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Fiesta [The Sun Also Rises]
Ernest Hemingway
London, 1927
 
One of the great American novels and a literary encapsulation of an iconic moment in time – a lost generation of expats grasping in a metamorphosing world.
 
First English edition, review copy in a rare second impression dust jacket. Book faded at the spine and top quarter of rear board, binder's glue stains to the front and rear endpapers, and dustiness at edges. Binding sound with contents clean and complete - Very Good. The jacket is moderately creased across its entirety with a short tiny tear at the top of the front panel. The spine is a shade toned, but withal it’s a bright, unclipped example in Very Good condition.
 
The first impression of this U.K. edition of Hemingway’s masterwork was published in June 1927, while the second appeared shortly thereafter either in August or September. Both first and second impression jackets are very uncommon. The last second impression jacket to appear at auction cleared $8K, and the spine looked like it was rubbed with a block of razor blade-filled cheddar cheese. This is a rare Hemingway piece, and a rewarding alternative to its bank account depleting, jacketed American counterpart.