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London, Jack. "A NEW IDEA IN FICTION" THE STAR ROVER by Jack London. WITH A SKETCH OF JACK LONDON'S LIFE AND A COMPLETE DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF HIS NOVELS, SHORT STORIES AND ECONOMIC WRITINGS [cover title]. New York: The Macmillan Company, n.d. [1915]. Tall octavo, pp. [1-8], three illustations, pictorial cream wrappers printed in blue-gray, stapled. First edition. A prospectus for London's 1915 novel, including "Jack London and His Work: A Sketch of the Life of the Author of 'The Star Rover,'" pp. [1-4], a brief description of THE STAR ROVER, "daring in its theme and vivid in execution," p.[4], an annotated list of London's books available from Macmillan, pp. [5-7] and an order form, p. [8]. A charming bit of ephemera for a work that constitutes one of the author's two or three most important contributions to the fantastic. A fine copy. (#152390).

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