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Lot 114

HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899?1961). The Torrents of Spring: A Ro...

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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899?1961). The Torrents of Spring: A Romantic Novel in Honor of the Passing of a Great Race. New York: Charles Scribner?s Sons, 1926. 8vo. Original publisher?s dark green cloth lettered in red (faint sunning to spine, else fine). FIRST EDITION, of Hemingway?s first novel, printed in an edition of only 1250 copies. Hemingway blamed the publisher?s poor promotion and use of blurbs by more famous writers for the book?s lack of commercial success. Hanneman A4.A.