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[Jack London] London, Jack. "A New Idea in Fiction" The Star Rover By Jack London. NY, Macmillan, n.d., first edition, stapled self-wrappers. Softcover. It includes a sketch of London's life, Jack London And His Work, plus a "complete descriptive list of his novels, short stories and economic writings," this is one of eight items sold for "Milo Sheppard" (sic) by Russ Kingman of the Jack London Bookstore in 1978 that, according to Kingman, "were originally owned by Jack London. They were sent to him by the publishers as they were printed." Fine. JD4957
James M.Dourgarian, Bookman, was established in 1980. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA). Like all ABAA members, we answer to a higher authority and follow a higher standard of ethics that guarantees a successful transaction for all our customers.
We buy and sell old books, vintage books, collectible books, rare books, first edition books, and related ephemera. We maintain several specialties. Among them are American fiction first editions from c.1900 to the present. Within that general field, we have heavy emphasis in John Steinbeck and Steinbeckiana. Thus, we buy and sell Steinbeck primary first editions in dust jackets, signed/limited editions, his appearances in anthologies, his periodical appearances, books and periodicals about Steinbeck, film and theatre memorabilia, bibliographies, and miscellaneous items.
We also specialize in these same categories for these authors -- Jack London, Wallace Stegner, and Stephen King. Other specialties include Western Americana, books on California and the West, books on Japan, China, and the Orient, and Armed Services Editions. The latter are vintage paperbacks issued to American GIs from 1943 to 1947. They are comprised of mysteries, Westerns, science fiction and fantasy, mainstream fiction, historical novels, science, poetry, adventure stories, and more.
Within our field of modern first editions, we also sell related film memorabilia Thus, we sell film posters, lobby card sets, pressbooks, stills, scripts, etc. for films made from the works of authors we carry such as John Steinbeck, Jack London, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Raymond Chandler, Zane Grey, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Stephen King, Edward Abbey, Anne Rice, and many others.
[JackLondon] London, Jack. Martin Eden. NY, Macmillan, Sept. 1909, first edition. Frontispiece by The Kinneys.Front hinge barely starting, else very good.JD1679
London, Jack. Dutch Courage And Other Stories. NY,Macmillan, 1922, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Oneof 4,348 copies, frontispiece of a young Jack London, thebook is illustrated by G. M. Richards, interestingly, the jacket indicates that the book is aimed at ages 12-15. Book fore edge soiled, else a very solid copy while the jackethas uniform soiling, small chipping at edges, and the front flap is oddly cut, not affecting text. JD1408
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| [Jack London] Henricks, King and Shepard, Irving (editors). Letters from Jack London. NY, Odyssey Press, 1965, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Includes an unpublished correspondence between Jack London and Sinclair Lewis, illustrated with a suite of photographs. Very good. | |
| [Jack London] Koppel, David. Success. Alameda, David Koppel, 2005, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. A stage adaptation of Jack London's Mafrtin Eden, this copy Inscribed by Koppel. Nearly fine. | |
| [Cinema] London, Jack. Alaska. Monogram Pictures, Dec. 22, 1944, first edition, self-wrappers. Softcover. An original-release film pressbook, 12 pages, for this film based on Jack Londonšs Flush of Gold, the film starred Kent Taylor, John Carradine, and Dean Jagger, good book/London/exploitation angles, shows examples of all posters available, an excellent reference. Previously folded as usual and with spine seam splits, else fine. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. Call of the Wild. NY, Lynn Publishing, 1935, first edition thus. Issued without dust jacket, this book published in the manner of the Big Little Books and produced as a photoplay edition for the 20th Century film version released by United Artists that starred Clark Gable with Loretta Young and Jack Oakie, this story retold by Rex Carson is illustrated with scenes from the film throughout the book, as a frontispiece and on the covers, although the covers are an artist's representation of a scene from the film, a delightful book. Aged and with some wear, but a much better copy than usually found, else very good. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. Dutch Courage And Other Stories. NY, Macmillan, 1922, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. One of 4,348 copies, frontispiece of a young Jack London, the book is illustrated by G. M. Richards, interestingly, the jacket indicates that the book is aimed at ages 12-15. Book fore edge soiled, else a very solid copy while the jacket has uniform soiling, small chipping at edges, and the front flap is oddly cut, not affecting text. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] London, Jack. Martin Eden. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. N-28 in this important series, his autobiographical adventure novel with a note about the author at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. Michael, Brother of Jerry. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, n.d. (c.1917), first edition thus, dust jacket. Hardcover. Reprinted from the 1917 Macmillan plates, color frontispiece by Mountford which is repeated on the front jacket panel, bound in blue cloth, illustration of two dogs on front board in brown, rear jacket panel with a photo of London and a list of his other books. Very good. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. The Apostate A Parable of Child Labor. Girard, The Appeal to Reason, 1906, first edition, stapled self-wrappers. Softcover. Very good. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. The House of Pride. NY, Macmillan, September 1913, third printing. With frontispiece illustration, this hardcover is bound in red cloth with author, title, and Hawaiian scene printed in black. Very good. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. The King of Mazy May. "The Youth's Companion", Nov. 30, 1899, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Cover and page 630, a story of the Klondike, Woodbridge 688. Entire issue folded in half, as usual, else very good. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. The Little Lady of the Big House. NY, Macmillan, April 1916, first edition. Color frontispiece. Bright, clean copy, very good plus. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. The Red One. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, 1918, first edition thus. With frontispiece photo portrait of a young Jack London, although this hardcover lacks its dust jacket, it is still a very scarce title. Front hinge cracked with netting showing and with a lending library sticker affixed to front pastedown, else very good. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. The Red One. London, Mills & Boon, 1919, first British edition. This hardcover, while lacking its dust jacket, is still a difficult London title to locate, bound in blue cloth with author, title, and publisher in black on spine panel. Missing some prelimininaries (starts with half title) and two owner stamps. | |
| [Modern Literature] London, Jack. The Scarlet Plague. NY, Macmillan, May 1915, first edition. Illustrated by Gordon Grant, BAL 11960, one of only 5,105 copies, a science fiction/fantasy novel of the world in catastrophe, some consider this London's best fantasy novel. Chipping to top and bottom spine ends, very good. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. The Star Rover. NY, Macmillan, Oct. 1915, first edition. Hardcover, color frontispiece, his last novel which mixes astral projection (in 1915 no less!) with adventure story telling. Solid, clean, very good. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. The Wit of Porportuk. "Sunset", February 1910, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Pages 159-172, third appearance of this story which was included in Lost Face, Woodbridge 800, the issue also includes Stuart Edward White and others. San Francisco Public Library stamp with two paper check-out slips on preliminary leaf, else very good. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. To Build A Fire. "Reader's Digest", November 1938, first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. Condensed. Near fine. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. White Fang. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), second issue, wrappers. Softcover. No. 672 in this important series, it reprints A. S. E. No. G-182, "a dog story of the North Country," issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
| [Jack London] London, Jack. White Fang. London, Methuen, 1914, 10th British printing. While this hardcover lacks its dust jacket, it does include a full-page inscription by London, to wit: "Dear Guaraguella:--/I'm really/glad you haven't/read this yarn,/because it is a/particular fav--/orite of mine./Sincerely yours,/Jack London/Nov. 17, 1916.," London died on Nov. 22, 1916, just five days after this presentation, if it is not THE last book he inscribed, it certainly is among the last few inscribed before his death. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] London, Jack. White Fang. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. G-182 in this important series, "a dog story of the North Country," first issue, later reprinted in this series as ASE No. 672, this was one of London's favorite yarns, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
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