Description
For sale: a Book Club edition, hardcover copy of Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway protected in a new archival wrap. Book of the Month Club Edition unstated, 1970 Scribner. Same size, design and page numbers as the first edition.
The exterior of the book is in Very Good condition with clean boards with moderate fading at the top and heavy spine tilt. Also, strong title gilt on the straight spine, light foxing on page blocks, tight binding, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price 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!
