Second or third printing of Hemingway’s breakout success and one of the most critically-acclaimed novels of the twentieth century
Publisher and Year: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926
Edition: Second or third printing (they are indistinguishable) of the first edition, with the title page dated 1926 but "stopped" spelled correctly on p. 181. The other textual errors that are commonly cited, “down-staris” and “BOOK THREE”, are present but are entirely irrelevant to identifying these printings. Only the first three printings had a date of 1926 on the title page, but only the first printing had the “stoppped” misprint on p. 181. The text did not vary across these three printings in any other way, rendering the other textual errors mere trivia rather than meaningful points of issue. (Hanneman A6b; Grissom A.6.1.b-c)
Condition and Description: Octavo, 7.75 x 5.25”, publisher’s black calico-grain cloth with gilt labels, 259 pp. Cloth a little rubbed; tips bumped; labels fairly bright; spine slightly sunned and with a mild lean. Top edge darkened and with two dents. Firm hinges. Securely bound, though with a couple of slight gutter exposures within, as usual for this edition. Small pencil notes on the front and rear endpapers and the remnants of erased pencil on the front free endpaper; pages lightly tanned but otherwise clear. An uncommonly well-preserved example.
“I did not care what it was all about. All I wanted to know was how to live in it.”
The Sun Also Rises introduced Hemingway’s pared-down prose and stoic emotional restraint, setting a new standard for American fiction. The novel established his voice and reputation overnight, capturing the disillusionment of the Lost Generation with clarity and force. Ranked #45 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, it remains a foundational work of modernist literature and one of Hemingway’s most enduring achievements.
Inventory ID: 423 - 070 - 299
Second or third printing of Hemingway’s breakout success and one of the most critically-acclaimed novels of the twentieth century
Publisher and Year: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926
Edition: Second or third printing (they are indistinguishable) of the first edition, with the title page dated 1926 but "stopped" spelled correctly on p. 181. The other textual errors that are commonly cited, “down-staris” and “BOOK THREE”, are present but are entirely irrelevant to identifying these printings. Only the first three printings had a date of 1926 on the title page, but only the first printing had the “stoppped” misprint on p. 181. The text did not vary across these three printings in any other way, rendering the other textual errors mere trivia rather than meaningful points of issue. (Hanneman A6b; Grissom A.6.1.b-c)
Condition and Description: Octavo, 7.75 x 5.25”, publisher’s black calico-grain cloth with gilt labels, 259 pp. Cloth a little rubbed; tips bumped; labels fairly bright; spine slightly sunned and with a mild lean. Top edge darkened and with two dents. Firm hinges. Securely bound, though with a couple of slight gutter exposures within, as usual for this edition. Small pencil notes on the front and rear endpapers and the remnants of erased pencil on the front free endpaper; pages lightly tanned but otherwise clear. An uncommonly well-preserved example.
“I did not care what it was all about. All I wanted to know was how to live in it.”
The Sun Also Rises introduced Hemingway’s pared-down prose and stoic emotional restraint, setting a new standard for American fiction. The novel established his voice and reputation overnight, capturing the disillusionment of the Lost Generation with clarity and force. Ranked #45 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, it remains a foundational work of modernist literature and one of Hemingway’s most enduring achievements.
Inventory ID: 423 - 070 - 299
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