$12,000
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929 8vo. , black cloth, gold title label, in first state of the "Cleon" pictorial dustjacket with heroine's name misspelled "Katherine Barclay." First edition, without legal disclaimer. Inscribed by Hemingway, "To Mary Gristhouse, with sincere best wishes, Ernest Hemingway." Documents regarding provenance laid in. Closed tears to edges of dustjacket; slight fading to spine; scattered stains to text; otherwise a fine copy.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2008-02-07