damianakes cleonike (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. CLEON (Cleonike Damianakes Wilkins) (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition. DJ by Cleon, very slightly chipped with faded spine. Prior owner's bookplate and bookseller's label pasted down on front free endpaper. Sales price intact ($2.50). DJ has mis-spelling 'Katharine', and lacks the qualification following the dedication, indicating first state for both the book and the DJ. A wonderful copy of a rare and significant book, considered one of the most important novels of the 20th century. Protected in an archival wrapper. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Will insure at buyer's expense, if requested. Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ.

Second printing, one of 1,970 copies, with the typographical error on p.181, line 26 ("stoppped" for "stopped") in the corrected state. Octavo (19.75cm); black cloth, with printed gold paper title labels mounted to spine and front cover; dustjacket; [viii],[2],3-259,[1]pp. Early ownership markings to front endpaper, mild softening to spine ends, gentle sunning to spine, with some trivial dust-soil to upper edge of textblock, and some darkening and pinpoint wear to title labels; contents clean; Very Good+. In the correct second state dustjacket, unclipped (priced $2.00), with the typographical error in "In Our Times" in the corrected state along the lower front panel; spine and panels gently sunned and lighty dust-soiled, some moderate external wear, with a few small nicks and closed tears (particularly at base of spine), and a few faint, scattered stains; still a presentable example, unrestored, Very Good or better. Housed in a custom clamshell case. 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. Basis for Henry King's 1957 film adaptation, starring Tyrone Power and Ava Gardner. Uncommon in dustjacket. Grissom A.6.1b., Hanneman 6A; Connolly 100.