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Hemingway, Ernest.
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Three Stories & Ten Poems. [Paris:] Contact Publishing Co., 1923
- PAPER
12mo (178 x 114mm.), first edition, [one of 300 copies], original grey-blue printed wrappers, collector's red cloth chemise and red morocco-backed slipcase, some minor professional restoration to spine
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 13th December 2002, lot 103
Literature
Hanneman A1(a)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A fine copy of the first edition of the author's first book. Three Stories & Ten Poems was published on 13 August 1923, shortly after the author's twenty-fourth birthday. The publisher was Robert McAlmon using his Contact Publishing Company; the printer was Maurice Darantiere in Dijon, who had printed Ulysses the previous year.