FIESTA (THE SUN ALSO RISES)
[London]: The British Publisher's Guild, 1941. Second UK Edition. Item #8077
First Impression. Octavo (18.5cm); original pictorial wrappers, Grissom's second state, with "Guld" corrected to "Guild" on upper spine; dustjacket; [8],9-286,[2]pp. Forward lean, some modest external wear, with a few tiny spots to lower front endpaper; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced Sch.3), spine-sunned and dust-soiled, showing moderate wear, light spotting, with a few tiny nicks and small tears; Very Good.
Second UK edition of Hemingway's first novel, synonymous with the Lost Generation, in which "the post-war disillusion and the post-war liberation are united in the physical enjoyment of living and the pains of love" (Connolly, p.53). The novel portrays a group of English and American expatriates frequenting the cafés of Paris, who travel along the Camino de Santiago to the Fiesta de San Fermín in Pamplona, where they watch the running of the bulls. This edition was issued as one of the earliest titles in a series produced by the British Publisher's Guild, an early (but short-lived) competitor to Penguin in the "paperback revolution." Grissom A6.4.a.
Price: $150.00