The Fifth Column; And the First Forty-Nine Stories

Hemingway, Ernest

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1938

About this Item

8vo. [4], v-x, [2], 3-597, [1] pp. Red cloth with Hemingway's signature in black lettering on the front board, gold lettering blocked in black on the spine, several gold rules on the spine. Price of $2.75 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Gotham Book Mart bookseller's tag on the rear pastedown. Grissom A.16.1.a. Hanneman 16. A large collection of Hemingway's short stories and his only play, The Fifth Column, set during the Spanish Revolution. The 1921 short story "Up in Michigan" is published here for the first time, a very early writing from Hemingway. "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", "The Capital of the World", and "Old Man at the Bridge" all appear in this publication for the first time. A beautiful copy, difficult to find in this condition. Minor toning on the endpapers and pastedowns, a strip of discoloration to the bottom textblock; jacket has a couple traces of edge wear. Seller Inventory # 000012049

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Fifth Column; And the First Forty-Nine ...

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

Publication Date: 1938

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First edition.