Henry Varnum Poor Illustrations (3 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. 4to - over 93/4" - 12" tall. In half-green cloth over dyed paper baords, silver spine titling, 4to, xv, [1], 158 pages. Notable illustrated edition; includes an 8 1/2-page introduction by Pierre Berton as well as Henry Varnum Poor's illustrations. Poor, Henry Varnum (illustrator); Over 15 b/w & Duotone Illustrations; Decorative Title Page (blue/black/white) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition green and white ceramic-like pattern boards, dark green leather spine, and gold spine lettering enclosed within a black and gold block border. Includes Introduction by Pierre Berton. Illustrated with full-page color plates by Henry Varnum Poor. Also includes the accompanying Number VII: 25 issue of The Heritage Club Sandglass, which beautifully goes into specifics regarding the biography of the author, illustrator, book designer, etc. A small round former owner blind stamp at the lower right corner of the half title page. All pages are in fine unmarked condition and the spine/binding is exceedingly tight and square (see photographs). "The Call of the Wild, published in 1903, is a story set in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush - a period when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The novel's central character is a dog named Buck, a domesticated dog living at a ranch in the Santa Clara valley of California as the story opens. Stolen frm his home and sold into the brutal existence of an Alaskan sled dog, he reverts to atavistic traits. Buck is forced to adjust to, and survive, cruel treatments and fight to dominate other dogs in a harsh climate. Eventually he sheds the veneer of civilization, relying on primordial instincts and lessons he learns, to emerge as a leader in the wild. London lived for most of a year in the Yukon collecting material for the book. The story was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post in the summer of 1903; a month later it was released in book form. The novel's great popularity and success made a reputation for London. Much of its appeal derives from the simplicity with which London presents the themes in an almost mythical form. As early as 1908 the story was adapted to film and it has since seen several more cinematic adaptations." - from Amazon dot com general review. Poor, Henry Varnum (illustrations); Ritchie, Ward (book design) (illustrator).…

One of 1500 copies printed for members of the Limited Editions Club and signed by the illustrator, of which this is no.299. Quarto (28.5cm); green cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; top edge gilt; fore- and lower-edge untrimmed; glassine dustjacket; 145pp; water-colour illustrations to title page and throughout. Very light sunning to spine ends, with off-setting to pastedowns and endpapers, else Near Fine. Glassine dustwrapper present, with crease to rear flap fold, and tiny tears and chips to extremities; Very Good+. In publisher's marbled cardboard slipcase, with titling stamped in gilt on spine, and light tanning, cracks, and rubbing; Good. First published in 1911, this edition includes special contents with an updated copyright date (1939). Wharton's novel explores the love triangle between a sick wife, her husband, and her cousin through an unnamed narrator. Its film adaptation (1993), directed by John Madden, starred Liam Neeson, Patricia Arquette, Joan Allen, and Tate Donovan. [84823]. Signed.…