LONDON, JACK — The Abysmal Brute

New York, NY: The Century Co, 1913. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing, with Published May, 1913 on copyright page, first state with orange / yellow lettering to the front cover. (as per Sisson & Martens ) This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear, along with some beginning fraying. There is a small tear and nicking to both spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1910, when the story was written, London had become a famous writer but he was worried that he had exhausted his ideas. The Abysmal Brute was based on one of several plot outlines he bought from Sinclair Lewis, an admirer of London who was at the beginning of his career. Other stories by Jack London about boxing are his novel The Game, published in 1905, his short story "A Piece of Steak" of 1909, and his short story "The Mexican" of 1911. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .