A Bibliography of the Works of Ernest Hemingway
New York: Random House, 1931. Hardcover. Foldout plate. 116p. Publisher cloth over boards. First edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies whereof this is #408. Includes an inserted letter from The Walden Book Shop in Chicago dated 20 November 1931 and addressed to Hemingway's attorney Maurice J. Speiser (1880-1948) in Philadelphia. According to University of South Carolina Library where Speiser's Hemingiway collection is kept, 'Maurice J. Speiser first became acquainted with Hemingway in the late 1920's, in a barber's shop in Hendaye, France. Hemingway struck up a conversation, and Speiser identified himself as a lawyer from Philadelphia. Hemingway, playing on the then-current reputation of Philadelphia lawyers as extraordinarily skilled in the complexities of their profession, responded that he needed a Philadelphia lawyer to assist with his negotiations with the Fox movie studio. This first encounter initiated two decades of close interaction between the two men'. A fresh clean copy with an excellent Hemingway association provenance. Very Good. Item #007812
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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