Description
First edition of The Human Drift by Jack London.
Octavo, 184pp, [6pp ads]. Red cloth, title printed in black on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, light sunning to spine, faint wear to edges, a near fine example. Previous ownership inscription on front pastedown endpaper. An ex-library copy, with library markings to title page and rear endpapers. (Sisson & Martens 92) (BAL 11972)
Jack London (1876-1916) was one of the first American authors to gain international fame and accumulate wealth from his writing. Despite his popularity, London never received any literary awards for his work. London is remembered today through retellings of his stories on film and television, most recently in a movie adaptation of The Call of the Wild starring Harrison Ford.