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. 143 pp. Original publisher’s dark green cloth lettered in red on front board and spine, publisher's unclipped ("$1.50") dust jacket.

Minor rubbing to binding, endleaves lightly toned; jacket spine creased near rear joint, spine lightly toned, some rubbing, faint soiling to jacket, a few faint creases to rear jacket panel. Bright and fine, better than usually seen. Housed in modern full brown morocco clamshell case. FIRST EDITION IN THE RARE FIRST ISSUE JACKET (9 titles on rear jacket panel), OF HEMINGWAY'S FIRST NOVEL. It was printed in an edition of only 1,250 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.