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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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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. Review slip laid in, near fine in an excellent near fine first issue dust jacket without the photographer’s name to the rear panel. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed by Hemingway and with the review slip.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 134573
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"Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again": Signed Limited Edition Of Hemingway’s A Farewell To Arms
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
A Farewell To Arms.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1929.
Signed limited first edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Tall octavo, original white parchment over green boards. One of 510 copies signed by Ernest Hemingway, this is number 429. Fine in the rare original slipcase which is in near fine condition. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition.
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 133669
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"There's no one thing that's true. It's all true": First Edition of For Whom The Bell Tolls; Finely Bound
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, 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: $1,750.00 Item Number: 133120
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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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"I would take anything I love and throw it off the highest cliff you ever saw and not wait to hear it bounce": First Edition of Across the River and Into the Trees
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Across the River and Into the Trees.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1950.
First edition of Hemingway’s first novel since For Whom the Bell Tolls. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by A. Ivancich. Jacket photograph by Paul Radkai.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 131785
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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 IT TO THINK MY LIFE IS GOING SO FAST AND I'M NOT REALLY LIVING IT”: First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises; Finely Bound
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
The Sun Also Rises.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1926.
First edition, first printing of Hemingway’s first major novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 134899
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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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"I would take anything I love and throw it off the highest cliff you ever saw and not wait to hear it bounce": First Edition of Across the River and Into the Trees
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Across the River and Into the Trees.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1950.
First edition of Hemingway’s first novel since For Whom the Bell Tolls. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by A. Ivancich. Jacket photograph by Paul Radkai.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 130112
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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
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"If he lived by a lie he should try to die by it": Rare original lobby card poster for the 1952 film The Snows of Kilimanjaro
[HEMINGWAY, ERNEST; GREGORY PECK; SUSAN HAYWARD; AVA GARDNER].
Ernest Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro Theatre Lobby Card Poster.
: 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. 1952.
Rare original lobby card poster for the 1952 film The Snows of Kilimanjaro produced exclusively for display in theatres. One page, printed in color, featuring a still from the film of Peck and Hawyard embracing. In fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 124199
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"I’m not brave any more darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me": 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 early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good first state dust jacket with the misspelling “Katharine Barclay” in the blurb on the front flap. A nice example.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 123642
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"Seriously, though, it is a grand sport": De Luxe First edition of S. Kip Farrington, Jr.'s Atlantic Game Fishing
FARRINGTON, S. KIPP. INTRODUCTION BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY.
Atlantic Game Fishing.
New York: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc. 1939.
The De Luxe first 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 the scarce original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 123399
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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 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 second issue dust jacket which has had some restoration to the extremities.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 126781
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“To show his nervousness was not shameful; only to admit it": FIRST EDITION OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON; FINELY BOUND
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Death in the Afternoon.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1932.
First edition of early work on bullfighting. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, blind ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature of Ernest Hemingway to the front panel, frontispiece by Juan Gris, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 122893
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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 good first issue dust jacket without the photographer’s name on the rear panel.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 125811
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Finely Bound 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, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature of Hemingway to the front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 122368
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"I would take anything I love and throw it off the highest cliff you ever saw and not wait to hear it bounce": First Edition of Across the River and Into the Trees
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Across the River and Into the Trees.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1950.
First edition of Hemingway’s first novel since For Whom the Bell Tolls. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by A. Ivancich. Jacket photograph by Paul Radkai.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 126399
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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: $1,400.00 Item Number: 121993
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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. Fine in a very good first issue dust jacket without the photographer’s name on the rear panel. With a memorandum notecard from Ernest Hemingway laid in.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 120189
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“To show his nervousness was not shameful; only to admit it": FIRST EDITION OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON; FINELY BOUND
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST.
Death in the Afternoon.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1932.
First edition of early work on bullfighting. 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: $1,500.00 Item Number: 120841
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First edition of Hokum: A Play in Three Acts; one of 73 copies hors-commerce
MCNEIL, MORRIS [MORRIS S. MUSSELMAN] AND APPARENTLY ERNEST HEMINGWAY.
Hokum: A Play in Three Acts.
Wellesley Hills: The Sans Souci Press 1978.
First edition, first printing of what is rumored to be Hemingway’s first book, from the original typescript dated 1921 (which precedes the publication of Three Stories and Ten Poems in 1923) and published for the first time in 1978. Octavo, original off-white buckram, antique green endpapers, title page in green and black. One of 73 copies hors-commerce numbered 1-73, this is number 24. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in the original antique green slipcase which is in fine condition. A superior example.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 120983