**Originally Listed At $500**

North America, United States, New York, ca. 1913 CE. BAL 11947; Sisson & Martens, p. 73. A first edition of "The Valley of the Moon," written by Jack London (American, 1876 to 1916) and published by The MacMillan Company in 1913. Containing a color frontispiece by George Harper, the book is covered in its original orange fabric with an illustration also by George Harper in violet, blue, light orange, and cream on the front cover. Gilt lettering and additional decoration adorn the spine. Described as "a road novel 50 years before Kerouac," these 530 pages tell the story of Billy and Saxon Roberts, a working-class couple who are struggling laborers in Oakland, California that leave the city life behind in search of suitable farmland to own in Sonoma Valley. The novel is thought to reflect London's loss of hope in socialism and growing interest in scientific farming. Size: 5.5" L x 1.4" W x 7.6" H (14 cm x 3.6 cm x 19.3 cm)

Born John Griffith Chaney, Jack London was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist who became one of the first American authors to gain international celebrity status. Considered an innovator of science fiction, London was a passionate advocate of unionization, workers' rights, and socialism. He is most famous for writing "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang," both set in the Klondike Gold Rush which London joined at the age of 21 in 1897.

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico USA collection

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Very good with light rubbing to corners and peripheries of cover. Loosening of binding. Staining to areas of cover and some pages. Old stamp of owner on interior of front cover.