Two items, comprising five pages of London's galley proof manuscript for The Cruise of the Snark, along with a signed check from the author. The printed manuscript galley proof pages, 9 x 11.75, stamped "1st Rev.," include two illustrations. The check, filled out and signed by London, "Jack London," is payable to the C. E. Locke Mfg. Co. for $0.75, May 20, 1905. In overall very good condition, with dampstaining and splits to the proof pages. Chronicling London’s 1907 voyage through the South Pacific, The Cruise of the Snark proved to be a popular account that provided insight into a little-known part of the world.
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