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To Have and Have Not
by Hemingway, Ernest
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Scribner, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine first Edition, first printing, with date on the title and copyright page the same, and the Scribner's insignia and A on the copyright page. In very good dust jacket with original price, $2.50, on front flap. Dust jacket has rips along the spine edges and edgewear. Book is black cloth with green and gold leather spine labels. Housed in custom collector's fabric slipcase.
Synopsis
To Have and Have Not is a 1937 novel by Ernest Hemingway about Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain who runs contraband between Cuba and Florida. The novel depicts Harry as an essentially good man who is forced into blackmarket activity by economic forces beyond his control. Initially, his fishing charter Johnson tricks Harry by not paying back the money he owes him, and then escapes the country by airplane before Harry can realize what is going on.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1804092
- Title
- To Have and Have Not
- Author
- Hemingway, Ernest
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Date Published
- 1937
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Copyright page
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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