Novelist who based his stories on the adventures he encountered as a prospector, hobo, pirate, gentleman farmer, reformer, and war correspondent. A troubled, but gifted writer he was addicted to alcohol and drugs but, in his day, he was the highest-paid writer in America. Check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to R.L. Eames for $145.00, December 1, 1906. In fine condition, with usual cancellation stamps and slits, with a light blue stamp touching two of the letters of the signature, light creasing and faint show through from a stamp on the reverse. R&R COA.
