"Beware of the person of one book."
— Thomas Aquinas

See below our stock of Ernest Hemingway First Editions, fine bindings, and signed copies.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Modern literature] FIRST UK EDITION [three copies, including an UNRECORDED BINDING] A presentation of three First UK Editions in variant publisher's bindings of brown cloth (brand name 'Fabroleen'), black cloth ('Excelin') and red cloth ('Milskin'), blocked in shades of gilt. Each has patterned endpapers, the brown..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Modern Literature] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY in oversized PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper designed by Hans Tisdall, priced at 18s. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192. Publisher's lime-green softcovers in jacket with bold 'PROOF ONLY' text to rear flap with provisional publication date printed below. Proof copies feature the mis-print 'movable'..... More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[10]; 244; [2]. Recent black full morocco with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, gilt border to sides, marbled endpapers. With the original black cloth upper cover and spine bound in at rear. Top edge..... More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[10]; 244; [2]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt title panels, top edge tinted red, and the illustrated dust-jacket priced at $2.00. Some overall toning, bookplate to pastedown, top edge a little sunned, jacket with some..... More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. [Short Stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[10] 244 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt title labels to spine and upper. Top edge tinted red; fore-edge untrimmed. Toned throughout, as usual. Fairly light wear to cloth, with toning to spine and one..... More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[10]; 244; [2]. Recent black full morocco with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, gilt border to sides, author's signature blocked in gilt to front cover, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., fore-edge untrimmed. With the original black..... More
The Hague: The Servire Press, 1932. [Anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xi; [1] blank; 475; [1] blank. Publisher's orange paper covered boards, grey cloth spine, titles in red to spine and upper, top edge dark blue, grey endpapers. Some spotting to preliminaries and endpapers, textblock a little shaken..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1933. [Poetry Anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's brown cloth with white titles to spine. Gently toned, otherwise a clean copy internally. Lightly rubbed and bumped to boards, with heavy rubbing and toning to spine. Lower joint split; upper starting. Good. A...... More