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DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON
by Hemingway, Ernest
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Metuchen, NJ: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 517 pages. In Very Good condition, with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Spine yellow with black titling, with dust jacket protected in a mylar covering. Price unclipped: "$3.50". Spine is lightly faded, with some small chipping (primarily to upper edges), some rubbing to along joints and flap folds, and some light splitting to jacket along the joints. Textblock shows a small stain to the lower fore edge. A first edition, first printing, with Scribner's 'A' and seal appearing on the copyright page. TC Consignment, shelved in Case 2. Ernest Hemingway's non-fiction work on bullfighting and bullfighters was born out of his travels to Pamplona, Spain during the 1920s. The matadors and toreadors had already made an appearance in The Sun Also Rises, reflecting the autobiographical character of Hemingway's fiction. Death in the Afternoon ultimately explores broader questions of life and death, fear and courage, and the symbolic relationship between the art of the bullfighters and that of the writer. 1357052. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1357052
- Title
- DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON
- Author
- Hemingway, Ernest
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- Metuchen, NJ
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Writing the Self, American Literature, Ernest Hemingway
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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