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Death in the Afternoon
by Ernest Hemingway
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Death in the Afternoon" by Ernest Hemingway. First edition, first printing with Scribner's seal and "A" on the copyright, signifying a first printing. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1932. The book measures 6.5" x 9.25", 517 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white photographic reproductions. Scarce original dust jacket with the original $3.50 price present on the front flap. The dust jacket is in fair condition. Separated at the front flap fold. Significant chipping to the spine ends and front flap fold. 3.5" long chip missing from the top of the front panel affecting most of the author's name. The book is in very good plus to near fine condition with some wear to the right edge of the front board, causing minor cloth loss in two spots. The book is in near fine condition. Some shelf wear to the bottom edge of the boards. Gilt signature and spine decorations are bright and very well preserved. Clean, unmarked pages. Lightly bumped corners. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(L1-7).
Synopsis
Death in the Afternoon is a non-fiction book by Ernest Hemingway about the ceremony and traditions of Spanish bullfighting. It was originally published in 1932. The book provides a look at the history and magnificence of bullfighting, while also being a deeper contemplation on the nature of fear and courage. Any discussion concerning bullfighting would be incomplete without some mention of the controversy surrounding it. -
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004171
- Title
- Death in the Afternoon
- Author
- Ernest Hemingway
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- L1-7
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
Biblio member since 2023
Clarence, New York
About Ernestoic Books
Ernestoic Books, where you can find the most sought after Modern First Editions. As our name suggests, Ernest Hemingway is our specialty and our passion. We guarantee the condition of every book we sell. Returns may be made within 14 days of receipt for any reason. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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