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1903 First Edition
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Description

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's dark green ribbed cloth with pictorial stamping in white, black, and red. Gilt lettering, top edge gilt. Illustrated with color plates. Near fine with light wear to covers and light rubbing to "snow", bumping to lower corners, very slight slant to spine. Interior clean and bright. A beautiful copy of Jack London's iconic story of a domestic dog rediscovering his wild nature in Alaska. Sisson & Martens 14.

About The Call of the Wild

Published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London. The story is set during the Klondike Gold Rush and follows a domesticated dog named Buck, who is stolen from his home and sold into the brutal life of an Alaskan sled dog.

Identifying the First Edition of The Call of the Wild

Contains 18 full-page color illustrations by Philip R. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull.