Lot 526
Hemingway (Ernest) Fiesta, first English edition, first impression dust-jacket, 1927.
Hammer Price: £24,000
Description
Hemingway (Ernest) Fiesta, first English edition, first impression, original cloth, marginal browning to endpapers, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light shadowing to spine, first impression dust-jacket, light browning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, pencil notes to rear flap, light creasing to head, some light marking or surface soiling to panels, but an excellent example overall, [Hanneman 33A], 8vo, 1927.
⁂ The first English edition of The Sun Also Rises, one of Hemingway's best works and a cornerstone of modernist fiction. While copies in the second impression jacket have occasionally appeared on the market, copies in first impression jackets are exceptionally rare with only a handful of copies recorded.
Description
Hemingway (Ernest) Fiesta, first English edition, first impression, original cloth, marginal browning to endpapers, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light shadowing to spine, first impression dust-jacket, light browning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, pencil notes to rear flap, light creasing to head, some light marking or surface soiling to panels, but an excellent example overall, [Hanneman 33A], 8vo, 1927.
⁂ The first English edition of The Sun Also Rises, one of Hemingway's best works and a cornerstone of modernist fiction. While copies in the second impression jacket have occasionally appeared on the market, copies in first impression jackets are exceptionally rare with only a handful of copies recorded.