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Jack London, The Sea Wolf, 1961 Fletcher Martin Illustr

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"The Sea-Wolf" by Jack London, with an Introduction by Edmund Gilligan and illustrations by Fletcher Martin, published by Heritage Press, New York, 1961.

"The Sea-Wolf" is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American writer Jack London. The book's protagonist, Humphrey Van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. The Sea-Wolf tells the story of a soft, domesticated protagonist - an intellectual man named Humphrey Van Weyden - forced to become tough and self-reliant by exposure to cruelty and brutality.

The plot has some initial similarities to "Captains Courageous" by Rudyard Kipling in that they each have an idle, rich young man rescued from the sea and shanghaied into becoming a working sailor; however, the two stories differ widely in plot and moral tone.

"London's intention in writing The Sea-Wolf was "an attack on Nietzsche's super-man philosophy."

Fletcher Martin (1904-1979), was an American painter, illustrator, muralist and educator. He is best known for his images of military life during World War II and his images of boxing and other sports. Many of Martin's most popular works were reproduced as woodcuts, lithographs or silkscreens. After the war he taught at the Art Students League Summer School in Woodstock, New York, settled in the town, and began raising a family. He experimented with abstractionism and began painting naïve images of women and children.

During his career he was a visiting instructor or artist-in-residence at the University of Florida, State University of Iowa, the University of Minnesota, San Antonio Art Institute, and Washington State University. He received prizes from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1935 (for Rural Family) and 1939 (for A Lad from the Fleet); the 1947 Lippincott Prize from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (for Dancer Dressing); and the 1949 Altman Prize from the National Academy of Design (for Cherry Twice). He was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1969, and a full academician in 1974.

US: Priority (c.2-4 days) --------------- $9.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------- $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) -------- $39.95
Condition Report: Hard boards, original publisher’s cloth with decorations and lettering on spine [a little soiling]; 7.1/4” x 10.1/2”; 355 pages, color full and double page color plates, several text illustrations, very good condition.

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"The Sea-Wolf" by Jack London, with an Introduction by Edmund Gilligan and illustrations by Fletcher Martin, published by Heritage Press, New York, 1961.

"The Sea-Wolf" is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American writer Jack London. The book's protagonist, Humphrey Van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. The Sea-Wolf tells the story of a soft, domesticated protagonist - an intellectual man named Humphrey Van Weyden - forced to become tough and self-reliant by exposure to cruelty and brutality.

The plot has some initial similarities to "Captains Courageous" by Rudyard Kipling in that they each have an idle, rich young man rescued from the sea and shanghaied into becoming a working sailor; however, the two stories differ widely in plot and moral tone.

"London's intention in writing The Sea-Wolf was "an attack on Nietzsche's super-man philosophy."

Fletcher Martin (1904-1979), was an American painter, illustrator, muralist and educator. He is best known for his images of military life during World War II and his images of boxing and other sports. Many of Martin's most popular works were reproduced as woodcuts, lithographs or silkscreens. After the war he taught at the Art Students League Summer School in Woodstock, New York, settled in the town, and began raising a family. He experimented with abstractionism and began painting naïve images of women and children.

During his career he was a visiting instructor or artist-in-residence at the University of Florida, State University of Iowa, the University of Minnesota, San Antonio Art Institute, and Washington State University. He received prizes from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1935 (for Rural Family) and 1939 (for A Lad from the Fleet); the 1947 Lippincott Prize from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (for Dancer Dressing); and the 1949 Altman Prize from the National Academy of Design (for Cherry Twice). He was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1969, and a full academician in 1974.

US: Priority (c.2-4 days) --------------- $9.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------- $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) -------- $39.95
Condition Report: Hard boards, original publisher’s cloth with decorations and lettering on spine [a little soiling]; 7.1/4” x 10.1/2”; 355 pages, color full and double page color plates, several text illustrations, very good condition.

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