Green Hills of Africa [First Edition]

New York - London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Scribner's "A" and seal at copyright page. First printing. Green full cloth boards, Hemingway signature impressed in gilt at front board, gilt spine titles on black fields, light shelf wear, some varying toning. Deckled pages near fine, clean and bright; no writing. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Preserved in fine facsimile of original first state wrapper; protected in new clear sleeve. Classic 1930's wrapper design features white titles on black with decorative band of illustrations to left; back panel features 1934 photo of Hemingway in Africa with two antelope, wide green title band and summary. Front flap features cast of "The People in the Book"; back flap lists "Books by Ernest Hemingway". Near very good first edition with near fine interior in fine facsimile wrapper. Tastefully and charmingly illustrated throughout by Edward Shenton with decorative chapter vignettes, large headings and tailpieces in a simple, yet refined near silhouette motif. Sets the mood and adventure of old Africa, the culture, and free roaming wildlife during this period in an intriguing stylized manner. This is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa where he and his wife Pauline journeyed in December of 1933. Hemingway's well-known fascination with hunting is magnificently captured in this evocative account. An intriguing examination of the lure of the hunt and an impassioned portrait of the glory of the African landscape and beauty of a wilderness that was - even then - threatened by incursions. Printed in the United States of America. 295 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Illus. by Shenton, Edward (Decoration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.