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The Call of the Wild (Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series)
de LONDON, Jack
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Librería
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1977. Full-Leather. A deluxe Franklin Library edition of the classic Jack London story of Buck, a dog who was kidnapped and forced into pulling a sled in the Yukon's Klondike. With illustrations by David J. Passalacqua. An entry in the publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series, issued in conjunction with the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. Publisher's "Notes from the Editors" booklet is included. --- Bound in full brown bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Text presented in quality papers. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Blue silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Fine, gift-worthy copy: bright, newish and likely not previously read.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (8), 157 pages .
Sinopsis
Jack London’s The Call of the Wild is an anthropomorphic canine’s unforgettable tale of survival. Set during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, the novel’s main character, Buck, a large and powerful St. Bernard-Scotch Shepherd, is stolen from his ranch home in Santa Clara Valley, California, and sold into service as a sled dog. At first, Buck experiences violence and struggles for survival, becoming progressively feral in the harsh environment. By the end, Buck relies on his instinct and learned experience to emerge as the proven leader of the pack. In The Call of the Wild, author Jack London blends his experience as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness with his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, influenced by the work of Darwin and Nietzsche. Thus, although the novel is first and foremost a story about a dog, it displays a philosophical depth absent in most animal adventures. In the summer of 1903, the story was first serialized in four installments in The Saturday Evening Post, which paid $750 for it. Soon after, London sold all rights to The Call of the Wild to Macmillan, which published the story in book format in August of that same year. As the first printing of 10,000 copies sold out immediately, it is safe to say the novel was enormously popular from the moment it was published. It has since secured its place in the canon of American literature. Today, The Call of the Wild is still one of the best-known stories written by an American author and has been published in almost 50 languages. The Call of the Wild is ranked 35th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels and 88th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century.
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- Librería
- Bluebird Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 87263
- Título
- The Call of the Wild (Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series)
- Autor
- LONDON, Jack
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Full-Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Franklin Library
- Lugar de publicación
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Fecha de publicación
- 1977
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