 237, Auction 4/12/2024: 9 Jack London Books / Magazines + Marie Curie Article
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Lot 237, Auction 4/12/2024: 9 Jack London Books / Magazines + Marie Curie Article

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(1) Jack London and Anna Strunsky “The Kempton-Wace Letters” New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903. 256 pp; (2) “The Century Magazine” Vol. 57. No. 3. January 1904. Featuring the first installment of “The Sea-Wolf” by Jack London, pgs. 401 to 413 and Marie Curie’s discovery paper in which she announces the existence of radium – “Radium and Radioactivity,” pgs. 461-466. (3) Jack London “The Game” New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905. 182 pp. with illustrations and decorations by Henry Hutt and T.C. Lawrence; (4) — “The People of the Abyss” New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1907. 319 pp. with many illustrations from photographs.; (5) — “War of the Classes” New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1912. 278 pp; (6) — “Burning Daylight” New York: The Regent Press, 1913. 361 pp. Size of largest (Cosmopolitan): 6.75″ L x 0.75″ W x 9.75″ H (17.1 cm x 1.9 cm x 24.8 cm)

(7) “Cosmopolitan Magazine” Vol. 58. May 1915. Featuring the first installment of the serial story “The Little Lady of the Big House: The Story of Three People in a Real World” by Jack London with illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy, pgs. 626-646; (8) — “The Sea-Wolf” New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. 366 pp; (9) — “Martin Eden” Armed Services Edition arrangement with New York: The Macmillan Company, 1944. 414 pp.

Condition: “Cosmopolitan” cover is reattached via old piece of tape and “Century” is missing cover. Both magazines are missing a few pages with chipping and tearing to pages – though articles mentioned in description are in great condition. “Martin Eden” is paperback with losses to cover. Covers of books have fraying, tearing, bending, rubbing, and staining, but cover text and images are mostly clear. Pages of all have some chipping, folds, discoloring, etc. Text and illustrations are relatively well preserved.

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico USA collection

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