Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway in a Book Club jacket. Book is not a Book Club Edition. First Edition unstated, 1970 Scribner. First Printing with A-9.70 {V} code on the copyright page.
The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on the straight spine, a few smudges on page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the previous owner’s name and date on the second blank page. No other marks, inscriptions or signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with price intact and mild surface and edge wear. Book club edition jacket with $10.00 price on the front flap, but no list of Hemingway’s titles on the reverse side of the jacket. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap. To clarify the book is a First Edition, First Printing hardcover in a Book Club dust jacket.
First published in 1970, nine years after Hemingway’s death, this is the story of an artist and adventurer—a man much like Hemingway himself. Beginning in the 1930s, Islands in the Stream follows the fortunes of Thomas Hudson, from his experiences as a painter on the Gulf Stream island of Bimini through his antisubmarine activities off the coast of Cuba during World War II. Hemingway is at his mature best in this beguiling tale.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap. A real beauty!
