Item #267054 An Old Lie Finally Nailed. Jack London.

An Old Lie Finally Nailed.

[N.p: n.d., 1916].

Price: $250.00


About the item

First edition, second issue with rubber stamp of Navy Recruiting Station, Minneapolis, Minn. Single sheet folded. [4] pp. 1 vols. 7 x 4 inches. Small loss at outer margin, else fine. BAL 11967; Jack London: A Bibliography 1058.

Item #267054

Jack London’s denial of authorship of pamphlets circulating under the title The Good Soldier, Advice to the Young Soldier, etc., “The lowest aim in your life is to become a soldier.” With an extensive two-column note in BAL. “It must be observed that the sentiments set forth in the advice are indeed not contrary to London’s beliefs, his denials notwithstanding” (BAL).

Uncommon.