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The Nick Adams Stories
by Hemingway, Ernest
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1972), 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [6], 5-268, [2] pp. Light blue cloth with a facsimile of Hemingway's signature stamped in gold on the front board and gold lettering on the spine. Orange endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $7.95 on the front flap of the jacket. Grissom A.46.1.a. Eight of the stories in this collection were previously unpublished. An attractive copy of this collection of Hemingway's Nick Adams stories, becoming increasingly difficult to find in collectible condition. A tiny strip of fading to the crown of the spine; jacket with a bit of edge wear and minor foxing to the reverse of its spine panel.
Synopsis
The Nick Adams Stories is a volume of short stories written by Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway's short stories which featured the character Nick Adams were compiled in one volume and republished posthumously in 1972. The Nick Adams Stories includes 24 stories and sketches, 8 of which were previously unpublished. Some of Hemingway's earliest work such as "Indian Camp" is represented, as well as some of his best known stories such as "Big Two-Hearted River".
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000011885
- Title
- The Nick Adams Stories
- Author
- Hemingway, Ernest
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons (1972)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
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Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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- Spine
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- Fine
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