first edition Hardcover
1952 · London
by Hemingway, Ernest
London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. First UK Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 127 pages. In Good plus condition, with a Good dust jacket.
Bound in blue cloth boards, with red lettering to spine; moderate shelf wear to boards, including cocked spine, front board slightly shaken, no shelf lean, binding sturdy; bumping to head and tail; mild age-toning to pages, text clear and legible; notations from previous owners to front free endpaper.
Dust jacket protected by a mylar cover; red and green pictorial dust jacket, with off-white and black lettering to spine; moderate wear to covers, including chipping with material loss to head, tail, and corners; rubbing to hinges of spine; age toning to spine; red stain to back cover; price uncut "7s. 6d. net"; interior clean. Shelved in Case 2. 1385429. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. (Inventory #: 1385429)
Bound in blue cloth boards, with red lettering to spine; moderate shelf wear to boards, including cocked spine, front board slightly shaken, no shelf lean, binding sturdy; bumping to head and tail; mild age-toning to pages, text clear and legible; notations from previous owners to front free endpaper.
Dust jacket protected by a mylar cover; red and green pictorial dust jacket, with off-white and black lettering to spine; moderate wear to covers, including chipping with material loss to head, tail, and corners; rubbing to hinges of spine; age toning to spine; red stain to back cover; price uncut "7s. 6d. net"; interior clean. Shelved in Case 2. 1385429. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. (Inventory #: 1385429)