New York: Random House, 1931. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies. Hemingway's introduction reproduced as a foldout reproduction of the manuscript. Bookplate of noted Hemingway scholar and collector Fraser Bragg Drew, slight crease at the edge of the foldout, and some rubbing at the crown, else a crisp, near fine copy, lacking the unprinted tissue dustwrapper. Inscribed by Cohn to Drew. Laid into the book is Cohn's own bookplate, which was designed for Cohn and lettered (in print) by Hemingway. As a young teacher, Drew wrote a letter to which Hemingway responded kindly. Eventually, Hemingway invited Drew to visit him in Havana. On April 8, 1955, one year after Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature, Drew and Hemingway spent a long afternoon discussing literature and teaching, later recounted by Drew in his article "Unedited Notes on a Visit to Finca Vigia" (in Bruccoli, *Conversations With Ernest Hemingway*, 89-98), an account remarkable for its portrayal of Hemingway's modesty and generosity. The first bibliography of Hemingway.

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Bookseller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 284330
Title: A Bibliography of the Works of Ernest Hemingway
Author: COHN, Louis Henry
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1931
Keywords: AmerLit20thCent, BookCollecting
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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.

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