Death in the Afternoon
by Hemingway, Ernest
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1932. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First U. K. Edition, burnt orange cloth with black lettering and dark topstain. Paper clip oxidation mark to front board and preliminary pages else firm square unmarked copy. The unclipped first issue jacket in mylar with price of 15 s is lightly toned with shallow chipping to spine head/corners and rubbed edges. Scarce with first issue jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
Death in the Afternoon is a non-fiction book by Ernest Hemingway about the ceremony and traditions of Spanish bullfighting. It was originally published in 1932. The book provides a look at the history and magnificence of bullfighting, while also being a deeper contemplation on the nature of fear and courage. Any discussion concerning bullfighting would be incomplete without some mention of the controversy surrounding it. -
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17456
- Title
- Death in the Afternoon
- Author
- Hemingway, Ernest
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
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Northridge, California
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.