Call Of The Wild
de London Jack
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Librería
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Childrens'classics. Dilithium Press Ltd, 1991 In Excellent Condition This Hard Cover Children's Classics Is A First Thus From This Press. B/W Illustrations Throughout. Blue Illustrated Boards With Picture Of Wolf On Front Board. Maroon Quarter Bind With Bright Gilt Decoration Along Front And Rear Spine Edges. Blue Title Panel On Spine With Bright Gilt Title And Decoration. Very Minor Shelf Bump To Spine Tail Otherwise Pristine.
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Westside Stories
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 905828
- Título
- Call Of The Wild
- Autor
- London Jack
- Ilustrador
- Paul Bransom
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Thus
- Editorial
- Childrens'classics. Dilithium Press Ltd
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1991
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Palabras clave
- Dogs Juvenile Fiction Wolves Alaska Jack London
Términos de venta
Westside Stories
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Sobre el vendedor
Westside Stories
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Hamilton, Ontario
Sobre Westside Stories
Used, hard to find, and out of print books. Large fiction and non-fiction sections, Over 25000 books in store.
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