![]() He becomes progressively more primitive and wild in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. 'The Call of the Wild' is set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. Jack Londons' highly popular tale of survival and a return to primitivism. Minor wear to extremities tiny bump to upper rear corner small bookseller label inside front cover else a fine and bright copy. Publisher's green pictorial cloth with gilt lettering tope edge gilt. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull (including frontispiece with tissue guard) cover designed by Charles Edward Hooper. ![]() ![]() ![]() Illustrated color plates throughout by Philip R. 231 pp + 2 pp Publisher's advertisements. ![]()
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