Death in the Afternoon by Hemingway, Ernest - 1932

London; (1970): Heinemann. First Edition. Octavo. 342p. The first edition signed by the author bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in green morocco, raised bands ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, the spine has some fading and staining. A very good copy.

Dallas, Texas; (1977): The Texas Arts Journal, Cameron Northouse. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to only 22 copies, 109pp., illustrated, folder contains 5 typed manuscripts from one of their stories or play published in this particular issue and signed by each William Saroyan, John Updike, George Garrett, and James Purdy. Morse Peckham's page is not signed but with a few corrections. The Texas Arts Journal is published only four times a year and the above named writer's are part of their contributors. A fine collection housed in a custom slipcase and quite scarce.

New York: The Macmillan Co, 1931. First Edition. Octavo. Author's first book. 277(1)pp., A short story split into four sections, each section taking a different tone. Set during the Rebellion, two soldiers from the enemy's camp, held as hostages and entertained in the friendliest way, are led out to be reluctantly shot by their host; a wife betrays her brutal husband to the enemy; and more. A very nice copy bound in blue gray cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, spine lettering gilt, a couple of corners lightly bumped, a near fine copy in very good in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with light chipping and soiling to spine and edge of rear panel, an abrasion to upper right corner of front panel . A scare work of this author's first book especially in dust jacket.

(Comma Press, London, 2014). 1st Edition. Octavo. Signed by the Author on the title page 137 pages. Translated by Jonathan Wright. A soldier with the ability to predict the future finds himself blackmailed by an insurgent into the ultimate act of terror. From legends of the desert to the horrors of the forest, Blasim's stories blend the fantastic, with every day, the surreal with the all-too-real. The Guardian writes: "Perhaps the best writer of Arabic fiction alive." Winner of the Independent foreign fiction prize. His books are either banned or heavily edited in many Near Eastern countries. Bound in stiff paper wraps, spine lettering white. A fine copy.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. First Edition. Octavo. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "Inscribed by/Winston S. Churchill/1946. Portrait frontispiece of Churchill. half-title, 226pp., [16]p. publisher's catalog at the rear, illustrated with three maps and photographic illustrations by the author and Lt. Col. Gordon Wilson. While on his journey through Africa, Churchill wrote each day. Many of his writings during this period had already been published in Strand Magazine, which did help him a bit with expenses. The present work is his continuous narrative of the lighter side of his journey which he considered an inspiration and delightful time he spent in the wild while hunting and getting to know the people of Africa. A handsome copy finely bound in full red morocco, raised bands, double black morocco spine labels gilt, all other compartments decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, with the original covers bound in at the rear, scattered foxing to fore-edges with occasional… Read More

London; (1970): Heinemann. First Edition. Octavo. 342p. The first edition signed by the author bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in green morocco, raised bands ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, the spine has some fading and staining. A very good copy.

Dallas, Texas; (1977): The Texas Arts Journal, Cameron Northouse. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to only 22 copies, 109pp., illustrated, folder contains 5 typed manuscripts from one of their stories or play published in this particular issue and signed by each William Saroyan, John Updike, George Garrett, and James Purdy. Morse Peckham's page is not signed but with a few corrections. The Texas Arts Journal is published only four times a year and the above named writer's are part of their contributors. A fine collection housed in a custom slipcase and quite scarce.

New York: The Macmillan Co, 1931. First Edition. Octavo. Author's first book. 277(1)pp., A short story split into four sections, each section taking a different tone. Set during the Rebellion, two soldiers from the enemy's camp, held as hostages and entertained in the friendliest way, are led out to be reluctantly shot by their host; a wife betrays her brutal husband to the enemy; and more. A very nice copy bound in blue gray cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, spine lettering gilt, a couple of corners lightly bumped, a near fine copy in very good in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with light chipping and soiling to spine and edge of rear panel, an abrasion to upper right corner of front panel . A scare work of this author's first book especially in dust jacket.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1946. First Edition. Octavo. First printing of the author's first book. 222pp., bound in black cloth lettered in blue, minor rubbing to spine ends, a near fine copy in rubbed, unclipped dust jacket with light wear and a minute chip to spine ends.

(Comma Press, London, 2014). 1st Edition. Octavo. Signed by the Author on the title page 137 pages. Translated by Jonathan Wright. A soldier with the ability to predict the future finds himself blackmailed by an insurgent into the ultimate act of terror. From legends of the desert to the horrors of the forest, Blasim's stories blend the fantastic, with every day, the surreal with the all-too-real. The Guardian writes: "Perhaps the best writer of Arabic fiction alive." Winner of the Independent foreign fiction prize. His books are either banned or heavily edited in many Near Eastern countries. Bound in stiff paper wraps, spine lettering white. A fine copy.