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The Sun Also Rises
by Hemingway, Ernest
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. Hardcover. Good/Good. Eighth Printing. Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), heavily toned and soiled, stains throughout, chips and closed tears at the edges. Black buckram, stained and rubbed, some remnants of the jacket on the surface, a tear at the head of the spine. Square, bound with some reading wear, toned endpapers, tide mark at the top end and in the gutter of the text block. Hemingway's classic novel of expats traveling to Spain to take in bull fights and the running of the bulls.
Synopsis
Based on real events and acquaintances of Hemingway, Sun Also Rises is about American and English expats in Pamplona.
Reviews
On Feb 25 2011, Pichardofa said:
This was the one book I never read from EH. I have to say it is an outstanding achievement of the human experience. What a book! Finishing it gives you a feeling of what's real, eternal and why our lives are full of contradictions.
On Aug 12 2010, Catherinej said:
This book is a classic for any shelf. I recommend starting out with this story if you're not familiar with Hemingway's work.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6174
- Title
- The Sun Also Rises
- Author
- Hemingway, Ernest
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- American Literature, 20th Century Literature, Spain, Expats, Modern Literature, Nobel Prize, Cleon
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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