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Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition thus (200 copies) - this copy is not numbered. Very good in light brown buckram. No dust jacket or slipcase. B002DFNEX0
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Unnumbered copy. In a slip case.
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: 138 [1] pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket and slipcase. No. 135 of 273 copies. Fine in a fine slipcase.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$64.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in fine jacket, in mylar cover. Review copy, according to the colophon page. Housed in an about fine, very slightly stained slipcase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$64.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine copy in fine jacket, in mylar. Limited edition #145/200. In fine slipcase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Number 107 of 200 numbered copies (also 26 lettered and 73 hors-commerce. Introduction by William Young who "discovered" the manuscript at auction in 1977. First publication of Hemingway's apparent 1921 collaboration with Musselman who used Morris McNeil as his pen name. This would have preceded the publication of Hemingway's first book in 1923 if Hemingway, although not proven. Fine in dust jacket and slipcase, as issued.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo. 138pp. A fine copy in fine dust jacket and fine publisher's slipcase. Published in an edition of 200 numbered copies (of 299 total), this copy not numbered. According to the introduction, this is the first publication of the three-act play *Hokum*, co-authored by Ernest Hemingway and his old school chum "Morrie" Musselman, copyrighted by Morris McNeil in 1921 but never published, and preceding by two years Hemingway's first known published book. Sans Souci Press purchased the manuscript for *Hokum* at the distinguished Jonathan Goodwin auction and published this book shortly afterward.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. HOKUM. , 1978.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: (HEMINGWAY, Ernest). HOKUM. A play in three acts by Morris McNeil and apparently Ernest M. Hemingway. Wellesley Hills: The Sans Souci Press, (1978). 1/47 numbered hors-commerce copies. Bound in off-white buckram with endpapers, dust jacket and slipcase in green, title page printed in green and black. Fine. $125.00.
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo. 138 pp., Fine, Brown Cloth, Dust Jacket, in Slipcase. #143 of 200. According to the introduction, this is the first publication of the three-act play, Hokum, co-authored by Ernest Hemingway, copyrighted by Morris McNeil in 1921 but never published, and preceding by two years Ernest Hemingway's first known published book. Sans Souci Press purchased the manuscript for Hokum at the distinguished Jonathan Goodwin auction and published this book shortly afterward. A fine copy in fine dust jacket and publisher's slipcase.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited Edition of the typescript of an apparent collaboration between Hemingway and his schoolmate cronie "Morrie" Musselman. #39 of 73 hors-commerce numbered copies. Bound in off-white buckram with endpapers, dust jacket and slipcase in green, and title page printed in green and black. Fine.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
McNeil, Morris. Hokum: A Play in Three Acts. The Sans Souci Press, Wellesley, 1978.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Handlettered R of 26 copies A-Z and signed by William Young, the publisher. In good slipcase.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo. 138pp. Fine in fine dust jacket and fine slipcase. This is an Advance Review Copy of the trade issue. The trade edition was issued in an edition of 200 numbered copies, this copy in place of a number is printed in type "Review". According to the introduction, this is the first publication of the three-act play, Hokum co-authored by Ernest Hemingway, copyrighted by Morris McNeil in 1921 but never published, and preceding by two years Ernest Hemingway's first known published book. Sans Souci Press purchased the manuscript for *Hokum* at the distinguished Jonathan Goodwin auction and published this book shortly afterward.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. One of only 200 copies for the trade, numbered on the colophon leaf. 8vo, publisher's special binding of sepia buckram, the spine with a white label lettered in black, with end-leaves, wrapper and slipcase in off-white and the title-page printed in black. Typesetting by Thomas Todd, the binding by Robert Burlen, designed and printed by William and Raquel Freguson for William Young's San Souci Press, June 1978, preserved in the original slipcase. 138 pp. A pristine copy, as mint, both the book and protective box in excellent condition ONE OF ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF FIRST EDITION COPIES OFFERED FOR REVIEW AND UNNUMBERED. What led to the eventual publication of this book is a story of significant interest and it is outlined in the long introduction by William and Dorothy Young. The typescript of the play was dated: Chicago 1920-1921 and would therefore qualify as Hemingway's first book, unpublished. Later research proved that at least Acts One and Two were completed and that the play had been copyrighted on June 4, 1921 thus proving that "what was apparently Hemingway's first book lay resting in some dusty corner of the copyright office in Washington." 'The carbon typescript of the book was authenticated by Professor Carlos Baker, the definitive Hemingway scholar. The only fragment remaining of the original manuscript descended from Leicester Hemingway to the publisher. In the Quinlan papers at Yale is a letter from Hemingway to Grace Quinlan, dated November 16, 1920, stating, in substance that he is writing a fifty-fifty collaboration with Musselman. Professor Baker also made note of a second letter from Musselman to Hemingway which states among other matters that they must get to work over the weekend to begin the thrird act of the play. The entire matter is discussed in the introduction to the book. At one time, the book was banned in California but remains as Hemingway's first authored book.' W. Young "Banned in California" This is the first printing from the original typescript and is thus the first time the book, apparently Hemingway's first, has been available to the public. The handsome typesetting is by Thomas Todd and the binding by Robert Burlen. Design and printing were carried out by William and Raquel Ferguson.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Letter "C" of 26 lettered copies signed by the publisher on the limitation page. Fine in white buckram cloth, with plain green wrapper and matching slipcase. There were also 73 hors commerce copies in the same binding, unsigned, and 200 copies in a different binding, also unsigned.
Seller: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo. Fine in fine dust jacket in about fine publisher's slipcase. Hors Commerce issue, limited to 73 numbered copies (stating "Hors Commerce" on colophon page). According to the introduction, this is the first publication of the three-act play *Hokum* co-authored by Ernest Hemingway and copyrighted by Morris McNeil in 1921 but never published, and preceding by two years Ernest Hemingway's first known published book. Sans Souci Press purchased the manuscript for Hokum at the distinguished Jonathan Goodwin auction and published this book shortly afterward.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, No. 95 of 200 copies. 1 vols. 8vo. One of 200 Copies. First printing of the typescript (Lot #420 in the Goodwin Sale) of an apparent collaboration between Hemingway and his old school chum "Morrie" Musselman. Brown cloth. As new in plain beige dust jacket and slipcase
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing of what is rumored to be Hemingway's first book, from the original typescript dated 1921 (which precedes the publication of Three Stories and Ten Poems in 1923) and published for the first time in 1978. Octavo, original off-white buckram, antique green endpapers, title page in green and black. One of 73 copies hors-commerce numbered 1-73, this is number 24. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in the original antique green slipcase which is in fine condition. A superior example. "The carbon typescript of [Hokum: A Play in Three Acts] was authenticated by Professor Carlos Baker, the definitive Hemingway scholar. The only fragment remaining of the original manuscript descended from Leicester Hemingway to the publisher. In the Quinlan papers at Yale is a letter from Hemingway to Grace Quinlan, dated November 16, 1920, stating, in substance that he is writing a fifty-fifty collaboration with Musselman. Professor Baker also made note of a second letter from Musselman to Hemingway which states among other matters that they must get to work over the weekend to begin the third act of the play. The entire matter is discussed in the introduction to the [present volume]. At one time, the book was banned in California but remains as Hemingway's first authored book" (W. Young, Banned in California).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by publisher William Young, this being copy 'S'. Octavo (22.5cm); beige buckram, with title label mounted to upper spine; dustjacket; publisher's original slipcase; [8],9-138,[6]pp. Fine in a Fine dustjacket and slipcase. Handsome edition of this early dramatic work, co-written by Hemingway and his old schoolmate Morris Musselman in the early 1920's.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$357.50 + shipping
Description: First Edition. One of only a small number of review copies, unnumbered and marked on the colophon leaf as "Review". 8vo, publisher's special binding of sepia buckram, the spine with a white label lettered in black, with end-leaves, wrapper and slipcase in off-white and the title-page printed in black. Typesetting by Thomas Todd, the binding by Robert Burlen, designed and printed by William and Raquel Freguson for William Young's San Souci Press, June 1978, preserved in the original slipcase. 138 pp. A pristine copy, as mint, both the book and protective box in excellent condition ONE OF ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF FIRST EDITION COPIES OFFERED FOR REVIEW AND UNNUMBERED. What led to the eventual publication of this book is a story of significant interest and it is outlined in the long introduction by William and Dorothy Young. The typescript of the play was dated: Chicago 1920-1921 and would therefore qualify as Hemingway's first book, unpublished. Later research proved that at least Acts One and Two were completed and that the play had been copyrighted on June 4, 1921 thus proving that "what was apparently Hemingway's first book lay resting in some dusty corner of the copyright office in Washington." 'The carbon typescript of the book was authenticated by Professor Carlos Baker, the definitive Hemingway scholar. The only fragment remaining of the original manuscript descended from Leicester Hemingway to the publisher. In the Quinlan papers at Yale is a letter from Hemingway to Grace Quinlan, dated November 16, 1920, stating, in substance that he is writing a fifty-fifty collaboration with Musselman. Professor Baker also made note of a second letter from Musselman to Hemingway which states among other matters that they must get to work over the weekend to begin the thrird act of the play. The entire matter is discussed in the introduction to the book. At one time, the book was banned in California but remains as Hemingway's first authored book.' W. Young "Banned in California" This is the first printing from the original typescript and is thus the first time the book, apparently Hemingway's first, has been available to the public. The handsome typesetting is by Thomas Todd and the binding by Robert Burlen. Design and printing were carried out by William and Raquel Ferguson.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$357.50 + shipping
Description: First Edition. One of only a small number of review copies, unnumbered and marked on the colophon leaf as "Review". 8vo, publisher's special binding of sepia buckram, the spine with a white label lettered in black, with end-leaves, wrapper and slipcase in off-white and the title-page printed in black. Typesetting by Thomas Todd, the binding by Robert Burlen, designed and printed by William and Raquel Freguson for William Young's San Souci Press, June 1978, preserved in the original slipcase. 138 pp. A pristine copy, as mint, both the book and protective box in excellent condition ONE OF ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF FIRST EDITION COPIES OFFERED FOR REVIEW AND UNNUMBERED. What led to the eventual publication of this book is a story of significant interest and it is outlined in the long introduction by William and Dorothy Young. The typescript of the play was dated: Chicago 1920-1921 and would therefore qualify as Hemingway's first book, unpublished. Later research proved that at least Acts One and Two were completed and that the play had been copyrighted on June 4, 1921 thus proving that "what was apparently Hemingway's first book lay resting in some dusty corner of the copyright office in Washington." 'The carbon typescript of the book was authenticated by Professor Carlos Baker, the definitive Hemingway scholar. The only fragment remaining of the original manuscript descended from Leicester Hemingway to the publisher. In the Quinlan papers at Yale is a letter from Hemingway to Grace Quinlan, dated November 16, 1920, stating, in substance that he is writing a fifty-fifty collaboration with Musselman. Professor Baker also made note of a second letter from Musselman to Hemingway which states among other matters that they must get to work over the weekend to begin the thrird act of the play. The entire matter is discussed in the introduction to the book. At one time, the book was banned in California but remains as Hemingway's first authored book.' W. Young "Banned in California" This is the first printing from the original typescript and is thus the first time the book, apparently Hemingway's first, has been available to the public. The handsome typesetting is by Thomas Todd and the binding by Robert Burlen. Design and printing were carried out by William and Raquel Ferguson.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This copy of the book is an unbound galley proof version, identified on an end paper as "FP 178, Young, Hemingway HOKUM, only FP proofs, 6/15/78". It contains 138 loose numbered pages, printed on one side, that measure approximately 5 ¾ x 8 ½ inches. The pages are unmarked. The book is in fine condition. For purposes of protecting the unbound book, it is contained in a gray paperboard box measuring 9 inches long by 6 inches wide by 2 inches deep. "Hokum: A Play in Three Acts" by Morris McNeil and apparently Ernest M. Hemingway was published in 1978 by The Sans Souci Press in Wellesley Hills. The use of the word apparently before Hemingway's name was a requirement imposed by the Estate of Ernest Hemingway. The verification of Hemingway's co-authorship of this play, which was unpublished during Hemingway?s lifetime, is presented in great detail in William and Dorothy Young's Introduction in the book (pages 9 -14). This play may be Hemingway's first major work! This assertion is supported by the words on the copyright page, which states that the play was first copyrighted on June 4, 1921 - Hemingway's first novel, The Sun Also Rises, was not published until 1926. The illustrations accompanying this description show the Title page, the page attesting to the item being a galley proof, the copyright page, the Publisher's Note stating the requirement for the use of the word apparently, and the first page of the Introduction. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 - July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works. Additional works, including three novels, four short story collections, and three non-fiction works, were published posthumously. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. [Wikipedia] Morris McNeil Musselman (February 19, 1899 - April 22, 1952) was a Hollywood screenwriter and author. [Wikipedia]
Seller: Pages For Sages, Beachwood, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. ONE OF ONLY THREE COPIES, this being copy Number 2, inscribed by the publisher to the recipient with a long and very personal presentation inscription noting the placement of the three copies and the fact that the book would not be published and bound for still a month after this first issue copy which is specially bound for presentation. Signed and inscribed again on the colophon page with presentation to the recipient and the numbering of the copy as No. 2 of 3. 8vo, publisher's special binding of rough sepia cloth, the spine with a white label lettered in black, with end-leaves, wrapper and slipcase in off-white and the title-page printed in black. Typesetting by Thomas Todd, the binding by Robert Burlen, designed and printed by William and Raquel Freguson for William Young's San Souci Press, June 1978. 138 pp. A pristine copy, as mint, both the book and protective box in excellent condition ONE OF ONLY THREE COPIES OF THE EARLIEST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION. ONE COPY FOR THE PUBLISHER, THIS COPY FOR PRESENTATION BY THE PUBLISHER TO A CLOSE FRIEND AND ASSOCIATE, AND ONE COPY FOR SALE AT THE HIGHEST PRICE. What led to the eventual publication of this book is a story of significant interest and it is outlined in the long introduction by William and Dorothy Young. The typescript of the play was dated: Chicago 1920-1921 and would therefore qualify as Hemingway's first book, unpublished. Later research proved that at least Acts One and Two were completed and that the play had been copyrighted on June 4, 1921 thus proving that "what was apparently Hemingway's first book lay resting in some dusty corner of the copyright office in Washington." 'The carbon typescript of the book was authenticated by Professor Carlos Baker, the definitive Hemingway scholar. The only fragment remaining of the original manuscript descended from Leicester Hemingway to the publisher. In the Quinlan papers at Yale is a letter from Hemingway to Grace Quinlan, dated November 16, 1920, stating, in substance that he is writing a fifty-fifty collaboration with Musselman. Professor Baker also made note of a second letter from Musselman to Hemingway which states among other matters that they must get to work over the weekend to begin the thrird act of the play. The entire matter is discussed in the introduction to the book. At one time, the book was banned in California but remains as Hemingway's first authored book.' W. Young "Banned in California" This is the first printing from the original typescript and is thus the first time the book, apparently Hemingway's first, has been available to the public. The handsome typesetting is by Thomas Todd and the binding by Robert Burlen. Design and printing were carried out by William and Raquel Ferguson.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.