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Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises. The Modern Library, 1930.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Modern Library edition. Pliable blueish-gray cloth with gilt device and titling; lacks the jacket. Rubbing and dulling to the spine; toning to the covers. Somewhat starting between the feps. Small stain on the fore-edge, with gentle fraying to the tips. Name/date on the title page. Interior else unmarked.
Seller: The BOOKtique, Lake Oswego, OR, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. The Modern Library, 1930.
Price: US$64.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: GOOD/NO DJ ix 259 pp. Text clean and unmarked. Red cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine in good condition. Binding firm.
Seller: RPL Library Store, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. The Modern Library, New York, 1930.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Description: 16mo; 259pg. Green boards; gilt Modern Library logo on front board; black lettering on spine; green modern library design on inside boards and fly leaves; introduction v-ixpg. Includes introduction by Henry Seidel Canby. Modern Library Edition. Fair. Reparied looseness in spine; faded spine; staining on some pages; P.O.'s writing in pencil and stamp on rear fly leaf; staining on boards; all else clean, tight & attractive.
Seller: Rosebud Books, golconda, IL, U.S.A.
Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises (In Dustjacket). The Modern Library, New York, 1930.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A serviceable copy of this very early state (but not 1st state) of the 1930 Modern Library edition. Includes the "95 Cent" price on the front dustjacket flap and the orignal pictorial cover by "Wuyts". Solid and VG in its light-blue cloth, with light spotting to the front panel and light staining along its top-edge. And in a bright, Good+ only dustjacket, with notable chipping at the front panel's top-edge and lighter chipping to the spine ends. Also, the spine and front panel are cleanly separated from the rear panel (but seamlessly hold together in a tight mylar covering). January 1930 Introduction to this early Modern Library edition by Henry Seidel Canby.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$181.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1944-53 printing, Toledano 170.1, binding/jacket style 8h, 306 titles on verso, 95 cent jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Near fine in very good jacket. Jacket edges a bit rubbed with small surface tear on rear panel (sticker removal?) and minimal loss from corners. 1930 Hard Cover. ix, 259 pp. Introduction by Henry Seidel Canby. The Sun Also Rises was Ernest Hemingway's first big novel, and immediately established Hemingway as one of the great prose stylists, and one of the preeminent writers of his time. It is also the book that encapsulates the angst of the post-World War I generation, known as the Lost Generation. This poignantly beautiful story of a group of American and English expatriates in Paris on an excursion to Pamplona represents a dramatic step forward for Hemingway's evolving style. Featuring Left Bank Paris in the 1920s and brutally realistic descriptions of bullfighting in Spain, the story is about the flamboyant Lady Brett Ashley and the hapless Jake Barnes. In an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions, this is the Lost Generation.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises. Modern Library, 1930.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Modern Library Edition 1930. Flexible green cloth, publisher's logo in gilt on front, gilt titles & decoration on spine. ix, 259 ; pp. ~4.5" x 6.75". Green top stain. ~Very Good Condition. Please examine photos closely . ; Light wear & aging to covers, more prominent on rear. Light bruise to front upper tip. Age toning to spine, with some wear/dulling to gilt. ; Binding is firm. ; Front hinge is tender, with gap visible at gutter of title page. Limited light soiling to first few pp.; o/w interior is age toned, free of markings.
Seller: Ox Cart Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. Modern Library, 1930.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Grn cloth with gilt image and spine; No marks or writing, clean tight binding; minor wear to spine; spine slightly faded;; 259 pages
Seller: The Book Chaser (FABA), Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. Modern Library, 1930.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Modern Library edition stated. A very nice copy, except bookplate of former owner on the verso of the cover has been partially torn out. Exceptionally nice copy, but the jacket is not present.
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Circa 1931 printing. Intriguing issue with a version of 1932 photoplay wrapper, Grosset at title page, but with Scribner printing details for seventh printing at copyright with the Scribner colophon. Rare issue in original wrapper with artistic rendition of Helen Hayes and Gary Cooper characters. Stated at copyright: "Copyright, 1929 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Published September, 1929; Reprinted twice in September, 1929; Reprinted October, 1929; Reprinted three times in November 1929." Measures apprx. 5 1/4" x 7 5/8" design. This edition appears to slightly precede the official 1932 Grosset photoplay edition which is common in the red cloth boards. Dark brown full cloth boards, navy semi-reflective cover and spine titles, light shelf wear, rub, discoloration. Deckled pages near fine; light toning at endpapers. Darkly colored upper text block, moderate toning. Antiquarian pictorial bookplate at front pastedown: "Ex Libris, 'W. A. Bowman.'" Plate features ornate border with scene of fireplace and reading loungers, books on shelf above. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Features jacket design matching the photoplay edition, moderate shelf wear, few chips, rub, flap corners slightly clipped; protected in new clear sleeve. Very attractive. Front flap features summary of this title without mention of the film. Back flap features summary of "Exile" by Warwick Deeping first published in 1930. Interestingly, Deeping's novel also features ex-patriates gathering in Italy whereas Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises," has similar in France and Spain. Back panel features pictorial vignettes and list of titles not found on other photoplay jackets and states: "Books for Everyone" from Grosset & Dunlap. Near fine early printing in good scarce wrapper. An attactive example of this Hemingway masterpiece, one of the great novels of the 20th century, set during the Italian Campaign of WW I. First published serially in Scribner's Magazine, the book was included in The Modern Library's 100 greatest novels of the 20th century. The story recounts the romance between Frederic Henry, an American soldier, and Catherine Barkley, a British nurse. Heavily autobiographical, the plot was directly inspired by Hemingway's relationship with Agnes von Kurowsky in Milan. Catherine's parturition (childbirth) was inspired by the intense labor pains of Pauline in the birth of Patrick - Ernest' second wife and second son - and the real-life Kitty Cannell inspired the fictional Helen Ferguson. The priest was based on Don Giuseppe Bianchi, the priest of the 69th and 70th regiments of the Brigata Ancona. At back following story are eight pages featuring various titles and lists available from Grosset & Dunlap. 355 pages and advert section. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises (First ML ed. in 1st ML DJ). Modern Library, New York, 1930.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Modern Library. New York. 1930. 259 pages. Modern Library # 170. First Modern Library Edition stated on the copyright page. First printing in original 1st issue Modern Library DJ with 170 books listed in the Modern Library Collection on rear of DJ. DJ price of 95 cents intact on DJ flap. DJ artwork is by Wuyts. Book is beautiful. Binding and hinges are strong. Flexi-cloth panels are clean with sharp corners. On February 25th, 1930, the Modern Library printed their First Edition of this title. The first ML edition was offered in a choice of 4 hues without preference to which of the 4 colors came first. Red, Blue, Green and Maroon. Cloth color would in turn dictate the corresponding illustrative endpaper color as well as the topstain color. In my experience, Maroon seems to be the least common color. Original first issue DJ shows rubbing/wrinkle along edges with shallow chipping. DJ shows professional reinforcement on interior. Front flap fold of DJ is cracked along crease but sits snug in place. An excellent copy of the 1st ML edition, 1st printing in original, corresponding 1st issue DJ with 170 books listed in the ML series up to that point. Not a coincidence that this is Modern Library # 170! VG+/G+
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$945.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: VERY RARE FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. New York: The Modern Library, 1930 FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION STATED. Here is a very attractive FIRST PRINTING of a rare Modern Library title in a great pictorial dust jacket. Bound in green balloon cloth (spine #5) with Kent end papers. Very short-lived binding style, in use 1929 - Spring 1930. This gold-heavy design was planned before the 1929 crash, and was quickly deemed too expensive for Depression-era book publishing. The gold torchbearer was replaced with a blindstamped torchbearer, and in 1930, the gold tree was dropped. The book is NEAR FINE. Solid binding, bright gilt on cover and spine, bright matching green topstain. Contents are clean with no owner's signature or other writing in text. GORGEOUS! The beautiful pictorial dust jacket is VERY GOOD - chipping on top and bottom spine with slight age toning and water spots. Otherwise clean and bright! 95 cent price present and bright on inside flap. The back of the dust jacket mentions 170 titles matching a 1930 printing and FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION. Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. VERY HARD TO FIND FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION IN DUST JACKET. **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**
Seller: The Modern Library, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises SIGNED. The Modern Library, New York, 1930.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Description: Vintage 1930 printing published by The Modern Library. Signed by the author Ernest Hemingway on a professionally tipped in page. Measures approximately 6.75" x 4.5", with 259 numbered pages. The book is in very good plus condition. Minor foxing to the edges of the textblock. Textblock is clean and well preserved. The scarce original dust jacket is in very good minus condition. Moderate chipping to the spine ends. Minor staining and surface wear to the panels. "The Sun Also Rises" follows a group of young American and British expatriates as they wander through Europe in the mid 1920s. This book has been called his greatest work and most important novel. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (N8-51).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.