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"If winter comes can spring be far behind?": First edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Torrents of Spring; finely bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
The Torrents of Spring: A Romantic Novel in Honour of the Passing of a Great Race.
London: Jonathan Cape 1933.
First English edition of Hemingway’s first novel. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt-ruled bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and wide inner dentelles, stamp-signed by Bayntun-Riviere, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Introduction by David Garnett. In fine condition. A very nice binding.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 141015
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“If the wind rises it can push us against the flood when it comes": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's Islands in the Stream; FINELY BOUND BY THE HARCOURT BINDERY
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Islands In The Stream.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1970.
First edition of Hemingway’s autobiographical novel in three parts, published posthumously. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 140288
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“You may not believe this. No one believes this, but it is true": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's Winner Take Nothing; Inscribed by Him
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Winner Take Nothing.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933.
First edition of Hemingway’s classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To D. White best wishes always Ernest Hemingway.” Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Housed in a custom clamshell box. One of the rarest Hemingway titles to find signed and inscribed.
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 106729
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“When you start to live outside yourself, it's all dangerous": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Garden of Eden; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
The Garden of Eden.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1986.
First edition of this classic novel by Hemingway. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 140036
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First Edition of Ernest Hemingway’s Classic Novel A Farewell To Arms; In the Original First State Dust Jacket
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
A Farewell To Arms.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1929.
First edition of this Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a near fine first state dust jacket with the misspelling “Katharine Barclay” in the blurb on the front flap. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very sharp example.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 139430
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First Edition of For Whom The Bell Tolls; Signed by Ernest Hemingway
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
For Whom The Bell Tolls.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1940.
First edition, early printing of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ernest Hemingway. Near fine in an excellent near fine first issue dust jacket without the photographer’s name to the rear panel. Rare and desirable signed by Hemingway.
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 117657
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First Edition of For Whom The Bell Tolls in the Original First-Issue Dust Jacket
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
For Whom The Bell Tolls.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1940.
First edition with the Scribners A of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. Octavo, original beige cloth. Near fine in a near fine first-issue dust jacket without the photographer’s name on the rear panel. A sharp example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 139393
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"But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea; with an autograph note signed by him
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
The Old Man and the Sea.
New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons 1952.
First edition of Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and one of his most famous works. Octavo, original blue cloth. With an autograph note signed and entirely in the hand of Ernest Hemingway laid in which reads, “To Lynn and June Walzer with much affection Ernest Hemingway March 9 1957.” One of the recipients has included a note of provenance on the enclosing envelope which reads, “Hemingway’s autograph – Met him at Nationale Hotel in Havana, Cuba – March 10th – 1957 – Jack Dempsey too!” In 1940, Hemingway and his third wife Martha Gellhorn purchased Finca Vigía, a 15-acre property 15 miles from Havana where Hemingway would write much of For Whom the Bell Tolls, and later, his Pulitzer Prize-winning work, The Old Man and the Sea. Hemingway became a fixture of Havana and was known to frequent many of the local hotel bars including that of the Hotel Nacional de Cuba which hosted a number of important guests, including artists, actors, athletes and writers such as Winston Churchill, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Jimmy Carter, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Mickey Mantle, Johnny Weissmuller, Buster Keaton, Jorge Negrete, Agustín Lara, Rocky Marciano, Tyrone Power, Rómulo Gallegos, Errol Flynn, John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, and Marlon Brando. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Photograph of Hemingway by Lee Samuels.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 139003
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“You may not believe this. No one believes this, but it is true": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's Winner Take Nothing
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Winner Take Nothing.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933.
First edition of Hemingway’s third collection of short stories. Octavo, original black cloth. In fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 140299
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First Edition of Ernest Hemingway’s Classic Novel A Farewell To Arms; Lengthily Inscribed by Him in the year of publication
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
A Farewell To Arms.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1929.
First edition, first issue of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Eleanor Havre from her friend Ernest Hemingway Paris October 18 1929.” Near fine in a very good first state dust jacket with the misspelling “Katharine Barclay” in the blurb on the front flap.
Price: $40,000.00 Item Number: 138836
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First Edition Of Ernest Hemingway's Green Hills Of Africa
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Green Hills of Africa.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1935.
First edition of Hemingway’s second work of nonfiction, an account of a month on safari he and his wife took in East Africa during December 1933. Octavo, original green cloth, decorations by Edward Shenton. Near fine in a bright very good dust jacket. A nice example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 138087
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First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's Winner Take Nothing
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Winner Take Nothing.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933.
First edition of Hemingway’s third collection of short stories. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket, bookplate.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 138079
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First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories, Including: The Snows of Kilimanjaro, The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, The Capital of the World, Old Man at the Bridge and Up in Michigan.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1938.
First edition of this collection of stories by Hemingway, which contains his only full-length play. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neely. A very sharp example.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 138080
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"There's no one thing that's true. It's all true": First Edition of For Whom The Bell Tolls in the Original First-Issue Dust Jacket
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
For Whom The Bell Tolls.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1940.
First edition with the Scribners A of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. Octavo, original beige cloth. Near fine in a very good first-issue dust jacket without the photographer’s name on the rear panel with some professional restoration. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 138116
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“Listen," I told him. "Don't be so tough so early in the morning. I'm sure you've cut plenty of people's throats. I haven't even had my coffee yet": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
To Have and Have Not.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1937.
First edition of Hemingway’s classic novel about smuggling, intrigue, and love. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neely. Photograph of Hemingway on the rear panel of the dust jacket by Joris Ivens taken in Spain. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 138085
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"With best wishes for a pleasant trip, success, and luck. Hope to see you soon. Love, Mary": Hemingway: The Viking Portable Library; Warmly Inscribed by Mary Hemingway
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. [MARY HEMINGWAY].
Hemingway: The Viking Portable Library.
New York: The Viking Press 1944.
First edition, early printing of this compilation of Hemingway’s works. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Mary Hemingway on the front free endpaper, “23 June 1947 Dear Nina, With best wishes for a pleasant trip, success, and luck. Hope to see you soon. Love, Mary.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Edited by Malcolm Cowley. We have never seen another signed and inscribed example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 135292
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"But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
The Old Man and the Sea.
New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons 1952.
First edition of Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and one of his most famous works. Octavo, original blue cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Photograph of Hemingway by Lee Samuels. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 135322
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Rare First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Torrents of Spring
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
The Torrents of Spring.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1926.
First edition of Hemingway’s first novel, one of 1250 printed. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 133647
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"There's no one thing that's true. It's all true": First Edition of For Whom The Bell Tolls in the Original First-Issue Dust Jacket
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
For Whom The Bell Tolls.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1940.
First edition with Scribner’s A of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. Octavo, original beige cloth. Near fine in a good unrestored second-issue price-clipped dust jacket. Bookplate.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 137027
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Rare 1950s-1970s Paperback Collection including Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Rudyard Kipling's Kim, Carson McCullers' The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, John Steinbeck's Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, and many others
BRONTE, EMILY; AGATHA CHRISTIE; ERNEST HEMINGWAY; JACK KEROUAC; RUDYARD KIPLING; JOHN STEINBECK ET AL.
1950s-1970s Paperback Collection.
New York: Avon, Bantam, Dell, et al c. 1940-1960.
Large collection of first edition and early printings including a variety of classic literature and pulp fiction. Small octavos, 60 volumes, the collection includes Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, Rudyard Kipling’s Kim, John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, Carson McCullers’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, John Steinbeck’s Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, Jack Kerouac’s The Subterraneans and many others. In very good to fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 121681
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“You may not believe this. No one believes this, but it is true": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's Winner Take Nothing
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Winner Take Nothing.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933.
First edition of Hemingway’s third collection of short stories. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with light rubbing and wear.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132324
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Finely Bound First Edition of Ernest Hemingway’s Classic Novel A Farewell To Arms
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
A Farewell To Arms.
London: Jonathan Cape 1929.
First English edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters, with the first issue point of “seriosu” on page 66, line 28. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132544
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“I CAN'T STAND IT TO THINK MY LIFE IS GOING SO FAST AND I'M NOT REALLY LIVING IT”: Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises; Finely Bound
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
The Sun Also Rises.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1926.
First edition, early printing of Hemingway’s first major novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, Hemingway signature in gilt to the front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 133895
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"'To Harry's Bar' the Good Lion Said": First edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Good Lion; one of only 250 numbered copies
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. ILLUSTRATED BY FRANCESCA IVANCICH SCAPINELLI.
The Good Lion.
San Francisco: Bradstreet Press 1998.
First edition in book form of this children’s story, written by Hemingway in 1950 and first published in Epocha Magazine that same year. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and color pictorial onlay with the Lion of Venice to the front panel, illustrated by Francesca Ivancich Scapinelli. One of 250 numbered copies, this is copy number J. In fine condition with a special appreciation by Arrigo Cipriani. Fine in the original acetate dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 121086
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“I CAN'T STAND TO THINK MY LIFE IS GOING SO FAST AND I'M NOT REALLY LIVING IT”: Ernest Hemingway's Fiesta; Inscribed by Him
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Fiesta [The Sun Also Rises].
London: Jonathan Cape 1955.
Later printing of Hemingway’s first major novel published as Fiesta in the United Kingdom. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jack Lonsdale with best wishes Ernest Hemingway Ritz 10/9/56.” On this date, Hemingway was in Madrid for a bull fight with his wife Mary. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, owner name. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 130412
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“Listen," I told him. "Don't be so tough so early in the morning. I'm sure you've cut plenty of people's throats. I haven't even had my coffee yet": Finely Bound First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
To Have and Have Not.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1937.
First edition of Hemingway’s classic novel about smuggling, intrigue, and love. Octavo, bound in full brown morocco, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 130514
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"SERIOUSLY, THOUGH, IT IS A GRAND SPORT": FIRST EDITION OF S. KIP FARRINGTON, JR.'S ATLANTIC GAME FISHING; INSCRIBED BY HIM to the editor of Field & Stream
FARRINGTON, S. KIP. INTRODUCTION BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY.
Atlantic Game Fishing.
New York: Garden City Publishing 1939.
First edition of the de luxe edition of Farrington’s classic work on Atlantic game fishing, with an introduction by Ernest Hemingway. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs and color illustrations by Lynn Bogue Hunt including frontispiece. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 130768
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"SERIOUSLY, THOUGH, IT IS A GRAND SPORT": FIRST EDITION OF S. KIP FARRINGTON, JR.'S ATLANTIC GAME FISHING; INSCRIBED BY HIM to the editor of Field & Stream
FARRINGTON, S. KIP. INTRODUCTION BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY.
Atlantic Game Fishing.
New York: Kennedy Bros., Inc., Publishers of Yachting 1937.
First trade edition of Farrington’s classic work on Atlantic game fishing, with an introduction by Ernest Hemingway. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs and color illustrations by Lynn Bogue Hunt including frontispiece. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “For Ray Holland one of the best editors in the game, and as good a sportsman as there is in the world, and the last goes also for Dan who will soon rank with the old man on the first. With my very best wishes to you both. S. Kip Farrington Dec. 22nd 1937.” The recipient, Ray Holland, was the former editor of Field & Stream Magazine and author of several books on the outdoors. In near fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 126491
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"THE CLENCHED FIST OF REPUBLICAN SPAIN": Rare First edition, first issue of Ernest Hemingway's The Spanish Earth
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
The Spanish Earth.
Cleveland: The J. B. Savage Company 1938.
First edition, first issue of Hemingway’s commentary for the classic 1937 Joris Ivens film depicting the horrors of the Spanish Civil War; one of between 50 and 100 copies issued with the pictorial F.A.I. banner endpapers. Octavo, original tan cloth printed in black and orange, illustrated by Frederick K. Russell. One of 1000 numbered copies, this is copy number 29. Introduction by Jasper Wood. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 124238
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“ANY MAN'S LIFE, TOLD TRULY, IS A NOVEL": Ernest Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon; inscribed by him to his secretary
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Death in the Afternoon.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1948.
Early printing of Hemingway’s masterwork on bullfighting. Octavo, original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, frontispiece by Juan Gris, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Hemingway on the front free endpaper, “For Nita with regards and affection (Ernest Hemingway) Mr. Papa. Finca Vigía – SF. de Paula 22/7/49.” The recipient, Juanita “Nita” Jensen was Hemingway’s secretary at his home in the San Francisco de Paula Ward of Havana, Finca Vigia, from 1949 to 1952. While working as a secretary at the American embassy in Havana, Nita received government clearance to moonlight as a part-time secretary for Hemingway, typing the majority of his letters between 1949 and 1952. In 1952, she married diplomatic officer Walter Houk at Finca Vigía. In addition to hosting the wedding, Hemingway gave away the bride and cosigned the necessary legal paperwork and the couple became frequent visitors of the finca, often accompanying Hemingway on fishing trips aboard the Pilar and visits to his favorite local bar, the Floridita. Very good in a very good dust jacket with chipping to the crown and foot of the spine. An exceptional association.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 124152