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LONDON, Jack. The Iron Heel. New York: Macmillan, 1906.
Exceedingly rare advance copyright printing in wrappers, preceding the first published edition. On copyright page: “Set up and electrotyped. Published [space], 1907.” Deposited Jan. 5, 1907. These unillustrated and plainly bound copies would have been printed in a very limited number for copyright purposes only. The first published book edition was not published until February 1908 (BAL 11908). BAL only locates only two copies: Yale University Library and Library of Congress (incomplete).
8vo. Printed on laid paper. (Pale dampstain on lower margins, heaviest at beginning.) Original printed gray paper wrappers (rear cover with small chip to upper fore-corner, otherwise fine). Provenance: J.S. Cushing & Co. (publisher’s stamps in red on front wrapper dated 4 January 1907). BAL 11894A.
Exceedingly rare advance copyright printing in wrappers, preceding the first published edition. On copyright page: “Set up and electrotyped. Published [space], 1907.” Deposited Jan. 5, 1907. These unillustrated and plainly bound copies would have been printed in a very limited number for copyright purposes only. The first published book edition was not published until February 1908 (BAL 11908). BAL only locates only two copies: Yale University Library and Library of Congress (incomplete).
8vo. Printed on laid paper. (Pale dampstain on lower margins, heaviest at beginning.) Original printed gray paper wrappers (rear cover with small chip to upper fore-corner, otherwise fine). Provenance: J.S. Cushing & Co. (publisher’s stamps in red on front wrapper dated 4 January 1907). BAL 11894A.