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The Nick Adams Stories; Preface by Philip Young
by Hemingway, Ernest
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- Condition
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/very good. First edition of The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway.. Octavo, 268pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, facsimile signature in gilt on front cover. A-4.72 (V) code listed on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $7.95 retail price on front flap, light wear to corners, short closed tear to front panel, a very good example. (Grissom A.46.1.a).
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 The Nick Adams Stories includes 24 stories and sketches, 8 of which were previously unpublished.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
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14257
- Title
- The Nick Adams Stories; Preface by Philip Young
- Author
- Hemingway, Ernest
- Illustrator
- First edition of The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
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