London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. First British Edition. Set during the Italian campaign of World War I, Hemingway's novel centers on a love affair between two expatriates set against the backdrop of the war, cynical soldiers, and the displacement of populations. Basis for two notable film adaptations: the Oscar-winning Frank Borzage... More about A FAREWELL TO ARMS
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First American Edition. Hemingway's third novel, recounting a love affair between an American expatriate and an English nurse, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. This copy inscribed to Hemingway scholar and biographer Michael Murphy, author of Hemingway: The Best of What... More about A FAREWELL TO ARMS - INSCRIBED TO MICHAEL MURPHY
London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. The author's second work of non-fiction, an account of a month-long safari he took in East Africa with his wife Pauline in December of 1933. An attractive copy, and a decidedly more interesting dustjacket design than that of the first British edition. Hannemann A39.c. Later impression... More about GREEN HILLS OF AFRICA
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Posthumous work containing sketches of the author's life in Paris during the 1920's, "in the early days when we were very poor and very happy." Hanneman A31a. First Printing, one of 85,000 copies. Octavo (21.5cm); gray marbled paper and rust-colored cloth... More about A MOVEABLE FEAST
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Attractive copy of Hemingway's classic novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and generally considered the catalyst for Hemingway winning the Nobel Prize. Basis for the 1958 John Sturges film starring Specer Tracy. Grissom A.24.1.a; Hanneman A45a. First... More about THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First American Edition. First Printing, one of 20,300 copies. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. A sharp copy of the book, with the topstain slightly dulled, some very faint offset to the pastedowns and endpapers, and an imperceptible smudge to the gold label... More about WINNER TAKE NOTHING
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. First Revised (Second American) Edition. The author's second book and first collection of short fiction. This edition bears an introduction by Edmund Wilson and a 4-page introduction by the author not present in the previous editions. Hemingway also revised the text of "A Very... More about IN OUR TIME: STORIES
Paris: Gallimard, 1928. First French Edition. The first of Hemingway's books published in French, collecting the title story and five others: "Mon vieux," " L'Invincible," "Le Champion," "Le village indien," and "Les Tueurs." A distinguished copy, inscribed by the translator to Louis Daniel Hirsch, author and Director of Sales at... More about CINQUANTE MILLE DOLLARS (FIFTY GRAND) - COPY NO.1
Fort Lauderdale, FL: S.i., 1984. First Edition. Self-published draft of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's play, set in Hemingway's home in Cuba during the 1950's. In addition to working for south Florida's Sun Sentinel, de Groot was also a member of the award-winning team that covered the Kent State shootings in... More about PAPA: A PLAY BASED ON THE LEGENDARY LIVES OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY - ORIGINAL PLAY SCRIPT FOR THE...