Hemingway (Ernest) The Torrents of Spring.
£750
A Romantic Novel in Honour of the Passing of a Great Race
London, Jonathan Cape, 1933.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original yellow cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5s.
The first UK edition of Hemingway’s first long work, a satirical treatment of pretentious writers; here with an introduction by David Garnett.
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Light staining to lower fore-corners of cloth; dust-jacket slightly rubbed, some minor spotting, spine tanned.
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