LONDON, JACK — Before Adam

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1912. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull. B&W Illustrations; First Edition with points noted in Sisson, pages 33-34. The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and light edge wear. There is a very slight slant to the spine of the book. There are several small spots of wear / light color loss to the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright and there are eight full page color plates by Charles Livingston Bull included. The front inner hinge has a three inch crack. "Before Adam is a novel by Jack London, serialized in 1906 and 1907 in Everybody's Magazine. It is the story of a man who dreams he lives the life of an early hominid. The story offers an early view of human evolution. The majority of the story is told through the eyes of the man's hominid alter ego, one of the Cave People. In addition to the Cave People, there are the more advanced Fire People, and the more animal-like Tree People. Other characters include the hominid's father, a love interest, and Red-Eye, a fierce "atavism" that perpetually terrorizes the Cave People. A sabre-cat also plays a role in the story. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .