Manuscripts
Jack London : movie poster
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Mexican Kid : movie poster
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Film poster for the movie "Mexican Kid." This version is for the 1953 Danish release. Artwork is by K. Wenzel.
mssHM 82026
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Sign of the Wolf : movie poster
Manuscripts
Film poster for the movie "Sign of the Wolf."
mssHM 82024
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Queen of the Yukon : movie poster
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Film poster for the movie "Queen of the Yukon." It has images of the actors on it, a steamship on a river, and the tag line "Adventures in an outcast world!" There is a stamp: "Roxy Fri Sat Oct 11 12."
mssHM 80759
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Movie poster: Burning daylight
Manuscripts
Hobart Bosworth's film was based on Jack London's 1910 novel Burning daylight. Hobart Bosworth and his Bosworth, Inc. produced six films based on Jack London's stories. The movie Burning daylight was released in 1914. The poster was printed in Erie, Pennsylvania by Erie Lithography.
mssHM 83400
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Steven Centanni collection of Jack London, (bulk 1912-1915)
Manuscripts
This collection includes three manuscripts and 26 pieces of ephemera related to American author Jack London (1876-1916) and his second wife, writer Charmian London (1873-1955). The manuscripts consist of one letter from Jeanne Demoulin to Charmian London, dated June 14, 1935 (HM 82423); manuscript notes by Jack London for The Accident (HM 82424); and manuscript notes by Jack London for a New York novel (HM 82425). There is also one box of ephemera which includes three Bosworth Inc. film advertisements for films based on London's works (ca. 1914); a United States Navy recruiting pamphlet citing a letter by London (ca. 1916); an offprint of an article about Finn Haakon Frolich's bust of Jack London ([1915?]); a pamphlet in Esperanto of London's The Strength of the Strong (1914); pamphlets of London's Revolution, The Scab, and The Tramp; a reproduction of a photograph of Charmian London; nine pieces of Charmian London's stationery; and two publishers' advertising booklets for London consisting of one for The Star Rover, and another titled, "Jack London: The Author with the Sales."
mssHM 82423-82425
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Jack London
Rare Books
This collection consists chiefly of magazines containing the first appearances of works by American author Jack London. The collection includes 130 periodicals with London's short stories, serialized versions of his novels, and essays, with the bulk dating from the late 1890s to the 1910s. In addition, there are 20 pieces of ephemera and miscellaneous printed items about London's work and life, including materials prepared by London enthusiasts through the 1970s. The items were compiled by Donald French, a collector of Jack London materials in Northern California. Periodicals: Most of the periodicals contain the first appearances in print of stories by London, and the earliest item in this collection is the September 1897 issue of The Owl containing the story "Two Gold Bricks," followed by 1899 issues of Overland Monthly and The Black Cat. More than thirty periodical titles are represented including Century,Cosmopolitan, McClure's Magazine,Overland Monthly,The Saturday Evening Post, and the Youth's Companion. There are also essays about socialism by London in The Comrade: An Illustrated Socialist Monthly,The Independent, and The International Socialist Review. In addition, there are some writings about London, including biographical writings by London's second wife Charmian London in The Century (1921) and Rose Wilder Lane in Sunset (1917). Ephemera: The 20 pieces of ephemera include pamphlets and printed material related to London's life and work that were primarily produced by London enthusiasts, dating from 1901 to 1976, including a United Artists movie poster for the 1943 film "Jack London" and some later publications of his work, such as a 1951 comic book version of The Sea Wolf.
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